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Hot chocolate bombs or hot cocoa bombs are the latest internet food craze.
Wonder what they are? Hot chocolate bombs are chocolate shells of various flavours that contain mix for hot cocoa and marshmallows. The shell melts when you add hot milk, turning your cup of milk into a cup of hot chocolate in a jiffy.
Nifty and creative bakers fill the shell with various surprises and you can get instant hot chocolate in a variety of yummy flavours.
Perfect for fall and winter weather, here are 6 places where you can get hot cocoa bombs in and around Calgary.
** Though there are not many places selling currently (1st week of November), we assume hot chocolate balls will be available in almost all bakeries very soon (and maybe even in your local Costco). So check with your favourite bakery.**
8 Cakes
This fabulous bakery that sells handcrafted celebration and wedding cakes, cupcakes, macarons and cheesecakes also offers hot chocolate hearts in three flavours: Classic hot chocolate, candy cane peppermint and salted caramel. Vegan bombs are also available.
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Cost:
$15 for 3
Order & Pickup
Order online and pickup in store at 109 – 3411 20 Street SW, Calgary.
For Sweet Sakes
For Sweet Sakes has a variety of hot cocoa bombs available including Milk chocolate, cookies n cream, white chocolate, smores, salted caramel and mocha.
Cost:
A dozen of hot cocoa bombs costs $60 and single hot cocoa bombs $6. They also sell Christmas Bomb Mugs for $20.
Order & Pick Up:
You can pick-up in Chestermere and they offer shipping to cities within Alberta
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Iced Innovations Cakes
Iced Innovations is a custom cake shop in SW Calgary. This holiday season, they are selling three flavours of hot chocolate bombs.
Order & Pickup:
DM on Instagram/Facebook, email: icedinnovations.cakes@gmail.com, or call/text 403-397-6717
Pre-payment required and contact-free pick up are available.
Sweets of Paradise
This shop in Marlborough sells 6 flavours of hot chocolate bombs – Classic hot chocolate, salted caramel, white chocolate peppermint, cookies and cream, chocolate peppermint mocha, Mint chocolate, s’mores, Rolo, and caramel macchiato.
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Cost:
A box of four medium cocoa bombs perfect for an 8-11 oz mug cost $20 while four large ones for 12-16 oz mug cost $24. A box of 6 medium balls sell for $30 and 6 large for $36.
Order & Pick up
Order online.
Free Pick up in Marlborough. Delivery available for an extra charge.
MJ Bakes
MJ Bakes sells hot chocolate bombs and cheesecakes. For this season they have offer peppermint candy cane, Skor salted caramel, white chocloate, french vanill am milk chocolatem mocha, cookies & cream, S’mores, and Reese’s peanut butter.
Cost:
$6 for 1, $30 for 6, $60 for 12
Order & Pickup:
Direct order on Instagram, Facebook. Pickup in southeast Calgary.
Email: mjbakesyyc@gmail.com
Cocoa and more
An Instagram baker selling hot cocoa bombs in Calgary.
Order & Pickup:
Direct messaging on Intstagram.
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D&J Sweet Expectations
D&J Sweet Expectations is a family-run enterprise that sells Callebaut Hot Chocolate bombs. For this season they offer a variety of creations from traditional milk chocolate bombs to the “Christmas Grinch” bomb.
Cost:
$7.50 for 1; $26 for 4
Order & Pickup:
Ph: (403) 279-5939
Email: djsweetexpectations@gmail.com
Sweet Element YYC
Sweet Element YYC sells handmade baked treats including hot chocolate bombs.
Cost:
$6 for 1, $30 for 6
Offer free delivery to Airdrie / Calgary / Deep South areas for orders $40.00 or more. There is a $5.00 delivery fee for orders under $40.00
Order & Pickup:
Direct order on website or Facebook messenger.
The pick-up location is Thorncliffe (Northwest quadrant of Calgary)
It is easy to make some on your own
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These are so cooooool! I found a new place in Vancouver that makes them too – @dabombgoodies
Sweet Element YYC also do Hot Chocolate Cocoa bomb. They have entire different set of Flavours menu for Christmas