Wicked Good Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cups. They’re from the book, Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids by Jill O’Connor and just as good as their name states. Jill sent me and my niece a copy of her book as a little thank you for a post I did inspired by her Cheesecake Pops. We had a hard time deciding which recipe to try first, but we kept coming back to these pudding cups. They were really fun to make and even more fun to eat. You’ll see what I mean in a minute. And the best part… I didn’t have to do any of the work. My little helper did it all.
From separating the egg yolks, to the measuring and mixing.
She cooked the pudding.
And mixed in the peanut butter… (thank you, Jill) … and the extra chocolate chips … Oh my!
Let the pudding chill for at least four hours before eating.
Here’s a link to the Pudding Recipe so you can print it out.
Now, here’s the best part.
It involves balloons to make bowls.
Okay, I did help a little bit here. We blew up regular size balloons about halfway so they were still small, but found that water balloons worked best. They are a perfect size for this project, just hard to fill with air instead of water. I about busted a lung.
After you blow up the balloons, wash them off and let them dry. And before you use each one, spray a little non-stick cooking spray on each. Just a little.
Okay, here’s what you do.
Melt some semi-sweet chocolate, white chocolate or confectionery coating. I used the same candy coating I use for cake pops. Let it cool slightly before using. It doesn’t need to be super hot.
Spoon a small amount on a wax-paper-covered baking sheet.
Then take one of your prepared balloons and dip it in the chocolate. Dip it in enough so the chocolate makes a bowl shape around the balloon.
Remove from the chocolate and place the balloon gently on top of the chocolate waiting on the baking sheet.
And repeat.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
It’s as easy as one…
two…
three!
And like I said earlier … just fun.
She was so proud. And so was I.
You can place the tray of balloon bowls in the refrigerator to speed up the drying time.
Then it’s time for the really fun part.
Pop them all with a pin.
Gently remove the balloon carnage from the inside of the cups and they are ready to go. If you want, you can also serve other treats in them like ice cream.
But we had wicked good pudding waiting in the fridge. Fill each cup as full as you want.
Then you can top them off with whipped cream.
Lots and lots of whipped cream.
To make Jill’s Sweetened Whipped Cream, just chill a metal bowl and beaters in the freezer for about 15 minutes (to help whip the cream faster). Then combine 2 cups heavy cream, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat on medium-low using a mixer until the cream starts to thicken. Then increase speed to medium-high and beat until firm peaks form.
And yep, my niece made that too. Tired arms and all.
Finally, you can add some sprinkles. As few…
or as many as you like.
Want some?
Come on… you know you do.
And when you’re all finished, you can eat the bowl, too.
Enjoy making a mess!
And, check out Jill’s book. I think you’ll be glad you did.
Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids
and the original…
Here’s a link to the Pudding Recipe so you can print it out.
Help. When I click on the link for the pudding recipe it goes to the Today Show and it isn’t there! Where can I find it?
An idea deserves praise documents
3 put of 4 tries my balloons popped. What a mess!
yum! that looks good!
I know many of us wish we could dive into this.
These are amazing – such a great idea. I found your website and made on the deserts from it. Now every Friday my family insists on me making them a ‘special’ desert from your website. Thanks for all the fantastic ideas. Just love your website, well done
For those with an allergy to latex, you can always use plastic cups and dip them in the chocolate? or even those plastic balls you get in the ballpit??… the other things i can think of are not so much fun or as messy! i love this idea xxx
i like that
that is so much easy and yammmy
I would love to do this! How many times do you dip the balloons in the chocolate to get a good thickness so the bowls don’t fall apart while you’re eating?
Awesome!!! I love doing these and. Can’t wait to let my grandson help me. Yummy fun.
This is amazing! I need to try this RIGHT now. Work can wait, right?
Just featured your AMAZING Chocolate Pudding Cups on my Blog Post “10 Creative Party Food Ideas that will Make Any Party AMAZING!!”
You are so brilliant! Thanks for sharing your great ideas! ?
http://welivedhappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/2012/09/10-creative-party-food-ideas-that-will.html
I mean my brother
Wow I’m so going to make them for brother!!!!!!
:-)
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Luna
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Oh, my kids would LOVE these! And frankly, I would too. Fabulous idea & what a cute lookin’ book. Thanks for sharing!
Super bonne idée, merci
Tried this today. I made just one because I’m getting ready for a party and wanting so much to make these. Everything went really well until I tried getting the balloon out of the bowl – it stuck and I couldn’t get it out. Any suggestions? I really want to make these and have them turn out! Please help!!!!
I tried this with water balloons, and it didn’t work. They popped because the chocolate was still too hot for them :( But I think I will have to try with regular sized balloons blown up halfway next time.
