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FThese Mini Ice Cream Cakes Are The Bomb
or a couple of years, er. Then, possibly add more many videos of this chocolatey plode with happiness. sphere. Coat it with vanilla hot cocoa bombs were decadence to the outside by excitement. It’s very easy to do and you candy melts and some icing all the rage. People had adding squiggles of chocolate But now, it’s summer and probably have most of the to make red stitches for a fun
fun making the thin chocolate and pretty candy sprinkles. most people will agree it is too ingredients on hand. All you baseball treat. Or, tint it green
ball halves by coating the sili- cone mold with melted choc- olate, filling them with hot cocoa mix and adding extras like tiny marshmallows and candies. Then, you would warm the edges a little and “weld” the two halves togeth-
The fun was when you place the “bomb” in a mug and poured hot milk over it. That’s when the “bomb” would ex- plode with all its goodness spilling out. You stirred it into a delicious hot cocoa drink. Many people shared many,
1 For Oreo cookie crust: Place 20-25 Oreos in
a plastic bag with a zip closure. Leave just a small space that is not zipped closed to let the air out. Use a rolling pin or a wooden spoon to crush the cookies in the bag. Crush the cookies as fine as possible.
and turn it into a honu shell. You can find this project sheet at benfranklinhawaii.com along others you can do for the summer.
warm for hot cocoa. So, let’s go to the other side of the choc- olate rainbow and make some cool treats. Use your cocoa bomb silicone molds for mini ice cream cake bombs. I’m still calling them “bombs” because when people eat them they ex-
2 Melt 5 tablespoons of butter. Place the crushed cookies into a mixing bowl and add the melted
butter. Mix together well.
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need are some Oreos, melted butter and your favorite ice cream. How easy is that?
There are other things you can make with your cocoa bomb molds. Whip up a Rice Krispies Treat and use the mold to make a round half
And, just like we used to write in our yearbooks, have a cool summer.
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• cocoa bomb mold (No. 30222413) • favorite ice cream flavor
• Oreos, or similar*
• 5 tablespoons melted butter
• mixing bowl
• mixing spoon
• spoons for scooping
• Ziploc storage bag for crushing
cookies
• rolling pin or wooden spoon
• clear plastic wrap
• cookie sheet or flat pan
• small plates/bowls for serving
* Note: Oreos will be crushed as is; you do not have to remove the fill- ing. You can use a food processor for crushing the Oreos instead of smash- ing them in the plastic bag.
3 Scoop the ice cream of your choice into the cocoa bomb mold. Press ice cream
down into the mold to completely fill the shape. Fill until about 1/2 inch from the top and level out the ice cream.
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