How to Make Hot Chocolate Bombs

Fatima Gallegos, Staff Writer

Looking for a Christmas recipe to bake with your friends and family, well you found the place. Here is a very quick and simple recipe you can follow to make hot chocolate bombs.

Hot chocolate bombs are cute little balls made of chocolate and marshmallows. You put the chocolate bombs inside a mug, pour hot milk, and boom you got yourself a cup of hot chocolate.

Heart-shaped chocolate bomb Photo Credits: Cecilia Rodriguez

Supplies and Ingredients:

  • Chocolate bar or candy melt
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Milk
  • Hot chocolate mix
  • Sprinkles
  • Silicone molds
  • A mug
  • Microwave
  • A paintbrush (to apply the chocolate)
  • A pan
  • Parchment paper

The recipe:

  1. Melt the chocolate bar in the microwave
  2. Grab your mold and your paintbrush then start covering the inside of the mold with the chocolate you melted
  3. Place mold in the refrigerator for 25 minutes to let the chocolate cool
  4. When the chocolate is dried remove them from the mold and place them on parchment paper
  5. Turn on the stove
  6. Place a pan on the stove, get a chocolate bomb, and place the flat surface to the pan. Doing this will make sure the bumpy surface is flat and able to be attached to the other half.
  7. Add the chocolate mix and the marshmallows to one of the sides
  8. Then add the other half to seal them both together and create a sphere
  9. Then you can add sprinkles or decorate them however you want

Chocolate bombs are very delightful to make and can be enjoyed with those around you. You can use dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or even white chocolate to make the hot chocolate bombs, it’s all up to you. The supplies can be found in Walmart, Target, H-E-B, or Michaels.