Snowball Hot Cocoa Bombs. The perfect chilly winter day treat a cup of hot chocolate made with these Snowball Hot Cocoa Bombs are the perfect way to warm up! With a printable instruction card and note from Santa they make the perfect Elf on the Shelf gift for the kids to get!
Snowball Hot Cocoa Bombs
I love hot chocolate bombs and I love Elf on the Shelf so I thought it was perfect to come up with a tasty recipe that was perfect for the Elf to bring the kids!
This snowball hot cocoa bomb recipe is easy to make and it makes for the perfect treat for the elf to bring! You can even print out the little note and gift tag to include with it!
To make your life easy and so you can have the elf bring them as a tasty treat we have made special tags and instruction cards that you can print out and include with the snowball hot chocolate bomb.
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What is a Hot Chocolate Bomb?
Hot chocolate bombs are a fun and simple way to have fun with hot chocolate. It is a sphere of chocolate that you create in a half sphere mold with melted chocolate. Before sealing the chocolate sphere halves, fill them with hot chocolate mix, marshmallows, and other fillings. The sphere is sealed up and then stored or gifted until enjoyed.
To enjoy, the chocolate ball with hot chocolate powder and other fillings is then placed in a mug, and heated milk is poured over it. The heated milk causes the chocolate sphere to melt, the insides of the hot chocolate bomb to pop open, and then you mix it making a tasty hot chocolate.
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How to Use Hot Cocoa Bombs
To use this hot chocolate bombs recipe after they have set heat 2 cups of milk in the microwave or on the stove then add the hot chocolate bomb to the mug. The hot milk will melt the chocolate and the hot cocoa chocolate bomb filling inside will come out, use a spoon to mix the milk with the hot chocolate bomb to make an amazing cup of hot chocolate.
How Much Hot Milk do I need?
Depending on the flavor you want you will need 1 – 1.5 cups of milk. For a stronger flavor use less milk, but I suggest never using less than one cup of milk.
How do you store Hot Chocolate Bombs?
Allow the DIY chocolate bombs to set completely after you have made them. Then store in an airtight container until you’re ready to use. If you are giving DIY hot chocolate bombs as a gift you can put them in plastic wrap or plastic containers.
How long do hot chocolate bombs last?
These Snowball Hot chocolate bombs will keep for up to 2 months if stored in an airtight container in a cool place. You can store them in the fridge if you want to and I suggest doing so if your house is really warm.
Tips for Making Hot Cocoa Bombs
Use good quality chocolate. Using chocolate melts is the easiest way to go but using higher quality chocolate will give you a better hot chocolate flavor. If you are wanting a rich and deep chocolate flavor then stick with areal chocolate over candy melts.
Use the right type of mold. If you are using chocolate then you can use acrylic molds or silicone molds, if you are using candy melts then it is a must to use silicone molds.
Allow chocolate to harden fully. While you might be impatient like me, when you are placing the chocolate in the freezer to harden back up it is important. You need to let it fully harden or you will have issues removing it from the molds, and you will have issues with the chocolate bombs falling apart.
Make sure the chocolate is melted thoroughly. You want to make sure the chocolate is smoothly melted before you use it in the chocolate molds. You can microwave per the directions on the package or melt the chocolate with a double boiler.
What size mold do I use for hot chocolate bombs?
The best molds to use when making Elf snowball hot chocolate bombs are the 2 inch or the 2.5 inch chocolate sphere molds.
What Marshmallows are best for using in Hot Chocolate bombs?
I find it best to use Mini Marshmallows or dehydrated marshmallows when I am making easy hot chocolate bombs with marshmallows but you can also use flavored marshmallows like chocolate marshmallows, strawberry marshmallows, or even rainbow marshmallows.
How to get the Printable
Fill out the form below, then the printable with all of the different tag options and instruction card options will be emailed to you.
Hot Chocolate Bomb Supplies
Ready to make this hot chocolate bomb? Here are some of the supplies we use for this recipe and others on our site!
