Peppermint Hot Chocolate Truffle Bombs

These festive little chocolate truffles are just waiting to be dropped in a mug of hot milk to create creamy and delicious peppermint mocha hot chocolate! Try my white chocolate mocha next time.

Yes, peppermint hot chocolate truffle bombs. No, they don’t explode. Yes, they’re delicious. No, they’re not magic – but you might think that they are. 

Side note: do you call it hot cocoa or hot chocolate? I hear both, I use both, and it almost bothers me that I can’t just pick one and stick with it.

So what are truffle bombs?

Hot chocolate truffle bombs are chocolate truffles that are made with the intent of melting them in milk for a no muss, no fuss way of making hot chocolate.

You make a batch, keep them in the freezer, and when you want some hot chocolate you just drop one in the mug of warm milk, stir, and enjoy!

They make a great gift!

They’re delicious, they’re adorable, and they make the perfect gift for a hot chocolate-loving friend.

Tie a few up in a cute little gift bag, tie a little instruction card to it and slap a bow on it. Christmas gift DONE. [dusts off hands]

Hot cocoa truffles > powdered hot chocolate mix

I’ve been meaning to make something like this for a couple years now. Sometimes at work I would get a killer craving for hot chocolate, but the idea of a packet of powdered mix and water cooler hot water… not the most appealing options.

I wanted real chocolate. Real mint. I would usually just load it up with Baileys to cover up the fact that it wasn’t what I wanted. The solution is hot chocolate truffle bombs!

Do I have to include peppermint?

Do you have to coat them in peppermint when you don’t like peppermint? OF COURSE YOU DO BECAUSE I SAID SO. j/k no you don’t. You could also chop up Andes mints and coat them with that.

Don’t like mint at all? Leave ’em naked, or maybe give it a dusting of powdered sugar or cocoa powder. Easy peasy.

Are they hard to make?

Nope! Honestly, the hardest part of this recipe are waiting for your chocolate to set before you scoop the truffle balls, and the process of rolling them in the mint.

And I suppose also crushing the peppermint, depending on your level of tolerance for beating the hell out of a bag of peppermint. Personally, I enjoy it because it’s another method of stress relief for me.

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but it’s apparently frowned upon to just beat up people who make you mad, so… take a mallet to some candy canes and curse those instead.

How to use truffle bombs

1. Get yourself a glass of hot milk. I like to use the frother on our Breville espresso machine (aff link) to warm mine, but you can heat it on the stovetop or in the microwave, too.

2. Carefully drop a truffle bomb into said milk. I emphasize “carefully” because you don’t want to splash yourself with hot milk. You can’t sue yourself for the burns you might receive.

Well, I mean, I guess you could try, but… that’s not going to get very far. So yeah. Carefully.

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3. Stir. Stir and stir and stir some more until it’s dissolved.

You’ll likely end up with little tiny pieces of peppermint floating around that don’t fully dissolve but it’s actually kinda great and refreshing.

That’s it! Drink it and enjoy it. Wrap your hands around the mug and inhale the scent of your minty, chocolatey deliciousness.

Then stick a candy cane in it because you’re freaking Buddy The Elf. And top it with whipped cream because… well, you’re still Buddy the Elf.

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And if you have a cat that is completely triggered by the sound of whipped cream being dispersed from its container and instantly becomes a purring, grabby-pawing beggar…

Well, good luck. I’m still unable to enjoy hot chocolate in peace.

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