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Chocolate Lasagna

Olive Garden Chocolate Lasagna

$9.29 980 cal Desserts

Decadent layers of chocolate cake, creamy chocolate mousse, and a delicate layer of crushed wafers. Topped with chocolate sauce.
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About This Dish

Chocolate Lasagna at Olive Garden is a decadent layered dessert priced at $9.29 and delivering 980 calories per serving. The dessert consists of layers of chocolate cake, creamy chocolate mousse, and a delicate layer of crushed wafers, topped with chocolate sauce. Despite the name, it contains no pasta — the "lasagna" format refers to the stacked, layered assembly technique borrowed from its savory counterpart and applied to three distinct chocolate preparations.

At 58 grams of fat and 630 milligrams of sodium, this is the richest dessert on the current Olive Garden menu and a significant calorie commitment after a pasta entrée. The contrast between the dense chocolate cake layers and the lighter, airier mousse is what makes the dessert more interesting than a standard chocolate cake slice. The crushed wafer layer between the mousse and cake adds a textural crunch that keeps the whole dessert from becoming too uniform in texture. It is best shared between two guests.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

980 Calories
58g Total Fat
630mg Sodium

* Nutritional values are approximate and may vary. Last updated March 2026.

How to Copycat Olive Garden Chocolate Lasagna at Home?

Prep: 40 min Cook: 25 min Total: 65 min Medium

Olive Garden's Chocolate Lasagna captures attention because the concept sounds absurd — lasagna made of chocolate — but the execution is simple: it is a layered chocolate dessert assembled like its savory inspiration. The difficulty level is much closer to a chocolate mousse parfait than to actual pasta-making.

The most important element for the home version is the chocolate mousse layer, which should be light and airy rather than dense and pudding-like. The mousse is made by folding melted dark chocolate into stiffly whipped cream, which produces a stable, spoonable texture that sets clearly between the cake layers rather than oozing out during service.

Ingredients

8 servings

Chocolate Cake Layer

Chocolate Mousse

Wafer Layer and Sauce

Instructions

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  1. Bake chocolate cake in a 9x13 pan per package directions. Cool completely, then cut into 3 equal horizontal slabs.

    50 min

  2. Melt dark chocolate and let cool to room temperature. Whip heavy cream with powdered sugar and vanilla to stiff peaks. Fold in cooled chocolate in two batches.

    15 min

    The chocolate must be cooled to room temperature before folding into cream. Hot chocolate deflates the whipped cream and produces a dense, flat mousse.

  3. Assemble in a 9x13 dish: cake layer, thick mousse layer, crushed cookie layer. Repeat. Top with remaining mousse.

    10 min

  4. Refrigerate for 2 hours until fully set.

    120 min

  5. Make chocolate sauce: heat cream until just simmering, pour over chocolate chips, let sit 2 minutes, then stir smooth. Drizzle over individual portions at serving.

    5 min

Pro Tips

  • Use high-quality dark chocolate (70% cacao). Milk chocolate produces a sauce that is sweet but flat; dark chocolate gives the depth that makes the dessert restaurant-quality.
  • Chill the mixing bowl and whisk in the freezer for 10 minutes before whipping cream. Cold equipment significantly improves the volume and stability of whipped cream.
  • Cover the assembled dessert loosely with plastic wrap before refrigerating to prevent the top mousse layer from absorbing refrigerator odors.

Variations

Individual Portions

Assemble in individual ramekins or glass cups for a dinner party presentation that eliminates the slicing challenge.

White Chocolate Version

Replace dark chocolate with white chocolate in both the mousse and sauce. Use crushed vanilla wafers instead of Oreos for a white chocolate lasagna variation.

Serving Ideas

  • Slice with a hot, dry knife for clean edges — dip in hot water and dry between cuts
  • Drizzle chocolate sauce in a zigzag across each plated slice
  • A scoop of vanilla gelato alongside is the ideal pairing
  • Sharing one portion between two guests is the recommended format after a full pasta meal

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chocolate Lasagna is priced at $9.29 per serving. It is part of the Desserts menu and is not available as a catering item. Prices vary slightly in New York, Alaska, and California.
A single serving contains 980 calories with 58 grams of fat and 630 milligrams of sodium. It is the highest-calorie dessert currently on the Olive Garden menu and is best shared between two guests after a lighter entrée.
The dessert consists of layers of chocolate cake, creamy chocolate mousse, and crushed wafers stacked in a lasagna-style format, topped with chocolate sauce. There is no pasta in this dessert — the lasagna name refers to the layered assembly method.
Bake a thin sheet of chocolate cake and cut into rectangular portions. Make a chocolate mousse by folding melted chocolate into whipped heavy cream. Layer: chocolate cake, crushed Oreos or chocolate wafers, chocolate mousse, repeat. Refrigerate 2 hours to set. Top with chocolate ganache sauce before serving.
No, Olive Garden Chocolate Lasagna contains wheat in both the chocolate cake layers and the crushed wafers. It is not suitable for guests with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. Olive Garden does not currently offer a gluten-free dessert alternative.