What could be better than a cup of hot cocoa on a cold and frosty winter’s night?
How about a cocoa bomb?
“It’s so much more fun, and more fun for the kids,” said Duyen Nguyen, a baker who is preparing to to open a sweets shop called the Cake Bar at the Salt City Market in downtown Syracuse in early 2021.
There’s a good reason kids (and many adults) love the cocoa bomb, which has become one of the hottest food trends in the nation this holiday season. Eater.com reported this week they’ve “exploded on TikTok.”
It’s a hard shell of chocolate, wrapped around ingredients like cocoa powder, peppermint candy, marshmallows, berries and/or sprinkles. They’re typically decorated in playful or festive fashion.
Put it in a mug of hot milk and watch what happens.
“It melts, or some say explodes,” Nguyen said. “Everyone loves it. It’s good for the holidays with family.”
To avoid a big mess, Nguyen recommends putting the bomb in the mug first, then pouring the milk over.
Cocoa bombs, also called hot chocolate bombs, have been a huge hit across Central New York in recent weeks.
Nguyen is taking online orders for pick-up in a special pop-up from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 23 at the With Love Kitchen, 435 N. Salina St.
At Exhale Cafe & Bakeshop in Camillus’ Township 5, meanwhile, they’re having trouble keeping up with demand. Owner Maria Rotella, who may have been among the first to bring the trend to Central New York, reported long lines and a huge volume of pre-orders on Friday.
“We are fully booked with over 200 orders,” she posted on Facebook Friday. “We’re stressed. We’re tired. We appreciate you!”
You’ll also find hot cocoa bombs on the menu at Brian’s Landing restaurant at 6523 E. Seneca Turnpike in Jamesville (and at their source, Half Moon Bakery just down the street).
“We started them about two weeks ago and it’s just become insane,” said Brian’s Landing manager Jaclyn Tesori. “It’s been like when we serve one and other customers see it, they all want it. It’s just such a hot thing right now.”
Brian’s Landing is even serving “adult” versions, with added ingredients like Bailey’s Peppermint Irish Cream.
A white chocolate cocoa bomb at Brian's Landing restaurant in Jamesville (before and after adding hot milk).
Hot cocoa bombs have also been offered at Fifi’s Ice Cream & Sweets, 3021 James St. in Eastwood; Cupcakers Bakery, 500 Old Liverpool Road in Liverpool; Jessicakes at 3 Marble St. in Baldwinsville; and Abbot Farms, 3275 Cold Springs Road in Baldwinsville. Or check out your favorite sweets shop and ask if they have them. (They’ve also been spotted at big box stores like Target, Costco and Walmart).
Cocoa bombs sell out fast, so be sure to call ahead to make sure they’re still available.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything take off like this,” Tesori said. “It might be Covid, or the holidays. I don’t know, but it’s crazy.”
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Don Cazentre writes for NYup.com, syracuse.com and The Post-Standard. Reach him at dcazentre@nyup.com, or follow him at NYup.com, on Twitter or Facebook.
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