Minimal Monday: Chocolate Sprinkle Waffle Cups are fun and easy to make, and I guarantee you’ll find endless uses for these be-sprinkled waffle bowls!
I found waffle cups in the supermarket the other day… maybe you’ve already seen them, they’re like waffle ice cream cones, only in little cup form.
I like the idea, especially for serving ice cream or berries as an easy dessert, but it seems to me they lack a little something something, you know? They’re ok on their own, but I think they’d be way cuter with a little chocolate and a few sprinkles. What wouldn’t?
This way you can serve plain old vanilla ice cream and still be a dessert hero. You can trick kids into thinking berries are a decadent treat.
You can use white chocolate, too, if you want, and customize your sprinkles to your occasion. Spoon or brush more chocolate inside the cup, if you’re a chocoholic. Use finely chopped nuts instead of sprinkles, or coconut. For Memorial Day or the Fourth of July, use white chocolate and then sprinkle with red white and blue.
Ingredients
- one package of 10 waffle ice cream cups
- 8 oz semi sweet chocolate or chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil or crisco
- assorted sprinkles
Instructions
- Chop the chocolate into small pieces and put in a microwave safe bowl along with the coconut oil or Crisco. Choose a bowl that is on the narrow side, so the melted chocolate will be deep enough to dip your cups into. I used a quart sized measuring cup. Microwave for 1 minute, then stir the chocolate. If it's not completely melted, microwave again in short 15 to 30 second bursts until you can stir away all the lumps.
- Dip each cup into the melted chocolate and then let the excess drip off. I scraped the excess from the bottom of each cup against the lip of the measuring cup.
- Liberally cover the chocolate with sprinkles and set on waxed paper, bottom up, to dry.
- You may need to give the cups a second coat of sprinkles if some of them 'melt' into the chocolate. Letting the chocolate air dry for a minute or two before you add the sprinkles helps prevent this.
Notes:
- Need some amazing ice cream to put in your pretty bowls? How about some No Churn Vanilla Bean Ice Cream? You don’t even need a machine for this one.
Just a neat little trick to have up your sleeve for the season.
Happy Monday!
16 Comments
Kitchen Belleicious
May 13, 2014 at 10:47 amyep! Yes indeed now this recipe I can DO:)) and gladly!!!! My two little boys thank you in advance:))
Maria | Pink Patisserie
May 13, 2014 at 6:12 amI’m so happy ice cream weather has finally arrived! These look so fun and festive!
Joanne
May 13, 2014 at 6:01 amThese are so fun! I rarely ever eat ice cream on a cone because of crackage but with these bowls, I feel like that whole problem would be mitigated!
Angie@Angie's Recipes
May 12, 2014 at 8:51 pmHow colourful and fun! Would be nice to serve some homemade ice cream :-)
Averie @ Averie Cooks
May 12, 2014 at 4:29 pmSo fun and I know my daughter’s eyes would light up seeing all the sprinkles! :)
Sue
May 12, 2014 at 4:52 pmWish my daughters were that young, Averie :)
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
May 12, 2014 at 1:17 pmThese are so fun, perfect to serve homemade ice-cream!
cheri
May 12, 2014 at 12:29 pmHi Sue, these are so adorable, great ideas for the 4th too!
Matt Robinson
May 12, 2014 at 11:26 amI love your photography and writing style so much. These are so fun, my boys would go crazy for them this summer!
Catherine
May 12, 2014 at 10:29 amA very nice idea. They are perfect for summer treats. Blessings, Catherine
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert
May 12, 2014 at 10:16 amSo adorable! Another wonderful reason to eat ice cream!
Cathy at Wives with Knives
May 12, 2014 at 9:43 amI love this idea. What a fun way to serve ice cream and fruit…even the adults will love it too. Terrific photos, Sue. I’ll be serving these waffle cups often this summer.
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen
May 12, 2014 at 9:43 amThese waffle cups are way cool and very impressive. Wow.
Sam
Sulpicia
May 12, 2014 at 9:36 amVery cool and decadent! Do you have a recipe for the waffle cones? I would love to learn how to make those as well.
Sue
May 12, 2014 at 10:43 amI’ll get right on it :)
Abbe@This is How I Cook
May 12, 2014 at 9:25 amA simple little trick that is perfect. thanks, Sue!