Updated for 2026.

Looking for a fun, cozy way to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home? These DIY hot cocoa bombs and New Year’s Eve printables are perfect for creating sweet memories with your family.

Whether you’re hosting a quiet night in or planning a festive evening with loved ones, this collection makes it easy to add delicious, interactive treats and playful activities to your celebration.

Chocolate hot cocoa bombs decorated with white drizzle and gold sprinkles, displayed in gold wrappers for a New Year’s Eve celebration. — DIY hot cocoa bombs make a cozy and festive New Year’s Eve treat for kids and families.

Easy New Year’s Eve Treats for a Cozy Celebration

My family has a Greek tradition every New Year. Typically, they make the traditional Vasilopita, a cake-like bread, and bake it with a coin inside. After cutting all the pieces for family and friends, we eat it and wait to see who found the coin for a year of good luck. The kids love it too! This has been our family’s tradition for almost 50 years!

So, I thought of making Cocoa Bombs for New Year, one (just one) with a little surprise in it (maybe dusting it in gold so that it is identifiable to the winner)- a charm of a cross. I don’t want to put a coin in a Cocoa Bomb – but feel free to do that if you want!

You don’t need to put anything inside. This post is just to show MY IDEA- because of MY TRADITION – feel free to make the cocoa bomb with only marshmallows and sprinkles inside!

* If you decide to make this with an item inside, plan this out carefully, and do not leave it around children or animals – they are a choking hazard.

New Years’ Eve Printables for Hot Cocoa Bombs

These New Year’s Eve Cocoa Bombs make great gifts for people too, especially at times like this. Nothing says comfort like Hot Chocolate.

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Make them Gifts

I can give them out individually, letting them know that we will open them at the same times and drink to the New Year – watching who receives the charm.

Create a Cocoa Station

Set up a little cocoa station for everyone to have fun making their hot cocoa using the cocoa bombs.

What do you think?

What is a Hot Chocolate Bomb?

A hot chocolate bomb ( also called a hot cocoa bomb) is a thin chocolate shell filled with cocoa powder and marshmallows. Sometimes there are other goodies added inside, depending on the flavor, and usually some decorations on top of them.

Supplies

Semi-Sweet Lilys Baking Chips
Lily’s White Chocolate Baking Chips (optional)
Mini Marshmallows
Ghirardelli Chocolate Premium Indulgence Hot Cocoa Mix
Sprinkles (optional)
Silicone Mold
Gloves
Charm (optional)

Directions for Hot Cocoa Bombs for New Year’s Eve

Melt chocolate (start with 1 min 50% power) Do not over melt – just stir lumps until melted
Spoon chocolate into the mold
Put molds on a tray or cutting board and into the refrigerator for 30 mins
Pull chocolate molds out of molds when ready using gloves (if you don’t want fingerprints)
Heat up a plate for 1 minute
Place mold on the plate to smooth out and fill with 1 Tablespoon of Cocoa Powder
Put marshmallows inside
Place another half of the mold on a hot plate and smooth it out and immediately place it on top of cocoa filled mold
Heat up some white chocolate chips and spoon them into a ziplock bag, cut off the tip and drizzle on top. Add sprinkles

Hot Chocolate Bombs For New Years Eve

Yield: 6

Hot Chocolate Cocoa Bombs

Ingredients

2 1/2 Cups Lily's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Chips
1/2 Cup Lily's White Chocolate Baking Chips
6-9 Tablespoons Mini Marshmallows
Ghirardelli Chocolate Premium Indulgence Hot Cocoa Mix
Sprinkles (optional)

Instructions

Melt chocolate (start with 1 min 50% power) Do not over melt - just stir lumps until melted
Spoon chocolate into the mold
Put molds on a tray or cutting board and into refrigerator for 30 mins
Pull chocolate molds out of molds when ready using gloves (if you don't want fingerprints)
Heat up a plate for 1 minute
Place mold on the plate to smooth out and fill with 1 Tablespoon of Cocoa Powder
Place marshmallows inside
Place other half of mold on hot plate and smooth out and immediately place on top of cocoa filled mold
Heat up some white chocolate chips and spoon into a ziplock bag, cut off tip and drizzle on top.
Add sprinkles

Notes

Exact amounts of ingredients needed or yield may vary depending on the actual silicone mold you use. Silicone molds come in all sizes - with the one's I purchased, I used the large ones, so if you don't use the exact same one we did, you may end up needing more or less of each ingredient. I used a full tablespoon of Cocoa in each mold.

If you are drizzling the white chocolate on top of bomb, make sure it cools a little otherwise it will put a hole in the bomb