Add 1 tablespoon melted chocolate into a silicone sphere-shaped mold (2-1/2-in. diameter). Brush melted chocolate evenly inside molds, all the way to edges, rewarming melted chocolate as needed. Refrigerate molds until chocolate is set, 3-5 minutes. Brush a thin second layer of chocolate in molds. Refrigerate until set, 8-10 minutes. Place remaining melted chocolate into a piping bag fitted with a small round decorating tip; set aside. Milk chocolate has more sugar and dairy in it than semi-sweet chocolate so it will melt at a lower temperature. Follow the same process for melting and tempering but I melt in 15-second increments, stirring in between. Never let the milk chocolate go above 86ºF or it will fall out of temper. Pro-tip - No microwave? You can temper your chocolate the old-fashioned way. I go over it in my chocolate tempering tutorial. Molding the chocolate spheres with a silicone mold I've seen some people use some really big molds and I understand why people like to use them because you can fit more things in them. But keep in mind that you want the amount of chocolate, hot cocoa, and marshmallow to be proportionate to how much milk you have in your mug so that the taste is not affected. I tested these hot chocolate bombs out in various amounts of milk and found that 14 ounces was about perfect. I heat my milk until it's steaming (not boiling). Place the hot chocolate bomb in the bottom of the mug and pour the hot milk on top. The hot cream opens up the bomb and all the marshmallows escape! So fun!

If you are going to use candy melts or another candy coating then you'll definitely want to use the silicone mold and not the acrylic mold. Hot Chocolate Bombs became popular because of a TikTok video, but remain popular, because.. who doesn’t love a bath bomb for their hot milk? There is even a Baby Yoda Hot Chocolate Bomb! We like to make so many versions of these – Snowmen, Grinch, and Christmas themed – or peanut butter, salted caramel, and peppermint flavored. Some of the marshmallows detracted from the chocolate flavour we thought and others (predictably) made the drinks more sweet. Using an acrylic mold has a few more steps but the shine is incredible and is much faster than using a silicone mold. This also far exceeds Whittards 12g per cup, which explains why our testers felt the bombs were much sweeter than the standard hot chocolate we compared them to.So I would say if you had to choose, the silicone mold is better because it's basically foolproof. The silicone mold is also cheaper. The downside is that it takes a bit more time to hand paint each mold so if you're making a lot, you might want to go with the acrylic mold.

Step 4 Carefully remove frozen chocolate from molds. Fill half of the molds with about 2 tablespoons of hot chocolate mixture and a few marshmallows. Step 3 Meanwhile, make hot chocolate mix: In a small bowl combine milk powder, powdered sugar, and cocoa powder. Step 1 In a medium microwave safe bowl, add chocolate and oil to bowl. Microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring after each burst until completely melted. Step 5 - Pour some chocolate onto some parchment paper and pop it into the fridge for 5 minutes. Take it out and observe it. Does it look shiny? Does it snap in half loudly when you break it? Then it's tempered and ready to go in your molds. What in the world is a Hot Chocolate Bomb? A hot chocolate bomb is a chocolate sphere, filled with hot cocoa, marshmallows, and different fun surprises. All you need are some sphere molds, some chocolate candy melts, hot cocoa mix(this one is organic) but sometimes I just go for the reliable Swiss Miss), mini-marshmallows, and an afternoon to explore your creativity!If you want to color your white chocolate, it's really easy. You just need to add a little melted colored cocoa butter. I like to use cocoa butter colors from chef rubber. About 1 teaspoon for 2 Tablespoons of melted white chocolate and mix. Temper your chocolate (don't worry, we're doing this the easy way in the microwave and it only takes 5 minutes) If this table shows us anything it's that the amount of marshmallows doesn't dictate the quality of the hot chocolate. Our favourite sits at the bottom with one of the fewest marshmallows. Step 4 - Use a gloved finger to clean off the excess chocolate to make a seamless look or simply roll the bomb in spriles to finish the look. How to use hot chocolate bombs