This homemade hot chocolate mix recipe is a great DIY Christmas gift idea! Layered peppermint hot cocoa in a mason jar to make your friends and family feel loved. It takes five minutes to put this together, a guaranteed Christmas gift winner! A dry mix of cocoa powder, sugar, some chocolate chips, and crushed candy cane - Christmas in a jar!
Using a spoon, gently layer the ingredients in a clean pint mason jar with a lid. Start with the Granulated Sugar (1/2 cup), then the Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (1/2 cup), Coffee Creamer (1/2 cup), Fine Salt (1/4 teaspoon), Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips (1/3 cup), and finally Candy Cane (1/4 cup).
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Dress with a cute ribbon and instruction card (see notes for instructions).
Author's Notes
Each jar makes 6 cups of hot peppermint cocoa.
Personalize your hot cocoa gift jar with handwritten serving instructions: How to Make Hot Cocoa: when you are craving a cup of hot cocoa, open the jar and stir the ingredients together. Stir 1/3 cup of the dry mix with 1 cup of hot water or milk. Top with marshmallows if you'd like and enjoy!
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
208
FAT
6.2 g
PROTEIN
2.1 g
CARBS
40.5 g
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