Strawberry Sorbet with Cointreau served in edible chocolate bowls

One of my favourite desserts, absolutely delicious every time. Definitely worth making.

Strawberry Sorbet:


Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg fresh strawberries
• 1/2 glass of sugar (add more or less depending on how sweet you want it)
• 2 tbs of Cointreau

1. Blend the ingredients together.

2. Pour into a metal container/cake tin (sorbet will freeze faster in metal container), cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.

3. When the sorbet is completely frozen (3 to 4 hours), remove from freezer and let stand at room temperature until partially thawed. Blend again with a blender/in a food processor to break up the ice until it has a nice fluffy texture.) Place the sorbet back into the tin and refreeze for at least three hours.



Edible chocolate bowls:

Ingredients:

• Milk/dark/white chocolate (whichever you fancy)
• balloons

1. Melt the chocolate. You can to that either by putting it into a microwave for 30 seconds (or until melted), or by placing the chocolate in a glass bowl, putting the bowl over a pot with a little bit of water in it (the bowl cannot touch the water) and boiling the water underneath the chocolate.

2. Inflate the balloons to about the size of a large orange.

3. WAIT FOR THE CHOCOLATE TO COOL TO LUKEWARM TEMPERATURE!!!

3. Dip the balloon in melted chocolate to form a bowl. Place the balloon on baking paper and place in a fridge. Leave until the chocolate sets completely (it may take a while).

4. Once the chocolate is set, make a small incision at the very top of the balloon, so that it deflates slowly instead of exploding in your face and ruining the chocolate bowl.



Done!

NB. It REAALLY is a good idea to let the chocolate cool before you dip the balloon in it. Because you know what happens when you dip an inflated balloon in hot, melted chocolate?...

I still keep finding chocolate in the weirdest places all over my kitchen...