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Instant Pot Chocolate Cups are perfect for your Valentine’s Day Dessert needs. This recipe is so easy to make that your kids can make it too. Make these dessert cups and fill them up with the love. Detailed Video included.
Important – You will find complete recipe at the end of the post in a recipe card. I have included recipe related details and tips in between.
Easy Instant Pot Chocolate Cups Recipe
You are in a good place right now. These Chocolate Cups will leave you hooked. So dainty and so delicious, this deliciousness will make you go for seconds.
Since these are so easy to make, this dessert will be on a repeat request from your family members. The best part – your kids can easily make it under your supervision.
Though I am posting this recipe for Valentine’s Day celebrations, these amazingly delicious dessert bowls can be made for any occasion. You can make it for the following occasions –
- Valentine’s Day Dessert
- Kids’ & Adults’ Birthday Parties Desserts
- Teenage Girls’ Hang Out Parties
- Ladies High Tea Dessert
- Or for any occasion or not. Just make it whenever you want to.
Some other Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes are – Red Velvet Cake, Chocolate Cake, New York Cheesecake, Chocolate Cheesecake.
What are Dessert Chocolate Bowls?
Have you seen these beauties in your local bakery or the baking section of the local grocery store? These are small edible bowl made of chocolate and filled with delicious fillings of your choice.
And what amazes me the most is that something this simple & doable can be so elegant, fancy & sophisticated.
There are many ways to make these cups. And I have tried a few methods.
The balloon method is the easiest, and the smoothest method.
You temper the chocolate into sauce. Blow the balloons. Dip them in the sauce. Refrigerate. Remove the balloon. Bam..the chocolate cups are ready.
Ingredients used
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To make this Edible Bowl, only 1 and only 1 Main Ingredient is used. And that is CHOCOLATE.
I have used SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS in this recipe. You may use Dark Chocolate chips too.
The secondary ingredients used are market bought CHOCOLATE PUDDING & Berries.
Kitchen Equipment used
I have used the following gadgets to make this recipe –
3 quarts Instant Pot (You may use 6 or 8 quarts IP too) – great deal at $49.99
Small Water Balloons or buy these from party city or any other store – $4.99
Heat resistant Glass bowl – $12.99
Small heat resistant silicone spatula – $11.99
Dessert Bowl Fillings
I chose to fill these cups with market bought CHOCOLATE PUDDING. You may fill these with anything. Few suggestions –
- Vanilla Pudding
- Caramel Pudding
- Chocolate Mousse
- Trifle
- Fresh whipped Cream & fruits
- Fruit Custard or Normal Custard
- Berries & Sauce
- Ice-Cream and many more
How to temper the chocolate in Instant Pot?
It is the easiest use of Instant pot to temper the chocolate. How cool is that? Even slow heating of chocolate leads to good quality end product.
- Heat water in the inner pot of 3 quart IP on Saute mode.
- Place a heat resistant glass bowl on top and add the semi sweet chocolate chips to it. Mix and stir with a heat resistant silicone spatula till they melt completely. It might take from 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from the Instant Pot. Set on a trivet and mix with spatula to make smooth chocolate ganache. Set aside to cool down for 1-2 minutes till good to touch with finger.
- Your TEMPERED CHOCOLATE is ready to be used in a recipe. You can dip strawberries, bananas or fruit of your choice in it. Or make Chocolate edible bowls with it. Or use it to spread over your cake.
How to temper chocolate in Microwave?
If you do not have an Instant Pot, then you can temper the chocolate in microwave as well. Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds. Remove from the microwave, mix and microwave again. Repeat the process few times till chocolate melts completely. It is ready.
How to temper chocolate on Gas Top?
Take a heavy bottom steel sauce pan and heat water in it on the Gas Top. Place a heat resistant glass bowl on top and add chocolate chips. Stir & Mix till chocolate chips melt into a smooth sauce. Remove from the Pan and place on a trivet. It is ready.
Easy Chocolate Bowl Recipe Steps
This recipe has the following easy steps (complete recipe given at the bottom in a recipe card) –
DO WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Heat water in the inner pot of the 3 quart IP.
- Meanwhile Cover a Baking Sheet with Parchment Paper and set aside.
- Blow the Small Water Balloons , knot at the top and set aside. Make sure that the balloons are not blown too tight. There must be some space under the knot for later steps.
- Once the water is hot inside the Inner pot, placeheat resistant glass bowl on top of it and add SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS to it. Stir & Mix with Small heat resistant silicone spatula till chips melt and you get a smooth sauce.
- Remove from the top of the IP. Set the bowl aside and let cool for 1-2 minutes till it is good to touch with finger. DO NOT OVER COOL IT.
