Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs
Pour warm milk over these adorable Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs and watch them pop open with hot cocoa and marshmallows. Give it a quick stir, and you’ll be sipping the most deliciously rich hot chocolate! This is a sponsored recipe on behalf of the American Dairy Association Mideast.
Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs are small, hollow orbs of chocolate filled with hot cocoa powder (white or dark chocolate), mini marshmallows, and other goodies (like crushed candy cane pieces and colorful sprinkles).
Pour warm milk over the orb, and it pops open in an exciting way! Hot chocolate is a great way to get in a serving of dairy during the cold winter months. Children especially will love watching these snowmen pop open and melt.
How to Assemble Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs
You will need the following:
- a silicone half-sphere mold
- 2 cups white chocolate melting candy discs
- 4 Tablespoons hot chocolate powder (white or dark chocolate)
- 4 Tablespoons mini marshmallows
For the decorations:
- black frosting
- orange sprinkles or small candies
- chocolate candies (like M&Ms)
- red frosting or fondant
There are two different methods to make hot chocolate bombs. Scroll for a printable recipe card.
Spoon and Spread Method:
- Melt chocolate candy discs. You can use chocolate chips for this. However, you may need to add a teaspoon of coconut oil or shortening to the chocolate to get it to spread smoothly. Chocolate candy discs that have already been tempered are the best choice.
- Using the back of a spoon, spread chocolate along the bottom and up the silicone mold sides.
- Chill the mold for 5-10 minutes until the chocolate is set.
- Repeat spooning/spreading and chilling for a second coat of chocolate.
- Unmold chocolate shells and add cocoa powder and marshmallows to one-half of each shell.
- Heat the rim of the second half of the chocolate mold and place it on top of the first to make a full sphere. Depending on the size and coats of chocolate, you should end up with 3-4 hot chocolate bombs.
- Add snowman face and earmuffs with ready-made frosting and candies.
Fill and Spill Method:
- Melt chocolate candy discs. You can use chocolate chips for this. However, you may need to add a teaspoon of coconut oil or shortening to the chocolate to get it to spread smoothly. Chocolate candy discs that have already been tempered are the best choice.
- Completely fill all 6 cavities of your silicone mold. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- Spill the excess chocolate from the silicone mold.
- The shell should be thick enough not to need a second chocolate coat.
- Turn mold over and let chill upside down for 5-10 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Unmold chocolate shells and add cocoa powder and marshmallows to one-half of each shell.
- Heat the rim of the second half of the chocolate mold and place it on top of the first to make a full sphere. Depending on the size and coats of chocolate, you should end up with 3-4 hot chocolate bombs.
- Add snowman face and earmuffs with ready-made frosting and candies.
How to Store Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs
Keep the Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
When ready to enjoy, slowly pour 6-8 ounces of warm milk over the hot chocolate bomb. Alternatively, you can place the hot chocolate bomb into a mug of warm milk and wait for it to pop open. Stir and enjoy!
Milk is the No. 1 nutritious product requested by food banks. Each year, dairy companies work with local food banks to provide nutritious dairy foods to those in need. In 2020, Feeding America distributed 469 million pounds of dairy products in its network.
Although milk and plant-based beverages sit side-by-side in the dairy case, non-dairy alternatives often do not provide the same nutrient profile as cow’s milk. Additionally, you can count on real, white cow’s milk to have the same three ingredients (milk, vitamin A, and vitamin D) no matter what brand you choose or in which grocery store it is purchased.
Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs
Ingredients
- 2 cups white chocolate melting candy discs
- 4 Tablespoons hot chocolate powder , white or dark chocolate
- 4 Tablespoons mini marshmallows, plus extra if desired
- 1 tube black frosting, found in the baking aisle
- 1 tube red frosting, found in the baking aisle
- 4 orange sprinkles or small candies
- 8 small circle candies, like M&Ms
Instructions
Spoon and Spread Method:
- Melt chocolate candy discs. You can use chocolate chips for this. However, you may need to add a teaspoon of coconut oil or shortening to the chocolate to get it to spread smoothly. Chocolate candy discs that have already been tempered are the best choice.
- Using the back of a spoon, spread chocolate along the bottom and up the silicone mold sides. Chill the mold for 5-10 minutes until the chocolate is set.
- Repeat spooning/spreading and chilling for a second coat of chocolate.