I love this idea, I can’t wait to have my nieces over and make this up with them. They love baking with me, we are going to have so much fun doing this. Thank you for sharing :)
Nice idea for the balloons~
what are the ingredients to this good lookin thing
I tried this last weekend, my chocolate was not hot and first 2 balloons as soon as I dipped them, they popped. I had a very difficult time, when I was hoping for a easy fun project. Can you tell me why that would happen. Do I need to use a certain kind of balloon. Would love your input.
Thanks so much,
Donna
Love these!! Can’t wait to try
Thanks Bakerella showing me this exciting fun recipe! Also,I have one issue, how can you make green Tea cakes? THIS website is the only website that I go to for baking tips, so can you help me? Thanks!
OMG! This is just AMAZINGly cool!!! Doubt it ll turn out this splendidly delicious looking if I were to try my hand in this cool chocolate project!
quero isso em portugues!!!por favor!!!
i want this in portuguese, please!!!!!!
Such a cute idea only I tried it and it didn’t work at all! :(
I used water balloons too, you’re right I almost busted a lung too, but when I didn’t them in the chocolate they exploded. Yeah that’s right exploded. Which I’m sure you can imagine was a complete chocolate disaster. In fact there is still chocolate on my ceiling. LOL! Any suggestions as to what I did wrong? Just bad balloons maybe?
This looks like it would be good with a scoop of ice cream in it as well.
this delecacy looks splendid! I cant wait to start churning the butter for it
These cups are great! I thought I’d let you know I referenced it on my blog at http://paprikaprincess.blogspot.com/2011/10/girls-night-dessert.html!
I used these cups and made peanut butter mousse and chocolate mousse to fill them for a girls night dinner! They were a huge hit! Thanks for posting this!
This is TOO COOL – what a great idea! I’m so glad you added it to the Living Montessori Now Facebook page! I just pinned it to my Kids’ Party Ideas board on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-party-ideas/.
This would be fun to make with McKenna
This is awesome! I am soooo going to be doing this with my six kiddos! :)
can you use almond bark as well, that way, you dont have to get morsels and coating… i use the almond bark for sipped strawberries
give us a link on where we can buy the non-sticky cooking spray thingy? pretty pleaaaaaaaaaaase?
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sincerely bake master, Sugrar
I have tried chocolate bowls before, but this looks like so much more fun and they appear very sturdy. And you were SO clear. Thanks!
These look great. Make sure that no one is allergic to latex when served. Another great idea would be adding peanuts to the chocolate after the ballon has been dipped and let dry. Yum!
i cant wait to make these cups….but may I ask, how long do these keep? if i wanted to make for a party, could i make them a few days in advance? or would they lose their freshness and taste and appearance?
Definitely, let the chocolate cool a bit before dipping balloons… I didn’t and as I pulled the balloon out of the chocolate it burst and chocolate splattered all over me and the walls! LOL! What a mess! After lesson learned, it was a delicious success!
Now that’s fancy!
Salama – try using a heavier gauge balloon. The water balloons tend to be smaller (5″) and are a little thinner. Check out this Balloons site for a selection of balloons that might work for this project. Try using the 9″ latex and only inflate them to the size of the cup you would like.
I fell in love with this idea and did it right away but I had a really hard time dipping the balloons in. I couldn’t make deep cups the balloons kept popping up…any ideas? ( I used water balloons)
I fell in love with this idea and did it right away but I had a really hard time dipping the balloons in. I couldn’t make deep cups the balloons kept popping up…any ideas ( I used water balloons)
Great!!! I love these!! Tks!!
Your Bakerella blog is so much fun to look at! I would like to link back to your tutorial about the pudding cups and the use of balloons, on the Dutch language inspiration blog “deze is ook leuk (http://creatiefblogvandeweek.blogspot.com). And I would like to use one of your photo’s in the blogpost.
Is it okay to do so?
Thank you so much for answering, many kind regards from Yvon
Brilliant idea. I love it!
Now we just need to figure out how to make a chocolate spoon that doesn’t melt in your hand. :)
Hello,
I love this idea… in french (because I’m french) J’aime ! Splendide.
I think, I do that with my sons.
Bye bye
Hello! This is a very original idea! I will try to use smaller balloons to get a delicate result!
I saw these a few years ago and couldn’t wait to try them. One word of caution: Don’t fill the balloons too full of air. When we did these the first time the balloons popped, leaving interesting bits of chocolate on the ceiling of my kitchen!
Great idea! Totally linked it on my own blog!
Or maybe use something that won’t cause the latex-allergic to go into anaphylactic shock? There are lots of silicone molds, bowls and other items out there that would be easy to use, and wouldn’t be a danger to your guests.
How fun!
It’s so so so cute.