You won’t want to skip this step! It makes all the difference with a caramel cocoa bomb. The salt will give it a little extra special flavor once it’s all melted into hot cocoa. Immediately add a pinch of salt to the top of each of the DIY hot chocolate bombs. Drizzle the chocolate and/or caramel in a decorative drizzle over the top of each hot chocolate sphere for decoration. Snip off a small corner of the bag (or the tip if using a piping bag). Microwave in 20 second increments, squishing the chocolate within the bag, until it is fully melted. Place excess melted chocolate (or milk chocolate or white chocolate chips) in a piping bag or Ziploc bag.
Step 8: Decorate the tops of the hot chocolate bombs. Quickly press the melted rim against the rim of the other half to seal the sphere together. Place the empty half of each sphere, open side down onto the warm plate for just a couple seconds to melt the rim. Heat an empty plate in the microwave for about a minute and place it next to your work space. Step 7: Combine two halves to make a whole hot chocolate bomb. Fill half of the half spheres about 3/4 of the way with your favorite hot chocolate. Next, melt the edges of the half spheres by warming a plate and setting the half spheres upside down on the warm plate. Add caramel candy melts to each (the square kind from the grocer is good, or buy a gourmet caramel), a pinch of sea salt, and as many mini marshmallows as you can. First portion out your hot cocoa mix and marshmallows so they're ready. Use your favorite hot chocolate mix or try this one we love. Spoon 2-3 teaspoons of hot cocoa mixture powder into one side of each sphere half. Step 6: Fill the DIY hot chocolate bombs. Use gloved hands to prevent fingerprints on the chocolate. Gently pop the molded chocolate from the silicone mold. Feel the bottom of one of the sphere molds to determine if it is firm or still setting. Place the hot chocolate bomb molds in the refrigerator for 3-5 minutes until the chocolate becomes firm. Use a spatula or knife to clean up any excess chocolate on the surface of the mold. Apply two thin coats or one thicker coat, about ⅛” thick. Use the back of a spoon (rounded soup spoons work great!) to coat the inside of each silicone hot chocolate bomb mold. Step 2: Make chocolate balls with hot chocolate bomb molds. I’ve made dozens and dozens of DIY hot chocolate bombs and written all about tempering chocolate. Read all about my alternate chocolate tempering method on my blog.
0 kommentar(er)
