Chocolate Instant Pot Lava Cake Recipe

Craving something warm, full of chocolate, and simple to make? This Instant Pot Lava Cake is about to become your new dessert best friend. While it might “look” complicated, I can assure you that it’s not. In less than an hour of time, you’ll be enjoying bite after bite of this delicious chocolate cake recipe. Make certain to have a glass of milk handy or a delicious cup of coffee, too!

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Can you use ramekins in the instant pot?

You sure can! Ramekins are great to use in the Instant Pot because they’re small and simple to place inside. I use glass ramekins because of their size and I like how easily they tend to clean up afterward, too.

Will the chocolate lava become hard as it cools?

It won’t officially get harder, but it will become thicker as it cools down. If you’re wanting that lava affect, you’ll want to eat it while it’s warm. But if you’re wanting more of a pudding texture, this is when you’ll want to let it cool all the way.

Chocolate Lava Cake Cooking Times

Instant Pot Lava Cake (makes 12 ramekins)

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: about 45 minutes

Total time: about 55 minutes

Ingredients For Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cake

• 2 sticks butter or 1/2 cup butter.
• 6 eggs
• 2 egg yolk
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tbs Vanilla
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Instant Pot Lava Cake Recipe

In a large bowl, mix your chocolate chips and butter in the microwave. Warm them on high in the microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring between each time.

To the large bowl, add in your powdered sugar. Mix well until incorporated.

Add your eggs and egg yolk to the mixture. Mix well.

Add the vanilla and flour to your lava cake mixture. Mix well.

Spray each of your ramekins with cooking spray. Make sure that the inside is completely coated with the spray. 

Pour in your mixture almost completely full to the ramekin. 

Add 1 cup of water to your instant pot. Place your trivet inside the instant pot. Set 4 ramekins on the trivet. Close your instant pot by twisting the lid and closing the valve.

Set your Instant pot to high pressure for 9 minutes. It should take about five minutes to come to pressure.

When the timer is complete, do a quick release on the instant pot by opening the valve and pulling it towards you. Be sure to open the valve with a hot pad or towel to protect your hands from the heat. 

Remove the ramekin from the instant pot with tongs or a towel. Transfer to a cooling rack. Continue to fill your ramekins with the mixture. Some water will have been cooked out from the bottom of the pot.

I suggest removing the pot, dumping that water, and sealing your instant pot with one more cup of water to ensure that you have enough water for the next session. continue steps 7 to 9 until all your lava cakes are cooked!

You can eat this lava cakes straight out of the ramekin. Or you can place upside down on a plate and allow the cake to slide out from the dish.

You can shower it with powdered sugar, caramel drizzle, whip cream, or even ice cream!

Eat and enjoy with a spoon.

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About Angela Milnes

Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and adults. Angela has also taught cooking classes and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Instant Pot Table. Follow her on Pinterest!