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How to Make Perfect Hot Chocolate Bombs (hot cocoa)

How to Make Perfect Hot Chocolate Bombs (hot cocoa)

dana vento
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Additional Time 8 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Course Recipes
Cuisine drinks
Servings 5
Calories 763 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 24 ounces of chocolate I use almond bark, both white and dark
  • 1 Packet of hot cocoa or 8 Tablespoons of hot cocoa
  • Marshmallows optional
  • 12 ounces of milk or more depending on your mug size x 5

Instructions
 

  • Break the almond bark into pieces following the perforations.
  • Each piece is 2 ounces.
  • Next, set up your workspace.
  • Grab a microwave-safe bowl.
  • Open your hot chocolate packet & A tablespoon
  • Set aside about 1/2 C of Mini Marshmallows for cocoa.
  • Pull out your favorite hot cocoa mugs (for 5)
  • Place your silicone form in front of you.
  • Microwave about 6-8 ounces of chocolate (45 seconds or then in 15-second intervals until it mixes to smooth with a fork)
  • Once it is smoothed, paint it on the silicone molds making sure to capture the sides of the mold and the base.
    silicone mold with chocolate
  • Carefully move to the refrigerator and allow it to cool for up to 5 minutes but it will be more like 3 minutes.
  • Remove.
  • Again, heat about 6 ounces more of chocolate and paint the sidewalls of the form (to make sure it is strong enough and won't break when handled.
  • Now refrigerate again briefly.
  • Once set and no longer wet (don't refrigerate more than 5 minutes), it's time to remove each from the mold.
  • Gently push from the bottom and each should detach.
  • Place each of the cups in front of you, 2 together.
  • Then, fill each with a tablespoon of hot chocolate.
  • Follow that with marshmallows.
    mini bit marshmallows
  • Now it's time to seal the cups.
  • There are a few methods.
  • I've used a paintbrush on mine with more chocolate.
  • Let that sit until it is no longer wet (about 5 minutes)
  • Warm your milk to steaming not boiling.
  • Place the Perfect Hot chocolate bomb in the bottom of your mug.
  • Pour over with milk.
  • The hot chocolate bomb will first rise and then implode.
  • When it does the marshmallows will resurface.
  • Mix.
  • Enjoy (it's hot be careful! )

Video

Notes

Don't boil the milk.
Also, don't fill your mug up to the rim, leave some room as the hot chocolate bomb needs to enter and open which will increase the volume in the mug.
Caution when sipping as this is going to be very HOT.