Chocolate Appe | Mini Choco Lava Cake
Chocolate Appe is a quick, easy-to-make, soft, and delicious mini chocolate treat for your kids. An instant variation to the traditional paniyaram recipe - mini choco lava at home without an oven.
Servings: 6
Calories: 254kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat flour
- ½ cup Milk
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- Baking soda, pinch
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- ¼ to ½ cup Sugar or Brown sugar adjust to taste
- ¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Salt, pinch
- 4 tablespoon Chocolate chips
- 3 to 4 tablespoon Desi ghee or butter Use oil or vegan butter for the vegan version
Instructions
- In a bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, cinnamon powder, sugar, cocoa powder, and a pinch of salt. Now add milk and whisk. You can add either an additional ¼ to ½ cup of milk or water and continue to whisk to form a medium-thick batter like dosa or pancake.1 cup Wheat flour, ½ cup Milk, ¾ tsp Baking powder, Baking soda, pinch, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, ½ tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ to ½ cup Sugar or Brown sugar, ¼ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder, Salt, pinch
- Heat appe pan on medium-low heat. Add butter/ghee into all the molds.3 to 4 tbsp Desi ghee or butter
- Pour approx 2 teaspoons of batter into each mold, add 3 to 4 chocolate chips, and then top it with another 1 or 2 teaspoons of batter.4 tbsp Chocolate chips
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a medium-low flame for 2 to 3 minutes or until the egdes look cooked. This will also ensure that the appes are cooked evenly.
- Then flip the appes with skewers or the back of the spoon, add some butter or ghee, and cook on the other side for another 2 minutes or until fully cooked.
- Repeat the process for the remaining batter.
- Serve them with butter or ghee, and enjoy.
Notes
- Vary the sweetness as per your taste.
- You can substitute brown sugar with jaggery or regular sugar.
- I have used a non-stick appe pan.
- Get more creative. Top it with powdered sugar, chocolate syrup, or even with fresh seasonal fruits.
Chocolate paniyaram with rice
- Wash and soak 1 cup rice in water for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Now drain it completely.
- Grind rice and 3 tablespoon grated coconut, adding water to form a medium-thick batter. The consistency of the batter would be similar to any dosa/pancake batter.
- Transfer this to a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients.
- Keep this batter aside for 20 to 30 minutes. Then follow the same steps given above.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 38IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg