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Before learning how to make hot chocolate bombs I thought it was just chocolate melted in a cup of milk. Enjoy my hot chocolate bomb recipe!
Hot Cocoa Bombs are so much more than just chocolate melted in milk! So let’s break it into steps and get started so we can enjoy this amazing treat ASAP!
You can use a few types of chocolate for this, just be sure it will harden enough.
Once your hot chocolate bomb shells are hard, carefully peel them out of the mold. Let them set on a drying rack or parchment paper until you’re ready for the next step.
This is where the fun begins. I love to get creative with my hot chocolate bomb fillings because plain hot chocolate is boring!
In short, these are just a few examples of the many creative ways you can fill the bombs. Once you have your filling done, it’s time to close the bomb.
There are two ways to seal your bomb. The first is to use a warm plate. I place a plate in the oven at a low temperature, just enough to melt the chocolate. Take the plate out of the oven and place it on the stove. Take one of the unfilled dome halves and run the edges along the surface of the warm plate until the edges are slightly melted. Press this against the filled edge of the half dome to make a full sphere. Don’t worry about what it looks like right now. Allow to cool or place in the refrigerator for a few minutes. Once it is cool, then you can trim the excess off of the meridian of the dome. Pack the hot chocolate bombs in tissue paper for gift giving.
The second way to seal the bomb is to use a bit of warm chocolate and paint the edges of it. Then cool and trim as above.
Once your bombs are done, you can give them as gifts just as they are, or make them fancy. You can drizzle a bit of chocolate over the top and add sparkling sugar. Or use white chocolate on a dark bomb. Or the reverse. There are many ways that you can make your bombs look nice. I like to use a few sprinkles on mine to match the season. Whatever you do, have fun!
Are you going to try to make hot chocolate bombs? They are great as gifts or for a fun surprise after a day of playing in the snow.
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Learn How To Make Delicious Hot Chocolate Bombs was written by Debra Maslowski.
Belgian design firm Polygoon Architectuur and Jouri De Pelecijn Architect have brought to life the dream of four local families: a sustainable collaborative housing project that maintains sufficient privacy while providing shared functions. Dubbed Living Apart Together, the four-unit co-housing development is located within a former police station in Antwerp . The adaptive reuse project emphasizes sustainable design by integrating energy-efficient systems, renewable materials and a green roof. Located within cycling distance of the city center, the Living Apart Together project features shared bicycle storage as well as car-sharing . As a result, the area along the street side that was originally dedicated to paved parking spaces has now been transformed into a front garden with lush greenery for the benefit of both the inhabitants and the surrounding neighborhood. The architecture studio converted the former Antwerp police station into four equal-sized family units that are segmented with an extra dividing wall that bisects the original middle bay. Since the environmentally friendly design was a construction goal from the very beginning, the architects took care to preserve the building’s internal arrangement as well as the brickwork architecture seen on the front facade. Though each dwelling is roughly the same size, each unit features a slightly different structure; the outer units, for example, include an extra extension on the first floor. Related: Zaha Hadid Architects turn an old fire station into a sparkling port headquarters for Antwerp In addition to reusing existing materials, the architects crafted the co-housing project with a materials palette comprised mainly of renewable resources such as wood and cellulose. The multi-family residence also includes a green roof and rainwater harvesting systems, as well as solar water heaters to reduce the property’s environmental footprint. Garage boxes that were located in the original courtyard have also been demolished to create a spacious common garden viewable from the residents’ dining rooms, adding “a breath of fresh air in busy Deurne.” + Polygoon Architectuur Images © Frederik Beyens, Jessy van der Werff and Stijn Bollaert
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