Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs
These white chocolate Grinch bombs pop open with hot milk and make a cup of peppermint hot chocolate
Equipment
- 2 1/2-inch (cavities) half-sphere silicon mold (this recipe will make 8 half-spheres or 4 finished balls)
- nonstick skillet
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups (divided) white chocolate chips
- 3-4 drops food-grade peppermint essential oil
- green food coloring
- yellow food coloring
- 8 tablespoons milk or dark hot chocolate mix
- pink food coloring
- sprinkles
- marshmallows
- finely crushed candy cane dust
- 4 medium-sized red candy heart sprinkles
- vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe dish, heat 1 cup of chocolate in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval until melted.
- Add the essential oil and stir. Add a little green food coloring and a smaller amount of yellow. Stir, and add additional coloring until the desired green Grinch color is achieved.
- With a spoon, paint the inside of the spheres, taking care to paint all the way to the edge. Gravity can sometimes pull the chocolate back down, so check after coating all the half-spheres to make sure it reaches the top edge. If there are thin spots of chocolate, recoat them. Thin spots can easily break, yet you do not want the chocolate too thick either. You do not have to grease the mold.
- When all of the half-spheres are "painted" with chocolate, place the mold in the refrigerator to harden the chocolate. This will take 5-10 minutes.
- When hardened, remove the chocolate from the mold by peeling it away from the chocolate, then press the bottom of the mold to release the sphere, being careful not to break the chocolate.
- Add 2 tablespoons of hot chocolate powder to half of the spheres. Add mini marshmallows if desired and 1/4 teaspoon of finely crushed candy cane powder. Add a candy heart.
- Heat a nonstick frying pan until it is warm enough to melt chocolate. Place an empty half-sphere in the pan, rim-side down, until the chocolate edge begins to melt. This will only take a couple of seconds. Remove the half-sphere from the pan and place it on a half-sphere already filled with hot chocolate. The melted edge will act as chocolate glue, sealing the sphere. Add a little leftover melted chocolate to seal any holes around the edge. Wipe off any extra chocolate.
- Melt 1/4 cup of chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after each. Add pink gel food coloring to the chocolate until the desired color is achieved. Add a few drops of vegetable oil to the chocolate to thin it for piping. Place the chocolate in a plastic sandwich zipper bag and snip off a small corner for piping.
- Using a back-and-forth motion, pipe stripes onto 1 ball at a time. Quickly, before the chocolate sets, dust the top with sprinkles. Repeat for all the balls.
- To serve, place a ball in a large mug. Slowly pour 1 1/2 cups of hot milk over the ball, melting it into the milk. If the sphere doesn't fully melt and the marshmallows pop out, use a spoon to rotate the sphere. When the chocolate melts enough, the marshmallows will pop out of the ball.
Notes
Gel Food Colorings
Wilton gel food colorings used include lemon yellow, leaf green, and rose.Peppermint Oil
Dottera Peppermint Essential Oil was used.How to Adjust the Sweetness
- Use more or less milk to adjust the sweetness to your taste.
- Reduce the amount of hot chocolate in the sphere. Then adjust the milk to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 519kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 5gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 322mgPotassium: 212mgFiber: 1gSugar: 62gVitamin A: 25IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 177mgIron: 1mg
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