One of my weaknesses is chocolate. When I’m happy, sad, hungry, or full; chocolate always sounds like a good idea. If you show me a dessert buffet, I’ll scope out the chocolate first. That’s why I love this recipe for Hot Cocoa Pots. They are little bowls of indulgent cocoa goodness and they are incredibly simple to make. A recipe that looks time consuming and difficult, but is easy to whip up is always a winner in my book.
This recipe was first shared with me by my sister and it has become a staple in my house. These Hot Cocoa Pots are a cross between a chocolate lava cake and brownie. They are rich in flavor, but surprisingly light in texture. They are a little crisp on the outside, but gooey on the inside. Not quite as gooey as a chocolate lava cake, but enough to make you feel like you’re wrapping up dessert in a fancy restaurant. In fact, I love making these when we are hosting dinner. I prepare them earlier in the day and refrigerate. Then I pop them in the oven after we sit down to eat and by the time the dishes are cleared, it’s time to indulge.
First you begin by melting the butter and chocolate in a small saucepan over low heat. Once everything is incorporated, let cool. You do not want to scramble the eggs in the next step.
While I let the chocolate cool, I turn on the oven to 400 degrees and place a baking sheet inside. Then I butter the ramekins and mix together the next 4 ingredients.
Mix the eggs, sugar, flour, and salt in a medium bowl and then add in the cooled chocolate mixture. Finally, fold in the white chocolate chips.
Place the divine mixture (and maybe sneak a taste) into the ramekins. This recipe fills 6 ramekins. I personally only have 4, so I always use 2 coffee cups for the remainder of the batter. Feel free to use all coffee cups if you don’t have any ramekins available.
Place the ramekins on the baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
If making ahead of time from the fridge, let bake for about 22 – 25 minutes. These can be made days ahead as well and refrigerated. I have made a batch before and baked two at a time for my husband and I. We ate fancy dessert for 3 days!
I hope you wow your guests and enjoy as much as my family does.
Enjoy!
Hot Cocoa Pots
Equipment
- Ramekins
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Let cool.
- While chocolate is cooling, turn oven to 400 degrees, place baking sheet in oven and butter 6 ramekins.
- In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, flour, salt, and cooled chocolate mixture.
- Fold in white chocolate chips.
- Fill buttered ramekins about 3/4 of the way and place on baking sheet in oven.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the tops of the pots just begin to crack. Let cool for at least 5 minutes. These will be hot! Enjoy!
Awesome post! Keep up the great work! 🙂