Go to all recipes
Chocolate cups with ice cream

Chocolate cups with ice cream

https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/chocolate-cups-with-ice-cream

Our star dessert is a real showstopper, and easier than you’d think too

  • Feeds 4 Feeds 4
  • Ready in 2 hours 10 minutes

Each serving contains

  • Energy
    16%
    1342kj 321kcal
  • Fat
    Med 27%
    18.7g
  • Saturates
    High 59%
    11.7g
  • Sugar
    High 27%
    32.5g
  • Salt
    Low 27%
    0.08g

% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 34g

Ingredients

  • 125g Co-op Fairtrade dark chocolate
  • 4 scoops Co-op Irresistible English strawberry and clotted cream ice cream
  • 8 Co-op British strawberries, hulled and halved
  • A few mint leaves

Method

  1. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, making sure the base doesn’t touch, then allow to cool slightly
  2. Line a tray with greaseproof paper
  3. Partially blow up 2 clean balloons, tie the ends, then dip into the chocolate part way, making sure the balloon is thickly coated in chocolate
  4. Rest the balloons on the greaseproof paper, and leave in a cool place for 2 hours to set fully
  5. Slowly release the air from the balloons and discard, then gently peel the bowls from the greaseproof paper
  6. Fill each chocolate bowl with 2 scoops of ice cream, 8 strawberry halves, and some mint leaves
  7. Set the bowls on 2 plates, and all tuck in

Explore more recipes