My family loves The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and hot chocolate so when we combine the two, then it is an epic success. These Grinch Cocoa Cups are the perfect combination! Your family will love using these as they will enjoy green hot chocolate to enjoy all season long.
Grinch Cocoa Cups
We love making Christmas treats during the holiday season at our house. Some of our favorites are our Christmas Cake and these fun Strawberry Dipped Christmas Trees.
But when it is cold outside and watching Christmas movies we love hot chocolate and let me tell you these Grinch Cocoa cups are a huge hit.
My kids love making these cocoa cups and using them when they were done. They are the perfect project for those long, cold Christmas Break days. They are easy to put together and fun for kids to use when they’re done.
Are these Grinch Cocoa Cups hard to make?
These Grinch Cocoa Cups are not hard to make, but do take some time to get right. You might find your first batch doesn’t work quite how you were thinking. No worries! They might not be pretty, but they will melt and your kids will love watching them dissolve in their hot milk or water.
Grinch Cocoa Cups
- Serves: 6
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Freeze Time: 40 minutes
Supplies
- Parchment Paper
- 2 oz disposable cups
- Xacto Knife
- Piping bag
- Scissors
- Cutting board
- Small microwaveable bowls
Ingredients
- 2 oz green melting wafers
- 1 oz White almond bark, melting wafers or candy melts
- 7-10 mini marshmallows
- holiday sprinkles, optional
How to Make Grinch Cocoa Cups
- Melt your chocolates according to package instructions. Be careful not to over melt them, as they can burn. If you need to thin out the green melts add a small amount of coconut oil until it’s a pourable consistency.
- Place the plastic cups upside down on a cutting board and use your xacto knife cut a line down the side of the cup.
- Marble the white and green by pouring them into the same bowl but don’t fully stir to incorporate.
- Pour the marbled chocolate into the cups, twisting the cup as you do this (to fully cover the entire thing).
- Turn the cup upside down on a piece of parchment to allow any extra chocolate to drip off and cover the entire cup.
- Place the cup in the freezer for 7-9 mins to set.
- Remove from the freezer and add more melted chocolate on top of that, filling it 3/4 full.
- Return to the freezer to harden for 18-25 mins.
- Turn the cup upside down on your cutting board and make cuts in the rim of the cup all the way around it.
- Carefully peel off the cup, starting at the original long slit on the side. Going slower is better here to avoid breaking the chocolate.
- Once the chocolate is released from the cup turn it right side up.
- Add a small amount of melted chocolate to the top. Add mini marshmallows, peppermint sticks, and sprinkles.
- Use melted white chocolate in a piping bag to “glue” on sprinkles and additional marshmallows.
- Return to the freezer for a final set, for about 7-8 mins
How to Make these cups with hot cocoa mix
- Instead of filling the cavity up with chocolate, add 1 tbsp cocoa powder and then fill it 3/4 full with melted chocolate. Return to freezer for 15 minutes.
- Then turn the cup upside down on your cutting board and make cuts in the rim of the cup all the way around it.
- Carefully, peel off the cup, starting at the original long slit on the side.
- Once the chocolate is released from the cup, turn it right side up.
- Add a small amount of melted chocolate to the top, add mini marshmallows, peppermint sticks, and sprinkles.
- Use melted white chocolate in a piping bag to “glue” on sprinkles and additional marshmallows.
- Return to the freezer for a final set, for about 7-8 mins
Tips, Tricks and FAQs
- Once your Grinch hot cocoa cups are made and set, melt them in hot milk or water for a tasty hot chocolate treat!
- The key to these melting is how hot the water / milk is. If it is not hot enough then they will not melt.
- There is a learning curve. Keep trying and you’ll get better with every cup you make!
- If the cup breaks when you unmold it, there are a couple of things you could do. If the crack is near the top, or small, you could use some of the melted chocolate to patch the hole. If the crack is large or you can’t piece it back together, simply remelt it and try again!
- Depending on your melting chocolate (wafers vs bark, etc.), your chocolate may be thicker. If you use thicker chocolate then your cups will be thicker and more sturdy. The trick is melting the chocolate enough to spread easily but not so thin that it dries very thin and is brittle.
Storage
Store the Grinch Cocoa Cups in air-tight bags. These keep indefinitely as long as they don’t melt. Be sure to store them in a cool dry place.
Grinch Cocoa Cups
Your kids are going to have so much fun making and enjoying these Grinch Cocoa Cups!
Ingredients
- 2 oz green melting wafers
- 1 oz White almond bark, melting wafers or candy melts
- 7-10 mini marshmallows
- holiday sprinkles, optional
Instructions
Melt your chocolates according to package instructions. Be careful not to over melt them, as they can burn. If you need to thin out the green melts add a small amount of coconut oil until it’s a pourable consistency.
Place the plastic cups upside down on a cutting board and use your xacto knife cut a line down the side of the cup.
Marble the white and green by pouring them into the same bowl but don’t fully stir to incorporate.
Pour the marbled chocolate into the cups, twisting the cup as you do this (to fully cover the entire thing).
Turn the cup upside down on a piece of parchment to allow any extra chocolate to drip off and cover the entire cup.
Place the cup in the freezer for 7-9 mins to set.
How to Make These Cups With Melted Chocolate
Remove from the freezer and add more melted chocolate on top of that, filling it 3/4 full.
Return to the freezer to harden for 18-25 mins.
Turn the cup upside down on your cutting board and make cuts in the rim of the cup all the way around it.
Carefully, peel off the cup, starting at the original long slit on the side. Going slower is better here to avoid breaking the chocolate.
Once the chocolate is released from the cup turn it right side up.
Add a small amount of melted chocolate to the top. Add mini marshmallows, peppermint sticks, and sprinkles.
Use melted white chocolate in a piping bag to "glue" on sprinkles and additional marshmallows.
Return to the freezer for a final set, for about 7-8 mins
How to Make These Cups With Hot Cocoa Mix
Instead of filling the cavity up with chocolate, add 1 tbsp cocoa powder and then fill it 3/4 full with melted chocolate. Return to freezer for 15 mins.
Then turn the cup upside down on your cutting board and make cuts in the rim of the cup all the way around it.
Carefully, peel off the cup, starting at the original long slit on the side.
Once the chocolate is released from the cup, turn it right side up.
Add a small amount of melted chocolate to the top, add mini marshmallows, peppermint sticks, and sprinkles.
Use melted white chocolate in a piping bag to "glue" on sprinkles and additional marshmallows.
Return to the freezer for a final set, for about 7-8 mins
Notes
Once your Grinch hot cocoa cups are made and set, melt them in hot milk or water for a tasty hot chocolate treat!
The key to these melting is how hot the water / milk is. If it is not hot enough, then they will not melt.
There is a learning curve. Keep trying and you’ll get better with every cup you make!
If the cup breaks when you unmold it, there are a couple of things you could do. If the crack is near the top, or small, you could use some of the melted chocolate to patch the hole. If the crack is large or you can’t piece it back together, simply remelt it and try again!
Depending on your melting chocolate (wafers vs bark, etc.), your chocolate may be thicker. If you use thicker chocolate then your cups will be thicker and more sturdy. The trick is melting the chocolate enough to spread easily but not so thin that it dries very thin and is brittle.
Michele is a mom of 5 with her degree in marriage and family studies. She believes that one of the best ways you can spend time with your family is doing fun things together.