Chocolate Bombs Away!
With adult help, make hot chocolate bombs using melted chocolate, cocoa mix, and mini marshmallows, then drop one into warm milk.
Step-by-step guide to make hot chocolate bombs (Chocolate Bombs Away!)
Step 1
Gather all the Materials Needed and put them on a clean counter.
Step 2
Wash your hands with soap and water before you start.
Step 3
With adult help melt the chocolate chips in the microwave safe bowl in short 20 second bursts stirring between each burst until smooth.
Step 4
Spoon the melted chocolate into each mold cavity and spread it up the sides to make a thin shell.
Step 5
Put the mold flat in the fridge or freezer for 10 minutes so the chocolate shells set firm.
Step 6
Carefully pop the chocolate halves out of the mold one at a time.
Step 7
With adult help melt a little extra chocolate in the microwave safe bowl to use as glue for sealing.
Step 8
Dip the rim of one chocolate half into the melted chocolate or brush a little on the rim with your spoon.
Step 9
Put a teaspoon of hot cocoa mix and a few mini marshmallows into that chocolate half.
Step 10
Press a second chocolate half onto the first to seal the bomb and hold gently until the rim sticks.
Step 11
Place the sealed chocolate bomb on the small plate and chill in the fridge for 5 minutes to set the seal.
Step 12
With adult help heat the milk until warm but not boiling.
Step 13
Pour the warm milk into a mug over the chocolate bomb.
Step 14
Stir gently with a spoon until the chocolate bomb is fully melted and the drink is smooth.
Step 15
Share your finished chocolate bomb creation on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
If I don't have chocolate chips or a candy mold, what can I use instead?
You can substitute chopped baking chocolate or candy melts for the chocolate chips and use a clean silicone ice cube tray or a small muffin tin as the 'mold' when you 'Spoon the melted chocolate into each mold cavity'.
My chocolate shells keep cracking or won't pop out of the mold—what should I do?
Be sure the shells are fully firm by chilling in the fridge or freezer for the full 10 minutes, spread the melted chocolate thicker up the sides when you 'Spoon the melted chocolate into each mold cavity', and recoat the rims with the extra melted chocolate 'to use as glue for sealing' if they crack.
How can I adapt this activity for a 4-year-old versus a 12-year-old?
For a 4-year-old, let them wash hands, add the 'teaspoon of hot cocoa mix and a few mini marshmallows' into pre-made halves and press halves together while an adult handles melting and heating milk, whereas a 12-year-old can help melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, spoon shells, and heat the milk with supervision.
Any fun ways to make my chocolate bombs fancier or more personal?
Before sealing, sprinkle in crushed peppermint, colored sprinkles, or a pinch of cinnamon with the hot cocoa and marshmallows, or drizzle contrasting melted chocolate over the chilled sealed bomb and then 'Share your finished chocolate bomb creation on DIY.org'.
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Facts about cooking for kids
☕ Hot chocolate recipes date back over 2,000 years to Mesoamerican cultures who flavored cocoa with spices.
🔥 Chocolate begins to melt at about body temperature (~34°C / 93°F), which is why it melts in your mouth (and your hands!).
🌡️ For shiny, crack-ready chocolate shells you should temper chocolate so the cocoa butter crystals are stable.
🎯 Hot chocolate bombs became a viral home-baking trend around 2019–2020 — they hide cocoa and marshmallows inside a chocolate shell that “explodes” in warm milk.
🍫 The Aztecs prized cacao so highly they used it like money and drank a bitter chocolate beverage!
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