Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable
This is a classic neighbor hot cocoa gift with a bit of a twist—I may have intended to use that pun.
Adding peppermint Hershey’s Kisses to hot cocoa is a delicious way to make a standard hot cocoa mix taste divine.
It also adds such a beautiful look to a hot cocoa jar.
These are so easy to make and were very inexpensive as well. See the cost breakdown below.
These mason jars of peppermints and hot cocoa are delicious and fun.
Plus, they come with a free printable tag—download below.
I bought the image and added some Hershey’s Kisses graphics to it so it would work better for this gift.
I will attach a graphic download so you can make your own Word document as I know not all hot cocoa instructions are the same.
Supply List for this Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable
Peppermint Ribbon— 1.5″ wide. I bought mine in the store at Sam’s Club for $7.89 (sold individually in-store) this is the pack that it came in.
Peppermint symbol printed cut out and glued on. My clothespins came like this.
Free printable PDF and if you need to adjust the directions you can make it in Word. Just download this free graphic and these free fonts (auto signature and skinny flower bold) and then you can make it in Word.
scissors
16 oz Mason Jar
popsicle stick or something to hold the ribbon down with when you hot glue it on
Ingredients for this Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable
You’ll want to use about 8-9 oz of Hot Cocoa mix so just about 1/2 pound. So, 1 pound of Hot Cocoa mix should make two 16oz mason jars filled about 3/5 full.
If you want to make your own recipe check out this post of a hot cocoa in a jar recipe.
Cost for this Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable
Jar -.30 at thrift stores .60 new bought online bulk at places like Fillmore Container or Burch Bottles
Ribbon .05
String- .01
Hot glue- nominal ~ .01
Free printable-nominal ~.01
Clothespins mini- .03
Saran wrap- ~.01
Hershey Kisses (6 per jar)- .50 if you buy a bag for $4.00
Hot Cocoa Mix if you buy a brand that is an amount – .90
Look for a deal for under $2.00 a pound or for about .10-.13 oz in order to make these gifts cost under $2.00 each.
I.E. Sam’s Club has Swiss Miss hot cocoa for $7.68 for 76.5 oz or .10/oz.
You will be putting about 8-9 oz in each jar so you want a hot cocoa that doesn’t cost more than a dollar a jar.
Marshmallows-.03
Chocolate chips 1 oz- ~.14 depending on brand. Walmart semi-sweet is inexpensive about .16 an oz. Sam’s Club often sells Tollhouse for .14 an oz.
Total for these jars= $1.99
How to put together this Neighbor Christmas Gift Peppermint Hot Cocoa in a Jar + Free Printable
Watch the video on this page and/or continue reading to see how to assemble these jars of hot cocoa.
1- Make sure your jars and clean and COMPLETELY dry. I thought I had dried all my jars well after washing them… I missed one. Any moisture will make the hot cocoa a different color and it will look bad. Example in the photo below:
2- Using a hot glue gun and a popsicle stick, glue peppermint colored ribbon that is 1.5″ wide onto the middle of the jar. Make sure to clean off any additional glue.
3- Pour in dry hot cocoa mix—about 9 oz.
4- Place two large spoons of chocolate chips in the jar making sure they are easily visible on the sides.
5- Place 6 Hershey’s Peppermint kisses around the rim of the jar so they are easily visible. You’ll save the 7th to go on top of the marshmallows.
6- Put mini marshmallows in the top of the jar and press them in and around the peppermint kisses.
If desired, add an additional kiss to the top.
7- Pull the saran wrap tight on the top so that it is clear. Press against the outer rim of the jar to stick it.
8- Tie the string around the rim of the jar.
9- Holding the saran wrap gently rip the excess off. See the video if this is unclear.
10- Add a mini clothespin to the string. If you want the peppermint decal, print a round peppermint clip art one off cut it out, and glue it on.
11- Print off the free printable, cut them out, and clip them on.
Now you have a beautiful neighbor Christmas gift to deliver to friends and family.
If you are looking for any other neighbor Christmas gifts for around $2.00 check out this post or this post about quick neighbor gifts as well.
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