Taro Hot Chocolate Bomb Bunnies
The cutest hot chocolate bombs ever! These purple bunnies naturally get their color from taro powder, a root vegetable popular in Southeast Asian cuisine.
Servings: 6 bunnies
Equipment
Ingredients
Shell:
- 400 g 2 1/2 cups-ish good quality white chocolate melted
- 1-2 tsp taro powder
- purple oil-based food coloring
Filling:
- 1 1/2 cups good quality chocolate *check notes below melted
- 1/4 cup whipping cream hot
- pinch salt
- 1-2 tsp taro powder
- purple food coloring **check notes below
- 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
Make the shell:
- Add the taro powder and purple oil-based food coloring to the white chocolate and mix well.
- Spread the chocolate onto the walls of a bunny-shaped silicone mold.
- Place the mold in the fridge for 30 min - 1 hour, to set.
Make the filling:
- Combine the white chocolate, cream and salt and mix until mostly combined.
- Add the taro powder and some food coloring, if desired, and mix well.
- Place it into a piping bag and snip off the end.
- Pipe the filling into the bunnies. Press the mini marshmallows into the filling.
- Seal the filling inside with more melted chocolate from the shell.
- Place the mold in the fridge until the chocolate has fully set, at least 2 hours.
To serve:
- Unmold the bunnies and place one in a mug. These are chunky bunnies, so use a big mug!
- Pour hot milk on top and give them a stir.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
* use white chocolate if you want your hot chocolate to be purple
** doesn't NEED to be oil-based because we've added cream to the chocolate and it won't seize with regular food coloring
** doesn't NEED to be oil-based because we've added cream to the chocolate and it won't seize with regular food coloring