Make This Hot Chocolate in a Jar Recipe

If you really want to go the extra mile with this hot chocolate, I suggest making my peppermint marshmallows to go along with the package. They're huge, fluffy squares of heaven. Plop them in your hot chocolate mug and wait for them to melt. It creates an ooey-gooey, frothy peppermint delight.

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword gift recipe, holiday, non-alcoholic drink

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 3 minutes

Total Time 8 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 116kcal

Author Abbey Rodriguez

Cost $10

Equipment

8 oz mason jar
Colored string
Gift tag

Ingredients

¼ cup cacao powder
¼ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup powdered sugar
½ cup powdered milk
2 tablespoon Mini marshmallows to cover top

Instructions

In a clean 8 oz mason jar, layer the ingredients. Start with half of the cacao powder, then the granulated sugar, and then half of the powdered milk. Tap the jar gently to level out the powders. Next, pour in the remaining half of cocoa powder, powdered sugar and powdered milk. Finally, top off the jar with mini marshmallows, and then seal it with the lid.
On a festive gift tag, write the heating instructions. "Pour contents of hot chocolate mix in a small bowl and mix well. Stir ⅓ cup of hot chocolate in 1 cup of hot water. Enjoy!"
Tie on the gift tag with colored baker's twine or string. For an alternative way to wrap hot chocolate in a jar, place the mixture inside a cellophane bag. Then, place the bag inside a festive mug, and wrap it all up with peppermint marshmallows. Happy holidays!

Notes

This recipe is made to fit an 8 oz jar. It can be double and made in 16 oz for a larger family size.
To make the drink creamier, mix with milk in place of hot water.

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