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Chocolate Cups {Paleo-friendly, dairy-free, vegan-friendly, nut-free} | Lexi's Clean Kitchen


These Chocolate Dessert Cups make for the perfect no bake healthy treat that are simple to make but so impressive! You won’t believe how easy it is to make these beautiful chocolate cups that you can fill with anything from a simple fruit mix to a decadent chocolate mousse!

Chocolate cups filled with fruitEasy Chocolate Cups Recipe

How cute are these easy chocolate dessert cups? They look so fancy but are truly easy to make, requiring only one ingredient: chocolate! You can fill them with whatever sweet treat you’d like, ranging from fresh fruit and whipped cream to a heavenly chocolate mousse recipe.

Tools needed

While this is definitely a simple dessert to make, you’ll need a couple of tools to make it easy on yourself:

  • Muffin tin
  • Silicone muffin liner
  • pastry brush

Chocolate Cups | Lexi's Clean KitchenHow to Make the Chocolate Cups

  1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler. This is the safest way to melt chocolate slowly.
  2. Using your pastry brush, brush the chocolate up the sides of the liner. Make sure to leave a good amount of chocolate in the bottom.
  3. Place silicone cupcake liners in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  4. Remove from freezer and repeat process with remaining chocolate to make a sturdy chocolate cup.
  5. Place the cups back in the freezer for the last 10-15 minutes until the chocolate has hardened.
  6. Carefully pop the chocolate out of the silicone molds and fill with desired toppings.

What to Make with the Chocolate Dessert Cups

The possibilities are endless as to what you can serve in these chocolate cups!

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Chocolate Cups | Lexi's Clean Kitchen

CHOCOLATE DESSERT CUPS

These Chocolate Dessert Cups make for the perfect no bake healthy treat that are simple to make but so impressive! You won't believe how easy it is to make beautiful chocolate cups that you can fill with anything from simple fruit to a decadent chocolate mousse!
Servings 8
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients
  

For Chocolate Cups

  • 8 ounces dark chocolate

Options to Serve with

Instructions

  • Place chocolate in a heat proof bowl and place over a pot of simmering water, taking care to not let the hot water touch the bowl. Melt chocolate.
  • Place 8 silicone cupcake liners inside of a muffin tin. Place a heaping tablespoon of chocolate in the center of each silicone cupcake liners.
  • Using your pastry brush, brush the chocolate up the sides of the liner. Make sure to leave a good amount of chocolate in the bottom.
  • Place silicone cupcake liners in the freezer for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from freezer and repeat process with remaining chocolate to make a thick chocolate cup.
  • Paint another coat of chocolate onto the cups and place back in the freezer for another 10-15 minutes until the chocolate has hardened.
  • Carefully pop the chocolate out of the silicone molds and fill with desired toppings.
Course: Dessert
Author: Lexi


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  1. I am having a terrible time getting my cups to stay together. They break. The sides are real thin and the bottom is thick. Too thick, really.

    1. Hi Sara. Sounds like you aren’t spreading the chocolate evenly! If you are having trouble doing it, it might be because your chocolate is too hot. Let it cool a bit more until it isn’t dripping. -Kelli