Thank you, thank you for including the mistakes. That is exactly what I needed to see and hear. Just knowing I am going on the right track is so helpful. Now I am feeling much more confident that this is doable. This video was so helpful!!
My first attempt at hot cocoa bombs (with very little instructions or research) was a partial fail. This video is super helpful (especially cutting up the mold and using cupcake liners to hold the bottom half while you fill it) and I appreciate how you always include your mistakes and mishaps. I feel encouraged to give these another try! Thank you!
Mine were too. They had holes in them and I could not get the seem sealed good so cocoa was spiking out. But it was a blast. I made them the second time and they were just a tad bit better. Hopefully my third attempt will be better than first and second attempt.😁👍❤️
Best video ever. I'm going to try making some hot cocoa bombs for Christmas gifts and our church Christmas even. Hopefully I can get them looking as good as you
Learning process -live right here !! It's great ! thank you for showing your BOO-BOO'S ! because we all make them but you know an show how to fix it !!! appreciate that !
Fixing problems is like half the game and we live in a world where all we want to see is the happy path... just not realistic. This is way is often seen as "more boring", but it definitely shows the reality.
We make these all year long and have 4 different styles of cocoa bomb molds that I use for other chocolate candies as well during the year. These are one of the easiest and fastest yummies to make to gift. Decorating is absolutely the best part of my 2 & 3 year old Grandson's love about making them. The one step fill molds they can actually make the cocoa bombs themselves and love making themselves the dinosaur molds, heart molds for Mommy and Mimi's, & their teacher's for gifts. You would be quite surprised to see that these toddlers large hot cocoa bomb's, using very good cocoa mix and not the swiss miss, and marshmallows, and then they decorate the tops with drizzling Chocolate over the tops in different colors of real chocolate that we allow them to chose what color to change it too, and then they sprinkle on their toppings. These hot cocoa bombs are much better with water than milk any day as the chocolate has all the flavor you're looking for. We have Photos of trays of them we've made in a few short hour's and worth more than any gift that can be bought.
wow! thanks for your details esp all the real/best/good choc notes.... do u use real choc blocks or chips for the shells or melting choc or wafers? (u'd need to temper those I guess but, TBC I want as healthy n real as possible as I don't want to drink junk or cheap choc.... but the Marseilles look and act great I see. quality ones r around for those as well; ) thank u for your time!
@@meghanegger2376 I usually mix 1/2 Choc chips or choc blocks, with 1/2 choc melting wafers. I prefer mixing Merckens melting wafers as they are real chocolate with no addictive but don't need to be tempered at all, Callebaut, Peters, Guittard, or Ghirardelli. All these brand's have both the chips or block bars and the last 2 you find in the grocery store beside your Nestle toll house, ( and I've used these for myself and youngest and she loves making them on her own with a measuring cup and heating in the microwave if she's only making a couple, she's 14 1/2years old though & knows how to temper just the chips, (easiest thing in the world). All of these brands come in white chocolate to the darkest of dark & raw cacao and a few have organic options available. Then you want a good hot cooca mix & that's available right at the grocery store also if you have a favorite brand, Guittard has some good hot cocoa mix as does Cocoa Santa. Many of the brand's us Guittard Chocolate, (william Sonoma, King Arthur, Equal exchange. I have found the best White Hot Cocoa mix from a brand called Stephens that I Found at the local Safeway 2 year's ago when we were locked down. They have many varieties and carry the O Organics line that has some good hot cocoa also and has very little of an ingredient list. The best thing to do is go to the grocery store & grab you a bag of chips, a small bag or block of the real chocolate melting wafers, ( I stay away from Wilton's but they will work if you don't want to temper but the flavor isnt there), and add your mini marshmallows in the bombs if you like. I find they make the Cocoa more velvety. Have fun & enjoy!
First was atomic/nuclear bombs,then came something useful for mankind bath bombs,now tea bombs,coffee bombs and hot coco bombs..so freaking cool 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎....✌️🤘👊🙌👏👍
Absolutely love the inspiring video. Your voice is beautiful enough, please just get rid of the background music. Honestly the music is so distracting that it becomes irritating to listen to.
I really enjoyed this video. I liked the way you presented the information. Your shots were good and the info wasn’t overwhelming. It was like I was in the kitchen with you learning. Great job!
thank you for the info . I am going to make these for Christmas gifts . Times are hard and supplies are stuck out to sea at harbor. So I will just use my own recipe for my onw brand of Kika's Koko and walla !!
