It's fun and easy to create these festive Peppermint Bark Balloon Bowls which can be filled with luscious chocolate mousse or your favorite holiday treat like ice cream or pudding.
Have you ever made a chocolate cup using a balloon?
The first time I made one was in a candy making class taught by a world class chocolatier. That was many moons ago, but I still remember how excited everyone was to learn how to easily create a chocolate bowl using a balloon.
You simply dip a balloon in chocolate, allow the chocolate to set, then pop the balloon and remove it from your perfect little chocolate bowl. It's quite easy.
We made dark chocolate bowls that day and filled them with decadent chocolate mousse.
The mousse recipe I use to this day is the one that the chef shared with the class. It's unbelievably good, but decadently rich, which I love.
Whenever I serve the chocolate mousse in dark chocolate cups, someone always comments about how it's just too chocolatey.
Is that really a thing?
I have to admit that although I could eat chocolate on top of chocolate on top of chocolate, I do enjoy a nice contrasting flavor, so this Christmas I'll be making white chocolate peppermint bark bowls instead.
PEPPERMINT BARK BALLOON CUPS
Ingredients:*
melted and tempered pure white chocolate or melted white confectionery coating (Candy Melts)**
crushed candy canes
*You'll need approximately 1 ounce of white chocolate and ½ an ounce of candy cane bits to create each bowl. You will need extra white chocolate in order to dip the last few bowls, so make sure you melt at least another 4-6 ounces to be sure you have enough.
*If you don't have much experience working with chocolate or confectionery coating, check out my Chocolate Making Tips page for detailed instructions on choosing the right chocolate and melting and/or tempering it.
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You can fill your cups with whatever your heart desires. If you want to make the best chocolate mousse you've ever tasted, then head on over to my Valentine's Day Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake post for the recipe. You'll need about 4 ounces of mousse to fill each chocolate cup, so plan accordingly.
Instructions:
I like to wash and dry my balloons before starting.
Blow up balloons to about the size of a small apple.
Water balloons are the perfect size, but some are rather thin, so be careful because they can pop once coated in chocolate. I had one of my balloons pop. What a mess!
I had never had that happen before, and wasn't prepared for the mess a bursting balloon would cause. After I cleaned chocolate up off my walls, I got smart. I'd dip one balloon then set a large popcorn tin over top of it for one minute, in case it burst. Once the candy began to set, I knew it was alright to remove the container and dip another balloon. If one had popped the mess would have been contained.
Now that you have your balloons ready, dip one into the white chocolate, remove and allow the excess to drip off. Roll into peppermint bits until well coated.
I dipped my balloons rather high. If you want shorter bowls, then only dip a small amount of the balloon in white chocolate.
Set the balloons on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Set the tray in the freezer for 2-3 minutes.
To pop the balloons, it's best to pull up on the tied balloon tip and cut a tiny hole. Allow some of the air to escape, then tug on the balloon and remove it from the chocolate.
Once you have made all the Peppermint Bark Balloon Bowls you'd like and are ready to serve them, you can fill them with chocolate mousse or your favorite holiday treat.
Be sure to check out all my fun Christmas Recipes!
You might also like to create edible bowls out of popcorn, cookies, nougatine, ice cream cones and more.
Click the links below to see the tutorials to make these fun recipes.
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Lynn
Hi Beth, these look wonderful and I would be the VERY.BEST.MOM.AND.WIFE.EVER if I make these for Christmas Eve dinner...which I think Imust do. Pinning so I have the recipe . Thanks for sharing.
Beth
I hope your family enjoys their special Christmas dessert! Have fun making them.
the partiologist
I love making chocolate bowls, but I have to say, this might be my favorite of all!!
Beth
I just finished making two more chocolate bowls. I'll be excited to see if these are still your favorite after you see the new ones.
Cecelia
How do you figure the nutritional information on these My granddaughter is a diabetic and I need to know if I can use another kind of sugar (splenda). Do you think that will work?
Beth
Hi Cecelia,
You would need to look at the nutritional information on the package of candy canes and white chocolate you would use for your bowls. Every brand is different. To be sure you have a sugar free or low sugar dessert you could use sugar free starlight mints (http://amzn.to/1X56eyz) and sugar free white confectionery coating (http://amzn.to/1X564r0) to make your bowls. For the mousse, you could make a simple chocolate mousse, by using a bittersweet chocolate, which has very low sugar content, or a sugar free chocolate and heavy whipping cream. Here's a recipe - http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/easy-chocolate-mousse/c88aecab-0939-4459-bf76-e8332e3f58bf
Have fun and I hope your granddaughter enjoys them:)
Lisa
I love this idea sooo much! I can't think of a better way to serve something sweet!
Beth
Thanks, Lisa. I brought these to a game night last night and the reaction I got was priceless. People were picking up the cups and just taking bites, licking their fingers as they ate. It was great to see how much everyone loved them.
Nati
Me parece de lo mas original lo que haces. Eres una artista Enhorabuena por saber hacer tanta cosa bonita. Un besazo.
Beth
Translation -
I think of the most original thing you do . You are an artist Congratulations know how much beautiful thing . A big kiss.
Response: Thanks so much, Nati. I am so happy you stopped by my blog to check out these Christmas treats. Hugs to you:)
Muchas gracias, Nati . Estoy tan feliz de que hayas venido a mi blog a prueba estos dulces navideños . Abrazos para ti:)