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Delicious Hot Cocoa Is the Ultimate Bomb!

All hot cocoa recipes with cocoa powder start with 3-basic ingredients, cocoa, salt, and sugar. So what makes this hot cocoa recipe a luscious chocolatey hot cocoa bomb?

Amazingly delicious hot cocoa begins with quality ingredients to set it above the rest. This hot cocoa bomb recipe uses top-quality cacao powder and rich dark chocolate to achieve a deep chocolate flavor that is not too sweet. 

This hot cocoa recipe is using 100% organic cacao powder. Cacao powder differs from cocoa powder in the processing. Cacao powder is made from fermented beans and not roasted. The fermented cacao powder does tend to be more bitter but, it has a higher nutritional value over cocoa that is roasted.

The bitterness is fine with a hot cocoa recipe when you’re making it from scratch because you control the amount of sugar added. I use a 2:1 ration of cacao powder to granulated sugar.

Hot cocoa bombs are made using a silicone ice cube tray. Then line it with melted chocolate, and fill it with dry cocoa mix. I like to add some mix-ins. Using rich dark chocolate to line the molds, makes all the difference in the quality of the hot cocoa when the chocolate melts in the hot milk.

When I make hot cocoa bombs, I like to add mini marshmallows and crushed peppermint to the inside and outside of the hot cocoa bomb. You should get creative and have fun making them. After all, they take time to make, and you should enjoy creating special hot cocoa bombs for friends and family if you are going to make the effort to make your own.

I use the square-shaped cubes from the silicone ice cube tray. This gives a fairly large hot cocoa bomb and will comfortably fit in a 16 oz hot cocoa mug. I like this silicone ice cube tray set because it has a cover, and I can use the molds for ice cubes or other frozen treats, not just chocolate.

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