Chocolate Bowls

Total Time: 1 hr 3 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 ounces finely chopped dark chocolate, divided
• 8 -10 small balloons, filled with air

Recipe

• 1 place 5 ounces of the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. stir until completely melted.
• 2 remove from heat and stir in the remaining chocolate until thoroughly smooth.
• 3 spoon 1/2 teaspoon melted chocolate onto prepared pan to form a small disk.
• 4 dip the balloon into the disk of chocolate, coating about a third of the balloon.
• 5 place the dipped end of the balloon on the chocolate disk.
• 6 repeat with remaining chocolate and balloons. place in the refrigerator to set, about 30 minutes.
• 7 in order to release the air from the balloon, pinch the balloon just under the knot and cut a small hole in the surface between fingers and knot.
• 8 very gradually release air; if air is released too quickly, the bowls may break.
• 9 carefully peel the deflated balloons from the chocolate bowls.