Hot Chocolate Popovers
Pictured above are 12 toasted marshmallows. Warm, gooey, sweet, toasty good.
The rest of the bag of marshmallows… I ate those standing in front of the oven waiting for these little puffs to bake.
… Then I went to the store and bought another bag.
… Because I have a problem. … And marshmallows are so soft so soft so delicious.
Have you ever made popovers? So simple.
Popovers are like puffy pancake doughnuts. Aren’t those good words? Yes.
Also… toasted marshmallows. Buy two bags. Don’t feel bad.
Set these little suckers aside. They’ll get toasted soon.
Let me tell you how these popovers work.
Popover batter is loose and milky. In this recipe, the batter is divided into muffin cups, and baked in a super hot oven…. the baking part is when you are welcome to just stand at the oven and eat the rest of the marshmallows.
Once baked and puffed, the popovers are removed from the oven, and get chocolate chips and marshmallows shoved into the center. If they deflate a bit… that’s totally fine. Once they’re stuffed, the popovers are placed under a broiler to toast the marshmallows. This only takes a minute.
Popovers are crazy yumtown served slightly warm with milky coffee.
The batter is not too sweet. Sweetness comes from chocolate chips and the toasted marshmallow.
Like. Love. Yum.
Hot Chocolate Popovers
makes: 12 popovers
recipe adapted from David Lebovitz
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted plus more for greasing the pan
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional)
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 large marshmallows.
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
I used a standard muffin tin for these popovers. No fancy popover pan required. Use a paper towel to grease the individual muffin cups. Grease well with butter. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Whisk well. Get an arm workout.
In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, instant espresso powder, salt, cocoa powder, and flour.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until just incorporated and no lumps remain. I poured my batter in a 2-cup liquid measuring cup and poured the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Fill cups one-half to two-thirds full. Place pan in the oven and set timer for 30 minutes.
No peeking. That’s important. Don’t open the oven.
After 30 minutes, remove the popovers from the oven and immediately set oven to broiler.
Carefully add a sprinkling (maybe about 5-7) chocolate chips into the center of the popover, and top with a marshmallow. If you have to press the chocolate in and deflate the popover a bit, use the back of a spoon. Go for it.
Place pan under the broiler and barely close the door. Keep and eye on the toasting marshmallows. They’ll only need about a minute under the broiler. Feel free to rotate the pan as necessary.
Remove toasted popovers from the oven. Let cool for about 5 minutes. Use a butter knife to gently remove the popovers. Serve warm.
Popovers are best the day they’re made, but they also freeze just fine. Place in the freezer and reheat wrapped in foil, in a 350 degree oven.
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OMG…these looked so yummy that I had to make them for my 7 year old daughter’s piano recital. They are in the oven as I write and I cannot wait to taste them! And FYI, I am so happy I stumbled upon your blog! I have made so many of your recipes and have loved each and every one of them. You absolutely rock!!
It’s been a long, long time since I made popovers, and I certainly never made any as scrumptious as these!! They look amazing!! I can’t resist toasted, melted marshmallows!! :)
OMG, these look like the epitome of deliciousness!! Have you tried these with your homemade marshmallows? I’m kind of drooling a bit.
Wow. These do look really really yummy! And toasted marshmallows are so delicious! I don’t eat marshmallows unless they have been toasted :)
YUUUUUUM my mouth is watering!! I love marshmallows and chocolate, especially when they’re not too sweet. Looks amazing, thanks Joy!
om nom! omnomnomnom nomNOM! :)
Made these tonight for dessert. Oh my gosh, it was like my mug of hot chocolate decided to solidify into puffy, tasty amazingness. Lots of love!
These are perfect for kicking off summer – I am going to make these over Memorial Day Weekend. YUM!
mmmmm….i have a weakness for these 2 foodies so unfortunately for my waistline, i’ll have to try and bake them.
funny to see the cake, chocolate in it is white, must taste delicious and very unique if given to a girlfriend:)
Adorable! Everything perfect about hot chocolate in the form you can eat with your fingers :)
Oooooh, this looks so delish!
I loove toasted marshmallows. A favourite snack is buttered toast with grilled marshmallows :-)
These were amazing. Made them with my 9 year old daughter – we are having them again this weekend for her softball party. Thanks for a great recipe!
Oh I cannot wait to make these. I’m not a big chocolate fan, but I think these are special. You totally rock!
I’ve never made popovers, but I’m making these ones!
These look absolutely THE best! I love your commentary, too – so fun : )
Wow! have to make these. As a Brit, I am used to having popovers (or yorkshire puddings!) as part of a roast meal so to add a bit of choccie and marshmallows and have as a dessert, it sounds very strange, yet also intriguing.
You are kind of brilliant!! I just pinned this image.
Delighted Momma
What. Is. This?! I think I just fainted from the ooey-gooey goodness that is this recipe! I’ve only made savory popovers – this is surely going to be my new favorite sweet! :) Thanks for the inspiration, Joy!
These sound sooo good =D
I love this website! It always makes me want to run into the kitchen to bake at inapropriet times! :)
It always takes me forever to convert the amounts… Sometimes I hate that I’m eurpean… =P
I made these this morning for breakfast. Absolutely delicious! A perfect rainy, Saturday morning breakfast.
Mine were fully cooked in 17 minutes, although it was hard to tell since you cannot see when they brown because of the chocolate. I’d recommend watching your oven carefully when making these because times can greatly vary on popovers.
Sweet yorkshire puddings! These look ridiculously amazing.
Definately feeling the need to make these…
Hi.
Finally got around to making these last night. So, so, so good!!! I can’t wait to make them again. Thank you for the recipe!
Yum yum and yum. I was going to make s’mores cupcake this weekend and bought marshmallows but forgot graham crackers. Devastating, until I looked through my pins and saw this recipe! I used rice milk and they still turned out delicious.
Made these last night, and baked them for 20 minutes only. They looked very done from the outside of my oven and I got worried, but when I took them out I realised that they probably needed the full half hour. I don’t think anyone noticed/cared though, the plate was empty in minutes and it got rave reviews! They turned out a little crisp on the outside and gooey chewy on the inside (with the addition of the chocolate and marshmellows). Cheers, Joy :)
These were not as great as I hoped they would be but I think I was just surprised by them- the texture, the bitterness of the actual popover part and the crazy gooey marshmallow. It’s important to be a really really big fan of toasted marshmallows to enjoy these and I’m not so that was probably my first mistake but I was also with a large group of marshmallow fans when I made them and they didn’t seem to like them that much either- the last couple ended in the trash. Sad:(
I made these today. They look great in the oven. However, after I removed them from the oven they sank so much and wrinkled and do not taste as light as I thought they should be. Any clue what did I do wrong?
I’ve been wanting to popovers for-ever! I think this is the perfect, unconventional popover recipe. I can’t wait to make these.
Mine were not fluffy in the center…cooked too long??
Hi Joy! I made these last night and they turned out great until I put them back in the oven to toast the marshmallows. I timed it for 1 minute but they ended up burning a little more than I would have liked. Oh and I added peanut butter too! My friend I suggest a nutella combo as well. One question, do you know if popovers are suppose to collapse?
I just made these for my mom and brother… THEY LOVE IT! I should have used more butter to grease the pan though… They stuck a bit… Still tasted wonderful!!