Grinch Cake Pops

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Get into the holiday spirit with these adorable and festive Grinch Cake Pops. Made with only 4 ingredients and is perfect for Christmas parties, cookie platters, and gifting!

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grinch cake pops

Looking for an easy and fun Christmas treat this holiday season? These Grinch Cake Pops couldn’t be any easier and kids can even help make them.  Inspired by the classic Christmas movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Made with chocolate cake, frosting, a green chocolate coating, and each cake pop has a red heart sprinkle. 

These Christmas cake pops are bright-colored, taste like cake, and can be easily customized by using your favorite cake flavor in the centers. Wrap them up in cute treat bags and they’ll make the cutest and tastiest holiday gift. This is an easy recipe for kids to make and they make an extra delicious treat when served with a cup of hot chocolate.

If you want to try another Grinch dessert, try my Grinch Cupcakes and Grinch Cake Mix Cookies that went viral last year!

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key ingredients

• Cake: We used chocolate cake that we made from boxed cake mix. Feel free to use any of your favorite flavors. 
• Frosting: Used to bind the cake together and will give the cake pops a rich flavor. Canned frosting works perfectly.
• Green candy melts: You can find green candy coating at most craft stores. You could also use white chocolate or white candy melts and add green food gel coloring. 
• Red heart sprinkles: This will symbolize the Grinch’s small heart. You can usually find heart sprinkles during Valentine’s Day but Amazon usually has them year round. Other alternatives to use are red M&Ms, jumbo heart sprinkles (sometimes these are easier to find), red candy hearts, any red sprinkles, and chocolate hearts.

how to make grinch cake pops

Mix together cake and frosting: In a large mixing bowl, add the cake and frosting. Mix well until the cake becomes like firm batter. 

Form into balls: Form batter into 1 1/2” balls, we used a small cookie scoop. Place on a baking sheet and set aside. 

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Melt candy melts: Melt the green candy melts in a bowl using a microwave. Heat 30 seconds at a time until fully melted. Add a splash of coconut oil or any neutral oil if needed. 

Dip stick in chocolate: Dip the cake pop stick (you could use a lollipop stick or sucker stick) into the melted chocolate about a half inch. Then stick into the cake ball. Repeat for all the cake balls. Allow the chocolate on the stick to harden.  

Dip chocolate cake balls: Insert the cake pop sticks into a cake ball and dip them into melted chocolate until fully coated. Be sure to scrape the excess chocolate on the side of the bowl. Repeat until all of the cake pops are coated in chocolate. Place upright in a holder or foam base to allow the chocolate to harden. 

Add heart: Add a dab of melted chocolate to the back of the candy heart and place offset from the top of the cake pop.   

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Recipe tips

• Add peppermint flavor: Add 1/8 teaspoon of peppermint extract to the melted chocolate.
• Mini cake pops: Use 1 tablespoon of cake batter to make smaller balls.
• Green chocolate: If you can’t find green candy melts at the store, use white chocolate or white candy melts and add green gel food coloring. Start off using a few drops and add more if you want a darker shade of green. If you want a bright green color, use the neon colored food gel.

variations

• Grinch Oreo Balls: Make my Oreo Cookie Truffles and use green food gel coloring to make them into Grinch treats. You could also insert a stick to make Grinch Oreo Pops.
• Cake: Use your favorite cake flavor! White, vanilla, Funfetti, red velvet, lemon, or strawberry cake flavors will all work.
• Brownie pops: Instead of using cake, use baked brownies for a brownie flavor. Reduce the amount of cream cheese you use because it will be richer.
• Grinch Truffles: Make these into candy truffles by adding 4 ounces of cream cheese to the cake mixture and don’t use a stick. 

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leftovers & storage

To-store: Store the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for three to four days.

To-freeze: Freeze the cake pops in a freezer-safe bag for up to six months. Allow the cake pops to thaw in the refrigerator overnight or on the counter for a few hours.

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