Individual Hot Cocoa Mix

 
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Hey fellow procrastinators! How’s the holiday season treatin’ ya?

Crazy, right?

It’s hard for me to get good stocking stuffers. Or that ‘thing’ for the person that has everything.

I can’t go give them a bar of Goat milk soap or lotion. My kids would think that’s pretty lame since they can just go grab it from our store whenever they need it.

So I have to get a little creative.

This year I thought it would be fun to torture myself with making MORE things other than the above-mentioned soap/lotion, lip balm, bath bombs, sugar scrub, body butter… Glutton for punishment I guess.

Hot cocoa mix.

Now, we always have a homemade hot cocoa mix in a big container around here. It’s just better than the packets from the store. But this is individual jars of layered mix..

Yeah, cute. (can you hear the sarcasm.. ;)

What you’ll need:

  • 4oz ball jars

  • powdered milk

  • cocoa powder (I used black cocoa powder, smells like Oreos & I bought it at Country Cupboard in Fairbury)

  • sugar (I use unrefined cane sugar)

  • pinch of salt

  • mini chocolate chips

  • crushed peppermint candy canes (optional)

  • mini marshmallows

 
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Next, layer in this order in the jar. I did not use the funnel, it was too awkward.

  1. 1 TBSP Sugar

  2. Pinch of salt

  3. 2 TBSP Cocoa powder

  4. 2 TBSP Powdered milk

  5. 1 TBSP mini choc chips and/or crushed peppermint

  6. Add mini marshmallows until full

Pop the lid on. Done. When ready to use, dump the mix into a mug and add 1 cup of boiling water. Stir with chocolate spoons if desired!

Merry Christmas!

Author: Hoffman's Little Acres
Individual Hot Cocoa mix

Individual Hot Cocoa mix

Layer this mix into small mason jars to make cute handmade gifts or stocking stuffers.

Ingredients

  • 4oz ball jars
  • powdered milk
  • cocoa powder (I used black cocoa powder, smells like Oreos & I bought it at Country Cupboard in Fairbury)
  • sugar (I use unrefined cane sugar)
  • pinch of salt
  • mini chocolate chips
  • crushed peppermint candy canes (optional)
  • mini marshmallows

Instructions

Layer in this order
  1. 1 TBSP Sugar
  2. Pinch of salt
  3. 2 TBSP Cocoa powder
  4. 2 TBSP Powdered milk
  5. 1 TBSP mini choc chips and/or crushed peppermint
  6. Add mini marshmallows until full
How to use
  1. When ready to use, dump the mix into a mug and add 1 cup of boiling water.
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