Has anyone made hot chocolate bombs yet?

I had every intention on offering them with cookies this year, even purchased the molds, but since I'm not doing cookies I haven't make any yet. I joined the All Things Hot Cocoa Bombs! on FB last year and it's been a wealth of information. The group was SO quiet until September then BOOM! so much activity.

Good luck!

I have not, but plan to try over Christmas break.

I have an order to purchase 4 of them at $5 each. Is that the going rate?

I like the idea of using Lindt truffles and then package them as chocolate bombs. If they are smaller than the ‘real’ chocolate bombs package them up with a smaller sized mug. Hmmmmm....sounds like a plan.

Try it and let us know! I love Lindt truffles.

I don’t think they are hard, but I do think they are fiddley. Luckily, you have plenty of guys in your house who will happily eat your fabulous failures!

I’ve not made any bombs, but I did just make fudge last weekend...

-To get smooth chocolate, I put it through a fine sieve. Melt it and then put a cup or so in the sieve, just tapping the side for it to flow through. A rubber scraper will get the extra off the bottom and help push through any that wants to stay in the sieve. 

-I think Ghirardelli chips melt the best, but bar chocolate would be even better. 

-If the chocolate won’t flow, a teaspoon of coconut oil will help. But don’t add too much or the balls will soften too much at room temperature. DON’T add water—the chocolate will seize up. 

- Have a wet washcloth nearby to wipe your fingers. Have your tap water warmed so that you can swish off the chocolate when you need to. This is the time to use your darker kitchen towels (mine are red!)

-To get an even ridge to adhere the halves, you can briefly touch the edge to a hot skillet or electric griddle. But that seems dangerous to me—I’d be sure to drop it!

-If they aren’t perfect, let it go. The fun is in the melting, not the perfect sphere!  And the kitchen will be a mess but the house will smell heavenly!

My 18 yo dd made them last week. Her first batch turned out okay but didn't look perfect and there was some struggle with it. Dh went and bought her the Wilton candy melt pot and she made a second batch. She said that pot is the greatest thing ever and she had no problems. The bombs turned out perfect. The first batch we used melts that we picked up at Hobby Lobby and the second batch was melts that we bought at Michaels. The ones from Michaels looked much better when they are done.

Both her and my 8 yo dd had a cup and loved it. I haven't tried it yet.

In the video I watched it showed the milk being poured over the bomb and that is when it opened up. When I tried that with the 8 yo it didn't work out as well. Emily made hers by filling the mug about half full with the hot milk, placed the bomb in there and then added more milk. It opened up much better that way. However, that is not how it showed in the video I watched. LOL

All in all the girls loved the hot chocolate and Emily enjoyed making them.

Bought a mold but haven’t tried them yet. I’m noting all the tips.

My molds are coming today. My daughter and I will try tomorrow.

What did you fill them with? Bought the molds but haven’t attempted them yet but still plan on attempting them this year.

my molds were supposed to arrive last week. still no sign of them.

other than amazon, where is everyone finding the molds?

I have some death star molds intended for ice cubes. I should make some hot cocoa death bombs for my grandson for Christmas!

My mom just made some yesterday and said they were very easy! I’m going to try some next week.

She got her molds from Amazon. She used regular semi-sweet chocolate chips for the shell. About half a bag made 5 whole shells. The easiest way to cover the inside is to pour some chocolate in the molds, use the back of a spoon to spread and cover the whole area, and then turn it upside down and let the excess chocolate drip out onto wax paper. (She then used a long flat knife to wipe all the chocolate off of the top of the mold, so that chocolate was only in the shells and had a nice flat edge.) That way the bombs don’t end up too thick.

She made normal hot chocolate ones with cocoa mix and marshmallows, a peppermint version, and a mocha version. We are trying them out tonight with dinner! The seam where the two halves were sealed is a tiny bit messy looking, but she drizzled chocolate or white chocolate and added sprinkles, so you can’t really tell. I think they look just like the “professional” ones! I’m excited to try making my own!

I had never heard of these before. Now that I have, I have to ask why? Our family are big hot chocolate drinkers, so I don’t understand what is accomplished with these bombs. I had to check them out on Pinterest. They look like a lot of messy work.

I would love to see some success stories from those of you who give it a try.