Valentine’s Day is coming up and if you’ve never made lava cakes before definitely try these in your air fryer. It’s fun to cut into the chocolate cake and watch the filling ooze out. The “lava” in the middle of the cake which is just undercooked batter is perfectly safe to eat.
They only take 13 minutes in the oven and about the same amount of time i the air fryer. Make sure to top the lava cakes with some vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries on top.
If you don’t plan on making all the cakes at once you can store the rest of the batter in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to use. All you have to do is pour the batter into the ramekins and bake them.
Ingredients for Molten Lava Cakes
Butter – melt in the microwave
Bittersweet Chocolate and Semi-Sweet Chocolate – this also gets melted in the microwave with the butter
Powdered Sugar – for sweetness
Eggs – make sure the batter is slightly cooled before whisking in the eggs or else they will scramble
Vanilla – for flavor
How to make Air Fryer Molten Lava Cakes
For the full recipe please see the recipe card below.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
If using an air fryer preheat it to 350 degrees.
Spray four custard cups with baking spray and place them on a baking sheet.
Microwave the butter, bittersweet chocolate, and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl on high until the butter is melted, about 1 minute. Whisk until the chocolate is also melted. Stir in the sugar until well blended. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolks, then add the vanilla. Stir in the flour. Divide the mixture among the custard cups.
Bake until the sides are firm and the centers are soft, about 13 minutes.
Air fry for 12 to 15 minutes. Let stand 1 minute. Invert on individual plates while warm and serve with vanilla ice cream.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Air Fryer Molten Lava Cake
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- Baking spray, for spraying custard cups
- 1 stick butter
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 whole eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- If using an air fryer preheat it to 350 degrees.
- Spray four custard cups with baking spray and place them on a baking sheet.
- Microwave the butter, bittersweet chocolate, and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl on high until the butter is melted, about 1 minute. Whisk until the chocolate is also melted. Stir in the sugar until well blended. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolks, then add the vanilla. Stir in the flour. Divide the mixture among the custard cups.
- Bake until the sides are firm and the centers are soft, about 13 minutes. Air fry for 12 to 15 minutes. Let stand 1 minute. Invert on individual plates while warm and serve with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Recipe ingredients from Ree Drummond converted to make air fryer recipe
not WW friendly
- Category: Easy
- Method: Air Fryer or Oven
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: air fryer lava cake
Ashley says
I can’t wait to make this Friday!