These Grinch Chocolate Bombs are a fun Christmas treat that can be made for a party or to give away to friends as gifts. Decorate them any way you like.
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If you’ve never seen these viral chocolate bombs, originally made by Eric Torres Garcia, later becoming a Tik Tok sensation, they are tempered hollow chocolate spheres filled with cocoa mix and mini marshmallows that will melt to create a delicious warm drink when dropped into a mug of warm milk.
They are super festive and not all that difficult to make, despite what you might think, seeing how adorable they are. If I can make these, anyone can. Seriously. I am not a perfectionist when it comes to baking and often my treats turn out looking a bit hokey, but I think mine are quite cute. If you like these you should try them in pink with these Valentine’s chocolate bombs.
Why You’ll Love Them
- Less than 30 minutes to make: With tempering the chocolate, they only take about 30 minutes to make, start to finish. And all you need is a silicone sphere mold, a spoon, a spatula, a heat-proof bowl, and a plastic baggie. I’ll explain in a bit.
- Great as gifts: I like to make these bombs in a pack of 3 and give them out to friends with a little card attached saying how to turn them into a steamy cup of hot chocolate.
- Delicious: They melt perfectly into a mug of warm milk.
Ingredients You Need
- High-quality white chocolate – I always use Ghirardelli white chocolate wafers. They taste really good and melt well. You NEED a high-quality chocolate.
- Hot cocoa mix – It doesn’t matter what brand you use, but you’ll obviously want one that you enjoy drinking.
- Green sprinkles – I add these sprinkles to the chocolate mix inside the ball to give more festive color to the drink.
- Mini marshmallows – Optional. Who doesn’t love marshmallows in their hot chocolate.
- Green food coloring – Liquid or gel works fine.
- Heart Sprinkles – If can be difficult to find good sprinkles, so get whatever you can find. I use these sprinkles from Amazon.
Equipment You Need
- Silicon sphere mold – to make the chocolate spheres
- Pastry paint brush – for brushing the chocolate into the mold
- Piping bag – for decorating the bombs
- White chocolate wafers – I use Ghirardelli
- Green sugar sprinkles
- Heart sprinkles
- Cupcake liners
- Waterproof candy thermometer
Expert Tips to Follow
- When tempering the chocolate, you don’t want to let it exceed 120°F for dark chocolate or 105°F for milk or white chocolate.
- Make sure to get the chocolate all the way to the edge of the mold. This will make it easier to match up the two sides to seal them later.
- Don’t skimp on the chocolate when you are filling the molds. Don’t make the chocolate layer super thin. The more chocolate you put on, the more that will melt into your drink (yay!) and the studier the bombs will be.
- Don’t worry if your edges come out of the mold looking less than perfect. When you melt and seal them you won’t be able to tell.
- When you are ready to seal the two halves, heat a small pan over low heat on the stove for about 15-30 seconds, then turn it off. It doesn’t take much heat to melt the edges. This is a great way to clean up jagged edges as well.
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Grinch Chocolate Bombs
These Grinch Chocolate Bombs are a fun Christmas treat that can be made for a party or to give away to friends as gifts. Decorate them any way you like.
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Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 351kcal
Ingredients
- 10 ounces (284 g) Ghirardelli white chocolate chopped (divided)
- 6 tablespoons (90 g) hot cocoa mix about 2 packets
- 1/2 cup (25 g) mini marshmallows 1 ounce
- green food coloring
- Red candy hearts
To serve:
- 8 ounces (227 ml) whole milk
- Whipped cream
Instructions
- Set up a double boiler with a heat-safe glass bowl that fits over a small pot on the stove. The glass bowl shouldn’t touch the water.
- Heat about an inch of water in the pot over medium heat. Place the white chocolate wafers (all but about 8 wafers) into a heat-safe glass bowl and place it on top of the pot.
- Stir the chocolate with a silicone spatula as the chocolate melts. Do not allow the chocolate to get too hot or it will scorch.
- Remove from heat as soon as chocolate is half melted.
- Continue stirring until all of the chocolate melts. Drop in a couple drops of green food coloring until it reaches the right color of green.
- Once the chocolate has cooled to 82°F, place the bowl back on the double boiler until smooth enough to paint into the mold. Keep chocolate between 82°F and 90°F while working, if possible.
- Use the back of a spoon to coat the inside of each sphere. Place the mold in the refrigerator for 5 minutes.
- Remove the chocolate shells from the mold.
- Place half of the molds, cup facing up, on a flat surface. Fill with 1 tablespoon hot cocoa and 1 tablespoon mini marshmallows.
- Heat a small pan over low heat on the stove then turn it off. Quickly melt the rim of the unfilled mold on the pan then stick it to the filled mold to adhere them together. Working quickly, do this for all spheres.
- For the drizzle on top, heat the remaining 8 chocolate wafers in a microwave safe bowl at 15 second increments in the microwave, stirring in between. When mostly melted, remove and stir until completely melted. Drop in one small drop of green food coloring to make a lighter color than the spheres. Transfer the chocolate to a small plastic baggie. Cut a very small corner off the bag. drizzle melted chocolate over the tops of your spheres and add a candy heart.
To serve:
- Steam or microwave 8 ounces of milk. Place one hot chocolate bomb in a mug and pour the steamed milk over the top to melt the chocolate. Stir and enjoy.
Equipment Needed
- Silicon mold https://amzn.to/3IpcEW9
- Small plastic bag
Notes
- This recipe makes 6 chocolate bombs.
- When tempering the chocolate you don’t want to let the it exceed 120°F for dark chocolate or 105°F for milk or white chocolate.
- Make sure to get the chocolate all the way to the edge of the mold. This will make it easier to match up the two sides to seal them later.
- Don’t skimp on the chocolate when you are filling the molds. Don’t make the chocolate layer super thin. The more chocolate you put on, the more that will melt into your drink (yay!) and the studier the bombs will be.
- Don’t worry if your edges come out of the mold looking less than perfect. When you melt and seal them you won’t be able to tell.
- When you are ready to seal the two halves, heat a small pan over low heat on the stove for about 15-30 seconds, then turn it off. It doesn’t take much heat to melt the edges. This is a great way to clean up jagged edges as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Laura is a home cook, with 25 years experience behind the stove, who spends an extraordinary amount of time in the kitchen cooking. She loves making new recipes and finding wonderful new things to eat, both at home or abroad. She spends a lot of time researching, crafting, and perfecting her recipes.