This Spicy Mexican Hot Cocoa Mason Jar Gift from Kristi at I Should be Mopping the Floor is the perfect gift for neighbors, teachers, hair dressers… anyone! So many amazing ideas in my Creative Girls Holiday Soiree! We all know how much I love Hot Chocolate, especially my Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate, or maybe my Crock Pot Hot Chocolate! After you grab this yummy recipe, be sure to visit Kristi and check out all her creative wonder. I’m drooling over her Joy wood sign!

Spicy Mexican Hot Cocoa Mason Jar Gift

This Mason Jar Gift of Spicy Mexican Hot Cocoa is the perfect treat for anyone on your list.

I’m absolutely delighted to be over here at Today’s Creative Life. I met Kim at a conference a couple of years ago and she’s fantastic, y‘all. I so appreciate her invite over here to share something for the Creative Girls Holiday Soiree. I’m Kristi and I’ve been blogging for almost five years at ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com. In my former life, I was a graphic designer, so I mainly share printables…but also have some fun DIY and deliciousness mixed in, too. Really anything to avoid mopping, y’all.

I just love a fun mason jar gift…layers upon layers of fun, no? I also created the mason jar holiday gift tags that you can grab over on my blog, too, to gift with your spicy cocoa!

Recipes like these are my jam. All dry ingredients on my part=less mess to clean up, right? Your recipient will be able to add the wet ingredients when they’re ready to use the cocoa.

The dry ingredients for these jars go together so easily…then it’s on to the FUN!

Toppings are my favorite part. These Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips are a weakness of mine. I bake with them like crazy…but, they’re the perfect addition to a Mexican Hot Cocoa, with their delicious spice. Most grocery stores have them in the baking aisle, especially during the holiday season.

Spicy Mexican Hot Cocoa Recipe (dry mix only)

(makes 3 large, quart-sized mason jars full)

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– 1 cup dry milk (sometimes called powdered milk)

– 1 cup unsweetened cocoa

– 1 cup sugar

– 1 heaping tablespoon cinnamon

– 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

– 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

– pinch of Cayenne pepper

– 1 bag Hershey’s Cinnamon Chips

– 1 bag chocolate mini morsels

– mini marshmallows.

Combine first seven ingredients (through Cayenne) in a large bowl and mix well. Fill quart-size mason jars 2/3 full of cocoa mix. Top with chocolate mini morsels, cinnamon chips, and marshmallows. Pack ingredients as tightly as you can, so ingredients do not shift (it’s all about the presentation, right?).

Write the instructions for your recipient on a tag you attach to the gift (I have the coordinating lined mason jar tags on my site if you’d like to use them):

Instructions: Add two heaping tablespoons of dry mix to the bottom of a large mug. Fill with boiling water and mix. Top with mini chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, and marshmallows. Let cool a bit and ENJOY! (You may also want to let your recipient know that this cocoa has a kick!)

>>> CLICK HERE FOR FREE PRINTABLE COORDINATING GIFT TAGS <<<

I think these are such a pretty gift, too. Gosh, and who doesn’t love a big ol’ jar of cocoa to get them through the cold winter nights, right?

Again, I have the coordinating mason jar gift tags (available in ‘Merry Christmas’, ‘Happy Holidays’, and a lined blank card) over on my site, here.

And, okay…yeah, on the download there’s only one ‘and’ on each card. DOH! That was not noticed until two weeks after I posted these things…I’m not sure I’ve ever done that. My readers and I have had such a guffaw with this little merry mix up, that I thought it was only fitting to leave the photos as is. That and, well, it is December and we’re all a little crazy, right? These cards are available in two different sizes.

Happy Holidays, friends! Much thanks to Kim for having me here today.