Instant Pot Molten Lava Cakes

If you’ve got 20 minutes, you’ve got time for an easy and elegant dessert like these decadent Instant Pot Molten Lava Cakes.

Cook a fabulous Steakhouse Dinner for Two and serve these Instant Pot Molten Lava Cakes for dessert.

Tomorrow is Valentine’s day which would be a perfect day to whip up these Instant Pot Molten Lava Cakes.

But please don’t save them for a special occasion.

They’re delicious, quick and easy and done in under 20 minutes.

Until the Instant Pot hit the scene I wasn’t privy on a pressure cooker.

I don’t recall my mother owning one and I certainly had never used one.

Then I received one for Christmas, in 2017, and I can count on one hand how many times I have used it.

I know it’s a game changer so I’m vowing to create more recipes in it.

These pressure cooker molten lava cakes are quick, delicious and use one bowl!

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MAKING THESE INSTANT POT MOLTEN LAVA CAKES:

• If you prefer, you can use semi sweet chocolate instead of bittersweet.  Since you’re adding in 1/2 cup of sugar, I prefer the darker chocolate to offset the sweetness.  You can also use a equals parts semi sweet and bittersweet.
• If you would like more “lava” cook for 8 minutes and allow to sit in the instant pot for 8 additional minutes before removing lid.
• You can top with powdered sugar, chocolate sauce and/or ice cream.  Go wild!

MAKE THESE MOLTEN LAVA CAKES IN THE SLOW COOKER

• Follow directions on recipe card, cover and cook in the slow cooker for 1 3/4 to 2 hours on low or until cakes are just set.

MAKE THESE MOLTEN LAVA CAKES IN THE SLOW COOKER

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.  Bake in oven for 12-13 minutes or until set.

With 8 simple ingredients, mix into a bowl and poured into ramekins, you can’t get an easy dessert than this.

And as always when I’m making anything with chocolate, I added in a little espresso powder for more richness.

These instant pot molten lava cakes are great to serve for dinner parties, date night in and for no reason other than you just need a little more chocolate in your life.

Making Molten Lava Cakes in the Instant Pot has never been easier!

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Instant Pot Molten Lava Cakes

Prep 10 mins

Cook 9 mins

Inactive 10 mins

Total 29 mins

Author Megan | Strawberry Blondie Kitchen

Yield 4 servings

If you’ve got 20 minutes, you’ve got time for an easy and elegant dessert like these decadent Instant Pot Molten Lava Cakes.

Ingredients

• Cooking spray, butter, cocoa powder for dusting
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Powdered sugar, chocolate sauce, ice cream, optional

Instructions

1. Grease four ramekins with cooking spray or butter and dust with cocoa powder.
2. In a microwaveable bowl, add butter and bittersweet chocolate and heat, in 30 second intervals, until melted.  Stir in sugar, espresso powder and salt.
3. Whisk in eggs and vanilla.  Fold flour.
4. Evenly distribute the mixture between the 4 ramekins*
5. Place steam rack in the bottom of the Instant Pot and add 2 cups of water. 
6. Place three ramekins on steam rack; place remaining one ramekin staggered on top. Lock lid in place. Set electric cooker on high pressure 9 minutes.
7. Let ramekins stand in cooker 10 minutes

I added 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon per 9 oz ramekin.  You could also use 6 oz ramekins.

Notes

Adapted from Mini Chocolate-Orange Lava Cakes

Courses Dessert

Cuisine American

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