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Hot coco bombs TUTORIAL. #fyp [2] #christmas [3] #christmasbaking [4] #christmascountdown2020 [5] #hotcoco [6]

♬ Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald [7]

With the two months of the year where I eat an enormous amount of food [8] quickly approaching, I'm on the lookout for seasonal recipes that will impress my mother, and maybe even outshine some of her classic holiday treats. [9] Although her timeless sugar cookies [10] are hard to beat, I think I may have the leg up this jolly season with a reciple for hot cocoa bombs.

Last year, we were all about the hot cocoa bombs from Costco [11] but for this year, TikTok user Hebah Bukhari (@bukhaaar_) [12] has already helped make my holiday season extra jolly with this hot coco bomb tutorial that will have me setting aside the Swiss Miss [13]. You'll only need mini marshmallows, microwavable chocolate wafers, hot cocoa powder, and a silicone mold (Bukhari suggests looking for silicone molds on Amazon, Bed Bath and Beyond, or Walmart).

To make hot cocoa bombs, simply melt the chocolate in the microwave in 10-15 second intervals, then coat the mold with the melted chocolate. Let harden, and coat a second time. Place the mold in the freezer for 10-15 minutes, then remove and push chocolate out of the mold — be careful around the rims. Fill half of them with marshmallows and a little of the coco powder.

Next, put a frypan on low heat and melt the rim of the unfilled chocolate halves for only a few seconds, enough to melt the rim — this will act as a glue to the other half. Lastly, press the melted chocolate domes to the halves filled with marshmallows and powder so they make a full sphere. You cna use some extra melted chocolate to fill any cracks or to help close the bomb [14], and leave to harden in the fridge.

To serve, place the bomb in warm milk or water and stir to watch the hot cocoa magic happen.