Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs

Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs

I couldn't understand what alllll the hype was about...

until I tried my own hot cocoa bombs! OH my gosh. So fun to make - and even more fun to pour milk over. Seriously; watching the bomb dissolve in the milk might have been my favorite part...but I won't lie, it was some dang good hot cocoa. So the actual favorite part might be a toss-up between the milk pour-over and the actual tasting. 

Jury's out. Will update if I ever decide. In the meantime...

Why you'll love these Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs! 

  • This recipe adds a super fun flavor twist to the seemingly-endlessly-trending cocoa bomb recipe - chocolate always gets better when you add mint!
  • These Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs are  SUPER easy to make, and they make fantastic Christmas gifts! 
  • I was a little underwhelmed with the first batch of hot cocoa bombs that I made with just semisweet chocolate. I didn't temper the chocolate that I used - so the shells looked dull and really cloudy. Tempered chocolate looks beautiful - but man. Tempering can be a bit of a bugger. White chocolate shells on top means you can skip the whole tempering process if you just don't feel like it! 
  • Plus also...candy cane sprinkles. I mean - need I say more? 

I've included a couple links for tempering the semisweet chocolate for the base shells. It's hard to see the bases though, so if you don't want to bother tempering chocolate - don't! 😉 They'll look great and taste amazing either way. They make *incredible* hot cocoa, and amazing gifts! Recipe below!

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Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs

Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs

Sarah H
Hot Cocoa Bombs with a peppermint twist! The addition of peppermint makes delicious hot cocoa, and these hot cocoa bombs make great DIY gifts!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Decorating time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 hot cocoa bombs
Calories 470 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

Prep

  • Melt white chocolate chips, and use a spoon or pastry brush to coat the inside of the silicone molds. Make sure to make the coating thick enough that the mold doesn't show through the chocolate. Cool until solid (this took me about 5-10 minutes in the fridge) and remove shells from molds.
  • Coat your molds again with semisweet chocolate, cool, and remove the shells.(You don't have to bother with tempering unless you want the shell bases to look shiny instead of a bit dusty. I've some trouble in the past tempering my semisweet chocolate – until I used SugarGeekShow’s microwave tempering method! The spatula I linked above was SUPER helpful!)

Assembly

  • Now you’re ready to put them together! First – you need a way to melt the edges of the shells slightly so that they’ll stick together. I put a frying pan on the stove on low heat, and first melted the edges of the semisweet chocolate shells for 1-2 seconds until they evened out. You can also run a flat plate under hot water for 1-2 minutes, then dry it off and use that.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of hot cocoa mix, 1-2 teaspoons of crushed peppermint candy, and as many marshmallows as will fit to each of your semisweet shells.
  • Melt the edges of the white chocolate shells, seal the two edges of the shell together while the chocolate is still warm, and allow them to cool.
  • Now to decorate! Re-melt your remaining semisweet chocolate a bit if needed, and transfer to a piping or zip-lock bag. Drizzle chocolate over the hot cocoa bombs and sprinkle with peppermint candy – and you’re done! Enjoy – or bag as an awesome Christmas gift!

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Notes

Please note nutrition information is an estimate and may not be exactly accurate. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1hot cocoa bombCalories: 470kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 18g
Keyword Christmas hot cocoa bombs, Hot Cocoa Bombs, Mint Hot Cocoa Bombs, Peppermint Bark Hot Cocoa Bombs
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