Chocolate Lava Cakes with Pistachio Cream
Chocolate Lava Cakes with Pistachio Cream is a gluten free recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 245 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for valentin day. If you have milk, eggs, cocoa, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Place pistachios in a food processor; process until a crumbly paste forms (about 3 1/2 minutes), scraping sides of bowl once.
Place 1/4 cup pistachio butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar, cocoa, eggs, and egg whites in top of a double boiler; stir well with a whisk.
Add chocolate; cook over simmering water until chocolate melts and sugar dissolves (about 3 minutes).
Remove from heat; add baking powder and vanilla. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Chill 2 hours.
Place remaining 1/4 cup pistachio butter and 1/2 cup sugar in food processor; pulse 4 times or until combined.
Add milk and salt; process until smooth. Strain mixture through a sieve into a small saucepan; discard solids. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 4 minutes or until thick.
Remove from heat; pour into a bowl. Cover and chill.
Bake cakes at 450 for 9 minutes or until almost set (centers will not be firm).
Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert each cake onto a dessert plate; drizzle with sauce.
Garnish with powdered sugar, if desired.