Name: Hot Chocolate Bomb
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Mini Marshmallows; Holiday Pop Sprinkles; Purple & Teal Mermaid Sprinkles; Gingerbread People sprinkles; 8 packets, Hot chocolate mix; 24 ounces Chocolate wafers

Hot chocolate bombs are the hot cocoa treat as seen on TikTok. Hot cocoa bombs are an easy DIY project that you can make as a delicious homemade gift to give this holiday season. Just two ingredients and a silicone dome mold and you are all set to make your own hot chocolate bomb.

What is a hot chocolate bomb?

A hot chocolate bomb is a hollow chocolate sphere that has been filled with hot cocoa mix before closing and sealing the edges with more melted chocolate. The cocoa bomb is placed in a mug and hot milk is poured over the chocolate bomb, melting the chocolate outer shell, allowing the cocoa mix and decorations to be incorporated into the hot milk making for a fun and delicious cup of hot chocolate.

What ingredients are needed to make hot cocoa bombs?

There are two ingredients needed to make the famous hot chocolate bombs, hot chocolate powder and melted chocolate. Decorations and additional marshmallows can be used to make them festive.

sprinkles in cups for hot chocolate bombs

Hot chocolate powder: I prefer a hot chocolate mix that is a dark hot chocolate mix, but milk chocolate hot cocoa powder or even white hot chocolate would be delicious.
Chocolate chips or chocolate melting wafers – I find that the melting chocolate wafers are more forgiving when it comes to melting and remelting. But the melted chocolate chips give the chocolate bomb more of a ‘snap’ and better shine. If you want to be very gourmet, you can temper chocolate couverture.
Sprinkles, Mini Marshmallows and Decorations – choose festive sprinkles, mini marshmallows and other seasonal decorations such as crushed candy cane and mint chocolate candies.

How to make a hot chocolate bomb

Chop the chocolate – if not using chocolate melting wafers, or chocolate chips, instead a high-quality chocolate bar, chop the chocolate into small pieces for melting.
Melt the chocolate – place the chopped chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring in between intervals until the chocolate is melted.
Fill each silicone mold with chocolate – fill each cavity with melted chocolate and use a spatula or spoon to paint the chocolate to the edge of the mold.
Pour the chocolate out – pour the excess chocolate out from the mold, into a bowl, to be remelted.
Flip the molds – flip the molds over on a clean baking sheet, allowing the chocolate to drain from the mold, pooling at the edge of the mold, forming a lip.
Chill – chill the molds for 15 minutes or until the chocolate has completely set.
Remove the chocolate spheres from the mold.- carefully remove the silicone mold by pulling it away from the chocolate shell.
Fill the first half of the mold – with hot chocolate, marshmallows and sprinkles.
Seal it up – ad melted chocolate to the ridge that formed when the mold was flipped on the sheet pan.
Top with a second chocolate shell.
Seal the two pieces of chocolate together with more melted chocolate.
Decorate the seam with sprinkles!

Hot chocolate bomb molds

Hot chocolate bomb molds are traditionally a silicone mold in the shape of a half sphere. The two halves are removed from the mold, filled and sealed shut with melted chocolate. Hot chocolate bomb molds are in high demand. Once you see one in stock, go ahead and purchase it. Here are some hot cocoa bomb molds that will work for this project:

Hot Chocolate Bomb Molds

Hot chocolate bomb molds are in high demand. Once you see one in stock, go ahead and purchase it. Here are some hot cocoa bomb molds that will work for this project: