We are almost to the end of 2020, this crazy year. Is everyone ready for Christmas? It’s in less than a week. I’m almost ready, just had a few more presents arrive, so I need to wrap those. Now I’m ready to make goodies.
You may have noticed two hot things that are featured this year. One is Christmas Gnomes. They are so cute! I bought a couple for myself, and a couple to put in with gifts.
The other “hot item” this year, is Cocoa Bombs. So I decided to try making some. How hard could it be? Yeah, sure. One of my friends makes them and they look beautiful. I see them all over the internet. I can do this!
I ordered my silicone molds from Amazon. Took them awhile to get here, but they finally arrived. I coated them with melted chocolate chips, and put them in the freezer for 15 minutes. Afterwards, I peeled them off of the silicone, and they were shiny and smooth…fabulous!
The directions said to fill one half with mini marshmallows and hot chocolate mix. So far, so good. Then to use some of the melted chocolate, and attach the other half with a little of the melted chocolate around the center. Well…that’s where the trouble started. I’d get one part done, and see a little area that needed some more chocolate on it, and would put some on that. Some of the powder leaked out in places, so I smeared some chocolate on those places. It came out looking like a roughed up, chocolate snowball. Not attractive.
After that, you put it back in the freezer for 5 more minutes. Before I did that, I decided to melt a bit of white chocolate and drizzle it over the top of them, and add some crushed peppermint. Then off to the freezer.
I had my hubby be the taste tester. After we poured hot milk over the cocoa bomb, we watched little marshmallows suddenly pop up to the top. That was fun. The end result??? He really liked it! Yes.
Note: My friend, Kim Heuermann, who makes these a lot, shared her secret. Put a plate in the microwave for a little bit. Put the empty halves upside down, to melt just the edges, and then press on to the other half. You can smooth that with your finger, if needed. GREAT IDEA!
Let me know if you’ve made any of these Cocoa Bombs. I’m going to refine these and add as Christmas gifts for a few people.
Have a happy holiday. Pray for a better 2021!
Love,
Grandma Sherry