Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Lava Cake (3 Ingredients)

This ooey gooey Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Lava Cake recipe only requires 3 ingredients and is made in the pressure cooker in no time. An easy quick dessert

Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Lava Cake

If you’re a novice baker, then this recipe is perfect for you since you only need 3 easy ingredients and a pressure cooker that does all the work for you. The result is an amazing oozing dulce de leche lava cake that will even wow your mother in law.

I’ve had a thing for Dulce de leche all my life. I’d spread it on toast in the morning, serve it with ice cream, and use it as a filling for cakes.

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As I got older and discovered that it could be used as a baking ingredient. That’s when my imagination started going wild with ideas. You can check out some of my favorite dulce de leche recipes HERE.

You can even make the batter in advance, simply refrigerate it and cook it when company arrives. If you’re not a fan of the Instant Pot, you can bake these in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for about 13 to 14 minutes.

Lava cakes fascinate me because it’s one of those interactive desserts where every guest gives their cake a nice tap and watches how the middle oozes out like lava on a volcano. It’s not only delicious and creamy, but it’s fun too.

I used store-bought dulce de leche, but you can certainly make yours in the pressure cooker. My friend Ana from Cleverly Me has a great homemade recipe HERE.

For these lava cakes, you will need 10 oz ramekins or custard cups. They’re sold at Amazon or your local kitchen store. Porcelain, metal or glass is fine as long as they’re oven safe.

I hope you can try these delicious Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Lava Cakes at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.

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Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Lava Cake

This ooey gooey Instant Pot Dulce de Leche Lava Cake recipe only requires 3 ingredients and is made in the pressure cooker in no time. An easy quick dessert

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time11 minutes mins

Total Time16 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Latin

Servings: 3

Calories: 81kcal

Author: Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons all purpose flour
• 13.4 oz Dulce de Leche (1 2/3 cups)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

• Spray 3 - 10 oz custard cups or ramekins with nonstick spray
• Beat the eggs until thick and fluffy on a mixer. About 2 minutes
• Add the dulce de leche and beat until combined. Finally, add the flour and mix. 
• Pour this mixture into the greased custard cups
• Pour 1 cup of water in the instant pot. Place trivet on top
  
• Cook on high pressure for 11 minutes (manual) for the 10 oz or 9 minutes for the 6 oz. 
• After the machine beeps do a quick release (open the valve to let out all the pressure)
• Remove cakes from the instant pot
• Invert each cake onto plates 
• Serve immediately 

Notes

Cakes can also be baked in a preheated oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit oven for 12-14 minutes. 

Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit. 

Nutrition

Calories: 81kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 192mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

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