Harry Potter Exploding Bon Bons Recipe
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These Harry Potter Exploding Bon Bons are sweet chocolate-covered, orange-infused cake balls with a bit of fizzy magical mischief in the center. They’re a delicious bite-sized treat that brings the wizarding world right to your kitchen.
Best Harry Potter Exploding Bon Bons Recipe
In the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, there are always magical, and slightly unusual, treats to choose from. But there’s one treat that’s has wizards and muggles alike all excited…exploding bon bons!
These magical confections don’t just taste amazing, they also come with an unexpected burst of fizzy fun. Super easy to make, you start with cake balls made from crumbled white cake that’s baked with a hint of orange flavor.
Then for the fun part! Pop rock candy is added to the center of each white chocolate covered bon bon giving them secret crackle when you bite into them. Pair these with Harry Potter Butterbeer for an extra special treat!
What Are Exploding Bon Bons?
These were a popular treat for Hogwarts students and could be found at Honeydukes in Hogsmeade. Though known to explode in your mouth as you eat them, they didn’t cause any serious injury.
Why We Love this Recipe
- Easy recipe – This recipe is a piece of cake to make. You just mix, fill, dip and chill!
- Fun for all ages– When you bite into these bon bons and the surprise fizz and pop hits your tongue, it’ll bring an instant smile to everyone’s face.
- Perfect for parties – These bite-sized desserts will be a hit at any party. They also make great party favors too. Just add them to a Harry Potter themed bag with some chocolate frogs and acid pops for a goody bag everyone will love!
Ingredients
- Vanilla Cake Mix + box Ingredients
- Orange extract
- Vanilla frosting
- Pop rocks candy packets
- White chocolate melting chips or candy melts
How to Make Homemade Exploding Bonbons
Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350° and spray cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Step 2. Prepare the vanilla cake batter in a mixing bowl by following the cake box mix instructions.
Step 3. Stir a teaspoon of orange extract into the batter and mix thoroughly.
Step 4. Pour into a cake pan and bake according to the directions on the box.
Step 5. Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
Step 6. Crumble the cake in a mixing bowl and let cool for another 20 minutes.
Step 7. Add the frosting to the crumbled orange vanilla cake. Blend together with clean hands or a fork until cake dough has formed.
Step 8. Use a 1 inch cookie scoop to create the same sized small balls for each bon bon. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
Step 9. Press your finger into each cake ball to make a small hole. Then pour about ½ teaspoon of pop rocks candy into each.
Step 10. Close the hole by forming the dough ball back together and rolling back into a nice circular shape. This is what makes them exploding bonbons.
Step 11. Heat the white melting chips in the microwave at 30 second intervals until totally melted.
Step 12. Using a spoon, fork or toothpick, dip each of the balls into the melted chocolate, coating all sides. Drain any excess and place back on the parchment paper or wax paper lined baking sheet.
Step 13. Sprinkle extra pop rocks on the top of each while the chocolate is still wet.
Step 14. Let them cool completely and harden in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Enjoy!
Bonbon Recipe Add-ins Variations
- Cake mix: Have fun and swap out the flavors with the flavors of cake mix. You can use Funfetti cake mix, chocolate cake mix or even strawberry cake mix.
- Sprinkles: Sprinkles make everything more fun. Add some into batter before baking the cake, or after baking when you mix in the frosting.
- Frosting option: We used vanilla frosting but you can use cream cheese frosting, chocolate or strawberry frosting.
- Extracts: We used orange extract to make these just like the ones you buy at Universal Studios, but you can use any flavor you prefer. Almond, lemon and coconut extract are all great choices.
- Chocolate coating: While melted white chocolate tastes best with the orange cake flavor and the colorful pop rock candy, you can use any flavor you prefer. Milk chocolate and dark chocolate are other popular choices.
Exploding Bonbon Recipe FAQs
Absolutely! These bonbons can be made ahead a couple of days ahead of time. Just prepare and store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
You sure can! For best results, before freezing the them, make sure they are completely cooled. Place them in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze them for about an hour. The short pre-freeze helps them from sticking together. They’ll stay fresh in the freezer for up to 2-3 months.
They can safely sit out at a party or other gathering for up to a couple of hours. Because they have frosting mixed in, it’s best to keep them in the fridge when not serving them.
This recipe works with any kind of cake, from a scratch-made cake to an unfrosted one you pick up at a bakery.
Want More Harry Potter-Themed Recipes?
- Butterbeer Jello Shots
- Harry Potter Birthday Cake
- Butterbeer Ice Cream
- Butterbeer Cupcakes
- Harry Potter Treacle Tart
- Butterbeer Poke Cake
- Harry Potter Pumpkin Pasties
Exploding Bon Bons
Equipment
- Hand mixer optional
- cake pans any size
Ingredients
- 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
- 3 eggs or amount listed on cake mix box
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or amount listed on cake mix box
- 1 cup water or amount listed on cake mix box
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- ¼ cup vanilla frosting
- 4 packets Pop Rocks
- 1 cup white chocolate melting chips or candy melts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and spray cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Prepare the vanilla cake batter in a mixing bowl by following the cake box mix instructions.1 box Vanilla Cake Mix, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 cup water
- Stir a teaspoon of orange extract into the batter and mix thoroughly.1 teaspoon orange extract
- Pour into a cake pan and bake according to the directions on the box.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Crumble the cake in a mixing bowl and let cool for another 20 minutes.
- Add the frosting to the crumbled cake and blend together with clean hands or a fork until cake dough has formed.¼ cup vanilla frosting
- Use a 1 inch cookie scoop to create the same sized small balls for each bon bon. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet.
- Press your finger into each cake ball to make a small hole. Then pour about ½ teaspoon of pop rocks candy into each.4 packets Pop Rocks
- Close the hole by forming the dough ball back together and rolling back into a nice circular shape. This is what makes them exploding bonbons.
- Heat the white melting chips in the microwave at 30 second intervals until totally melted.1 cup white chocolate melting chips
- Using a spoon, fork or toothpick, dip each of the balls into the melted chocolate, coating all sides. Drain any excess and place back on the parchment paper or wax paper lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle extra pop rocks over each one while the chocolate is still wet.4 packets Pop Rocks
- Let them cool completely and harden in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Enjoy!
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I thought this would be fun to send in to my son’s AP chemistry class as a birthday treat for his teacher (she’s a friend of mine). The pop rocks inside the cake balls just melted, some even oozed out. I thought you would be experiencing that ‘popping’ when you bit into the cakes but that was not the case.
Hi Elle, I’m so sorry you had that issue! Did you let the cake cool completely first? If it’s still warm when you add the candy to the middle, that could cause the pop rocks to melt.