These Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs are the perfect way to make a warm drink for the holidays that will have your heart growing three sizes!

We love The Grinch in our house and every year we spend time creating delicious Grinch Green recipes that are fun to make and are quite tasty.

My kids love our Grinch Punch Recipe which I ultimately made into an adult version of a Grinch Cocktail too. But now, we decided to take a sipable favorite to the next level!
This recipe teaches you how to make hot cocoa bombs which is all the rage right now especially on TikTok.

However, this recipe has a twist – instead of milk chocolate, we are using bright green vanilla wafers and instead of milk chocolate cocoa, we use white chocolate cocoa! Then we add a tiny red heart sprinkle for the perfect hot cocoa bomb for the holidays!

This is an idea I came up with on my own and it hasn’t been done anywhere so I really hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs
Ingredients:
- Bright green candy melts – I prefer the Wilton brand but as long as they are green, any will do.
- Red Heart Sprinkles – I prefer for the Wilton brand
- White Hot Chocolate Mix – I prefer Ghirardelli or Stephen’s. You can also use milk chocolate but it will change the color of your hot cocoa.
- Mini Marshmallows
Tools Needed:
- Microwave Safe Bowls
- Spoon
- Silicone 8-Cavity Round Ball Mold

How to Make Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs
Step One: Melt your candy melts in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until melted.
Step Two: Use a spoon to fill the cavities of the silicone mold and use the backend of the spoon to spread it around the inside. Allow to set for a few minutes.

Step Three: Use the spoon again to fill any spots that need to be filled. You can add more chocolate as needed.

Step Four: Set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to harden.
Step Five: Gently remove the chocolate balls from the mold by pressing gently on the backside of the mold.

Step Six: Using a hot plate, rub the top of the chocolate ball to get it a little melted.

Step Seven: Quickly fill the chocolate balls with the white hot chocolate mix and mini marshmallows.

Step Eight: Use a hot plate on the other side of the ball to melt and then press the two sides together. Use your finger to spread the chocolate around the seal.

Step Nine: Reheat your leftover chocolate (if hardened) and use a tiny bit to stick the red heart sprinkle to the outside of the hot chocolate bomb. If the plate is still hot, you can dip the heart sprinkle into that melted chocolate and apply to the cocoa bomb.

Step Ten: Refrigerate for another 30 minutes to allow the Grinch hot chocolate bomb to harden.

Step Eleven: To make Grinch Hot Chocolate, you can plop it into a hot cup of milk or pour hot milk over the chocolate bomb and watch it melt away. Then stir and enjoy!

A Few Things To Note:
- Avoid getting the candy melts wet (as in with water) or they will seize and will be ruined.
- The chocolate bombs need to be stored somewhere cool or they will melt.
- Avoid holding or touching the hot cocoa bombs for too long or they will melt in your hands.
- To make a hot plate, place a microwave safe plate inside the microwave for 30 seconds and check on it. If it’s hot enough, remove with a heat resistant mitten. If not, heat for another 30 seconds until hot.
- You do not need to spray the silicone mold with cooking spray, the hot cocoa bombs pop right out without any extra steps.
- You can place them inside sealed bags for gift giving.

More Hot Cocoa Recipes You’ll Love!
- Grinch Hot Chocolate (It is a bit different than this recipe)
- Hocus Pocus Hot Cocoa
- Elsa’s Frozen Hot Cocoa
- Crockpot Hot Cocoa
- Vampire’s Blood Hot Cocoa

Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs
These Grinch Hot Cocoa Bombs are the perfect way to make a warm drink for the holidays that will have your heart growing three sizes!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Bright Green Melting Candy
- 1 Tablespoon White Hot Chocolate Cocoa Mix
- 1/2 Tablespoon Mini Marshmallows
- Heart Candy Sprinkles
Instructions
- First, start by placing your green candy melts into a microwave safe bowl and stick into the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir. Complete this until all of the candy melts are melted.
- Use a spoon to spoon small amounts of the melted chocolate into the cavities of the silicone mold. You want to push the chocolate up the sides of the mold using the back of the spoon.
- Allow the chocolate to sit and start to harden for a few minutes then use the backend of the spoon to spread the chocolate into any spots you see need to be covered. You want a decent layer of chocolate so the balls don't break once you remove them. You can reheat more chocolate to use as needed.
- Place into the refrigerator for 30 minutes and allow the chocolate to set.
- Gently remove the chocolate balls from the mold by pressing gently on the backside of the mold.
- Using a hot plate, rub the top of the chocolate ball to get it a little melted.
- Quickly fill the chocolate balls with the white hot chocolate mix and mini marshmallows.
- Use a hot plate on the other side of the ball to melt and then press the two sides together.
- Reheat your leftover chocolate (if hardened) and use a tiny bit to stick the red heart sprinkle to the outside of the hot chocolate bomb.
- Refrigerate for another 30 minutes to allow the Grinch hot chocolate bomb to harden.
- To make Grinch Hot Chocolate, you can plop it into a hot cup of milk or pour hot milk over the chocolate bomb and watch it melt away. Then stir and enjoy!
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Mikki Annis
Saturday 12th of December 2020
I have a question. What size mold do you use for 8oz cup. Seems like there are different size spheres
Brittanie
Saturday 12th of December 2020
There is! I linked to the exact mold we used in the post. We used an 8-cavity silicone mold that is roughly 1.9" in diameter.
Nicole
Thursday 3rd of December 2020
Can I ask where you got your grinch plush? Its so cute!
Brittanie
Friday 4th of December 2020
Of course! I found that at Hobby Lobby and he was 50% off :)
Barb
Thursday 3rd of December 2020
I love your creativity. You gave me so many great ideas. I would never have thought about the sprinkles or about using candy melts. I will use the hearts for Valentine’s, but I’m already planning on the Grinch for next year. The mug is adorable, so I’ll be on the lookout for those and put a bomb in each one as gifts. I’m so excited! Thank you so much!
Brittanie
Thursday 3rd of December 2020
Oh my gosh! Your comment totally made my day! Thank you so much! Also, I found the mug at Hobby Lobby and it was 50% off :) Thank you again!!
Candy
Thursday 3rd of December 2020
This is such a cute idea - can't wait to try it. Can I ask where did you find your little Grinch serving plate? It is adorable.
Brittanie
Thursday 3rd of December 2020
Hi Candy! Thank you! I am so glad you like this idea. I found that Grinch tray at Hobby Lobby (they had a bunch of other things too like the mug) and it was 50% off :)
Amy
Friday 20th of November 2020
I've never made hot chocolate bombs before but I've ordered a mold and plan to try this weekend. I have the green candy melts, but I've read that they don't work well in the hot chocolate - that they don't melt well and clump up. In your video it looks like they melt completely - is that correct? Thanks!
Brittanie
Friday 20th of November 2020
Hi Amy! I am so excited for you to give these a try! I have never had an issue with the candy melts. The video in my post shows exactly what it looks like. We did heat up our milk in the microwave and make it hot and poured it over and these melted quite nicely. Once it cooled, it was ready to drink.