What’s better than an ice cream sundae? How about an ice cream sundae in an edible chocolate bowl? Now that’s what I’m talking about.
Recently, I made a big batch of homemade peanut butter cups.
While I was playing with all that melted chocolate, I made a few extra chocolate shells.
This is a quick and easy way to make a super yummy�and totally edible�dessert. You can dress it up or down, so it’ll be just as impressive at a dinner party as it will at a kid’s birthday.
For this sundae, I filled a chocolate shell with a little blop of raspberry jam, topped it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, then drizzled on some warm raspberry jam and a few fresh berries.
Edible Chocolate Shells: 3 ideas for fillings
I like to keep a few on hand for, um, emergencies. The possibilities are kind of endless, but here are a few ideas of what to do with them:
+Chocolate ice cream + a drizzle of Kahlua + a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips = An after-midnight ice cream nightcap
+Peanut butter + vanilla ice cream + thick fudge sauce + crumbled peanut butter cups = Insanely peanut-buttery sundae
+Coconut gelato + thick fudge sauce + sweetened flaked coconut = Better than a Mounds bar
I could keep going, but you get the idea.
Edible Chocolate Shells: The basic technique
Here’s the basic technique for creating the chocolate shells. You can totally make them in advance and keep them tightly wrapped in the fridge or freezer. Click here to see more and read the full Homemade Peanut Butter & S’mores Cup article.
1. Melt a little bit of your favorite chocolate.
2. Put a big spoonful of melted chocolate in a regular-sized muffin liner.
3. Smoosh the chocolate around to coat the entire inside of the liner.
4. Stick them in the fridge for about a half an hour, or until completely hard.
Now that you have an idea of how to make the chocolate shells, on to the sundae!
Raspberry Ice Cream Sundae in an Edible Chocolate Shell
1 chocolate shell, prepared according to the directions above
1 scoop, vanilla ice cream
2 tsp. raspberry jam or melba sauce
3-6 fresh raspberries
Fresh mint, for garnish
Makes 1 sundae.
Grab your chocolate cup.
Peel the liner off. Do this carefully, as the cups are kind of fragile.
Drop 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam in the bottom of the chocolate cup.
Top with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. If you’re serving these at a dinner party, you can make these a few hours ahead up to this point. (Store them in a zip-top bag in the freezer.) Wait to top with the warm jam and berries until right before serving.
Put the other teaspoon of raspberry jam in the microwave for a few seconds to warm it up and thin it out.
Spoon the warm jam over the top of the ice cream.
Your jam will spread out and melt the ice cream a little, and do that heavenly warm-topping-on-cold-ice-cream thing. (Like I said, top your sundae right before serving.)
Drop on a few fresh raspberries.
Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Serve immediately. (And don’t forget to eat your bowl.) Enjoy!
I want these with a white chocolate bowl, lemon ice cream, and raspberry coulis. It’s such a simple idea, but it’s so effective!
Oh, oh! Alrighty. Now that’s on the list. (And thanks!)
+Jessie
wow! that sounds just delicious! raspberries and chocolate is such a classic combination, and i love the fresh mint. how lovely!
Thanks, Heather! Love raspberries & chocolate, too.
+Jessie
wonderful idea… and yummy!
Thanks, honey pie! Ya know…I’m thinking you could also use those paper souffle molds for this. I’ll have to give that a try the next time I have some in the house.
+Jessie
Jessie- You had me at the homemade peanut butter cups!!! This sounds amazing as usual.I have to try this:)
Thank you!
Hehe…let me know if you guys like them. Honestly, they’re so easy to put together. The only real wait with this one is letting the chocolate harden in the fridge.
+Jessie
Wow girl – I am breathless! YUM!
Awww, shucks! Thanks, Donalyn.
+Jessie
these are so cute, I love ice cream and chocolate together, they are such a great combination!
Thanks, honey!
+Jessie
Jessie, I’m mad at you now. I’m going to have to make these, which means they’ll be in my house, which means I’ll eat them!
I used a similar glaze to your chicken drummettes on some steak tonight…DELISH!
Oh dear!
*ducks and hides*
Hehehehe…I hope you like them! And yum! I’ll bet that glaze was really good on steak. Yay.
+Jessie
That looks AMAZING!!!! I could so use one right now
Thank you, Olga! Yeah, once you have the chocolate shells in the fridge, they’re kind of too easy to throw together on a whim.
+Jessie
Nice!
That’s an awesome idea. I know what to do for my girlfriends birthday now!
Oh yay! Let me know how they turn out! OH…maybe make a few of the chocolate shells, just in case. Depending on how thin you coat them, they can be kind of fragile. Better to have an extra or two on hand.
+Jessie
Yummy. Perfect for the HOT humid weather here!
~Foong~
Oh, Foong! I’ll trade weather with you. We have piles and piles of snow again here in Boston. Sigh.
+Jessie
What a lovely dessert!! I especially love the idea that you can make the different parts of this dessert in advance and then assemble at the last minute!!
Thanks so much, Nina.
Yeah, that’s one of my favorite parts, too. Makes it easier when you have a bunch of folks to feed.
+Jessie
These are beautiful! They look like they’d be harder to make than they actually are. I love raspberry sauce on ice cream.
Another fun and beautiful dessert! Beautifully done!
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I love it! What could be better than raspberry sundaes in edible chocolate bowls? I feel like making some chocolate shells now. Thanks for sharing.
Mmm, it’s bite sized. At least it looks bite sized. But if it’s bigger, we won’t complain!
Not only would I remember to eat the bowl, I might eat the spoon as well. Then again – I’d probably skip the spoon and just shove the whole thing in my mouth.
Lovely!
Wish I’d had this recipe last Summer while vacationing on Madelein Island on Lake Superior. We had 20 Lb of hand picked (by us) raspberries (and black berries) from a farm nearby and were running out of ideas on what do do with them!!!
Lovely as always!!
Gabi
Mamaliga.
Oh you naughty Hungry Mouse…what are you doing to my recent diet resolutions??
Ok, I know I have to make this, and I also know that I will not be able to have just one.
Beautiful presentation also!
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