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Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs are not only fun to make, but taste brilliantly amazing! These boozy hot chocolate bombs are a step up from a basic hot chocolate bomb. Combine milk chocolate, hot cocoa mix and a few shots of Bailey’s Irish Cream, then top with sprinkles to bring this treat to life.

3 Bailey's Hot Chocolate Bombs on a serving tray.

Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs

Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs

Better than searching for four-leaf clovers, these Baileys Hot Chocolate Bombs are sure to strike gold at your next get-together! Crafted with 4 key ingredients and a piping bag, these milk chocolate bombs are sure to be the crown jewel of the night.

Boozy hot cocoa bombs are also a fun homemade gift, perfect for a house warming or holiday hostess gift. These Kahlua Hot Chocolate Bombs are delish too!

If you’re looking for a non-alcohol recipe, here’s a recipe for gorgeous Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs or some fun Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs!

Serve or gift these are super cute cocoa bombs for Valentine’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Halloween or Christmas. Simply change up the sprinkles based on the season or holiday and you can use this recipe all year round.

If you’re looking for more boozy hot chocolate recipes, you’ll love this Irish Hot Chocolate with Bailey’s and Jameson Whiskey or this  Caramel Vodka Hot Chocolate.

Bailey's Hot Cocoa Bomb with Bailey's Irish Cream bottle and cup of hot chocolate in background.

 

 

What Are Hot Chocolate Bombs?

If hot chocolate bombs are new to you, you’re in for a treat! Hot chocolate bombs are the richest, most decadent hot cocoa you could dream of. They make your favorite hot chocolate drink gooey and rich with just the right amount of chocolate and creamy Bailey’s liqueur.

There is an outer chocolate shell which is filled with Bailey’s and hot cocoa mix. In essence, it’s a chocolate ball of goodness.

How do Hot Chocolate Bombs Work?

Hot Chocolate Bombs are fun to watch as they burst open. All you need is a mug and hot milk.

Drop the hot chocolate bomb in a mug and watch the warm milk melt the hot chocolate bomb. As the outer chocolate coating melts, it will release the cocoa and Bailey’s Irish Cream.

Hot Chocolate Bomb Molds

When it comes to making hot chocolate bombs, I’ve found that there’s no great way around buying sphere molds.

There are a few hacks out there on how to make hot chocolate bombs without a mold. Some suggest using cupcake liners or round silicone cups, but with good quality silicone molds costing less than a cup of coffee, I say just spring for the real thing.

Plus, after trying your hand at these Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs, it’s a high probability that you’ll want to make more!

Bailey’s Irish Cream

Most Irish Cream liqueurs are whiskey-based (made with Irish Whiskey) and have a richly sweet, creamy and chocolate taste to them.

Bailey’s is perfect to mix with ingredients such as milk, coffee, and chocolate which is why it’s my first choice when making boozy chocolate bombs! I also love Bailey’s in this Snickers Drink.

Three Bailey's Hot Cocoa Bomb with Bailey's Irish Cream bottle and cup of hot chocolate in background.

 

More Hot Chocolate Bombs to Enjoy

Here are a few different ways to make hot cocoa bomb recipes you might enjoy!

Christmas Hot Chocolate Bombs

Kahlua Hot Chocolate Bombs

White Chocolate Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs

Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs

Don’t miss out on this S’mores Hot Chocolate drink – perfect for a cold evening. Or these rich and creamy 3-ingredient Baileys Truffles!

Tools Needed to Make Hot Chocolate Bombs

You’ll need a few standard kitchen tools plus a mold:

  • 2 inch Semi Sphere Silicone Mold
  • Microwave safe bowl
  • A second bowl.
  • Spoon or large pastry brush
  • Large plate and a Small plate
  • Pastry piping bag or Ziplock bag
  • Tablespoon

This recipe is a multi-step process, especially when it comes time to melting down the rim of the frozen chocolate spheres. So, making sure you have your small plates on hand, both microwave-friendly for heating, and at the ready will help you to move quickly through the molding process.

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Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bomb Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this Bailey’s hot chocolate bomb recipe:

  • 7 oz. Milk Chocolate Melting Wafers / Candy Melts
  • 6 tbsp Hot Chocolate
  • 3 ounces of Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur
  • Sprinkles

Bailey's Hot Chocolate Bomb ingredients.

 

How to Make Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs

Step 1: First, grab a large plate and place it into the freezer.

Step 2: In a microwave-safe bowl, pour in chocolate candy melts and heat in the microwave 3 times for 30-second intervals, or until fully melted. Stir well between each heating session.

Step 3: Set your silicone molds on a baking sheet to support the mold and make it easier to move in and out of the freezer. Next, take your semi sphere silicone molds and using the back of a spoon or large pastry brush, coat all sides of the mold cavities with a thin layer of the melted chocolate.

Semi Sphere molds coated in melted chocolate.

 

Step 4: Place molds into the freezer for 5 minutes, and repeat to add another coat of melted chocolate. Chill for an additional 5 minutes until hardened.

Step 5: In a small bowl, mix together the Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur and hot chocolate mix. Stir until well blended.

Bowl of hot chocolate mix and Bailey's irish cream blended together.

 

Step 6: Remove the large plate and the chocolate-coated molds from the freezer. Gently separate the chocolate spheres from the mold by pushing them out from underneath. Make sure you push slowly to ensure the chocolate mold doesn’t crack.

Place the empty spheres onto the chilled plate.

Removing chocolate sphere from silicone mold.

 

Step 7: Next, heat the small plate in the microwave for 2 minutes.

Step 8: Remove the small plate and put one chocolate sphere upside down on top of the hot plate, moving it around to slightly melt the rim.

