Molten lava cakes are the ideal dessert for a dinner party or other social gathering because their individual sizes give each person a little cake of their own to enjoy. When you cut into these warm, moist desserts an explosion of hot chocolate sauce spills out, which gives the cakes their fun name. If your mouth is already watering, try one of these molten lava cake recipes for dinner tonight.

Molten Chocolate Cakes [Food and Wine]
Food and Wine’s gourmet spin on the dessert classic brings an air of sophistication to the usual molten lava cake. Bittersweet chocolate and unsalted butter provide a rich, complex taste, and the thick chocolate inside is just the icing – or, rather, the lava – on the cake.

Molten Chocolate Cake [Pioneer Woman]
This recipe from the Pioneer Woman is just as indulgent as her other recipes, and the addition of an extra egg yolk ensures that the inside is even more runny than most lava cakes. Serve them with homemade whipped cream for an extra special treat.

Red Velvet Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes [Halfbaked Harvest]
This recipe not only uses a red velvet cake exterior, but a chocolate ganache center as well. If that doesn’t already sound decadent enough, a coconut whipped cream topping should do the trick.

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If you’ve never experienced the sweet decadence of a New Orleans snowball dessert, Crazy A’s is a must in the Webster area. This quaint and colorful ice cream stand is just as vibrant as the businesses that line the streets of the Big Easy, and it serves the traditional finely shaved ice snow cones that are so popular in New Orleans.

Crazy A’s offers these snow balls in a wide variety of fruity flavors, and you can even get them stuffed with ice cream for a richer, creamier taste. The menu also includes snow cones topped with sweetened condensed milk, or if you’re feeling daring you can get your snow cone stuffed and topped, but be warned: this is a truly decadent, delicious, and addictive option!

Crazy A’s New Orleans Style Snowballs is a cash-only operation, so be sure to hit the ATM before you visit. The shop is open 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekends.

Crazy A’s New Orleans Style Snowballs
247 El Dorado Boulevard
Webster, TX 77598
(832) 483-4672
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Sure, it may be that La Porte's Mainly drinks makes visitors think that they serve, well, mainly drinks. But this local restaurant also offers a selection of refined New American cuisine that draws visitors for more than just the drinks.

On the menu, you'll find options like a Gourmet Cheese Plate with crostini, Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms in herb butter, or Smothered Cajun Fries with crawfish, shrimp & lobster. The place also serves dishes like a well-regarded Seafood Gumbo and a Warm Spinach Salad with warm bacon vinaigrette. Burgers, sandwiches, and flatbreads are also on the menu.

If a full entrée suits your appetite, you can feast on dishes like Pepita Crusted Chicken Fried Steak, Fish Tacos with green tomato salsa, Seafood Pasta with chipotle cream sauce, Blackened Red Snapper with mango relish, or Pan Seared Ribeye with chef’s sauce. Note that the menu changes periodically to highlight fresh ingredients.

And yes: Mainly Drinks does offer drinks, including wine and cocktails. It's open Monday through Saturday, and you can make reservations online on the Mainly Drinks website.

Mainly Drinks
223 W. Main Street
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 867-1700
http://www.mainlydrinks.com/
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