Breakable Chocolate Heart
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The trendy and viral smash heart, also known as a chocolate breakable heart, is surprisingly easy to DIY at home. Skip searching for a breakable heart locally – all you need is a heart mold, a mallet, and some melting chocolate.
The best thing about making a custom chocolate breakable heart (which is faster and easier than a smash cake) is how personalizable it is. You can choose the colors, the filling, and any decorations to suit your theme or occasion.
What Is a Smash Heart?
Think of a chocolate smash heart as a geometric, heart-shaped piñata. Instead of candy spilling out when smashed, it can be filled with chocolates, candies, cookies, or even non-edible surprises like jewelry or photos.
Smash hearts became hugely popular on social media, inspiring countless variations. While hearts are the classic shape, you can also find molds for holiday themes or even large cupcake shapes. For beginners, it’s best to start with a basic heart mold to perfect your technique.
Ingredients
Smash Heart Shell
- Smashable Heart Mold (here is one on amazon)
- 3 oz. candy melts as written, 5 colors of pink, yellow, vibrant green, lavender, and blue
- 6 oz. melting chocolate
Smash Heart Decoration Options
- colorful sprinkles
- white chocolate candy melts
- fresh strawberries washed and dried
- Candy filler Hershey kisses, jolly ranchers, starburst, fruit tootsie rolls
How to Make a Chocolate Breakable Heart
Prep the Mold: Set your heart mold on a plate for stability.
Melt Candy Melts: Place candy melts in microwave-safe bowls and heat on 50% power for 60 seconds. Stir and repeat until melted.
Layer the Chocolate: Pour melted candy into the mold, swirling colors if desired. Use the back of a spoon to spread chocolate evenly, ensuring it coats the sides. Freeze for 10 minutes.
Seal the Heart: Place a serving plate face-down over the filled heart, then carefully flip it over so the heart sits right side up on the plate.
Create Chocolate-Covered Strawberries: Swirl remaining candy melts and dip strawberries. Place them on wax paper, sprinkle with decorations, and let them harden.
Add a Second Chocolate Layer: Melt milk chocolate separately, spread a second layer in the mold, and smooth it out. Freeze for another 10 minutes.
Remove and Fill: Gently peel the chocolate from the mold.
Place the open side up and fill the heart with candies or surprises.
Tips for Smash Heart Success
One Heart Piece or Two? A chocolate breakable heart can be made as a half-hollow piece (open bottom) or as a fully enclosed box. For simplicity, start with the half-hollow method. This eliminates the need to seal edges and ensures your goodies stay secure.
Thick or Thin Coating? Apply two thin coats of chocolate for a sturdier heart that’s easier to remove from the mold. Build up the edges to create a strong base.
Double-Boiler vs. Microwave:
- Double-Boiler: Heat water in a pot, then place a bowl of chocolate over the steam. Stir until melted.
- Microwave: Use 50% power, heating in 30-second intervals and stirring often to avoid burning.
Coloring Chocolate: For vibrant designs, use colored candy melts or white chocolate with oil-based food coloring. NOTE: It’s really important not to use water-based food coloring to color your white chocolate, as it will RUIN your batch!
Here are some options for oil-based food coloring:
Smash Heart Filling Ideas
- Loose candy: M&Ms, Skittles, Sixlets, or Sour Patch Kids
- Wrapped candy: Tootsie Rolls, truffles
- Chocolate-dipped strawberries
- Non-edible surprises: jewelry, photos, or notes
Use any leftover chocolate to dip strawberries for an eye-catching presentation. Arrange them around the smash heart for added flair.
How to Smash a Chocolate Breakable Heart
You’ll need a wooden mallet (often included with molds). For gifting, place the smash heart in a dessert box with a window, surround it with decorative candies, and include the mallet. Ensure the box size fits your heart mold.
Recommended Products for Homemade Success
- Smash Heart Mold: Heart Mold on Amazon
- Wooden Mallets: Mallets on Amazon
- Dessert Boxes: Boxes with Windows on Amazon
More Homemade Valentine’s Day Treats
Want to create an entire plate of deliciously heart-to-heart customized treats for a loved one? Try one of the following recipes to create a platter worth gifting!
Chocolate Breakable Heart (Smash!)
Ingredients
Smash Heart Shell
- 3 oz. candy melts as written, 5 colors of pink, yellow, vibrant green, lavender, and blue
- 6 oz. melting chocolate
Smash Heart Decoration Options
- colorful sprinkles
- white chocolate candy melts
- fresh strawberries washed and dried
- Candy filler Hershey kisses, jolly ranchers, starburst, fruit tootsie rolls
Instructions
- Find a plate that fits your heart mold and set the mold on the plate.
- Place each color of candy melts in a microwave safe bowl and place all of the bowls into the microwave. Microwave on 50% power for 60 seconds. Stir each color. Repeat, stirring each color until melted.
- Add a dollop of color into the mold, spreading out and mixing up the colors. Use a knife to spread the colors together and mix them into each other. Use the back of a spoon to spread the candy melts onto the sides of the mold. Freeze for 10 minutes.
- Place remaining colors of candy melts into a small bowl and swirl with a knife.
- Dredge strawberries into the bowl and lay on a piece of wax paper. Immediately sprinkle with sprinkles. Let stand to harden.
- Melt milk chocolate in a microwave safe bowl by placing it into the microwave at 50% power for 60 seconds. Stir and repeat until completely melted.
- Spread second layer of chocolate into the heart smoothing it out with the back of the spoon and making sure it goes over the sides of the heart. Freeze for 10 minutes.
- Find two plates to fit the heart mold. One will be the serving plate. Set that aside. Place the mold with cavity facing down onto another plate and gently peel the chocolate from the mold.
- Place the chocolate heart, open side up onto the plate. Fill the heart with various candy.
- Place the serving plate, face down onto the open heart and pick up both plates, with the mold in the center, and flip over both plates, putting the heart right side up onto the serving plate and leaving the candy inside the heart.
Decorating outside of Smash Heart
- Add white candy melts to a resealable sandwich bag but do not seal. Microwave on 50% power for 30 seconds. Knead until smooth.
- Drizzle with white chocolate and top with sprinkles. Place basket filler around the candy heart and add strawberries.
- To enjoy, crack open with mallet and break off chocolate and eat. Store uneaten chocolate heart loosely covered at room temperature.
- Refrigerate any left over strawberries.
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