Every year I try to find a gift to make for the holidays that looks simple, yet cool–something that I would like receiving myself. When I saw this  homemade hot cocoa recipe from Mom Advice, I knew I found a winner. My kids LOVE hot cocoa and are always wanting it whenever the temperature outside drops below 40 degrees, so I’m assuming other people need to have some yummy, homemade hot cocoa in their pantries this winter. With a little mixing, filling jars and then printing off my DIY gift tags, this DIY Hot Cocoa Gift Set in a Jar was so easy to make, and might I add, turned out super cute! Enjoy!!

Hot Cocoa Gift Set Tags

What you will need:

• Printer
• Card stock
• Scissors
• Glue Dots

Instructions:

1. Print this FREE DIY Printable PDF file {DIY Printable Hot Cocoa Gift Set Tags} on card stock and cut out the tags.

2. Place the “For You and XO” tag in between the lid and lid ring. Don’t forget to write on it!!

3. Attach the Hot Cocoa Mix and Hot Cocoa Extras tags to front of your jar with glue dots, best invention ever.

Hot Cocoa Mix

What you will need:

• Pint and a half mason jars (1 batch of the hot cocoa mix fills 2 1/2 pint in a half mason jars — so I made 2 batches which filled 5 mason jars)
• 4 cups nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup non-dairy coffee creamer
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate fudge pudding

Instructions:

1.Whisk all your ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk long enough to get all the chunks smoothed out.

2. Fill your mason jars. 1 batch of the mix filled 2 1/2 pint in a half mason jars, so I made two batches which filled 5 mason jars. Seal your lids tight.

3. If you are making this mix for yourself, not to gift, make sure you store the mix in an airtight container. To make a cup of hot cocoa, add 1/4-1/2 cup (around 4 tablespoons) of the mix to an 8 ounce cup of boiling water. Stir and enjoy!

Hot Cocoa Extras

What you will need:

• Pint and a half mason jars 
• Mini marshmallows
• Mini candy canes (individually wrapped)
• Caramels (individually wrapped)
• White card stock paper
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of card stock to fit in the middle of your jar to separate the marshmallows from the candy. Make sure your card stock isn’t too tall. You need to be able to seal the lid tight.

2. Fill one section with marshmallows and the other section with caramels and candy canes. You can always use other extras like chocolate chips  or toffee if you’d rather.

3. Make sure you can seal your lid tight.

Hot Cocoa Gift Set Carrier

What you will need:

• Drink carrier from Chick-fil-A
• Wide ribbon
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of wide ribbon long enough to wrap around the whole drink carrier.

2. Hot glue the ribbon down, covering up the Chick-fil-A logo.

3. Insert your hot cocoa mix jar in one section and your hot cocoa extras jar in the other section.

Happy gift giving!!!