Melting Chocolate Ball Dessert
The hugely trendy Melting Chocolate Ball Dessert is a tower of brownie, ice cream and fruit. Top it with the chocolate ball and pour some hot fudge on top to get this showstopper dessert!
Alright, maybe I’m a couple years late here, but it’s always been on my list to recreate that crazy looking chocolate ball dessert. If you think about it, it’s really not that complicated to make.
First off, you need a big mold to make the chocolate ball. Everyone (myself included) uses an oversized ornament, like this one. It may take a little finesse to get apart in one piece, but if there are any imperfections, it’s easy to hide. You’ll wind up melting off 1/3rd of it in order to get it to fit over your dessert anyway.
I used brownies and ice cream in this – I know, so cliche, but there’s a reason why everyone does it. It’s always good!
But there are plenty of other ideas and ways to customize this. Maybe stack some cheesecake bars, cover it with a white chocolate ball and pour hot strawberry sauce over it. Or maybe have a slice of tres leches cake with strawberries and mango, top it with a scoop of swiss meringue, cover with a white chocolate ball and pour some hot cinnamon cream over it. (Ugh this sounds awesome – putting it to my todo list immediately)
Either way, it is a great dessert to serve on special occasions – it becomes an event in itself!
Did you make this or any of the variations? Give me a shout!
Until next time. X
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Melting Chocolate Ball Dessert
Melting Chocolate Ball Dessert
The hugely trendy Melting Chocolate Ball Dessert is a tower of brownie, ice cream and fruit. Top it with the chocolate ball and pour some hot fudge on top to get this showstopper dessert!
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp coconut oil
- 4 brownies, about 2” square
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream
- assorted berries of your choosing
- 2/3 cups hot fudge sauce
Instructions
- In a microwave safe bowl, gently melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in 30 second increments, stir until smooth.
- Pour half into each ornament, and gently turn to make sure the inside is fully coated. This process may take a few minutes, just make sure there are absolutely no holes.
- Transfer the ornaments to the freezer. Turn after 3 minutes, then turn again 2-3 more times with 3 minutes in between each.
- Freeze for 30 minutes.
- Very carefully remove the chocolate from the molds in one piece – take your time to ensure no breakage. Return them to the freezer nestled gently in the ornaments, not fully closed, until ready to assemble the desserts.
- Stack the brownies, ice cream and fruit on a large plate and feel free to place more fruit on the outer edges of the plate.
- Set a small nonstick skillet over low heat. Rub one edge of each ball in small circular motions until you get an opening wide enough to cover your dessert. You can use this opportunity to melt down any imperfections in your ball.
- Place the ball over the dessert and heat up the hot fudge.
- To serve, pour the hot fudge over each ball to reveal your amazing dessert!
Notes
tools
- microwave safe bowl
- small nonstick skillet
- 2 large fillable ornaments
When tempering chocolate, water is the enemy. Make sure the ornament and the bowl you use to melt the chocolate are totally dry.
This recipe makes 2 balls. To make only one, just use 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 Tbsp coconut oil.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
hi, can you please share the sphere mold link whrere to buy from and what is the specification look like.
What is ornament in it? Is that the mould? I wanna try this recipe forr sure
I love this recipe and I have zero questions or complaints on the recipe itself.