Hot Cocoa Gift Jars - The Magical Slow CookerThe Magical Slow Cooker

By Valarie

Ingredients

• 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)
• 1/2 gallon whole milk

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 105mins
Adapted from themagicalslowcooker.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Add the layers down evenly into a ½ 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:

Crock Pot: In a 5-quart or larger slow cooker, add the contents of the gift jar and a ½ gallon whole milk. Stir, cover and cook on HIGH for about 1.5 hours until warm, stirring occasionally.

Stove-top: In a large pot, add the contents of the gift jar and a ½ gallon of whole milk. Heat on medium-high heat until warm, stirring occasionally.