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The Best Valentine Hot Cocoa Stirs

We are barely past the Christmas hot cocoa bombs over here and it’s time to begin thinking about Valentine’s Day ideas. I started with the hot cocoa bombs. I know many of you have made hundreds, videoed them, watched you tube versions. Me, too. But, Valentine Hot Cocoa Stirs were truly an accident. I am so excited about this new venture that proved to be a great one!

And the inspiration? Heart silicone molds.

I bought them for another purpose…so stay tuned! But, here they were screaming at me to make a new version of a Valentine Hot Cocoa.

Genius!

I carefully cleaned and dried the molds. Melted my white chocolate coating, which works better for me, and added a spoonful into each heart mold and used a silicone brush to coat the sides.

Turn the mold upside down over parchment paper to let excess out and then scrape off the top of each before chilling for each coating. I chilled them for 5 minutes in the refrigerator. And then repeated the process.

TIPS: make sure that you scrape off the top to make it easier to remove…and cooling the white chocolate slightly helps with maneuvering the second coating.

After the second coating was chilled, I pushed each heart from the bottom, letting it free itself.

WARNING: If the white chocolate is over the edge on the center of the top, you may have breakage getting them out. No worries, temper that discarded chocolate and make them again.

You know what I love about this version?

You don’t have to melt and level the top of the hot cocoa stir shell like you do with the bombs.

What?!!!

Or try and fit them together…Loved that!

Next, you add your hot chocolate mix (and mini chocolate chips if you like). Add a straw into the center. With some, I did add the straw after the white chocolate was poured on, but learned I liked adding them BEFORE the white chocolate was added.

NOTE: I make life easier and buy the large containers of the hot chocolate mix at Sam’s.

It’s a favorite and much easier than mixing all of the fabulous great chocolate mixtures. Believe me–with the white chocolate and mini chocolate chips, it was over the top decadent! Feel free to fill with your favorite here!

I left enough room in the top of each to spoon melted white chocolate sealing the hot cocoa in.

Next, add miniature marshmallows covering the top of the melted chocolate. Keep adding more marshmallows by dipping them into a little melted chocolate to “glue” them onto the mound.

Drizzle with a little melted white chocolate and sprinkle with your favorite valentine sprinkles.

I added them into a cupcake liner, slipped them into a plastic gift bag and added a bit of ribbon for gifting.

And aren’t they the cutest?

Can I tell you that when we poured 8 oz. of hot milk over them, they were intensely amazing? Decadent.

The straw acts as the stir to make sure that the cocoa and miniature chocolate chips and white chocolate were melted.

My favorite version of a hot cocoa bomb yet.

So much easier. Great results.

I love when my imagination brings something that exceeds my expectations! Don’t you?!!

I found my molds and cupcake cups at Home Goods, and straws, bottle labels and bags at Hobby Lobby, so that is a great place to look, too. I’m listing items similar to those I used below for your shopping convenience and some links may be affiliate links:

Cupcake liners

Silicone heart mold

Valentine Straws for stirs

Valentine’s Hot Cocoa Stirs

An easier version of a hot cocoa bomb with a stir!
5 from 8 votes
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • silicone heart shaped molds
  • silicone brush
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • white chocolate melts or candy coating amount of chocolate will depend on number and size of molds
  • hot chocolate mix amount varies based on size of molds
  • miniature chocolate chips
  • miniature marshmallows
  • valentine sprinkles
  • straws

Instructions
 

  • Temper your chocolate melts or candy coating either in the microwave in 20 second increments or in a bowl or low simmering water. CAREFUL: any moisture in chocolate will cause the chocolate to seize and not temper.
  • Make sure that your molds are clean and completely dry.
  • Based on the size of your molds, add enough melted chocolate into the mold to cover the bottom and sides to the the top, using a silicone brush to move the chocolate.
  • Turn the mold over onto parchment paper to pour out excess chocolate and then scrape the top with a straight edged spatula.
  • Chill in the refrigerator about 5 minutes until the chocolate has set.
  • Repeat the coating, making sure all parts are covered. NOTE: it is easier to wait until the chocolate has cooled a bit before coating a second time.
  • Set chocolate again.
  • Carefully push the mold from the bottom, making sure that the part dividing the two sides of the heart is pulled away. BE CAREFUL. Not all hearts may make it without breaking. The center section may be a bit tricky. No worries. Toss the chocolate back in and redo if that occurs.
  • Add hot chocolate mix to nearly the top with a few miniature chocolate chips added, if desired.
  • Insert a straw into the center of the mix.
  • With a spoon, add melted chocolate over the mixture to seal in hot chocolate mix.
  • Insert miniature marshmallows over the top, adding more chocolate to more marshmallows to mound around the straw.
  • Drizzle with a tiny bit of melted white chocolate and top with your favorite sprinkles.
  • When set, I added them to valentine cupcake cups and inserted them into plastic bags decorated with red ribbon.
  • Add a tag with instructions: Place Valentine Hot Cocoa Stir into a mug. Pour over 8 oz. or more hot milk, as desired. Stir mixture until dissolved.

Notes

The time involved with preparing these is more in the tempering of the chocolate and in preparing the molds. Just make sure after filling and pouring out contents both times, that you level the top of the mold before chilling so that they will push from the bottom easier without breaking in the center.
The chocolate molds can be made ahead and then filled, as needed. So much easier than putting hot chocolate bombs together. And no need to clean up the top edge before filling which is a win for me!
And so very cute! A delicious version to try! Enjoy!

You will be the hit of Valentine giving with these! I’ve already got mine ready to prepare for littles who may stop by to celebrate a bit early.

Here’s a photo of my silicone molds, stir and brush…and the bottle labels, straws, cup cake cups, bags, ribbon and tags (created with canva).

You guys! Can I tell you how happy this new creation made me?!!!

I simply love these. With my current nutritional plan, I won’t be consuming these, but tasting them for this post was divine…and gifting these has already begun!

Hope you will love Valentine hot cocoa stirs as much as I do! Don’t forget to pin these on your Pinterest board and follow me there!

My friend Kippi has gathered some favorite bloggers (yours and mine!) to bring you lots of Valentine’s Day Inspiration. With all these amazing ideas you are bound to walk away with tons of ideas!

Next on the tour is Kirsten at tribeofburton.com! Hope you will join her and the rest of these great bloggers!

Valentine's recipe ideas

Kippi at Home  // Feet Under My Table  // Tribe of Burton  // Zucchini Sisters

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Valentine's craft ideas

Olivia O’Hern  // Decorate and More with Tip  // The House on Silverado  // My Family Thyme

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Valentine's decorating ideas

Chas’ Crazy Creations  // From Farmhouse to Florida  // Simple Nature Decor

Happy Valentine’s Day a bit early to all of you!

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