Are you looking for something cute and fun for Valentine’s Day for your sweetheart? How about a fun surprise Valentine’s Day Hot Cocoa bomb recipe?
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Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite Holidays. I love giving Valentine’s Day Gifts and making DIY crafts.
Check out DIY Valentine’s Day Gmomes and Conversation Hearts melted crayon craft.
Lately, I have been obsessed with the new viral Cocoa Bombs (aka Hot Chocolate Bombs) that are all over the internet. We made Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs, New Year’s Eve Bombs and my favorite; great for Valentine’s Day and New Years, the Proposal Bomb. All these made with my favorite hot chocolate mix, hot water and silicone molds (you can also do heart molds).
This post is focused on the surprise Valentine’s Hot Chocolate Bomb recipe with a hidden surprise for adults. I love surprises, especially jewelry. But this is still a perfect treat without surprise.
It’s so much fun to watch someone see something pretty that they aren’t’ expecting. It’s one of the joys of giving.
NOTE: This is NOT for children as charms can be choking hazards. For kids Valentines Ideas check out Cheap Valentine’s Day Boxes
* If you decide to make this with an item inside, plan this out carefully, and do not leave around children or animals – they are a chocking hazard.
One of my favorite parts of making the Valentine’s Hot Chocolate Bomb is decorating with fun sprinkles. Visually, they really stunning with a surprise are a great gift.
Make sure to add a label and tell them that there is something in there to look out for.
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 this sweet treat. I added a charm in this one. Depending on the flavor, there are usually some decorations on the top of them. I love decorating the Cocoa Bombs with sprinkles.
All you need to do is add steaming milk and you have yourself a cup of hot cocoa.
Not everyone knows how to make hot cocoa bombs, but this recipe is really easy. The charms are optional.
Ingredients
- Lily’s White Chocolate Baking Chips (optional)
- Festive Sprinkles (optional)
Supplies
- Parchment paper
- microwave-safe bowl
- Gloves
- Silacone Mold
- piping bag
- pastry brush (to scoop and drizzle)
- cookie sheet
- spoon (back of the spoon)
- airtight container
- warm plate
- some people use a double broiler
- Charms (optional)
Directions for Hot Cocoa Bomb Recipe for Valentine’s Day
- Melt chocolate (start with 1 min 50% power) Do not over melt – just stir lumps until melted at 30 second intervals
- Spoon chocolate into the bottom of the mold
- Put molds on a tray or cutting board and into refrigerator for 30 mins
- Pull chocolate half of the sphere out of molds when ready using gloves (if you don’t want fingerprints)
- Heat up a plate for 1 minute
- Place mold on the warm plate to smooth out
- 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, or use a cut off tip and drizzle on top. (or use piping bag)
- Add sprinkles
- place on baking sheet
NOTES and FAQ
- if you decide to put them in the refrigerator, when ready to eat make sure you have them at room temperature.
- used as a gift you can place them in cupcake liners.
- if you have extra chocolate you can use it as drizzle
- you can mix this up with different color candy melts like Red Candy Melts
Suprise Valentine's Day Cocoa Bomb
Propsal Cocoa Bomb
Ingredients
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
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So, what do you think? Charm or no charm?
How do you like my Valentine’s Day version of a cup of hot chocolate? Just pour a cup of hot milk and you have yourself a delicious drink.
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