Thursday, April 22, 2010

Chocolate Dessert Cups

I was playing on the internet and discovered this fun way to make


elegant chocolate dessert cups and thought I would share.


You need:


small to medium sized balloons (not water balloons, they pop in the chocolate :)


favorite brand/flavor of chocolate for melting, I used Guittard extra dark chocolate here


Cookie sheet covered in wax paper/parchment paper


scissors


1) blow up balloons to the size of an orange


2)melt chocolate & remove from heat


3)Dip balloon in chocolate, roll on 3 sides for tulip effect


4)lift from chocolate and let drip then place on paper to cool




Place in refridgerator to harden for about 10 minutes.


Then set out for a few minutes after hardened.


Snip the top of the balloon, let it deflate then pull out of shell.



These are great for icecream, fruit, sorbet, mousse...
pretty much anything cold you can think of.
(Vanilla icecream and strawberry pictured here.)


Enjoy!


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