Merry Grinchmas! This green Grinch hot chocolate recipe is the perfect drink to make for a family movie night during the holiday season. It’s rich, sweet, creamy, and delicious and pairs beautifully with any Christmas cookie.
December can’t get here fast enough. We’re ready for all the hot chocolate, holiday goodies, and Christmas movies we can squeeze into one month. A favorite Christmas movie is, of course, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but we love all variations, from the cartoon version made in the 60s to the Carrey and Cumberbatch versions that are more recent.
Ingredients:
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 4 cups whole milk
- 16 ounces white chocolate chips
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- green food coloring
- yellow food coloring
Instructions
- Add the heavy cream, milk, chocolate chips, condensed milk, and vanilla to a slow cooker. Stir gently to combine.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours, stirring about every 20 minutes, until the chocolate is melted and fully combined.
- Add green and yellow food coloring until you reach your desired shade of green. Serve with your desired toppings, such as whipped cream, marshmallows, sprinkles, or crushed candy canes!
- You can keep the hot chocolate on the warm setting for up to 3 hours for serving. If the hot chocolate gets too thick while it sits, you can stir in more milk to your desired thickness.
Notes
- Use a high-quality white chocolate for best results. You can use chips, chopped white chocolate bars, or melting discs.
- Be sure to give the hot chocolate a stir every 20 minutes or so, so that the chocolate will not burn on the sides and it heats evenly.
- I recommend gel food coloring — it’s much more vibrant than regular food coloring. We used a combination of AmeriColor’s Leaf Green and Lemon Yellow.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
