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Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs

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These Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs will have you loving life. If you’re looking for a way to spruce up that regular cup of hot chocolate, these hot cocoa bombs are for you!

Mounds hot cocoa bombs on a table and wooden log with a white mug on a yellow cloth in the background
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Anytime you can get that candy bar flavor without actually having to eat a candy bar, it’s a challenge worth taking. These cocoa bombs really do taste just like a Mounds candy car and are so much fun to make!

Mounds hot cocoa bombs on a table and wooden log with a white mug on a yellow cloth in the background

Can you freeze cocoa bombs for later?

Sure. If you want to store them in an airtight back or container for later, just do so. When you’re ready to use it, just take it out and add it to your favorite mug.

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What You’ll Need To Make These Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs

Here are all of the ingredients and materials you’ll need to create these perfectly flavored Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of Chocolate Candy Melts
  • 2 cups of Hot Chocolate Mix
  • 2 cups of Mini Marshmallows
  • ½ cup Shredded Coconut 
ingredients in glass bowls needed to make Mounds hot cocoa bombs

Equipment

  • Bath bomb mold or candy mold

How to Make Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs

Once you have everything listed above, you’re ready to get started! Here’s what you’ll need to do:

Step One

Sart by putting the chocolate candy melts into a bowl and melt in the microwave per the package directions.

Step Two

Once the chocolate is melted, you’re going to take and put 1 tablespoon of the chocolate into the molds. Make certain to spread it around and up the sides.

adding melted chocolate to molds

Step three

Put all of them in the freezer for 5 minutes.

Step four

Once the time has passed, take and remove them out of the freezer and give the sides a gentle tap. This soft tap will help to loosen the chocolate and make it slide out easier.

a hand taking out the hardened chocolate shell from the mold with more molds underneath in a pan

Step five

Fill half the molds with 2 tablespoons of hot chocolate mix, 1 tablespoon of shredded coconut, and 8 mini marshmallows.

adding in the ingredients to molds

Step six

Put a microwave-safe plate in the microwave and heat the plate until its’s warm to the touch. Grab the empty half of the mold and place it face down on the warm plate to melt the edge. Once melted, take and put it on the other filled half of the mold to secure them together.

You can also use the leftover melted chocolate on the edges to connect.

combining the two mold halves to make one

Step seven

Drizzle any leftover melted chocolate over the top and add on a dusting of hot chocolate mix and some shredded coconut then put them back in the freezer for about 5 minutes.

hot cocoa bombs topped with melted chocolate and shredded coconut

Enjoy!

closeup of a mounds hot cocoa bomb

Suggestions and Tips

You can make these for yourself or hand them out as gifts. Just be certain to give them the following directions on how to use these cocoa bombs.

Just add to your favorite mug and then pour over 2 cups of hot milk. Sit, and enjoy!

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Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs

Corinne Schmitt
These Mounds Hot Cocoa Bombs are an easy way to spruce up that regular cup of hot chocolate.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Beverages
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 416 kcal

Equipment

  • Bath Bomb Mold or Candy Mold

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Sart by putting the chocolate candy melts into a bowl and melt in the microwave per the package directions.
  • Once the chocolate is melted, you're going to take and put 1 tablespoon of the chocolate into the molds. Make certain to spread it around and up the sides.
  • Put all of them in the freezer for 5 minutes.
  • Once the time has passed, take and remove them out of the freezer and give the sides a gentle tap. This soft tap will help to loosen the chocolate and make it slide out easier.
  • Fill half the molds with 2 tablespoons of hot chocolate mix, 1 tablespoon of shredded coconut, and 8 mini marshmallows.
  • Put a microwave-safe plate in the microwave and heat the plate until it's warm to the touch. Grab the empty half of the mold and place it face down on the warm plate to melt the edge. Once melted, take and put it on the other filled half of the mold to secure them together.
    You can also use the leftover melted chocolate on the edges to connect.
  • Drizzle any leftover melted chocolate over the top and add on a dusting of hot chocolate mix and some shredded coconut then put them back in the freezer for about 5 minutes.

Notes

 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 2gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0.1gSodium: 407mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 2gSugar: 57gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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