Slow Cooker Grinch Hot Chocolate

5 from 1 vote

Slow Cooker Grinch Hot Chocolate is a fun way to give a mug of cocoa a Grinchy Christmas makeover. Easy to make and tastes so much better than the brown powdered packet!

Prep Time5

Cook Time2

Total Time2 5

Course: Dessert, Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 562kcal

Author: Jennifer Fishkind

Ingredients

12 ounces package of white chocolate chips reserving ¼ cup of chocolate chips for rim
14 ounces can of sweetened condensed milk
6 cups milk
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
½ teaspoon vegetable oil
Green gel food coloring
Mini marshmallows garnish
Can of whipped topping garnish
Sprinkles garnish
Candy heart garnish

Instructions

Set Crockpot to low heat and add milk, condensed milk, heavy cream, peppermint extract and white chocolate chips (reserving ¼ cup of chocolate chips for rim).
12 ounces package of white chocolate chips, 14 ounces can of sweetened condensed milk, 6 cups milk, 2 cups heavy cream, 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
Cook for 1 - 1 ½ hours stirring frequently with a rubber spatula to slowly melt the chocolate.
After the chocolate has melted, add in 6-10 inches of green gel food coloring. Continue adding until desired shade of green is reached.
Green gel food coloring
In a small bowl, add ¼ cup of white chocolate chips to microwave and heat at 50% power for 1 minute. Add ½ tsp of vegetable oil and stir. Heat additional 30 seconds, until fully melted.
12 ounces package of white chocolate chips, ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
Add melted chocolate to a plate, dip mugs into chocolate and slowly rotate until rim is evenly covered.
Add sprinkles to a plate, immediately dip the mugs from the chocolate into the sprinkles and move around gently until sprinkles cover the chocolate.
Ladle the hot chocolate into the mugs.
Add mini marshmallows, whipped topping and garnish with sprinkles and a single red candy heart.
Mini marshmallows, Can of whipped topping, Sprinkles, Candy heart

Notes

Storage:

To Store: Place any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
To Reheat: Reheat your hot chocolate in a sauce pan or in the microwave.

Tips:

If you'd rather this drink not be green or “Grinchy”, simply omit the green food coloring and use this same recipe to make a white hot chocolate.
Instead of melting white chocolate and adding green food coloring, you can melt green candy melts instead.
You can make this drink ahead of time if you are serving it at a holiday party. Simply place it in the fridge and when ready to serve, just warm it up. It will stiffen up when placed in the fridge but will become liquid again when it’s reheated.

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