Now, we love sharing twists on our favorite comfort foods ­- and this time, we wanted pasta for dessert. Don't knock it until you try it! This chocolate pasta recipe might sound crazy ...

“When I was having a bad day: chocolate pasta.” She invites her "team" to be her fellow taste-testers: “Ladies, want to try?” De Laurenttiis asks as she grabs a fun shape of shell-style ...

This is really Anna del Conte’s recipe, only I in slovenly fashion use shop-bought chocolate pasta. The ready-made stuff is not available everywhere, but it is worth tracking down for this ...

The owners have gone one step further to create a range of pasta desserts, which they say can't be found anywhere else. Using their own secret recipe they have come up with chocolate fettucine.

Many people forget that it is only the addition of sugar that makes chocolate sweet –– imaginative cooks, especially in Italy, have been using it as a spice for centuries, including in pasta.