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These Almond Flour Chocolate Cherry Lava Cakes are decadent gooey molten chocolate cakes filled with cherries. They are inspired by a dessert that I had in France and are so good, you’d never guess they were naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and Paleo.

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These chocolate cherry lava cakes are one of my all time favorite desserts! Not only are they melt-in-your-mouth delicious, but they are made with healthier ingredients like almond flour, maple syrup, and coconut oil.

They are basically pots of gooey melted chocolate lava cakes filled with juicy cherries. Delicious! I make them every year for Valentine’s day. I also make them if I am trying to impress family and friends. Everyone always raves about them and can not believe that they are gluten-free and dairy-free.

We eat these lava cakes straight from the ramekin. We add ice-cream on top and eat them. However, if you want a classic molten lava cake, that gets flipped out of the ramekin, try my chocolate and espresso lava cakes.

Freshly baked chocolate cherry lava cake.

Why this recipe works

  • Chocolate and cherry flavors were meant to be together! If you love the combo, check out my gluten-free cherry chocolate chip cookie bars.
  • These gluten-free chocolate cherry cakes fit a variety of diets. They are Paleo, Gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free.
  • They are made with healthier ingredients than your average lava cake. Almond flour is used instead of white flour. Maple syrup is used instead of sugar. Coconut oil is used instead of butter.
  • They are incredibly decadent and delicious. Everyone loves them!

Recipe ingredients

Ingredients needed to make paleo chocolate cherry lava cakes.
  • coconut oil– use refined coconut oil if you do not want any coconut flavor.
  • chocolate chips– any kind that works for you. Whether that is semi-sweet, dairy-free, or milk chocolate.
  • egg– this binds the cakes together.
  • maple syrup– make sure to use pure maple syrup! Nothing with any corn syrup in them.
  • almond flour– blanched almond flour works best in baking.
  • cherries– fresh or frozen work interchangeably well!

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

Additions/ Substitutions

  • Instead of coconut oil, you can use olive oil or avocado oil.
  • Instead of maple syrup, you can use honey.
  • Instead of cherries, you can use raspberries or strawberries.
  • You can omit the cherries and just have these be plain chocolate.

Step by step instructions

Melted chocolate mixed with coconut oil.
Step 1

Step 1: Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together in the microwave.

Egg and maple syrup mixed together.
Step 2

Step 2: Whisk the egg and maple syrup together.

Melted chocolate added to egg mixture.
Step 3

Step 3: Mix the melted chocolate into the egg mixture.

Almond flour added to mixture and poured into ramekins.
Step 4

Step 4: Add the vanilla, salt, and almond flour to the chocolate mixture and whisk. Pour into ramekins.

Pitted cherries in a bowl.
Step 4:

Step 5: If using fresh cherries, pit them.

Cherries being added to ramekins.
Step 5

Step 6: Add the cherries to eat ramekin.

Freshly baked gluten-free chocolate cherry cake.
Step 7

Step 7: Bake!

Expert tips

  • Measure coconut oil in its melted state.
  • Use chocolate chips that fit your dietary needs. If you need a dairy-free chocolate, you can use Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips. If you need Paleo chocolate, use HU chocolate chips.
  • Let the ramekins cool for a few minutes after baking, but if you want to eat them hot don’t wait too long. That way the ice-cream still melts on top.
Freshly baked Almond Flour Chocolate Cherry Lava Cakes with ice-cream melting on it.

Other almond flour chocolate desserts you’ll love:

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5 from 4 votes

Almond Flour Chocolate Cherry Lava Cakes (Paleo, Gluten-free)

Servings: 2
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Paleo Fondant au Chocolat et Cerises--For Two! (GF) | Perchance to Cook, www.perchancetocook.com
A delicious gooey molten chocolate cake filled with cherries. So good, you'd never guess it was naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and Paleo.

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together. You can either do this in the microwave or over the stove top. If you are melting the chocolate in the microwave, make sure to mix it every 15-30 seconds. If you are melting the chocolate on the stove top, set a pot of water on the stove and heat on high until it boils and then lower the heat to medium. Then, put the coconut oil and chocolate into a bowl and place the boil over the boiling water and mix until the chocolate is melted.
  • Mix the melted chocolate and coconut oil together.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and maple syrup until it thickens a bit. Add the melted chocolate to the bowl and whisk until well mixed.
  • Add the salt, vanilla, and almond flour to the chocolate mixture and whisk.
  • Pour half of the mixture into one ramekin and the other half into another.
  • Pit 12 cherries or get 12 frozen cherries out of the freezer.
  • Gently push 6 cherries into the chocolate mixture of each ramekin.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes. The outside should look hard near the edges of the ramekin and a wet or less cooked in the middle. It should puff out and crack a bit.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Instead of coconut oil, you can use olive oil or avocado oil.
  • Instead of maple syrup, you can use honey.
  • Instead of cherries, you can use raspberries or strawberries.
  • You can omit the cherries and just have these be plain chocolate.

Nutrition

Calories: 719kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 9gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 28gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 230mgFiber: 7gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 122mgIron: 4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French
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6 Comments

    1. Hmmmm, I’d say it could be easier to multiply the recipe by 5 and repeat the process twice… You just need large bowls!

  1. Looks so delicious! Just wondering if you’ve ever had any luck experimenting with making this, or something similar, without almond (or another nut) flour/meal.

    Thanks for sharing the chocolatey goodness!