Drinking ordinary mixed hot cocoa is over, it's time to enhance your cocoa experience with hot cocoa bombs!

If you didn't have the hot cocoa bomb craze last winter, you need it this year. This type of cocoa is not only a bomb, (literally), its taste is amazing, and the experience of seeing the ingredients in the cup "explode" is very satisfying.

The first hot cocoa bomb my family tried last winter came from my friend Tammy, who owns Angel Baby Cake in Davis, Illinois, and my kids love it so much! This is Tammy's son, enjoying his first hot cocoa bomb of the season...

I can tell you directly that Angel Baby Cakes offers a variety of delicious hot cocoa bombs, but I can also tell you that her bombs can also be purchased at Crimson Ridge in Rockford this holiday season!

If you want to start a hot cocoa bomb tasting mission this winter, here are more local bakeries and you can buy these delicious foods in the Rockford area:

Rockton's Sugar Britches not only have "regular" hot cocoa bombs, but they also have Boozy Bombs this year!

Sparklefox Confections in Oregon, Illinois has some delicious cocoa bomb flavors, while stocks last...

Sips and Sprinkles at Belvidere usually have hot cocoa bombs to choose from. They also have mint eggnog lattes, which you should also try while you are there.

Roscoe Becca’s Cocoa Bombs offers cute cocoa bomb designs and even smaller bombs for your child’s belly.

CheeseKo's at Belvidere accepts hot cocoa bomb orders, and they can even personalize each order with your initials!

Rockford’s Wonderland candy not only has hot cocoa bombs, but also other beautifully decorated delicacies, which you should enjoy this holiday season. (Now book some at wonderlandsweetsbakery.com.