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Hot Cocoa Gift Jars

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Put leftover cocoa in refrigerator and reheat in microwave





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Ingredients

  • Per Jar (1/2 Pint Size Jar, I use Kerr wide neck)
  • Bottom layer- 1/4 cup white sugar
  • Layer two- 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Layer three- 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candies (candy canes or starlight candies)
  • Layer four- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (1/4 cup white chips, 1/4 cup semi-sweet chips mixed together)
  • For Serving
  • 1/2 gallon whole milk

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 105mins
Adapted from us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.Add the layers down evenly into a 1/2 pint wide neck canning jar. Place the lid on, and decorate if desired. Don't heap any of the measurements or you won't be able to get the lid on. Add a hand written label with instructions.

To prepare the hot chocolate:
1.Crock Pot: In a 5-quart or larger slow cooker, add the contents of the gift jar and a 1/2 gallon whole milk. Stir, cover and cook on HIGH for about 1.5 hours until warm, stirring occasionally.
2.Stove-top: In a large pot, add the contents of the gift jar and a 1/2 gallon of whole milk. Heat on medium-high heat until warm, stirring occasionally

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