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)
Scroll down for a printable version
– 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!)
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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.
Spicy Mexican Hot Cocoa Mason Jar Gift
Ingredients
- -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.
Instructions
- 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 tagson 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!)
Kim
Owner/Founder at Today's Creative Life
Kim is the owner and founder of Today's Creative Life where she has been dishing up a creative slice of life since 2007.
Today’s Creative Life brings simple and creative ways to celebrate the everyday. You’ll find practical, stylish and clever decorating ideas, DIY projects, delicious family-friendly recipes, free printables and more!
Life is more fun when it's creative!
Kim lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and labradoodle where she and her husband are getting a taste of the empty nester life while their son is in college. After 30+ years she is partially retired from the fitness industry and continues to teach injury prevention to the City of Portland.
She was once a regular on Portland's AMNW Morning show as their "creative expert" showing easy tutorials for DIY projects. In her spare time, you'll find Kim thrifting, decorating, or cooking up something delicious!
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Jessica McKelvin says
December 8, 2015 at 8:23 amI was reading the instructions for your hot chocolate labels and realized I didn’t include the toppings on mine. I’m doing a similar gift with smaller milk bottle style jars I found at Target. I was only planning to include marshmallows but may throw some chocolate chips in for another layer. I really like how yours looks. If I do this again next year I’m going to try a little harder to find a better recipe for mine. I took the shortcut this year and I’m using premade mix.
Kim says
December 10, 2015 at 2:30 pmI’m sure yours till be well received! Happy Holidays.
Sylvie says
December 9, 2015 at 2:22 amSuch a fun gift idea, love the spicy kick!
Kim says
December 10, 2015 at 2:29 pmI do too!
Angie W. says
December 10, 2015 at 11:24 amI think I may attempt to make these in the green Ball pint jars I bought for little office gifts. 🙂
Kim says
December 10, 2015 at 2:28 pmThat sounds perfect!
Liz says
December 12, 2015 at 11:06 amSO fun! I’d love to get this as a holiday gift!!!
Beverly says
December 16, 2015 at 2:08 pmIf the chips and marshmallows are on top of the dry mix how do you measure out two tablespoons of the mix to make the cocoa?
Kim says
December 17, 2015 at 2:41 pmJust dig in!