Hot cocoa bombs make a fun gift but are also a fun way to serve a special treat. Whether you're gearing up to go trick or treating or staying in for the night, these Halloween hot chocolate bombs are the perfect activity because it is so fun to watch them 'explode' and dissolve into your glass.
Hot chocolate bombs went viral a few years ago, I've made them for Christmas and Valentine's Day. My reindeer may be my favorite, and thought it'd be fun to make a few spooky variations. For Halloween, I made a ghost hot cocoa bomb, a Frankenstein monster hot cocoa bomb, a bat hot cocoa bomb and a traditional jack-o-lantern pumpkin hot cocoa bomb. These typically sell for around $5/each in bakeries or coffee shops, so surprise your friends and make your own!
More Halloween Treats
- Ghost Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing for Halloween
- Halloween Cake Pops
- S'more Dip- an Easy Halloween Peep Dessert Recipe
- Halloween Sugar Cookies-5 Design Ideas
Hot Chocolate Bomb Ingredients
- Candy melts in desired color OR you can use white chocolate melting wafers and add food coloring. I'd recommend gel food coloring, a little goes a long way.
- hot chocolate powder or mix (in flavor of choice!)
- Mini marshmallows, shaped marshmallows, or I really like the dehydrated super mini marshmallows because you can fit in a lot more.
- googley eyes, edible pen, or black icing for decorating. I use black royal icing, just making a small amount for something like this.
Supplies
- Silicone molds with 6 cavities for chocolate (Each mold can make 3 bombs, so you'll use 2 molds if making all these designs.)
- Microwave safe mixing bowl
- black icing or piping bag and homemade royal icing
Tips
- If you're wanting a really rich hot chocolate flavor I'd use the white chocolate.
- Try to minimize how much you're holding your hot cocoa bomb. The shell is made of chocolate and will start to melt from skin contact.
Decorating a Bat Hot Chocolate Bomb
This little bat is simple but be warned, when you drop him into your cup the wings will come off. 🙂 I used a reeses but you could also use an oreo or mini oreo like in the popcorn balls and cake pop recipes.
Use a bit of royal icing as glue and adhere the googley eyes in their desired placement. Next, use your icing as glue again and adhere one wing. Allow to dry fully (slightly tipping it on it's side helps) before adding the other side.
Decorating a Pumpkin Hot Chocolate Bomb
To make a pumpkin hot cocoa bomb you'll use black icing to add two triangles and a jagged smile to your orange chocolate bomb shell. You can make it as goofy or spooky as you want!
Decorating a Ghost Hot Chocolate Bomb
To make a ghost hot chocolate bomb, use your black icing and simply add two eyes and a surprised face. You can make him a smiling ghost too, really up to you! The icing may drip a bit so be ready for a slightly droopy face. If needed add a bit extra icing and use a tooth pick to nudge into place.
Decorating a Monster Hot Chocolate Bomb
This little monster is all sweet and no spooky! Add a 'scar' a smiley face and some wonky hair to your green cocoa bomb. Then use a bit of icing as 'glue' and add a drop to the back of your googley eyes. Add to your cocoa bomb and he's all set!
FAQ
You can use the melting chocolate that comes in various colors, or you can use white melting chocolate and add food coloring. Although chocolate chips would work, they make a much thinner shell which can break or crack more easily.
If stored properly in an airtight container these will last for up to two weeks.
Rub the edge of the shell on the hot plate until it's smooth all the way around. Once the shells have been placed together, if there are any gaps, using your finger seal them with melted chocolate from the plate.
Serving a Hot Chocolate Bomb
To explode your hot chocolate bomb, place your bomb in the bottom of a mug. A clear mug is fun so you can see the full melting process! Add a cup of hot milk or hot water to your bomb and allow to sit briefly while the liquid melts the chocolate shell. The marshmallows will float to the top.
📖 Recipe
Halloween Hot Chocolate Bombs
Equipment
- 1 microwave safe bowl
- 1 silicone mold including 6 2-inch cavities
- 1 measuring spoon set
Ingredients
- 2 cups melting wafers in colors of choice I used white, purple, green and orange.
- 2 tablespoon hot cocoa mix per bomb
- 1 tablespoon mini marshmallows
- black icing or royal icing to decorate
- googley eyes and/or sprinkles to decorate
- 1 cup hot water or milk
Instructions
Making a Hot Cocoa Bomb
- Melt your chocolate in the microwave for a minute, then in 20-second increments as needed.
- Using a spoon, add about a tablespoon of your melted chocolate into the mold cavity, then using the spoon spread it to the rim of the mold. Make sure that the edges are thick enough. After filling the mold, add to the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- Heat a plate in the microwave (or a pan on the stovetop.
- Pop out the chocolate shell from the mold, removing all 6 and setting aside. If you have some that crack a little it's ok, using the hot plate will trim them down. If any crack to an extent you can't use them, set aside and you can remelt them to try again.
- Take one of the shells and slide and twist it around on the hot plate, melting the edges.
- Add about a tablespoon of hot cocoa mix, marshmallows and any other additions like sprinkles or candy cane bits to the inside of the shell.
- Twist the other half of the shell on the hot plate so that its edges will also be slightly melted. (This melted chocolate acts as the glue/sealer.)Press the two shells together, placing the empty one on top of the shell filled with cocoa and marshmallows. If there are gaps in the edges, use a little of the extra melted chocolate on the plate and fill with your finger.
Decorating a Ghost Hot Cocoa Bomb
- To make a ghost hot chocolate bomb, use your black icing and simply add two eyes and a surprised face. You can make him a smiling ghost too, really up to you! The icing may drip a bit so be ready for a slightly droopy face. If needed add a bit extra icing and use a tooth pick to nudge into place.
Decorating a Bat Hot Cocoa Bomb
- This little bat is simple but be warned, when you drop him into your cup the wings will come off. 🙂 I used a reeses but you could also use an oreo or mini oreo.Use a bit of royal icing as glue and adhere the googley eyes in their desired placement. Next, use your icing as glue again and adhere one wing. Allow to dry fully (slightly tipping it on it's side helps) before adding the other side.
Decorating a Pumpkin Hot Cocoa Bomb
- To make a pumpkin hot cocoa bomb you'll use black icing to add two triangles and a jagged smile to your orange chocolate bomb shell. You can make it as goofy or spooky as you want!
Decorating a Monster Hot Chocolate Bomb
- This little monster is all sweet and no spooky! Add a 'scar' a smiley face and some wonky hair to your green cocoa bomb. Then use a bit of icing as 'glue' and add a drop to the back of your googley eyes. Add to your cocoa bomb and he's all set!
Serving a Hot Chocolate Bomb
- To explode your hot chocolate bomb, place your bomb in the bottom of a mug. A clear mug is fun so you can see the full melting process! Add a cup of hot milk or hot water to your bomb and allow to sit briefly while the liquid melts the chocolate shell. The marshmallows will float to the top.
Claire says
So fun to watch explode! The monster and bat are tied for my favorites.
Elsie larson says
Oh my gosh- my kids would love these!