Name: Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups Chocolate Candy Melts; 2 cups Hot Chocolate Mix; 2 cups Mini Marshmallows; ½ cup Maraschino Cherries; ½ cup White Chocolate Candy melts

These chocolate covered cherry hot cocoa bombs recipe is perfect for the winter months when it's cold outside and you need a little pick-me-up! You will need to purchase a jar of cherries, some marshmallows, and any other ingredients that you would like to add to your hot cocoa bombs.

I'm always looking for new ways to keep my kids happy and warm during the winter months. I came up with this recipe that is perfect for any mom on the go! It's quick, easy, and delicious! This will be a hot cocoa your family can't resist - and it's so fun.

Seriously cool.

Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs

How to make hot cocoa bombs

Just follow the recipe below, that will really be exactly what you need to do. But just to gloss-over it, making hot cocoa bombs is so simple. Get a silicone mold, melt the chocolate, put the chocolate in the mold, freeze them for 5 minutes then add the goodies inside. Once that's done, you can just heat the edges and put the top on the bottom. Easy as that!

Which chocolate is best to use for hot cocoa bombs?

I love using candy melts. Honestly, they just melt more smoothly and easily than other chocolate. Plus, they're pre-colored and pre-flavored. So you can pretty much do anything with them - and making hot cocoa bombs with candy melts is a breeze.

You can certainly use other chocolate, but they're more fragile and the chocolate can be more finnicky.

What Do You Put INSIDE Hot Cocoa Bombs?

Honestly, I stick with hot cocoa (be it white chocolate hot cocoa mix or regular hot cocoa mix) and then some excess deliciousness that I plan to put on top of the cocoa bomb. Alternatively, you can make your own hot cocoa mix by combining some powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Or, if you are working on a little low-sugar diet, you can stick with just cocoa powder.

What Can You Put on TOP of Hot Cocoa Bombs?

Anything tasty. I wouldn't recommend anything too savory, though, because, honestly, hot chocolate bombs are sweet treats. I like to stick with candy, cherries (obviously my new favorite) or more chocolate. Nothing says yummy like chocolate topping chocolate.

What's the Best Way to Serve Hot Cocoa Bombs?

The easiest thing to do is to plop your hot cocoa bomb in a mug then pour your hot milk over it. This way, the hot cocoa bomb will float to the top and "explode" open, revealing your marshmallows, cherries and whatever else you put inside!

What You Need to Make Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs

2 cups Chocolate Candy Melts
2 cups Hot Chocolate Mix
2 cups Mini Marshmallows
½ cup Maraschino Cherries
½ cup White Chocolate Candy melts

How to Make Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs

Place chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave per the directions on the package.
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.
Place the chocolate filled bomb molds into the freezer for 5 minutes.
Remove molds from the freezer and peel the silicone away from the chocolate to release it from the mold.
Fill 6 of the chocolate cups with 2 tablespoon hot chocolate mix, 2-4 cherries, and 6-8 mini marshmallows. Be sure to leave at least 6 cherries for use to decorate the hot cocoa bombs.
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. If desired, you can add more chocolate melts around the edge to firm-up that joint.
Place the remaining chocolate candy melts into a piping bag or zipper-top bag and cut a tiny corner off, so you can drizzle the chocolate over the hot cocoa bombs.
Place white chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave per the directions on the package.
Place the white chocolate candy melts into a piping bag or zipper-top bag and cut a tiny corner off, so you can drizzle the chocolate over the hot cocoa bombs in the opposite direction of the first drizzle.
Add an additional dribble white chocolate candy melts to the top of each hot cocoa bomb. Place a cherry squarely in the dribble.
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.
To use the hot cocoa bombs, place them in a mug and pour 2 cups hot milk over the top. Stir until the hot cocoa bombs are completely melted and enjoy!

And that's all it takes! Just a few ingredients, tossed together, and you've got a fun hot cocoa bomb! Make sure to pin this easy cocoa bomb recipe to your favorite drink recipes board on Pinterest so you can find it again fast when you're ready to make these easy and tasty winter treats!

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Yield: 6 Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs

Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs

Easy and fast, you can have these fun Chocolate Covered Cherry Hot Cocoa Bombs in just a few minutes - Just add milk! LOL!

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups Chocolate Candy Melts
2 cups Hot Chocolate Mix
2 cups Mini Marshmallows
½ cup Maraschino Cherries
½ cup White Chocolate Candy melts

Instructions

Place chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave per the directions on the package.
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.
Place the chocolate filled bomb molds into the freezer for 5 minutes.
Remove molds from the freezer and peel the silicone away from the chocolate to release it from the mold.
Fill 6 of the chocolate cups with 2 tablespoon hot chocolate mix, 2-4 cherries, and 6-8 mini marshmallows. Be sure to leave at least 6 cherries for use to decorate the hot cocoa bombs.
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. If desired, you can add more chocolate melts around the edge to firm-up that joint.
Place the remaining chocolate candy melts into a piping bag or zipper-top bag and cut a tiny corner off, so you can drizzle the chocolate over the hot cocoa bombs.
Place white chocolate candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave per the directions on the package.
Place the white chocolate candy melts into a piping bag or zipper-top bag and cut a tiny corner off, so you can drizzle the chocolate over the hot cocoa bombs in the opposite direction of the first drizzle.
Add an additional dribble white chocolate candy melts to the top of each hot cocoa bomb. Place a cherry squarely in the dribble.
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.
To use the hot cocoa bombs, place them in a mug and pour 2 cups hot milk over the top. Stir until the hot cocoa bombs are completely melted and enjoy!