How to Make Grinch Hot Cocoa 

The warm chocolatey goodness contained in a warm hot cup of cocoa can be one of the best blessings of the Christmas season. It can warm you up when the cold and snow are so determined at making you frozen, and combined with its chocolate sugary power, not one person can admit that there might be any better beverage than it. Not to mention that it is the thing that everyone dreams of having while huddled up next to the fire, watching those snowflakes dance by through the window. It is basically the embodiment of Christmas all wrapped up into one little cup.

But what if I told you that there is a way to give that iconic Christmas beverage even more Christmas spirit? Impossible! Inconceivable! Yes, Vizzini, I must admit. It is truly inconceivable. What if I also told you that to reach that extra level of Christmas spirit, you make the cocoa represent something else that is not purely the holiday spirit. Maybe something that defies it, even. How would this work? You may ask.

It is Grinch hot cocoa! The inspiration drawn from the original hater of Christmas himself. It is fantastic. Not only that, but it also is minty, so it is not just a cup of cocoa filled with green dye. I don’t think that that would be very fantastic. Now, you too can make this hot cocoa and make the people that do not have the opportunity to have this hot cocoa green with envy. And if you do not want to parade your support of the Grinch, then go ahead and just call it mint hot cocoa.

But you do not want to read anymore of this, I am sure of it. So I will spare you that torture. Here is how to make Grinch hot Cocoa!

Ingredients for Grinch Hot Cocoa (a.k.a Mint Hot Chocolate):

• 4 cups of milk of your choice
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 8 oz. mint chocolate chips
• 2 drops of Green food coloring
• whipped cream

Instructions for Grinch Hot Cocoa (a.k.a Mint Hot Chocolate):

• Using red sprinkles, follow the candy rimming method HERE shared by dipping the cup in marshmallow cream and then in the red sprinkles.
• Stir together milk, vanilla, food coloring and mint chocolate in a medium saucepan.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until the white hot chocolate comes to a simmer and melted.
• Do not let it boil.
• Remove from heat and serve immediately, topped with whipped cream.