This hot cocoa gift jar recipe idea is a fun DIY holiday gift jar and makes sweet homemade holiday gifts with a handmade gift tag, is fun for homemade Christmas gift exchange, and great if you’re wondering what to put in a couples Christmas hamper. Make ahead for winter snow days treats for kids or even Christmas Eve drink!

layered hot cocoa gift jar recipe in a mason jar mug

Easy Hot Cocoa Gift Jar Recipe Mix (Hot Chocolate Mix Homemade)

We love this for homemade Christmas gift snacks or even for an easy holiday gift exchange idea. Almost everyone loves this DIY gift! In addition to your hot chocolate powder ingredients, you’ll also need mason jars with lids, and ribbons and decorative items to make these cute hot chocolate gift ideas.

Hot cocoa recipe for gift in a jar ingredients:

 
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Cocoa powder
Dried milk / non-dairy creamer
White sugar
Salt
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Marshmallows
Crushed candy canes (optional if you want it to be Candy Cane Hot Chocolate)

(See the full DIY holiday gift recipe for hot chocolate mix below!)

One of the best things about this DIY hot cocoa kit gift is that your kids can easily make these as gifts for teachers, friends, family, and more! Great for group Christmas crafts, too!

(Hot chocolate bombs are fun and trendy, but we still love these for hot cocoa holiday gift ideas!)

Hot Chocolate Jar Gift Ideas

There are many variations on the mason jar hot chocolate gift ideas and you can definitely play around and change up the add-on ingredients. Just keep the hot cocoa ingredients the same.

For the jar of hot chocolate gift ingredients, you can also add:

Chopped Andes mints
Peanut butter chips
Snowflake sprinkles
White chocolate chips
Caramel bits / chips
Dark chocolate pieces
Peppermint marshmallows
Flavored marshmallows
Coconut
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Ginger
Chipotle pepper (makes a spicy hot chocolate great with dark chocolate shavings)

Also, you can tie on a small (sample size) of Baileys for a spiked hot chocolate mason jar gift for adults

THIS HOMEMADE COCOA MIX IS PERFECT TO INCLUDE IN A Snow Day Survival Kit

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Let’s get to how to make hot chocolate in a jar gift…

How To Make a Homemade Hot Chocolate Gift Jar

This easy cocoa drink mix really does make one of the best homemade holiday gift ideas. It’s so easy to assemble and makes beautiful DIY holiday edible gifts.

For your DIY present, you’ll need hot chocolate gift glass jar for each serving.

This recipe is for 4-ounce mason jars, which makes single serve hot chocolate in a jar.

We have also doubled the recipe and made 8-ounce mason jars with handles for mugs (we’ve even tripled it, depending on the size of the family we’re giving the hot chocolate mix in a jar gift to). Just be sure to put on the handmade label how many servings it makes and to add 1 cup of boiling water for each serving.

Then, add decorative items like ribbon, twine, chocolate spoons or peppermint spoons, candy canes, or more for festive gifts. (No need to wrap them!)

TIP: Using a wide mouth funnel (especially with kids) will help with layering.