Oh
That is so cute.
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Hey, guys, Alexia's Sabau here,
back with another episode of
Except, this time,
it's a little bit more festive.
So, the holidays are obviously trending all over social media,
#festivefashion, #holidaycrafts,
but the biggest holiday trend that's exploding
all over social media is the hot chocolate bomb.
Hot chocolate and bombs... exploding...
Hot chocolate bombs are super satisfying to watch
with their hard chocolate outer shell,
but they're hollow inside.
So you must stuff them with hot chocolate powder,
sprinkles, marshmallows, candy canes, more chocolate,
anything you can imagine.
Pour over some hot milk or water, whatever you want.
The hot chocolate bomb literally explodes in your cup.
Videos of people trying out these little treats
have gone viral on
TikTok
Instagram
I did some digging to find out what's going on here.
Where did this come from?
Is it going to be the hot chocolate bomb's
15 minutes of fame or will this fun foodie trend last?
I talked to Mariam Mansour, a culinary arts graduate
and business owner, about these hot chocolate bombs.
According to her, her customers can't seem
to get enough of this chocolatey goodness.
I think hot chocolate bombs are so trendy
because they're customizable, they're approachable,
they're exciting and they're easy to make for anyone.
As for my customers, I mean, I received, like,
great feedback.
Honestly, everyone loves chocolate.
And even if you don't love, like, harsh dark chocolate,
white chocolate cookies and cream,
there's always something for someone.
Do you know where the idea of hot chocolate bombs came from?
Is there something that can trace it back to a different
idea or a certain person?
I actually had to do some research myself
when the whole topic popped off
because I was like, why is this
all over
Why is this all over
There's a lady named Cathy Orcas,
who's a baker in Florida.
She posted a video on
that's where the whole idea became very popular.
As for the concept of hot chocolate bombs,
it's not very distant from other treats or sweets.
Cake pops are very similar to that for their spears
and chocolate dipped nature, Pinata cakes as well.
I don't know if you've heard of,
like kinks, that when you cut them open
and they spill out.
Yeah. in your experience,
have other trends over foods caught fire this quickly
in the media and became so popular?
There was another trend.
I don't know if you've seen, there was a little, like,
miniature foods that people are using as cereal.
So. that was very cool.
Like, mini croissants, mini donuts, many cookies,
and it's crazy to think that people will decorate these,
like, tiny cookies and like a hundred of them
or something for a bowl of cereal and as for like,
a bit of an older trend, I would say, velvet cakes.
So, traditional red velvet cake is already very popular,
but I think about three or four years ago,
people were doing any colour, blue velvet,
black velvet, purple velvet, whatever you want,
just using a gel colouring.
What would the Mariam Mansour hobe filled with?b
A dark chocolate outside and on the inside,
I would do a matcha and mocha blend.
Some cocoa powder, some matcha powder
and maybe some coffee or espresso powder
mixed up in there.
And then, of course, with a blooming marshmallow,
the Mariam Mansour hot chocolate bomb
sounds really delicious and fancy.
I wonder what would be in the Alexia Sabau
hot chocolate bomb.
This calls for a visit to the Sabau family kitchen.
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Alexia...
What you're gonna need is a
some hot chocolate mix, marshmallows, and a little
something to add for a touch of your own hot chocolate bomb.
A little ostrich. That is so cute.
So, you're ready to start your hot chocolate bomb.
I'm actually using mint hot chocolate mix,
mini marshmallows.
There is the inside of my hot chocolate bomb.
You're going to want to get some hot water
and I have some in a glass right here.
Melt the sides of your
so that you can put the two halves together
to create the bomb.
Together, back like they were before.
I'm going to put it in my cup.
That was actually super easy.
I did it in like, definitely like,
I think under 45 minutes.
I think it was so much easier with the
and not having to get like moulds
and we just had to sort of break it in half,
put in my stuff, melt the outside
and stick in the half and that was it.
Thanks for tuning in to this super festive episode
of
Whatever you're doing this holiday season,
I wish you all the best.
See you in twenty 2021.
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