Step 9: Once slightly melted, add about 1.5  tablespoons of the liqueur and cocoa mixture to the half sphere.

Half of a chocolate sphere filled with Bailey's and hot chocolate mix.

 

Step 10: Take a second half-sphere and melt the edges in the same manner as above.

Step 11: Place the empty chocolate mold on top of the first one and gently seal them together.

Tip: The two chocolate molds hould fit well together. If there are any gaps, rub a little bit of melted chocolate over the area to seal it.

Up close boozy hot chocolate bomb sealed around the edges with melted chocolate.

 

How to Decorate Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs

Once you have all your boozy bombs sealed, it’s time to decorate them for the holiday season. These are perfect for any holiday, just change up the colors of the sprinkles to match the holiday theme.

Step 1: Scoop the remaining melted chocolate into a pastry bag or ziplock bag and heat in 20 second increments until fully melted.

Tip: Massage the bag between each microwave increments.

Piping bag, sprinkles and Bailey's hot chocolate bomb on cutting board.

 

Step 2: Once melted, cut off a tiny piece of the corner on the ziplock bag and drizzle the melted chocolate back and forth over the top of the Bailey’s bombs.

Step 3: Top with sprinkles.

Decorated Bauley's Hot Chocolate Bomb with melted chocolate and sprinkles.

 

How to Use Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs

Get out your favorite mugs for you and your guests. Place your boozy hot chocolate cocoa bombs in the bottom of a mug and pour 6 oz of hot milk on top and stir. Top with marshmallows too!

For a gifting, place the Bailey’s hot chocolate bomb in a cupcake liner and small gift box. The cocoa bombs can sit out at room temperature as long as each one is separated by a cupcake liner. If they are touching and there is some slight melting, the cocoa bombs will stick together.

Can I use Other Flavored Candy Melts?

Great question! There are other options to choose from if you don’t want to use milk chocolate melting wafers.

First, make sure you use a product that is meant to be melted. Don’t try using candy bars or chocolate chips as these have a variety of additives that might keep it from melting and setting up. Plus, the flavor might turn out a little off.

There are a variety of chocolate melts you can use! Because Bailey’s Irish Cream pairs well with chocolate, milk, and coffee, then you could try caramel, toffee, dark chocolate, or even white chocolate candy melts. Think about what flavors go well with milk and chocolate. Then get creative!

How to Store Bailey’s Hot Cocoa Bombs

Leftover hot chocolate bombs can be stored in the refrigerator. Simply wrap each one in parchment paper and place them in an airtight container.

Up close view of a Bailey's Hot Chocolate Bombs.

 

Garnish for Boozy Hot Chocolate

In less than a minute of dropping your hot chocolate bomb in hot milk, you’ll have a delicious, boozy cup of hot chocolate. You can add additional garnishes to add to the yum! Add any of these garnishes:

  • Mini Marshmallows
  • Whipped Cream
  • Drizzle of chocolate syrup on top of the whipped cream.
 

 

 

 

Such a luscious treat, these Bailey’s Hot Chocolate Bombs are so much fun to gift for the holidays or serve at your next dinner party.

Cheers!

Yield: 6

Bailey's Hot Chocolate Bombs

Bailey's Hot Chocolate Bombs on sserving plate.

Bailey's Hot Chocolate Bombs are not only fun to make, but taste brilliantly amazing! These boozy hot chocolate bombs are a step up from a basic hot chocolate bomb. Combine milk chocolate, hot cocoa mix and a few shots of Bailey's Irish Cream, then top with sprinkles to bring this treat to life.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Freeze Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 7 oz Milk Chocolate Wafers / Candy Melts
  • 6 tablespoons Hot Chocolate Mix
  • 3 oz Bailey's Irish Cream liqueur
  • Sprinkles (any color to fit your theme)

Instructions

  1. Put a large plate into the freezer.
  2. Pour chocolate wafers / candy melts into a microwave safe bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 second intervals, until fully melted. Stir well between each interval.
  3. Using the back of a spoon (or a large pastry brush) coat each of the mold spheres with a thin layer of the melted chocolate. Place into the freezer for 5 minutes, and repeat to add another coat of melted chocolate. Chill for an additional 5 minutes.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix Bailey's Irish Cream and hot chocolate mix. Stir well.
  5. Remove the plate and chocolate coated silicone mold from the freezer. Gently remove the chocolate coated half spheres from mold and place onto the chilled plate.
  6. Heat the small plate in the microwave for 2 minutes (will be hot, use a hotpad to remove from microwave).
  7. Place one chocolate coated half sphere upside down on the heated plate and move it around to slightly melt the rim. Add about 1.5 tablespoons of the Bailey's and hot chocolate mixture inside the half sphere.
  8. Place another chocolate coated half sphere upside down on the plate and move around to melt the rim, rubbing it around in the excess melted chocolate already on the plate.
  9. Place that half sphere on top of the other, and very gently secure the two together. If there are any gaps, simply rub a little extra melted chocolate along the seam to seal it.
  10. Pour remaining melted chocolate into a pastry bag or a ziplock bag and heat it in the microwave for 30 second intervals until fully melted, massaging the bag between each heating.
  11. Once the chocolate is melted, cut off the tip of the bag and drizzle melted chocolate on top of the Bailey's hot chocolate bombs in a back and forth motion.
  12. Top with sprinkles.

Notes

To use, place hot chocolate bomb in a mug and pour 6 oz of hot milk over it and stir. Top with marshmallows (optional). Drink Responsibly.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 286Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 28gProtein: 3g

Nutritional values are estimates and not exact.

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