Easy Christmas Mason Jar Gift – Peppermint Hot Chocolate

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Looking for a great easy Christmas mason jar gift idea? How about this Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar! This easy and yummy DIY gift is perfect for friends, teachers coaches and more, trust me – we made this for 22 teachers this year! It was so easy to make and we even included some free printable labels to decorate your jar.

Dry layered mix to prepare hot chocolate. Christmas gift idea.
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Looking for a great easy Christmas mason jar gift idea? How about this Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar! This easy and yummy DIY gift is perfect for friends, teachers coaches and more, trust me โ€“ we made this for 22 teachers this year! It was so easy to make and we even included some free printable labels to decorate your jar.

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Dry layered mix to prepare hot chocolate. Christmas gift idea.
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Easy Christmas DIY Mason Jar Gift โ€“ Peppermint Hot Chocolate Recipe

Author: Janice
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Prep 5 minutes
Total 5 minutes
Looking for a great easy DIY Gift In a Jar? How about this Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar. This easy and yummy DIY gift is perfect for friends, teachers coaches and more, trust me โ€“ we made this for 22 teachers this year! It was so easy to make and we even included some free printable labels to decorate your jar.๏ปฟ
Course DIY Christmas Gifts
Cuisine Chocolate

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup Powdered Milk
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 cup Chocolate Chips
  • 1/4 cup crushed Candy Canes (about 3)
  • 1/4 cup Mini Marshmallows

DIRECTIONS

  1. Directions for Making the Mason Jar Gift
  2. in order listed above into pint jar, pressing firmly after each layer.
  3. . We used a ribbon, a candy cane, and the hot chocolate labels
  4. Directions for Making the Peppermint Hot Chocolate
  5. Empty jar contents into a bowl, then mix contents together.
  6. Place 1/3 cup of the mixture in a mug.
  7. Stir in 1 cup of boiling hot water.
  8. Enjoy!

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And here are the labels โ€“ we printed these and mounted them on red card stock:

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Tags 1 - Looking for a great easy Christmas mason jar gift idea? How about this Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar! This easy and yummy DIY gift is perfect for friends, teachers coaches and more, trust me - we made this for 22 teachers this year! It was so easy to make and we even included some free printable labels to decorate your jar.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Tags - Looking for a great easy Christmas mason jar gift idea? How about this Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mix in a Jar! This easy and yummy DIY gift is perfect for friends, teachers coaches and more, trust me - we made this for 22 teachers this year! It was so easy to make and we even included some free printable labels to decorate your jar.
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