It’s sometimes said we take the first bite of a dish with our eyes, and that’s especially true with this recipe which uses a clever visual trick to reveal the true dessert in a very surprising way!
Magic Chocolate Ball Dessert
A visually stunning dessert that reveals a surprise inside when warm caramel sauce is poured over it.
Equipment
- Balloon
- Bowl
- Square pan
Ingredients
- 10 oz dark chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 3/4 sticks butter, melted
- 1 remaining melted chocolate
- 1 brownie
- 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
- mixed berries
- warm caramel sauce
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate chips over a water bath and stir until smooth. Blow up a balloon, hold it by the tied end, and coat it in melted chocolate. Place the balloon on top of a bowl or drinking glass with the tied end facing down and wait about 1 hour until the chocolate has set.
- Beat the sugar and eggs until frothy. Add the salt, baking powder, and flour and mix until combined. Stir in the melted butter and the rest of the melted chocolate. Pour the brownie batter into a square pan lined with parchment paper and smooth out the top. Transfer the pan to a preheated oven and cook at 350°F for 25 minutes.
- Once the brownies have cooled, cut out a circle and place it on a plate. Arrange mixed berries around the brownie and place a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
- Pop the balloon and remove it before placing the chocolate ball over the brownie sundae. Pour warm caramel sauce over the chocolate ball and it will melt to reveal the surprise dessert inside.
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Feel free to enjoy the remaining brownies on their own, or create 3 more chocolate domes to treat even more of your guests to a hidden surprise dessert!