- Unmold chocolate shells and add powder and marshmallows to one half of each shell.
- Using a griddle on low heat, or warm plate, heat the rim of the second half of the chocolate mold and place it on top of the first to make a full sphere. Depending on the size and coats of chocolate, you should end up with 3-4 hot chocolate bombs.
- Add snowman face and earmuffs with ready-made frosting and candies. Place the hot chocolate bomb on top of another tablespoon of white chocolate to look like it's melting.
Fill and Spill Method:
- Melt chocolate candy discs. You can use chocolate chips for this. However, you may need to add a teaspoon of coconut oil or shortening to the chocolate to get it to spread smoothly. Chocolate candy discs that have already been tempered are the best choice.
- Completely fill all 6 cavities of your silicone mold. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- Spill the excess chocolate from the silicone mold. The shell should be thick enough not to need a second chocolate coat.
- Turn mold over and let chill upside down for 5-10 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Unmold chocolate shells and add powder and marshmallows to one half of each shell.
- Using a griddle on low heat, or warm plate, heat the rim of the second half of the chocolate mold and place it on top of the first to make a full sphere. Depending on the size and coats of chocolate, you should end up with 3-4 hot chocolate bombs.
- Add snowman face and earmuffs with ready-made frosting and candies. Place the hot chocolate bomb on top of another tablespoon of white chocolate to look like it's melting.
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More Hot Chocolate Recipes
Our family makes a big slow cooker batch of Eggnog Hot Chocolate to enjoy during family gatherings.
Making homemade whipped cream makes hot chocolate even more special. Try our Strawberry White Hot Chocolate with Homemade Whipped Cream.
Don’t have time to make a hot chocolate bomb? Try our festive Candy Cane Steamers with Candy Cane (Peppermint) Simple Syrup or the equally fun and delicious Gingerbread Steamer.
To meet Ohio and West Virginia dairy farmers, learn more about how farmers care for their cows, and follow milk’s journey from farm to fridge, visit Drink-Milk.com, and follow the American Dairy Association Mideast on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.
25 Comments on “Melting Snowman Hot Chocolate Bombs”
These could not be any cuter! So darling!
The little ear muffs on these snowmen couldn’t be any cuter! What a fun treat!
What size silicone mould did you use .?
This is a 50 mm
What size mold did you use?
50 mm
I made similar ones using semi-sweet chocolate chips. They turned out great in the end, but when i handled them to put the two halves together, I ended up with fingerprints in the chocolate. Did this happen to you? Do you know how to remedy this? Thank you.
Chocolate that is not tempered will melt easily and be susceptible to fingerprints. That is why I prefer to temper my chocolate or use chocolate discs that are already tempered.
I’m attempting these now! Yours look SO perfect!!! I’m struggling trying to do the mouth. What tool/method did you use to make the dots? Thanks!
I used the Wilton Black Icing tube linked in the recipe card. You can find it at Michael’s and Joanne’s too.
My daughter and I have made these twice in the last week. They are so adorable! They’re the bomb! (haha!) Thanks for providing the recipe with detailed instructions!
Adorable!
What is the red tube of icing used for? I don’t see it in the bomb. Thanks!
The red frosting/fondant is if you would like to make scarves. Thanks for asking!
How does the “base” chocolate form, please?
Thanks for writing. Step 6 in the recipe should help: Add snowman face and earmuffs with ready-made frosting and candies. Place the hot chocolate bomb on top of another tablespoon of white chocolate to look like it’s melting.
Hi! Sooo cute and adorable! Can’t wait to make them for my family! Found the HO HO HO mugs! Thanks! Now tell me please where to find the LALALA and NICE mugs!
These are so adorable! Can you please tell me where you found the carrots for the noses? Thank you!
Thanks! They are made by Wilton and I found them at Walmart. I tried to link to them on Amazon, but they are out of stock currently. Maybe try your local Walmart?
Can you tell me where you got your red HO HO HO mug? So cute and yummy!
Thanks! The mug is from Target.
So yummy and adorable! Please tell me where you got your red HO HO HO mug!
I love these! Do you make and sell them? I know I would make them so cute.
I do not have a license to sell food from my home kitchen, so that’s why I provide the recipes!
Your snowman is adorable!! Can you tell me what you used for the pink cheeks?
Thanks! I used Wilton Color Dust https://amzn.to/3qavpRG