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Home Made Christmas Gifts
Hot Chocolate Mix

A cold winter evening, a steaming cup of hot chocolate ummm!
What you will need:

  1. 2  mugs- have the recipients name put on them
  2. glass container to hold hot chocolate mix
  3. hot glue gun
  4. Christmas bow
  5. tag for instructions
  6. clear plastic spoons
  7. plastic baggies
  1. chocolate stirrers
  2. pair of warm mitts/gloves
  3. matching scarf
  4. basket
  5. instructions for hot chocolate
  6. Christmas twine and or ribbon
  7. Christmas cellophane

 
Instructions

Place  hot chocolate mix in decorative jar; recipe below.
Make the chocolate stirrers; recipe below.
Print or type  instructions on a tag, punch a hole in the top of the card and thread the Christmas ribbon, or Christmas twine through and tie around neck of jar.
Place lid on and make sure it's very tight, place Made by: label on top jar and sign your name.
Place all articles inside basket or Christmas box.
Decorate the basket  there is two ways you can do this
1. Take Christmas ribbon and wrap the handle of the basket with it. Place a dot of hot glue at one end and keep wrapping the ribbon around the handle, until you reach the other end of the handle, and place another dot of hot glue to secure ribbon. Put a big bow either in the middle of the handle or where the handle starts on the side of the basket.
2. After placing all the articles in the basket, completely cover the basket with Christmas cellophane, gather together at the top, tie with Christmas twine and place a big bow.
Both are very pretty.

Hot Chocolate Mix
Recipe 1
  • 1 eight quart package powdered milk
  • 1 (1 pound) chocolate mix Quik or your favorite
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 (6 ounce) jar dry non-dairy coffee creamer
Combine all ingredients, being sure to mix thoroughly. Store in air tight container until you're ready to make the  gift packages.
On the tag print or type:
3 tablespoons per cup of hot water
     
Recipe 2
  • 2 cups powdered milk
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup powdered sugar (or equivalent in sugar substitute)
  • dash of salt
  • Optional: add
  • 1/3 cup powdered non dairy creamer
  • 1 or 2 tablespoons malted milk powder
Combine all ingredients, and store in tightly sealed container until ready to use.
On the tag print or type:
4 tablespoons per 1 cup of water
Chocolate Stirrers
  • 1 package clear plastic spoons
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate
  • 2 ounces white chocolate
  • extract of choice
Melt each chocolate in the microwave, in separate bowls. Add extract of choice. dip 1/3 of the spoon into the chocolate. Cool until set, on wax paper.
Drizzle white chocolate over dark chocolate or dip the spoon in the white chocolate. Let set.
Wrap each spoon in clear plastic bags tied with Christmas ribbon.

 

 
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