Wonderful video, bearing in mind, it DOES NEED TO DO SOME self promotion otherwise they can't afford to post..and WE'D miss out on a lovely tutorial. Not everything can be free.🥲👏👏👏💞😍
Hi I wanted to say I something similar what you did tri-color it came out beautiful thank you, I do have a question where did you purchase single silicone mold I've been looking all over for it but cannot find them. Thank you Martha
Excellent tutorial. About to try this myself. In case anyone is curious, a pack of Swiss miss is about 4 tablespoons. So, I'll be using 2 tablespoons per bomb.
I followed your steps and I made my first ever cocoa bombs! They came out so beautiful! Thank you for your clear instructions n tips! Can I leave them at room temp if I've tempered the chocolate or do I need to put them in fridge or freezer?
I am totally happy you shared a non milk choice. I have family that are lactose intolerant and always feel left out when it comes to this fun. Thank you
You can always make hot cocoa with water. Lol you don’t need someone to show you an alternative. Living with that in your daily lifestyle you should probably know that already. That is weird…
So glad this helps you. So many tutorials show only the happy path- I know it can get a bit boring with the non sped up stuff, so I appreciate you watching!
Hi, Lisa! i have a question with something i have been struggling with if you don't mind. I am in the process of finally getting ready to launch my cookie business, but...i'm currently diving into the legal parts of it (fun i know) and i keep getting different answers from my google searches. I am trying to figure out if it is highly recommended to trademark a small business name or if i should just let it be? Is applying for a trademark even the right approach or is there a different option? Thank you!
You can take advice from people but the final say is up to you and your lawyer. If you're small, I don't recommend you get anything until you know this is something that you'll do a while. I don't have any TMs. You can get more opinions in our FB group facebook.com/groups/BorderlandsBakery
Love your bombs especially the pink ones they are beautiful, will try to make these myself... This is one of the best tutorials I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing...
OMG! Thank you RU-vid algorithm!! I don’t usually watch videos about food but oh my!! These are so cute and cool!! I’m not a fan of hot cocoa but this video has me craving some now!! Tyfs!! Super cute!!
I've been using milk chocolate chips and they get so messy. I always have to keep them cold. Thanks for explaining the wafers. Your coco balls look great 👍.
My first attempt after watching this tutorial gave me 6 perfect half shells! I watched other videos that didn't really help. Cutting the round molds apart was a game changer!
Comments like these are exactly why I'll continue to make videos in this style.... even if it's too "slow" or "boring" for some people. Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know, and I'm happy that it helped you!
the half silicone mold balls are first placed in the refrigerator until they are cold, then fill them completely with chocolate, wait 10 to 15 seconds and turn the half silicone balls over on a leaking rack, This way the thickness of the chocolate will be the same everywhere and you will be ready much faster. instead of filling with chocolate spoon by spoon
Your motto is excellent! “It’ll be okay!” I love how you let us see any little error so we can avoid them or fix them! Too many videos have the edited video with all the “oopses” removed. It looks flawless and if we try and don’t nail everything on the first try, we feel terrible! This was brilliant! Thanks! I keep asking chocolatiers to see if they can solve a problem I have. Making cocoa bombs for diabetics! I love making these and other chocolates but so many friends and family who visit over the holidays, etc., are diabetic and have to opt out of a fun part of the day. So, there you go; a challenge! I’m still trying things myself too! Let me know if you come up with a tasty alternative!
You could use a high cocoa percentage dark chocolate for the shell. 86% cocoa chocolate has 10g carb per serving. 90% has a nutty, coffee-like flavor and fewer carbs. You would probably need less than a serving for one bomb. I think you would be able to make 3 to 4 bombs per bar of chocolate. You could also make fat bombs using organic single ingredient nut butters. Mixing the oil into the nut butter is a bit of a pain, but once it's mixed it stays mixed. You could add Monk Fruit sweetener or Stevia to sweeten the nut butter like a Reese's Cup. I tried making my own peanut butter with my cheapy Doller General blender, I couldn't get it completely smooth. You can make your own nut butter if you have a processer. Or a better blender than mine. You can make peanut, walnut, cashew (a little higher in carbs), hazelnut, macadamia butter.
@@TracyKimchi I actually found two ways to make them! Using Hot cocoa mix (sugar free) and Sugar free instant pudding mix inside and a sugar free chocolate shell. I finally found some online. I also used cacao and baking cocoa to make the shell. Both melt pretty close to regular and both took a little practice. I used to keep my melted chocolate in the oven on really low heat just to keep it warm while I’m working with it, but you can’t do that with SF chocolate or cacao. It literally bakes into a brick! I tried reheating it and basically, once it bricks up, it stays bricked! I’m still trying to figure out how to use it! I hate wasting it. The stuff ain’t cheap!
