Is there a better way to serve ice cream in a dish? Sure there is. Try a chocolate dessert cup.
These cups are easy to make. Do not limit yourself to just cup cake liners. Any kind of simple silicone mold may work. Also these can be used for more than just ice cream. . . . Imaging a lovely chocolate mousse or filled with candy for a party favor. The possibilities are endless.
Try some today.
How to Make Chocolate Dessert Cups
Material to make Chocolate Dessert Cups.
Equipment
- Silicone cupcake liners
- Silicone brush
- Melted chocolate of your choice (white, milk chocolate. dark, regular, etc) If using real chocolate (couverture) it should be in temper.
Making Chocolate Desserts Cups
Paint the inside of a silicone cupcake liner with a light coating of melted chocolate. Place in the freezer for 2 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.
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- Coat the inside of a silicone cupcake liner with melted chocolate.
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- Coat all areas.
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- All coated. Place in freezer for 2 minutes to set chocolate.
Remove from the freezer and brush a second coat of chocolate on top of the chocolate. Freeze for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to set up.
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- Coat a second time to thicken the shell.
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- Coated the second time. Refrigerated 10 minutes or so to set (or freeze for 5 minutes)
Remove the cup from the freezer. Carefully, peel back the silicone mold to remove from the chocolate. Place on serving platter and fill.
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- Out of freezer, time to serve with ice cream.
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- Peal silicone away being very careful not to crack the shell.
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- Place on serving plate.
Ice cream any one?
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- Fill with a scoop of ice cream.
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- Mmmmmm. Perfection!
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