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A creamy chocolate dessert, in convenient serving size containers, ready in minutes thanks to pressure cooking. I’m making bittersweet sweets for my sweetie on Valentine’s Day. Pots de creme are a classic French custard, I use my Instant Pot for small, custard sized desserts. Pots de creme are easy to whip up, and pressure steaming the pots finishes them in about a half an hour. (I’m a pressure cooker, not a baker. I’m sticking with my strengths here.) You’ll also need some specific tools for this. First is wide 6 (8-ounce) jars or ramekins for the pressure cooking. I use Kerr half-pint wide mouth canning jars, which are the perfect size to fit in the pot. Also, I have a...

Instant Pot Maple Cheesecake with Candied Walnuts. A sweet fall treat from the pressure cooker. Fall is maple syrup season – maple sap starts flowing when temperatures fall below freezing at night, and rise back above freezing during the day. I’m writing this while visiting Canada, producer of 80% of the world’s maple syrup. I’m surrounded by red maple leaf flags and cute, decorative bottles full of syrup.1 In other words, the idea for a fall cheesecake was all around me. Of course, I’m pressure cooking it – I love my Instant Pot cheesecakes. The trick to pressure cooking cheesecake is finding a 6- to 7-inch cheesecake pan that will fit in your Instant Pot. I have a two of...