Chocolate Lava Cakes

Molten chocolate. Enough said.

Sometimes, my love for chocolate takes over. Uncontrollably. This is one such time. When it comes in the form of an individual little cup of half molten chocolate, have brownie-like cake, I fall head over heels. In love. L-O-V-E.

And these are easy and (relatively) not bad for you. Which is why I find it okay to eat two or more individual portions. With ice cream. Not bad.

This type of rationalizing = the reason I run.

Chocolate Lava Cakes (makes 8 small servings)
3/4 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup almond milk or 1% milk
3 TB canola oil
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup very hot water
Directions: Boil 2 cups of water. Grease your serving dishes or ramekins.
Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Stir, then add in milk and oil until well combined. Pour into dishes.

Sprinkle brown sugar on top.

Then sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

Sprinkle a little bit of vanilla on each dish. Then, pour hot water over top of the batter and don't stir. I know. It looks really weird. But it works.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Don't overcook! These should look undercooked, they are lava cakes. Which means gooey chocolate middles are meant to be. Eat, fall in love and be happy.