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Three hot cocoa bombs in front of a mug of hot cocoa.
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St. Patrick's Day Hot Cocoa Bombs Recipe

Make these fun and adorable St. Patrick's Day Hot Cocoa Bombs! They are a unique way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, while enjoying this fun new way to drink hot chocolate!
Prep Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 497kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Ingredients

  • 1 12-ounce bag Wilton white candy melts
  • 1/3 cup hot cocoa mix
  • 30 mini rainbow marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup shamrock sprinkles
  • 1 cup white icing
  • 1/4 cup sugar pearls

Instructions

  • Pour candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 20 seconds increments, stirring each time, until candy has melted and is shiny.
    Melted candy melts in a glass bowl.
  • Spread the candy melts up the sides of the mold until every bit of the mold is covered.
    Cocoa bomb mold filled with melted white chocoalte.
  • Let the molds sit 5 minutes and re-spread any candy melts that sank to the bottom of the molds.
  • Refrigerate molds for 30-45 minutes.
  • Once set, carefully remove candy melt spheres from mold.
  • Fill half the spheres with the hot cocoa powder, marshmallows and shamrock sprinkles.
    Hot cocoa bombs filled with cocoa and marshmallows.
  • Place a glass plate in the microwave for one minute.
  • Remove the plate and immediately place each empty sphere on the hot place to heat the chocolate edges.
  • Place each heated sphere on each filled sphere. You can use the tip of your finger to smooth the melted candy around the seam.
  • Take the icing and draw lines back and forth on the top of your sphere.
  • Place the sugar pearls and shamrock sprinkles on the hot chocolate bomb using the icing as glue.
    A gold platter holding there green and white hot chocolate bombs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1hot cocoa bomb | Calories: 497kcal | Carbohydrates: 96g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 287mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 77g