Her constant over dramatic hand actions literally do my head in. To others its nothing but it really honestly aggravates me to the point i had to watch this over a space of 2 weeks lol id try to watch it but the hands were all i seen. Her work was good when i could get past the hands - so friggin annoying!
B B, although the bombs are 2.5" how much larger mug would you consider using to accommodate the right amount of water/milk (coffee mug - soup mug)? presentation would be the key thought here. looking at the beautiful h c b in the mug before having to dissolve it in very warm liquid. AWESOME presentation!!!! thank you
I love your teaching technique. You’re fun and easy to listen to, precise and laid back. If you don’t already, you might want to have classes for kids; your style is that good. Adults also will enjoy following you in a class setting. Thank you. I learned a lot. What I like learning the most was “what not to do.” Thank you for feeling confident enough to include your mistakes.
Hi! Thanks for this. I love including mistakes and it always results in a longer video 😅- i do teach kids classes occasionally for cookie decorating ;)
This was great..I just loved watching you..thank you for showing us all the mistakes to so we know it does happen..I could watch you all the time..you are the best
@LovingAtlanta You’re in the wrong place for healthy. What a ridiculously rude comment! It’s a sugary treat! It’s not supposed to be healthy! Haven’t you ever been taught that if you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all? Adding cutsie emojis doesn’t disguise rudeness. It just proves that you realize that you shouldn’t have said it in the first place, but chose to do it anyway. You’ll need to look elsewhere to find healthy. And, healthy is different to different people. You could try using Stevia sweetened chocolate products with an organic milk powder and/or cocoa mix, and marshmallows. But, even with those modifications, you can’t please everyone. Sharing this info is a very generous gift (that took a lot of work) from a sweet young lady. The least you could do is refrain from criticizing her…especially when it cost you nothing at all!
@@jacquicherry1721 - First of all, “rude” is your interpretation of my comment but it’s not my intent. It’s just my opinion. One could say your comment is rude. However, I chose to see it as just your opinion. Secondly, watching the video helps the person’s channel as does the comments…any comment. We are all open to make any comment we choose. We have free speech in the USA & are entitled to our own opinion. My comment states facts (according to my idea of “cute” & my understanding of food that is healthy & unhealthy). I use emoji’s all of the time. I absolutely love them. I encourage you to examine why my comment triggered you & try to heal yourself. You take care. 💝
Thanks for sharing your tips on the thicker edges! I had made a dozen last year for my grandkids and struggled with a few of the edges but they did turn out beautiful. I also like the way you cut them individually to have more control when adding the chocolate, plus the warmer! So much simpler than using chocolate silicone molds to sit over the hot water to melt the chocolate! Thanks again! Never to old to learn something new!!!
Thank you so much this video is so helpful made some cocoa bombs today and out of more than 15 only three were okay I'll say one was decent! I was thinking of using a squeeze bottle for the chocolate I guess to make things a little more cleaner is that a good idea?
Not the way you do for something like cookies-- most people don't seal them air tight. If you live in high moisture area, I presume you'd want to because moisture can cause bloom in chocolate. I do list some additional packaging ideas in my blog post-- link in description box :)
Your bombs are very pretty, but there has to be a faster way to do them. It must take you FOREVER!!! And you take orders? How do you get them done in an efficient time frame? PROCESS WAY TOO LONG!!!
You Did And Outstanding Job,. I Still Think You Did Awesome ,. On Making Them,.. It's Time Consuming,. And Of Course Patient On Making Them..., I Would Be In A Nervous Wreck,.. 😬😣😝😁😁😁Thumbs Up,. Your Awesome...👍👍😊😁😁❤️💖💕😁😄😊☺️
HI, we put it in our blog post because there is so much info (we link all our blog posts in the description box) borderlandsbakery.com/recipes/how-to-make-hot-cocoa-bombs/
When you fill the moulds with chocolate don’t you use a knife to clean the edges or leave them like yours. I did that with the heart moulds and when I put the hearts together they didn’t align
I do not, because when I melt the sides to glue them together, I melt off any overhang at the top. You need to be aware of how much you melt off for each side to assist with alignment.
I keep them out of the sun, room temp about 75 degrees and it seems fine ,I do not make these at scale or sell them - a google might give you better answers :)
This was an awesome video. The bombs are so beautiful and the video was clear and easy to follow. I was really happy that the volume of the background music was low but I still muted and looked at the captions because the "musak" is the worst part of watching RU-vid videos for me. I understand that some people may like it.
Hi Carol, I didn't measure everything because.. it's hard to measure how much chocolate, etc. to use. The cocoa mix: about half a packet and the creamer about 2 tsp. what I used is listed: borderlandsbakery.com/recipes/how-to-make-hot-cocoa-bombs/
