Cupids Potion Hot Cocoa Bombs

By Erin

Cupids Potion Hot Cocoa Bombs are perfect for Valentine’s Day! With Valentine’s Day coming up and yesterday was National Hot Chocolate Day, this sweet treat is perfect to celebrate the most romantic day of the year all month long. I know that it is kind of a lame day manufactured by marketers to sell a bunch of stuff, but it is also a pretty fun excuse to get together with all the people you love in life.

If you’re like me and don’t have a significant other, no problem! You are not alone. I’ll be celebrating Galentine’s with my girlfriends. Half the fun is getting dressed up, decorating with a whole bunch of red and pink metallic hearts and balloons, and eating out-of-this-world delicious food. If you do have a significant other then whip up a few of these and impress them with your mad hot cocoa bomb skills. 😉 Either way no matter who you’re with this Valentine’s Day, you will want to enjoy some of these!

Makes 8-10 Hot Cocoa Bombs

Chocolate Banana Ganache

1 1/2 cups Semi sweet chocolate chips  

½ cup Heavy whipping cream 

¼ cup Creme De Banana

1 wax paper line cookie sheet

Directions

Using a small pot, heat the heavy whipping cream and creme de banana until it starts to simmer, about 4 minutes

Pour the chocolate chips  into a bowl and pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips

Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth

Place into the fridge for about 3 hours to harden

Using a small ice cream scooper, scoop out some ganache and mold into a ball

Place onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet and back into the fridge while you make the cocoa bombs

Cocoa Bomb Ingredients

2 – 70mm Silicone Sphere Molds – found on amazon

1 – 30 oz of Ghirardelli White Chocolate melting wafers

2 cup of hot cocoa mix

1 cup mini marshmallows

1 small ceramic plate heated up

1 disposable piping bag

Valentine’s Day Sprinkles 

Dove Chocolate Hearts

1 cookie sheet fitted with wax paper

Directions

Using a small bowl, place ½ cup of the white chocolate and set aside for later.

Using a heat safe bowl, pour the white chocolate into the bowl and place in the microwave for 45 second intervals. Make sure to stir the chocolate after each 45 seconds until completely melted and smooth.

Using a spoon, spoon about 1-2 tbsp of the chocolate into the mold.

Carefully swirl the chocolate to completely coat the inside of the mold.

Lightly shake the extra chocolate back into the bowl.

Place the coated molds into the fridge for 5-10 minutes.

Remove from the fridge and gently peel the silicone mold back away from the hardened chocolate shell.

Carefully place the mold onto the cookie sheet.

Repeat steps with remaining molds.

You should now have 8 half sphere molds.

Carefully take the open side of the sphere and place it onto the warm plate to melt off the uneven edges to create a smooth edging.

Place the shell back onto the cookie sheet and allow the edge to harden.

Place the bowl set aside, into the microwave and melt using 30-45 second increments. Scoop the melted chocolate into the piping bag. 

Building the cocoa bomb :

Scoop about 1 tbsp of the  hot cocoa mix into the bottom of the sphere mold.

Place a ganache ball into the center.

Place about 5-8 mini marshmallows around the ganache.

Place the top of the shell back onto the warm warm plate to melt the edges for a few seconds.

Quickly place the melted edges onto the filled shell and gently press down.

Cut the tip off the piping bag and drizzle melting chocolate over the cocoa bombs.

Sprinkle the Valentine’s Day sprinkles over the cooca bomb and place a dove chocolate heart into the center.

Allow to set before enjoying in a 8oz glass of steaming milk! Enjoy!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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