We’re living in the age of the ultimate DIY. We want to do and make everything ourselves, from jewelry and costumes to gifts and home decor. And don’t even get us started on the delicious homemade recipes we love to cook up in the kitchen. If you’ve mastered making everything yourself from scratch, it’s time to up your game and start making the bowl you serve it in too. From carving a vessel out of bread to hold soup to baking a brownie in the perfect shape to carry ice cream, this list has you covered.
1. Bacon and Egg Cups: We’ve given you plenty of bacon inspiration, from recipes celebrating the meat to gifts for bacon lovers. Now you can enjoy your beloved bacon in mini-bowl form. (via Daisy’s World)
2. Cheese Bowl: If you want a more savory way to serve your salad, look no further than this cheese bowl. The best part? It can easily be made in the microwave. (via Brit+Co)
3. Squash Lasagna Bowls: Looking for a healthier edible bowl? Carve out your favorite squash variety and fill it with meaty lasagna or maybe even mac and cheese. (via Half Baked Harvest)
4. Cucumber Wrap: Who wouldn’t want to eat salad if it was served in an edible wrap bowl? The thinly sliced cucumber makes the perfect carrier for your greens. (via Framed Cooks)
5. Homemade Bread Bowl: Soups and dips get such a huge upgrade when they’re served in a bread bowl that it’s totally worth the extra effort to make these enormous rolls. (via Handle the Heat)
6. Cabbage Dip Bowl: Going gluten-free? Skip the bread bowl and grab a cabbage or lettuce head for a memorable serving piece. (via Heather Christo)
7. Biscuit Bowl: Shown here with chili, this biscuit bowl will be amazing with anything and everything. Go ahead and start planning your next brunch now. (via Pillsbury)
8. Ice Bowl: This beautiful bowl makes shrimp cocktail really stand out and keeps it nice and chilled. All you’ll need is water and lemon. (via Celebrations at Home)
9. Baguette Veggie Dip Bowl: If you don’t feel like making bread from scratch for your edible bowl, just reach for your favorite baguette. A little carving makes the perfect vessel for veggies and dip at your Super Bowl party. (via She Knows)
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10. Tortilla Bowl: Your Cinco de Mayo celebration will get a lot better when you slip the dessert into these cinnamon tortilla bowls. (via The Mother Huddle)
11. Chocolate Bowl: Once you realize how easy it is to make these chocolate bowls, you’ll never want to serve dessert in a regular bowl ever again. (via Sprinkle Bakes)
12. White Chocolate Popcorn Bowl: Could movie night get any better? It just did with this edible popcorn bowl that’s held together with white chocolate. (via Hungry Happenings)
13. Oreo Bowl: Talk about an Oreo overload. These dessert showstoppers come together with just two ingredients. Yup, two. (via Food Family & Finds)
14. Chocolate Chip Cookie Bowl: It’s no secret we have a chocolate chip cookie obsession. After one look at this “cookie,” we can’t stop dreaming about all the things we’d like to serve in these chewy, gooey masterpieces. (via Ruhlman)
15. Rice Krispies Bowl: Snap, Crackle, Pop… and YUM. Big props to whoever thought of turning Rice Krispies Treats into an edible vessel packed with chocolate and peanut butter. (via Rachael Ray)
16. Lemon Sorbet Bowls: Although no one would really want to eat the lemon rind when they finish this dessert, the idea of using citrus to hold sorbet is just irresistible. (via The Proper Pinwheel)
17. Brownie Sundae Bowl: Take your ice cream sundaes to the next level with these edible brownie bowls. (via Country Living)
Which edible bowl is your favorite? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!