Recipe: Butterfly Sprinkles Cocoa Bombs

The weather right now is crazy, it’s supposed to be Spring but we’re still getting snow? At least it’s a good excuse to enjoy snuggling up under a toasty blanket and enjoying a mug of steaming hot chocolate.

If you want to zhuzz up your hot chocolate then look no further than these super delicious and easy to make butterfly sprinkle cocoa bombs. You don’t need fancy equipment or a tonne of ingredients and they make lovely gifts as well as treats for yourself. Enjoy!

Ingredients/Supplies:

Makes 6 cocoa bombs

8 oz white vanilla flavoured candy melts
6 tbsp hot cocoa
½ cup mini marshmallows
Butterfly sprinkles
Semisphere silicone mould
Microwave safe bowl, spoon or large pastry brush, large plate, small plate, pastry piping bag or ziplock bag, a tablespoon

Method:

Place a large plate into the freezer.

Pour vanilla candy melts into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 second intervals, until fully melted. Stir well between each heating session.

Using a spoon or large pastry brush, coat each of the mold cavities with the melted candy. Place into the freezer for 5 minutes, and repeat to add another coat of melted candy, then chill for an additional 5 minutes.

Remove the plate and candy coated mold from the freezer. Remove candy coated half spheres from mold and place onto the chilled plate.

Heat the small plate in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Place one candy-coated half-sphere upside down on the heated plate and move around to slightly melt the rim. Add 1 tablespoon of cocoa mix and a few mini marshmallows to the half sphere.

Place another candy-coated half-sphere upside down on the plate and move around to melt the rim, rubbing it around in the excess melted candy on the plate.

Stick that half sphere on top of the other, and very gently secure the two together. *They should go together no problem, but if you do have an issue, simply rub a little extra melted candy along the seam where there is a gap.

Pour remaining melted candy into a pastry bag or ziplock bag and heat in 30 second increments until fully melted, massaging the bag between each heat session.