These chocolate cups with ice cream and strawberries make a wonderful dessert during the summer months when you need something sweet to cool you down! The chocolate cups take an otherwise easy dessert over the top as they make ice cream seem extra special compared to if you were to serve it in a regular bowl.
To make the chocolate cups with ice cream and strawberries, you coat silicone muffin cups with melted chocolate before setting them in the fridge to set. Then, once unmolded, they get filled with scoops of ice cream, strawberries, and nuts, and served.
What are Chocolate Cups With Ice Cream and Strawberries?
Chocolate cups with ice cream and strawberries are just how they sound. The chocolate cups are formed by coating silicone molds with melted chocolate which sets into cups that can act as a vessel to serve ice cream and fresh strawberries.
Pro Tips
- You can use whatever melted chocolate you enjoy the most such as milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, or dark chocolate.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave, heating it for 20-second intervals, until completely smooth. Alternatively, you could melt it in a bowl set over a pot of simmering water on the stove.
- You can choose whatever type of ice cream you prefer such as vanilla, strawberry, or chocolate.
- If you don’t have strawberries, you could garnish the cups with fresh blueberries or raspberries instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Can I Melt the Chocolate?
To melt the chocolate, finely chop it and place it in a heatproof bowl. Then, you can either melt it on the stove or in the microwave. For the stove method, set the bowl over a pot of simmering water, and melt it, while stirring, until it is smooth. For the microwave method, you can heat it for 20 to 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until the chocolate is fully melted.
What Type of Chocolate Should Be Used?
You can use either milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or semi-sweet chocolate for this recipe. It just depends on which you prefer.
What Types of Nuts Should Be Used?
Feel free to use whatever types of nuts you have on hand such as almonds, peanuts, pistachios, or hazelnuts. You could also toast them to make them even more flavorful if desired.
How to Store Chocolate Cups With Ice Cream and Strawberries
It is best to store the chocolate cups separately by placing them in a sealed container in the fridge. Then, you can simply fill them with the ice cream and strawberries when you are ready to serve them.
Ingredients
How to Make Chocolate Cups With Ice Cream and Strawberries
Pour melted chocolate in the cups and use a brush to brush the chocolate up the sides. Place them in the fridge until set.
Pour melted chocolate in the cups and use a brush to brush the chocolate up the sides. Place them in the fridge until set.
Add more chocolate, brush it up the sides of the cups, and allow them to set again.
Add more chocolate, brush it up the sides of the cups, and allow them to set again.
Remove the chocolate cups from the silicone cups and fill them with the ice cream.
Remove the chocolate cups from the silicone cups and fill them with the ice cream.
Garnish them with the nuts and strawberries.
Garnish them with the nuts and strawberries.
Serve and enjoy!
Serve and enjoy!
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