Ooey Gooey center, melted icream dripping down the sides, hot fudge drizzled on top. Do I have your attention yet? GOOD! You need to make this!
If you asked me my favorite dessert, I would tell you Chili’s Molten Lava Cake without any hesitation! I don’t know if anything gets better than moist chocolate cake with a gooey center topped with vanilla ice cream and chocolate shell topping. Seriously, it is perfection! You’ll be shocked how easy this recipe is to make!
So, we love this recipe so much. You can bake them and then when they have cooled, put them into freezer Ziploc bags and stack them in your freezer.
When you are ready for a delicious dessert, just pull them out of the freezer and thaw at room temp for about an hour.
Here is the recipe for Chili’s Molten Hot Fudge Molten Lava Cakes that make 12 cakes at a time. This is the recipe our mom used when making hundreds for a wedding reception. They are moist and so delicious and use a cake mix.
Tips when making molten hot lava cakes:
- If you don’t have oven safe bowls, you can get some Pyrex bowls HERE. You can also use a muffin tin, but instead of making 4, it will make 6 smaller ones.
- I would suggest buying Nestle, or Kroger Milk Chocolate Chips. They just tend to melt better in the microwave.
- Make sure you spray the bowls well with non stick spray, so they will come out easier.
- Bake on a cookie sheet. This is important just in case it goes over the edge! Then it will be on your cookie sheet instead of burning on the bottom of your oven.
- When it is done, don’t let it cool for too long! Remember, you want to eat them HOT and Gooey! (well, at least I do!)
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Copycat Chili’s Molten Lava Cake Recipe
Ooey Gooey center, melted icream dripping down the sides, hot fudge drizzled on top. Do I have your attention yet? GOOD! You need to make this!
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips (or semi sweet)
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 Tablespoons flour
- caramel sauce for drizzling
- Vanilla ice cream
- Smuckers Chocolate Magic Shell ice cream topping for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a microwave-safe bowl combine chocolate chips and butter. Microwave for 2 minutes and whisk until smooth.
- Whisk in powdered sugar until combined.
- Add 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk, and whisk until combined.
- Add vanilla and flour and mix again.
- Generously spray four 1 cup oven-safe cups with cooking spray, and evenly fill with batter.
- Bake on a cookie sheet in the oven for 13-15 minutes until the outer edges are set and the center is still soft.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 2-3 minutes before inverting onto a plate drizzled with caramel sauce.
- Top cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle magic shell topping on top.
Notes
Recipe adapted from I Wash, You Dry
Nutrition
Calories: 571 kcal · Carbohydrates: 58 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 36 g · Saturated Fat: 21 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 8 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 241 mg · Sodium: 263 mg · Potassium: 71 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 46 g · Vitamin A: 952 IU · Calcium: 33 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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Can you make and hold the cooking?
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Yes you can..!
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I'm confused. What makes the "lava" inside? The warm runny chocolate that's inside the cake????
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My kids loved this! It is spot on first chili's lava cake.
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I just made this and it was yummy ?
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Can I make them the day before and warm them to surve
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Do you use plain flour or self rising?
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yes
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What size of the egg? Medium or large?
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Loved this super easy recipe. I wasn’t sure how the large amount of confectioners sugar and the small amount of flour would work out in a “cake”, but it was fantastic. Now one of my grandkid’s go-to dessert recipes. Thanks
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I just tried this but I didn't have a gooey center. I may have placed this in the oven a minute or so longer than I should have. It was delicious though. Thank you for sharing the recipe
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When your mom made these and froze them, how did she warm them for the reception? It's just my husband and I and he does not eat dessert. And fortunately I cannot eat all of them myself LOL.
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I don’t understand what makes the runny center. It was just a cake and not super goey either when completely cooked. It must have been I put the cake in the oven a minute or two longer.
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How long should I cook them in a muffin tin?
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Is it possible to make this dairy free? Could I use coconut oil or Crisco instead of butter? I have dairy free chocolate chips.
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How many lava cakes does this recipe make? I’m excited to try it!
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What size muffin tin was used for this. It sounds very yummy.
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Can I make the batter ahead of time and bake later?
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Do you use milk chocolate chips or semisweet? In your notes above you suggest Nestle or Kroger milk chocolate chips, but the recipe says semisweet.
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I made this today, and I cooked it for exactly 13 minutes, but the middle wasn't runny :(
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I accidentally used more sugar instead of flour...
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My family loved this cake! It was so easy to make. We will definitely have it again and again.
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The instructions say to spray four 1 cup bowls and links bowls on Amazon, but the linked bowls are four cups each. What size bowls should be used in this recipe?
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My daughter and I made these. I didn't think it would work because there is no rising agent in the recipe. But they turned out great!
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Hello! I am new at baking. I wonder - can I substitute the powdered sugar for cocoa powder? Thanks!
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These are AWESOME ! CAN you make these into brownies maybe 8x8 pan ? What's your thoughts and how long should I bake them ? Thanks
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I baked them a while ago and they were heavenly!! I searched and your recipe is the best and easiest of all. I left a couple in the freezer and ate them later and they were so fresh and delicious! I don’t have a Chili’s in NYC but thanks to you I have my lava molten cake! Thanks so much :)
