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These hot chocolate bombs make great gifts and are so fun to watch melt into a mug of hot chocolate. Find out how to make them!
How to Make Hot Chocolate Bombs
Hot Chocolate bombs are SO MUCH FUN to make and gift! There are a TON of different ways that you can make these – we have a few different options – everything from Christmas and Valentine Hot Chocolate Bombs and all the way to a St. Patrick's day Pot of Gold version!
Grab a few cupcake boxes, whip up some homemade hot chocolate, and then make these gorgeous Holiday themed hot chocolate bombs. These would be super fun as party favors too!
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Pot of Gold St. Patrick's Day Hot Chocolate Bombs
If you want to get a head start on another version of hot chocolate bombs, these SUPER cute pot of gold hot chocolate bombs are PERFECT for a cold rainy day in March. They're great for St. Patrick's Day – but really, they're perfect for ANY day. The kiddos will LOVE the marshmallows and edible gold leaf in this one!
Supplies needed for Hot Chocolate Bombs:
- chocolate ~chocolate melting wafers, white chocolate, chocolate chips or baking chocolate
- semi sphere baking mold
- hot cocoa mix ~ homemade or store bought
- mini marshmallows ~ regular or dehydrated, or lucky charms style
- piping bags (optional) for drizzling chocolate
- Edible gold leaf (optional)
Here's how to make Pot O' Gold Hot Chocolate Bombs:
Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl by microwaving in 15 second intervals and stirring until the chocolate is melted and pourable. Or you can temper the chocolate by melting it over water with a double boiler.
Spoon the melted chocolate into a clean and dry mold.
Pop in the refrigerator or freezer until the chocolate is hardened.
Carefully remove the chocolate from the molds by placing your fingers underneath the mold and pushing it out. Remove to a cold plate and set aside.
Heat a skillet or plate until warm. Take one chocolate sphere and place it in the skillet for a couple of seconds until the edges melt and are even. Fill with marshmallows.
Repeat process with remaining spheres and connect the 2 spheres to form a ball.
Melt chocolate and drizzle over the tops and immediate add some mini marshmallows. Set back in fridge to harden.
To add the gold leaf use a pair of clean tweezers & add a few tiny drops of water to the areas you would like to add the gold leaf to. Carefully pull a small piece of gold leaf off the sheet and stick it in place.
So, so cute and festive!!!
Pour heated milk over the bomb and watch the magic happen!
The kiddos will absolutely love these with these colorful marshmallows. 🙂
Pot of Gold Hot Chocolate Bombs
Ingredients
- 1 cup of quality melting white chocolate wafers divided.
- Mini dehydrated marshmallows about 1.5 tablespoons per ball plus extra tops
- EDIBLE gold leaf Optional
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate according to package directions.
- Start with a clean and dry silicone mold on a tray or plate to help keep level when moving it.
- Pour the chocolate into each well and use a spoon or spatula to evenly spread the white chocolate right up to the edges.
- Place the tray in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.
- Remove from the freezer and add a second layer of chocolate anywhere that seems a bit thin, especially around the top edges of the circle, you need this part to be just thick enough that it won’t chip off when removed from the mold.
- Return to the freezer for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the circles from the mold and set onto the chilled tray from the freezer. Then gently melt the edges of the circles on a hot plate so you’ll have a smoother seam between the two halves. Repeat with the other 5 circles.
- Add the marshmallows to half of the cups, try to add enough for it to be slightly mounded up but not so many that it will make it hard to top with the second cup and get a clean seal.
- Heat the edges of the empty cups again, one at a time, and set onto one of the filled cups.
- When all of the bombs are filled and sealed together you can melt the chocolate to drizzle on top. I used the same chocolate that was used for the cups, make sure your chocolate has a little bit of cocoa butter, this will help with a smooth drizzle.
- Melt chocolate and drizzle over the tops and then immediately add the marshmallows.
- Set finished bombs back in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes to help the chocolate drizzle harden.
- To add the gold leaf use a pair of clean tweezers & add a few tiny drops of water to the areas you would like to add the gold leaf to. Carefully pull a small piece of gold leaf off the sheet and stick it in place.
- To use the bombs: Heat milk to around 140 degrees fahrenheit and carefully pour over the top of the bomb and then stir until smooth.
Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs (these can also be used as Valentine's Hot Chocolate Bombs!)
This hot chocolate bomb recipe is a little different in that it it's filled with marshmallows AND hot cocoa mix. I've use this method both at Christmas and Valentine's Day and both times they turned out darling! Keep scrolling down for detailed step by step instructions.
So fun for every holiday! ❤️
I got EXTRA creative coming up with all kinds of designs at Christmas time.
How to make Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs:
Grab your supplies – you only need 3 items for the food portion of these:
- melting chocolate
- mini marshmallows
- hot chocolate mix
1. Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl by microwaving in 15 second intervals and stirring until the chocolate is melted and pourable. Or you can temper the chocolate by melting it over water with a double boiler.
2. Pour a couple of tablespoons of melted chocolate into the mold and use the back of a spoon to push the melted chocolate around the molds. Go behind this with a pastry brush or food safe paint brush and brush up the mold to make sure the edges and all along the mold are completely covered.
