Strawberry White Chocolate Hot Cocoa Bombs

This five-ingredient strawberry white chocolate hot cocoa bombs recipe makes a beautiful Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day treat – or simply a sweet dessert for a blah winter day!

Are you looking for a fast and fun alternative to traditional hot cocoa? Hot cocoa has long been a treat loved by moms and kids alike. Yet now, every day it seems like a new hot chocolate bombs recipe hits the net.

What You Will Need to Make Hot Cocoa Bombs

Making hot cocoa bombs is easy as long as you have the right ingredients on hand. And this is also a fun recipe to make with your upper elementary, middle school and high school students as one of your Valentine’s Day activities. They’re a nice addition to your Valentine’s Day snacks lineup!

 What will I need to complete this recipe? 

​​ You will need the following ingredients to make the cocoa bombs: 

• ​​1/2 cup Strawberry Powder Drink Mix
• ​​​1/2 cup Powdered Milk
• ​​​7 – 8 ounces White Chocolate
• ​​​1/2 cup Freeze Dried Strawberries
• ​​​1/3 cup Mini Marshmallows ​​​

Supplies and Equipment​​​

You’ll also need the following equipment. You can get the silicone mold at your local kitchen supply store or buy it online.

• 1 Double Boiler
• ​​​1 Large Cavity Semi-Sphere Silicone Mold

Steps for Making White Chocolate Strawberry Cocoa Bombs

Here’s how to make these white chocolate strawberry cocoa bombs. It’s easy!

Gather your ingredients

And you know what? I think that’s a good thing. When you’re a homeschooling working mom, finding ways to treat yourself can be challenging.

And since the pandemic, we could all use new ideas for simple at-home treats anyways. (Not to mention, I needed a pretty treat during the dreary February days, too.)

What’s a Hot Cocoa Bomb?

If the phrase “strawberry white chocolate cocoa bombs” leaves you scratching your head, you’re not alone. In fact, until my daughter asked me about how to make hot chocolate bombs, I’d never even heard of them.

But I discovered they’re simple and actually kind of fun! In their simplest forms, hot cocoa bombs are simply single-servings of hot, milk-based flavored or non-flavored cocoa encased in hardened chocolate.

When you immerse the cocoa bombs into hot water, they melt and release all that milky-sweet goodness into the liquid. Then add some whipped cream and chocolate shavings (or not), and you have a decadent, elegant version of hot cocoa for mom.

When to Serve Strawberry White Chocolate Hot Cocoa Bombs

Here are a few ideas on how to use a hot chocolate bomb recipe.

• make them with your children as a hands-on homeschool activity, and then serve them for a special snack at poetry tea time
• give them as gifts to family, friends, or neighbors for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day or birthdays in a basket with a few homemade Cherry Hand Pies
• make them to keep as a treat for yourself or as part of your regular self-care for mom time
• enjoy them as a treat after playing a few Valentine’s Day games
• encourage your older kids to get creative in the kitchen and include making hot cocoa bombs as part of your weekly homeschool routine

FAQs About This Cocoa Bombs Recipe

Here are a few questions I’ve received about making this recipe. Go ahead and leave your questions in the comments section.

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Strawberry White Chocolate Hot Cocoa Bombs Recipe

Yield: 3

Prep Time: 10 minutes 5 seconds

Cook Time: 15 seconds

Total Time: 10 minutes 20 seconds

This Strawberry White Chocolate Hot Cocoa Bombs recipe uses just 5 simple ingredients to create an elegant dessert treat.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Strawberry Powder Drink Mix
• 1/2 cup Powdered Milk
• 8 ounces White Chocolate - baking chocolate, bar chocolate or white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup Freeze Dried (or Dehydrated) Strawberries
• 1/3 cup white Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

1. Make the strawberry mix by combining equal parts of the powdered strawberry drink mix and the powdered milk. (I used 1/2 cup of each).
2. ​Melt white chocolate in the double boiler.
3. Carefully spoon melted white chocolate into the silicone mold and use the back of the spoon to coat the whole mold.
4. Let the white chocolate set up in the molds. (If you prefer, speed up this process by putting the molds in freezer for about seven minutes).
5. Once it has hardened, carefully press the white chocolate spheres out of molds.
6. Rotate the bottom half of each white chocolate bomb on a warm plate to smooth any rough edges.
7. Fill the bottom half with 1/4 cup strawberry mixture, several freeze dried strawberries and mini marshmallows.
8. Rotate top half of sphere on a warm plate to smooth edges and then carefullly press two halves together. The slightly melted edge will seal the two halves shut.
9. Decorate the cocoa bomb tops by piping melted white chocolate from a pastry bag (or sandwich bag with a tiny hole in the corner).
10. Sprinkle with strawberry dust, shaved white chocolate, dark chocolate and/or sprinkles.
    
11. ​Place your strawberry bomb in a mug and pour hot water or milk over it. Stir and enjoy!

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 3 Serving Size: 3
Amount Per Serving: Total Fat: 182gSaturated Fat: 110gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 57gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 566mgCarbohydrates: 342gFiber: 4gSugar: 336gProtein: 38g

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