This two-ingredient dessert turns chocolate and canned peaches into a rich, silky treat that tastes far fancier than it has any right to be.
Viral food trends are famously hit-or-miss. Some earn a permanent spot in people’s kitchens, and others fade as quickly as they arrive. For example, the viral two-ingredient cheesecake was a recent undeniable hit, and I get why. It’s clever, easy and wildly appealing … if cheesecake is your thing. It just isn’t mine, a stance I realize is mildly controversial. I’ve always been a chocolate dessert person. So when I saw the next viral two-ingredient dessert—the one made with melted chocolate and a humble can of peaches—I didn’t hesitate for a second.
After one spoonful, I can say without exaggeration that this might be my new favorite at-home dessert. It’s rich and silky in a way that feels indulgent, like a proper pot de crème, and it’s honestly mind-bending that the texture comes from nothing more than chocolate and canned fruit.
What is the viral two-ingredient chocolate dessert?
The recipe is almost suspiciously simple. You melt chocolate, blend it with a can of strained peaches, pour the mixture into a dish and refrigerate for a few hours. That’s it. No eggs, no cream, no gelatin—just two pantry ingredients and a blender. For my batch, I used about three-quarters of a 10-ounce bag of chocolate chips and a standard 15-ounce can of sliced peaches.
The magic is in how these two ingredients interact. When the warm chocolate is blended with the peaches, it turns smooth and glossy. As it chills, the cocoa butter in the chocolate firms up and gently traps the peach puree inside, setting into a spoonable, custard-like dessert. It’s essentially a shortcut version of a classic chocolate ganache, with fruit stepping in where cream usually would.
Because this dessert is so minimalist, the chocolate has nowhere to hide, so this is the time to use a brand you genuinely like eating on its own. I used Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate chips, which melted smoothly and gave the finished dessert a deep, rounded chocolate flavor.
Although this dessert is wonderful plain, there are plenty of ways to garnish it. Inspired by another Instagram creator’s version, I topped mine with chopped pistachios and a scattering of flaky sea salt. I know that technically turns this into a four-ingredient dessert, but I couldn’t resist! Adding berries, citrus zest or a drizzle of caramel would also be easy ways to upgrades.
What does it taste like?
The texture of this dessert lands squarely in the pots-de-crème territory: dense, creamy and impossibly smooth, with a rich chocolate flavor and the silky ease of a carefully made custard.
I’ll admit that when I pulled the pan from the fridge, I immediately started sneaking spoonfuls straight from the dish. By the time I remembered I actually needed to photograph it for this article, I’d eaten an embarrassing amount and left a constellation of spoon marks behind. My solution was to press a ring mold into the center and lift out a perfectly smooth portion for photos—purely as a cosmetic fix, and not at all a way to hide the evidence of my lack of self-control.
The peaches don’t read as overly fruity. Instead, they add a gentle brightness that balances the chocolate and keeps the dessert from feeling heavy. The overall effect is decadent but surprisingly refined, with flavors that feel layered and intentional rather than gimmicky.
For something that comes together in minutes and sets up in the fridge, it delivers the kind of silky, deeply chocolaty indulgence I usually associate with far more elaborate desserts. This one has earned a permanent place in my dessert rotation.
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