3. Place the mold on a baking sheet and put in the freezer for 7-10 minutes or the refrigerator about 30 minutes. Carefully remove the chocolate from the molds by placing your fingers underneath the mold and pushing it out. Remove to a cold plate and set aside.
4. Heat a skillet until warm. Take one chocolate sphere and place it in the skillet for a couple of seconds until the edges melt and are even. Quickly add a tablespoon or more hot chocolate mix and a few mini marshmallows.
5. Take another sphere and repeat the process in the skillet. Connect the two spheres together and hold until sealed. Repeat with remaining spheres.
6. To serve, place in a mug and pour 1 cup warmed milk over and watch all the happiness occur. Give it a stir and enjoy all the chocolatey goodness!
7. Store hot chocolate bombs in an airtight container in a cool place.
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Here is a basic recipe for Hot chocolate bombs – feel free to share any customizations you make with us!
Hot Chocolate Bombs
Equipment
- Silicone sphere molds
Ingredients
- 12 oz melting chocolate
- 12 Tbsps hot cocoa mix
- 12 tsps mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl by microwaving in 15 second intervals and stirring until the chocolate is melted and pourable. Or you can temper the chocolate by melting it over water with a double boiler.
- Pour a couple of tablespoons of melted chocolate into the mold and use the back of a spoon to push the melted chocolate around the molds. Go behind this with a pastry brush or food safe paint brush and brush up the mold to make sure the edges and all along the mold are completely covered.
- Place the mold on a baking sheet and put in the freezer for 7-10 minutes or the refrigerator about 30 minutes. Carefully remove the chocolate from the molds by placing your fingers underneath the mold and pushing it out. Remove to a cold plate and set aside.
- Heat a skillet until warm. Take one chocolate sphere and place it in the skillet for a couple of seconds until the edges melt and are even. Quickly add a tablespoon or more hot chocolate mix and a few mini marshmallows.
- Take another sphere and repeat the process in the skillet. Connect the two spheres together and hold until sealed. Repeat with remaining spheres. Add garnishes, if desired.
- To serve, place in a mug and pour 1 cup warmed milk over and watch all the happiness occur. Give it a stir and enjoy all the chocolatey goodness!
Notes
What is a hot chocolate bomb?
Hot chocolate bombs are the cutest ever balls of chocolate that are filled with hot chocolate mix and marshmallows. When you put them in a mug and pour hot milk over them they explode with yummy~chocolatey~marshmallow goodness!
These became viral on TikTok and soon became all the rage this year. So much so that bakeries and eateries are selling them for $5 and up a ball. With that price tag I knew we wanted to figure out how to make these.
How do you add marshmallows inside of hot chocolate bombs?
My Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix works perfect in the hot chocolate bombs. I also used some mini marshmallows and these fun dehydrated mini marshmallows (they are like the kind you find in Lucky Charms cereal). All you have to do is sprinkle a tablespoon or two hot chocolate mix into half of a chocolate sphere and top with a few marshmallows.
Where can you buy silicone molds?
The best mold to use is a semi sphere silicone mold. These make it super easy to push and pop the chocolate out. I like to use ones that are at least 2 inches in diameter. The ones I used were 2.5 inches.
I searched my local Hobby Lobby and Michaels without any luck but found several on Amazon. These silicone molds worked great for me.
What if I don't have a silicone mold?
You can still make chocolate bombs without a mold. You can wrap eggs or a small ball in plastic wrap, dip them in the melted chocolate and let them harden. They won't end up completely round, but it will work in a pinch.
This Hot Chocolate Bomb Recipe is perfect for gifts too! These cupcake boxes work great for gift boxes and are so, so cute. 🙂
What flavors are good to use in hot chocolate bombs?
There are so many flavor combinations to be made!
- Chocolate: Use dark or milk chocolate.
- White Hot Chocolate Bombs: Use white melting wafers, almond bark or white chocolate chips.
- Peppermint: Add in a tablespoon of crushed peppermint candy. Garnish with crushed peppermint too!
- Mocha: Add 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules.
- Peanut Butter: Add a bit of creamy peanut butter or cut up Reese's cups. Garnish with half a Reese's cup.
- Cookies and Cream: Add 1 crushed up Oreo cookie. Garnish with an Oreo!
- Creme de' Menthe: Use green melting wafers and add 2 crushed Ande's mints. Garnish with an Andes mint.
- Funfetti: Use funfetti white chocolate chips.
- Salted Caramel: Use caramel melting wafers and sprinkle with pink Himalayan salt.
- Chai Tea: Use white melting wafers and fill with chai tea mix and mini marshmallows.
- Melting Snowman: Use white melting wafers and put a face on your hot chocolate bomb using black and orange icing. Watch him melt as you pour warm milk over the top!
So many ideas, so little time 🙂
If you're a visual learner like me – watch the video below of me making these hot chocolate bombs to get a better idea how it works!
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I was just wondering if sugar free hot chocolate would work the same. My fiance and I are both diabetic.
The st patty’s theme doesn’t have hor cocoa mix in the recipe, is that on purpose? Di you only use white chocolate and marshmallows? Thank you 🙂
Yes Emilee! This particular recipe was made using a higher quality chocolate which will melt nicely into milk – but if you would like to use a lower quality inexpensive chocolate you might want to fill it with cocoa like normal 🙂