- Now dip balloons in the sauce about 2-3 inches deep and rotate a few times to get a good chocolate coating on all the sides. (See video). Set these on the baking tray. Finish all the balloons like wise.
- Refrigerate the balloons on the baking tray for 2-3 hrs and even over night.
How to remove balloons from chocolate cups?
- When ready to work on these chocolate cups, bring them out of the refrigerator.
- Carefully hold the balloon near the knot and gently make a small cut under the knot to let air escape slowly. This will avoid any bursting of the balloons and damaging the cups. (see video)
- Fill these cups with Market Bought Chocolate Pudding and Garnish with berries of your choice and mint leaves.
NOTES
- Since chocolate tends to melt under heat, keep the chocolate cups refrigerated till ready to use.
- When serving, I would suggest use cold/refrigerated stone or metal plates to avoid melting.
- Finally you fill these cups with any filling of your choice like – vanilla pudding, custard, caramel pudding, trifle. fruits, ice-cream, yogurt of your choice etc.
Some other Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes are – Red Velvet Cake, Chocolate Cake, New York Cheesecake, Chocolate Cheesecake.
Please check out more DESSERTS or DESSERT IN A JARhere –mocha express pudding,no-cook chocolate pudding,no-bake key lime cheesecake,no-bake cheesecake,no-bake mango cheesecake,black forest cake in a jar, and more.
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Instant Pot Edible Chocolate Cups Recipe
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Instant Pot Chocolate Cups Recipe
A delectable dessert made with Edible Chocolate Bowls that are filled with Chocolate Pudding. Easy to make and elegant to serve. Perfect for all occasions.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword 10 minutes paneer recipes, Chocolate cups, Dessert bowl, Edible cups, instant pot desserts, Valentine"s Day Dessert
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Resting Time 4 hours hours
Total Time 4 hours hours 25 minutes minutes
Servings 12 bowls
Author simplyvegetarian777
Equipment
Instant Pot 3 quart or Mealthy Multipot
silicone spatula
heat resistant glass bowl
baking tray
parchment paper
small water balloons
Ingredients
- 1 12 ounce/340 grams Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
Small Water Balloons - 15 (not ingredient but important part of the recipe)
Filling & Garnish
- 4 Chocolate Pudding cups market bought
- Few Raspberries
- Few Blueberries
- Few Mint Leaves
Instructions
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE IN THE POST FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
Place inner pot inside the 3 quart IP. Pour 3 cups of water inside it. Plug it in. Press Saute Mode & set it on HIGH. Heat water in it till it starts boiling.
Meanwhile Cover a Baking Sheet with Parchment Paper and set aside.
Blow the Small Water Balloons , knot at the top and set aside. Make sure that the balloons are not blown too tight. There must be some space under the knot for later steps. Keep about 12-15 small balloons ready. This recipe will make about 12-15 chocolate cups.
Once the water is boiling hot inside the Inner pot, placeheat resistant glass bowl on top of the inner pot. Add SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS to it. Stir & Mix with Small heat resistant silicone spatula till chips melt and you get a smooth sauce.
If you are using a larger Inner pot like 6 or 8 quarts, then either choose a glass bowl big enough to sit on top of it or place a trivet first inside and then place the bowl on trivet. Although I would suggest a deep bowl for better coating.
Remove the glass bowl from the top of the IP. Set the bowl aside and let cool for 1-2 minutes till it is good to touch with finger. DO NOT OVER COOL IT.
Creating Chocolate Cups with Ganache and Balloons
Now dip balloons in the chocolate sauce about 2-3 inches deep and rotate a few times to get a good thick chocolate coating on all the sides. (See video).
Set the balloon on the baking tray. Finish all the balloons like wise and set on the baking tray.
Refrigerate the balloons for setting on the baking tray for 2-3 hrs and even over night.
How to remove Balloons from the chocolate cups? (watch video for guided instructions)
When ready to work on these chocolate cups, bring them out of the refrigerator.
Carefully hold the balloon near the knot and gently make a small cut under the knot to let air escape slowly. This will avoid any bursting of the balloons and damaging the cups. (see video)
Pull out the balloon from the center of the chocolate cup very delicately. Your Chocolate Cups are ready to be filled.
Filling the Chocolate Cups
Fill these cups with Market Bought Chocolate Pudding and Garnish with berries of your choice and mint leaves.
Video
Notes
- Since chocolate tends to melt under heat, keep the chocolate cups refrigerated till ready to use.
- When serving, I would suggest use cold/refrigerated stone or metal plates to avoid melting.
- You can fill these cups with the filling of your choice and refrigerate till ready to use.
- You can fill these cups with any filling of your choice like - vanilla pudding, custard, caramel pudding, trifle. fruits, ice-cream, yogurt of your choice etc.
I am sure you are going to try this recipe soon. Please leave your feedback in the comments section.
Sonal
