Description
This festive Grinch Hot Chocolate is a rich and creamy drink perfect for holiday celebrations. Made with a creamy blend of heavy cream, whole milk, white chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk, it’s slow-cooked to perfection and tinted with green and yellow food coloring to mimic the iconic Grinch shade. Ideal for sharing, it serves 12 and can be garnished with whipped cream, marshmallows, or festive sprinkles to add a playful holiday touch.
Ingredients
Scale
Hot Chocolate Base
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 4 cups whole milk
- 16 ounces white chocolate chips
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Coloring
- Green food coloring (as needed)
- Yellow food coloring (as needed)
Optional Garnishes
- Whipped cream
- Marshmallows
- Festive sprinkles
- Crushed candy canes
- Red heart-shaped candy or garnish
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: Add the heavy cream, whole milk, white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract into a slow cooker. Gently stir to combine, ensuring the chocolate chips are submerged to promote even melting.
- Slow Cook Until Smooth: Cover the slow cooker and set it to low heat. Cook for 2 to 3 hours, stirring approximately every 20 minutes to prevent burning and encourage even melting. Continue until the chocolate is fully melted and the mixture is smooth and fully combined.
- Create the Grinch Color: Once the hot chocolate base is smooth and heated through, add green food coloring gradually. Then add small amounts of yellow food coloring to achieve the classic Grinch-green color. Stir thoroughly after each addition until the desired shade is reached.
- Serve and Garnish: Ladle the hot chocolate into mugs and top with your choice of whipped cream, marshmallows, festive sprinkles, or crushed candy canes. For an extra Grinch-themed touch, add a small red heart-shaped candy or garnish to symbolize the Grinch’s growing heart.
Notes
- Stirring frequently during slow cooking helps prevent the chocolate from burning on the sides of the slow cooker.
- Adjust the amount of green and yellow food coloring slowly to control the intensity of the color.
- Serve immediately after adding garnishes for the best texture and appearance.
- For a peppermint twist, crushed candy canes work beautifully as a garnish.
