Chocolate Fig Cups
A glorious dessert cup, made by filling a chocolate cup with a coconut fig pudding that is topped with a coconut chocolate cream with chocolate drizzle. Such decadence happens to be dairy-free and gluten-free!
Ahhh …a life filled with chocolate cups with a decadent figgy coconut pudding and a coconut chocolate topping, isn’t such a bad one – is it?
Most of y’all know me as the gal behind this blog. The one that believes beets make everything gorgelicious, and that gluten-free and dairy-free eats and treats can become addicting! But, from the time I graduated college, I’ve had this other gig as a graphic designer.
I started out with a huge telecommunications giant, and, while I never planned to stay for more than a few years, I got comfortable.
Being a single parent, the more than generous benefits package was too tempting to turn my back on. And I stayed. Comfortably. Even when the itch to leave when other offers came along, I ignored them and stayed – I was comfortable. Even when there were layoffs, even when the company was sold, and sold again…I stayed…I was comfortable, after all.
But, these last couple of days, we’ve had news that the company was breaking off from it’s parent into a brand new entity. We were told that this was a good thing. We were told that there’s big “stuff” in store. But, other sources say, this new entity is going to be the catchall for the parent companies debt…and that makes me not comfortable.
As I have been pondering about all of this, I’ve started to focus more on what I can control and what I enjoy – like doing Insanity workouts at 10 pm with my daughter, and chocolate and figgy pudding cups! I might be late jumping on the chocolate and fig bandwagon – but wow! What a flavor combo!
Recently, I had the opportunity to try out Valley Fig Growers‘ Organic Mission Fig Spread, Balsamic Pepper Fig Spread, Orange Fig Spread and Port Wine Fig Spread, and, my spoon became dangerous! I could just dip that spoon into those figgy spreads and lift that spoon into my mouth – on repeat!
So, before the spreads disappeared, I figured I would try something different. My daughter suggested we have peanut butter cups, and well, I was out of peanut butter so, after the chocolate cups were made – I accidentally dipped my figgy spread-filled spoon into some coconut milk and well, the rest is history!
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dark/semi sweet chocolate
- 5 silicone cupcake molds
- 1 can full fat coconut milk that has been refrigerated overnight
- 2 teaspoons + 2 teaspoons + 2 teaspoons coconut oil it needs to be melted
- 1/4 teaspoon + 1/4 teaspoon + 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 tablespoons Orange Fig Spread
- 3 tablespoons Port Wine Fig Spread
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
FOR THE CUPS:
- Place the dark/semi sweet chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, take out stir and microwave another 30 seconds and stir vigorously. By this time the chocolate should be melted.
- Pour teaspoons of chocolate and move the silicone cups around so the chocolate lines the inside of the silicone cups
- Place in the fridge for at least an hour
- Meanwhile, open the can of full fat coconut milk and separate the thick part that's on the top from the watery part at the bottom of the can.
Take out 3 bowls and divide the thick coconut cream equally into the 3 bowls:
- IN BOWL 1 – Add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to the coconut cream and also add the 3 tablespoons Orange Fig Spread and stir well and refrigerate for about 30 minutes
- IN BOWL 2 – Add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to the coconut cream and also add the 3 tablespoons Port Wine Fig Spread and stir well and refrigerate for about 30 minutes
- IN BOWL 3 –
- Add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to the coconut cream and also add the 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- and 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar and stir well and refrigerate for about 30 minutes
- ASSEMBLY
- Take out the chocolate cups and fill 2 about halfway with the Orange Fig Spread and coconut mix, And fill the other 3 with the Port Wine Fig Spread and coconut mix.
- Then top all the cups with the cocoa and coconut mix from bowl 3.
- Melt the remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and drizzle over the chocolate fig cups and enjoy!
- These refrigerate quite well – and will last about a week – if you can resist them!
Shashi this is soo good girl!! You shouldn’t be doing this to me!! Me and chocolates have a love hate relationship..my tastebuds love them but my love handles hate them 😛
Thanks soo much for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.. 🙂
You are so disciplined to do a a10 workout! I would be a couch potato by then. These chocolate fig cups are just beautiful.
This looks delicious Shashi! I’ve got two family members who are lactose intolerant so they will absolutely FLIP over these beauties! Loving the love between chocolate and Figs too! 😀
Thank you so much for sharing these with us at #SaucySaturday! sending some love your way 🙂
Change is scary. I can definitely see how these figgy cups would help. All of those spreads sound delicious, actually. I will look for them next time I’m food shopping. Thank you so much for linking up to #SaucySaturday.
YUM’d and Stumbled! This looks delicious. A definite must try! Please come share your blog posts over at the Home Matters Linky Party! We’d love to have you for a visit. The Door is OPEN. http://lifewithlorelai.com/2015/07/02/home-matters-linky-party-44/ 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
My chocolate cups always break when I try to take them out of the molds! I can’t decide if it’s cause they’re too thin or too thick.
These sound amazing!!
Yum! These chocolate cups sounds amazing! Nothing at all wrong with figs and chocolate! Great combination.
These look positively delicious! I think they’d make a great gift for a hostess. Fig and chocolate is such a lovely combination!
These look amazing. I love moulding chocolate into different shapes! I don’t think I’ve ever had fig paste/jam before, but it looks really good.
These chocolate fig cups look so damn delicious, Shashi! Hope everything will be fine! 🙂
Sashi, that looks insanely good. I need to check out the spreads too. Btw..you are crazy to do a insanity workout at 10…OMG. The teen and I do in the mornings during summers, we huff and puff like crazy. You are my inspiration.
Hugs and good vibes coming your way. Everything works out for the best.xx
These cupcakes look decadent as all get out! I just want to grab one off the screen and start munching down. Those fig spread look yummy as well. Hope everything works out for you darlin!
These cups are amazing Shashi! So cool! Hope everything goes well ! Sharing these cuties!
you had me at chocolate and fig! Ohhhh myyyyy <33
Sending good vibes for all work-related things <3 But you know what? I have a feeling that no matter what happens, you'll find a way to make it work — you're good like that 🙂 And speaking of good… dried fruit and chocolate is one of my favourite combinations of all time, so these look absolutely amazing. I haven't had figs in a while, so I'm thinking that needs to change, stat.
Thanks so much Amanda! Things will work out, in time, I know – but, I so appreciate your encouraging words my friend
I am new to the whole figgy chocolate shebang and WOA – it’s freakin addicting! So so darn good!