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or a couple of years, edges a little and “weld” the goodness spilling out. You make some cool treats. Use melted butter and your fa- hot cocoa bombs two halves together. Then, stirred it into a delicious hot your cocoa bomb silicone vorite ice cream. How easy were all the rage. possibly add more deca- cocoa drink. Many people molds for mini ice cream is that?
People had fun making the dence to the outside by add- shared many, many videos cake bombs. I’ m still call- There are other things you
thin chocolate ball halves by coating the silicone mold with melted chocolate, fill- ing them with hot cocoa mix and adding extras like tiny marshmallows and candies. Then, you would warm the
ing squiggles of chocolate and pretty candy sprinkles.
of this chocolatey excite- ment.
can make with your cocoa bomb molds. Whip up a Rice Krispies Treat and use the mold to make a round half sphere. Coat it with va- nilla candy melts and some icing to make red stitches for a fun baseball treat. Or, tint it green and turn it into a honu shell. You can find this project sheet at benfranklin- hawaii.com along others you can do for the summer.
cakes onto small plates/bowls.
You can add cookie
cookie to the top. Serve right away. Wrap and freeze any extras.
The fun was when you place the “bomb” in a mug and poured hot milk over it. That’s when the “bomb” would explode with all its
But now, it’s summer and most people will agree it is too warm for hot cocoa. So, let’s go to the other side of the chocolate rainbow and
ing them “bombs” because when people eat them they explode with happiness.
JUNE 29, 2022 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 9
FThese Mini Ice Cream Cakes Are The Bomb
It’s very easy to do and you probably have most of the ingredients on hand. All you need are some Oreos,
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 filling. You can use a food processor for crushing the Oreos instead of smashing them in the plastic bag.
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 cook- ies as fine as possible.
4 Spoon the Oreo cookie crumb mix- ture onto the ice cream.
Gently press the cookie crumb mix to pack it in and fill the mold. The crumb mixture must be compact and firm. Level out to the top of the mold.
7 Holding both together, flip
the mold and cookie sheet/pan over so that the mold is now on the top. Gently remove the cocoa bomb mold, revealing the ice cream cakes.
And, just like we used to write in our yearbooks, have a cool summer.
2 Melt 5 tablespoons of butter. Place the
crushed cookies into a mixing bowl and add the melted butter. Mix togeth- er well.
3 Scoop the ice cream of your
choice into the
cocoa bomb mold.
Press ice cream
down into the
mold to completely 6
5 Place the covered cocoa bomb mold
tray into the freezer. Keep it level, placing
it into a pan if needed. Freeze for 3-4 hours to firm up the ice cream and cookie crumb crust.
fill the shape. Fill until about 1/2 inch from the top and level out the ice cream.
crumbs, sprinkles or even a
Remove from the freezer and place a cookie sheet or pan, upside down on top.
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Place the ice cream