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The Bomb

Indulge in the latest craze with our DIY Valentine's Day Hot Chocolate Bombs

Article by Marisa MacLean

Photography by Marisa MacLean

Originally published in Westport Lifestyle

Hot chocolate bombs are taking the Internet by storm! Take a cute ball of chocolate, place in a mug, pour on hot milk and BOOM! The best hot chocolate you'll ever taste! 

Ingredients:

  • Quality chocolate: Any variety, semi-sweet, milk, or dark
  • Cocoa mix: The better quality, your hot chocolate
  • Marshmallows – Mini marshmallows work great, but feel free to get creative!
  • A Silicone Hot Chocolate Bomb Mold

Directions:

  1. Microwave chocolate in 15-second increments until melted (careful not to burn it).
  2. With a spoon, evenly cover the interior of the mold with chocolate. Chill for several minutes.
  3. Remove and examine molds, applying more chocolate where needed: thin edges (if the edges are thin the spheres will break), holes, or thin spaces. If the mold is visible through the chocolate, re-layer the whole mold.
  4. Chill again for 5 minutes, then carefully remove half-spheres from the mold.
  5. Heat a small pan over low heat. Take one sphere and briefly touch the edge of the sphere against the surface of the pan to make a smooth edge (this happens quickly).
  6. Add 2 teaspoons of hot cocoa mix and any other add-ins you’d like.
  7. Take another half-sphere and quickly melt the edge on the pan. Press the filled half-sphere and the half you just melted together carefully but firmly. Line the edges up as well as you can to minimize the appearance of the seam.
  8. Decorate the top as desired!