Snowball Hot Cocoa Bombs Ingredients
- 2 cups White Chocolate Candy Melts or White chocolate bark
- 2 cups White Hot Cocoa Mix
- 1 tablespoon White Edible Glitter
- 2 cups Mini Marshmallows
You will also need a silicone mold, I used this one.
How to Make Snowball Hot Cocoa Bombs
Place white chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave per the directions on the package.
While the chocolate is melting, sprinkle a generous amount of the white edible glitter in each of the mold cavities, shifting it around to coat the entire mold.
Place 1 tablespoon melted candy melt into one half of a bomb mold and, using the bottom of your tablespoon measuring spoon, press the chocolate up the sides of the mold, keeping it thick but even. Repeat with 12 bomb mold halves. Reserve the remaining melted chocolate.
Place the chocolate filled bomb molds into the freezer for 5 minutes.
Remove molds from the freezer and gently peel the silicone away from the chocolate cups.
If the edges of the chocolate cups are not even, heat a plate or a flat-bottom bowl in the microwave until the surface of the plate is warm to the touch. Press one of the empty chocolate bomb halves open-side-down onto the flat portion of the warm plate for about 10 seconds. This will gently melt the rim of the chocolate cup and even it out. Repeat with all of the chocolate cups, as necessary.
Fill 6 of the molds with 1 tbsp white hot cocoa mix and 5-10 mini marshmallows.
Heat a plate or a flat-bottom bowl in the microwave until the surface of the plate is warm to the touch. Press one of the empty chocolate bomb halves open-side-down onto the flat portion of the warm plate for about 10 seconds. This will gently melt the rim of the chocolate cup.
Immediately press this warmed edge chocolate cup to the top of one of the filled cups. This will join the two halves of the hot cocoa bomb.
With the reserved chocolate, pipe a little bit of the melted chocolate on top of each hot cocoa bomb and immediately sprinkle additional edible glitter on top of the melted chocolate.
Place the hot cocoa bombs into the freezer for 5 minutes to get them to set, then remove and store in an airtight container until you’re ready to use.
Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs Recipes
Snowball Hot Cocoa Bombs
Ingredients
- 2 cups White Chocolate Candy Melts or White chocolate bark
- 2 cups White Hot Cocoa Mix
- 1 tablespoon White Edible Glitter
- 2 cups Mini Marshmallows
Instructions
- Place white chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave per the directions on the package.
- While the chocolate is melting, sprinkle a generous amount of the white edible glitter in each of the mold cavities, shifting it around to coat the entire mold.
- Place 1 tablespoon melted candy melt into one half of a bomb mold and, using the bottom of your tablespoon measuring spoon, press the chocolate up the sides of the mold, keeping it thick but even. Repeat with 12 bomb mold halves. Reserve the remaining melted chocolate.
- Place the chocolate filled bomb molds into the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Remove molds from the freezer and gently peel the silicone away from the chocolate cups.
- If the edges of the chocolate cups are not even, heat a plate or a flat-bottom bowl in the microwave until the surface of the plate is warm to the touch. Press one of the empty chocolate bomb halves open-side-down onto the flat portion of the warm plate for about 10 seconds. This will gently melt the rim of the chocolate cup and even it out. Repeat with all of the chocolate cups, as necessary.
- Fill 6 of the molds with 1 tbsp white hot cocoa mix and 5-10 mini marshmallows.
- Heat a plate or a flat-bottom bowl in the microwave until the surface of the plate is warm to the touch. Press one of the empty chocolate bomb halves open-side-down onto the flat portion of the warm plate for about 10 seconds. This will gently melt the rim of the chocolate cup.
- Immediately press this warmed edge chocolate cup to the top of one of the filled cups. This will join the two halves of the hot cocoa bomb.
- With the reserved chocolate, pipe a little bit of the melted chocolate on top of each hot cocoa bomb and immediately sprinkle additional edible glitter on top of the melted chocolate.
- Place the hot cocoa bombs into the freezer for 5 minutes to get them to set, then remove and store in an airtight container until you’re ready to use.
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