Delightfully Delicious Unicorn Hot Cocoa Bombs Recipe (2024)

Unicorns are everywhere these days, and they've even made it to our favorite winter drink. This yummy unicorn hot cocoa bombs recipe is going to become a fun new addition to your winter routine. A delicious way to enjoy hot chocolate, this is super fun to make and ideal for the kids in your life! Follow this easy tutorial to make these for your friends and family!

Unicorn Hot Cocoa Bombs Recipe

This recipe is so much fun to make! I absolutely LOVE the influx of unicorn themed items everywhere, and seeing it in my favorite winter drink is fabulous! If you haven't seen this cute idea for a hot cocoa bomb before, I know you will love this idea. It's all about filling a little chocolate ball with the cocoa mix and fun extras. When you put this into a mug and cover with hot milk, it melts releasing the cocoa mix and added chocolate for a delicious rich version of hot cocoa.

When Should I Serve This Unicorn Cocoa Recipe?

Unicorn themed cocoa isn't something you would normally think about having every day. I might whip it up just because, but it's pretty common to find it used only for special occasions. Birthday parties, tea parties, or just a special day with the kids are always great for serving up this idea as part of the menu.

Since so many children love the unicorn theme, it's ideal to pair this with other unicorn items to create a cute party they will love. There are unicorn cupcakes, unicorn cake donuts, unicorn poop cookies, and unicorn pizza that make for excellent additions to serve with this unicorn hot cocoa bomb. Of course, no party is complete without a few unicorn themed projects. So, I would add this unicorn play dough, unicorn bookmarks, or even this cute little unicorn planter craft.

What Should I Put Inside These?

The best part of making a unicorn cocoa bomb is what you put inside it! Of course, the outside is part of the fun, but the inside is where it really is! Inside these, you can tuck away all kinds of fun surprises that your kids will enjoy watching float in their drink after the chocolate melts. Below are a few favorite ideas for this cocoa bomb.

• Hot cocoa mix in different flavors like French vanilla, hazelnut, coffee, caramel, butterscotch, strawberry, or blueberry.
• Colorful rainbow sprinkles or small candy pieces.
• Crushed colorful hard candy or even chocolates like M&M's and toffee bits.
• Marshmallows of all colors, shapes, and sizes.
• Chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, caramel chips, butterscotch chips, or peanut butter chips.

Can I Make Them Different Colors?

Of course, you can make these any color you want! Since the base is almond bark, it's easy to dye a variety of colors, even a tie-dye look would work! Just add a few drops of your favorite food coloring and stir in before you add this to the round mold. I like the idea of using one color for the sphere itself, then a different color to add ribbons of chocolate over the top or to seal the sides.

Common unicorn colors are usually bright or pastel and include blue, yellow, purple, pink, teal, and gold or silver. For an extra special look, you could even brush edible gold leaf over the tops of the bomb before wrapping to gift!

Ingredients

• Almond bark or white candy coating
• Food coloring
• Hot cocoa mix
• Sprinkles
• Crushed candies
• Miniature marshmallows

Supplies Needed

• Bowl
• Spoon
• Cupcake liners
• Sphere baking mold
• Piping bags or Ziploc baggies

How to Make Unicorn Hot Cocoa Bombs

Prepare your supplies and ingredients on your work station. Place a plate or baking sheet in the freezer to chill while you prepare the molds.

In a microwave safe bowl, melt the almond bark on high in 30-second increments stirring between each time until just melted.

Add a few drops of your desired food coloring (I used blue), to the melted chocolate and stir until the color is evenly distributed. If making this tie dyed, you will separate the melted chocolate into separate bowls for each color.

Spread a small amount of the chocolate into each cavity of the baking mold making sure it is thin but not too thin, and then spread up along the sides.

Wipe off any excess almond bark along the edges, then pop the mold into the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

Remove the chilled plate from the freezer along with the chocolate mold.

Gently remove the half-sphere from the mold and set them onto the chilled plate or lined baking sheet.

Fill half of the half-sphere pieces with cocoa mix, marshmallows, sprinkles, and other candy pieces.

Top each of these halves with a second half.

Heat the additional melting chocolate and place into a piping bag to then pipe around the middle seam of the sphere to seal. You can also add a drizzle on top to then sprinkle additions sprinkles over if wanted.

Let them dry before wrapping to gift.

When ready to use, place the ball into a large mug and then pour piping hot milk over the top.

Stir when the chocolate begins to melt to distribute the cocoa mix and chocolate throughout the mug.

Add additional sprinkles, marshmallows, and whipped cream on top before serving.

Chef's Tips

When making these hot cocoa bombs, add an extra special addition to the outside that fits the unicorn theme. A bit of edible gold leaf is a great extra special topping that can easily go on dots of extra melting chocolate around the top of your hot cocoa bomb.