How to Make Exploding Bonbons: A Spellbinding Harry Potter Recipe
Get ready to surprise your taste buds with these exploding bonbons inspired by the magical world of Harry Potter.
Equipment
- forks
- lolipop sticks
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake or brownie mix
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 5 packets Pop Rocks varying flavors
- 1 cup candy melts per color
- 1 tablespoons vegetable shortening per cup of candy melts
Instructions
- Prepare the cake, cookies, or brownies according to the ingredients and instructions on the box. Cook and cool completely before starting the bonbons. (From here on out, I will refer to brownies, since those were my base.)
- Crumble the brownies in a food processor (or by hand) until the crumbs are fine and smaller than half an inch in size. Pour the crumbs into a bowl with the room temperature cream cheese and stir until a thick dough forms. Chill for ten minutes.
- Use the palms of your hands to form the dough into quarter-sized balls. Arrange the brownie balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Chill for thirty minutes to an hour.
- Before taking the brownie balls out of the fridge, melt the candy melts. Add a tablespoon of vegetable shortening to each melted cup of candy melts.
- Use a fork to roll the brownie balls through the candy melts until completely coated. Place them back onto the parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle Pop Rocks onto the tops of each wet brownie ball. Pop them back into the fridge to chill for an additional ten minutes, or until the candy has hardened. Serve at your Harry Potter-themed party. Enjoy!
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