Check out the life-size holiday chocolate Minions display Downtown

HOUSTON – There are plenty of ways to celebrate the holidays around Houston, but the Hilton Americas Hotel downtown may just have the sweetest way.

Their two-ton chocolate holiday display is back in their hotel lobby this year, and the talented pastry team has created a life-size chocolate masterpiece with a Minions theme!

The huge chocolate display weighs in at over two tons, with 6.5 million calories, 900 pounds of dark chocolate, 1000 pounds of white chocolate, 850 pounds of gingerbread, 600 whole eggs, 400 pounds of sugar icing and 2,400 work hours.

Guests can come see the display in person through January 4, 2023.

Watch as Pastry Chef Mahesh Weerasinghe and Executive Sous Chef Doug St. Jean chat with Lauren Kelly about some of the fun facts for this big display.