St Patrick’s Day Hot Chocolate Bombs
These St. Patrick’s Day hot cocoa bombs are filled with cocoa mix, marshmallows, and sprinkles. Just add hot milk for an easy, magical drink!
What’s inside: A step-by-step recipe showing how to make a St Patrick’s Day Hot Chocolate Bomb, a hot chocolate sphere that can be added to a simple mug of hot water to transform into a rich and decadent mug of hot chocolate right before your eyes!
St. Patrick’s Day Hot Cocoa Bomb Recipe
Okay, so it’s not a pot of gold, but I think your kids will be pretty excited to create their own magical cup of hot chocolate for St Patrick’s Day!
This is a fun recipe to make as a little surprise for the kids, and while ours is clearly St Pat’s themed, you can decorate these little chocolate spheres to suit any occasion or theme! (They make a great homemade gift or goody bag treat.)
Have your kids place the hot chocolate bomb into their favorite mugs and then carefully pour in hot water or hot milk to watch the hot chocolate bomb melt into a rainbow of marshmallows, chocolate and sprinkles!
(If you are really into St Patrick’s Day and like to set out leprechaun traps, you can place the finished hot chocolate bombs in the traps as a gift left by the leprechauns.)
I hope your kids love this fun hot chocolate recipe – it was a huge hit over here!
— Jennifer
Video Demo
Check out our quick video to see how simple it is to transform these hot chocolate spheres into a rich and decadent cup of hot chocolate:
Ingredients
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- White Candy Melts
- Hot Chocolate Powder
- Rainbow Mini Marshmallows
- White icing
- St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkles
Scroll down to our free printable recipe card for the full measurements and directions.
Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful
- 6 Sphere Silicon Mold
- Microwave-safe bowl
- Spatula
- Spoons
- Heat-proof Plate
Instructions
- Spread melted candy melts inside hot chocolate bomb mold.
- Chill the molds until fully set, then carefully remove the candy melt spheres.
- Fill half of the spheres with hot cocoa mix, marshmallows and sprinkles.
- Warm a plate, heat the edges of the empty spheres, and attach them to the filled halves, smoothing the seam.
- Decorate with icing and sprinkles, using the icing to help everything stick.
Prep Tips
- Check the rims before chilling. Make sure the edges are well coated so the spheres seal easily later without gaps.
- Refrigerate, don’t freeze. Freezing can cause condensation, which leads to dull spots or melting when handled.
- Handle with gloves or dry hands. Warm fingers can soften the chocolate and leave fingerprints on the finished spheres.
- Don’t overfill the bombs. Leave a little headspace so the halves seal cleanly without pushing filling into the seam.
- Work quickly when sealing. Heat the plate just before assembling so the edges melt evenly and bond smoothly.
More St Patrick’s Day Recipes
- Irish Soda Bread
- Lucky Charms Cupcakes
- Shamrock Chips and Spinach Dip
- Rainbow Air-fryer Donuts
- Rainbow Sugar Cookies
St Pat’s Hot Chocolate Bomb Recipe (Printable Recipe Card)
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St Patrick's Day Hot Chocolate Bombs
These St. Patrick’s Day hot cocoa bombs are filled with cocoa mix, marshmallows, and sprinkles. Just add hot milk for an easy, magical drink!
Ingredients
- 12oz Bag White Candy Melts
- 1 Tbsp Hot Chocolate Per Bomb
- Mini Marshmallows
- White icing
- St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkles
Instructions
- Pour candy melts into a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds. Stir well and reheat as needed to fully melt.
- Spread the candy melts up the sides of the mold until covered evenly.
- Let the molds sit for about 5 minutes & re-spread any of the candy melts that sank to the bottom of the molds.
- Place the molds in the refrigerator for about 30-45 minutes.
- Once set, carefully remove the candy melt spheres from the mold.
- Fill half of the spheres with the hot cocoa powder, sprinkles and marshmallows, leaving the other half empty (to be used as the tops of the bombs).
- Place a glass plate in the microwave for one minute.
- Carefully remove the plate and immediately place the "open half" of an empty half-sphere onto the plate to heat the edges.
- Gently press the empty half-sphere onto a filled half-sphere to melt the edges together and form a sealed hot chocolate bomb.
- Use a bit of additional candy melts to close up any gaps in the seal.
- Repeat will all half-spheres.
- Take the icing and drizzle onto the finished hot chocolate spheres.
- Place the sprinkles on hot chocolate bomb using the icing as glue.
- Allow the icing to set fully before storing or serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 228Total Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gSodium: 23mgCarbohydrates: 56gFiber: 0gSugar: 36gProtein: 0g
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You might also like our Lucky Charms Cupcakes or our Rainbow Air-fryer Donuts.
