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Home » Christmas Recipes » Edible Christmas Gifts: Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Edible Christmas Gifts: Peppermint Hot Chocolate

November 3, 2014 by Ciara Attwell, Updated December 2, 2024

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Making your own Edible Christmas Gifts is a great way to get organised, save money and gift something unique!

hot chocolate Christmas present in a glass jar with a red stripy ribbon and a cardboard gift tag.

Edible Christmas Gifts

Okay, I know it may seem a little early to be talking about Christmas but for me the key to a stress-free holiday season is most definitely preparation.

Present buying and menu planning may be the last thing on your mind at the moment but a little bit of effort now will make those last couple of weeks in December a lot more enjoyable.

Along with stress, the month of December is also very expensive for most of us. How many times have you blown the present budget only to regret it when the credit card bill comes rolling in in January?

I’m definitely guilty of this! We all want to treat our family and friends and maybe say a special thank you to people who have helped us or been there for us throughout the year.

Edible gifts can make the perfect presents. They’re personal, thoughtful, practical (who doesn’t love food or drink?!) and most can be made for less than the cost of a cheap box of chocolates.

hot chocolate Christmas present in a glass jar with a red stripy ribbon and a cardboard gift tag.

Homemade Peppermint Hot Chocolate

You don’t get much more festive than a warming mug of homemade peppermint hot chocolate.

And these Homemade Hot Chocolate Jars make the perfect edible gift!

They are very affordable to put together, super easy to do and can be made well in advance! Allowing you plenty of time to get on with enjoying the build up to Christmas.

The kids will also loved getting involved in putting these together. A lovely way to spend a cold and wintery Sunday afternoon together.

Perfect for gifting to your children’s teachers, their school friends or the person who runs their after school clubs.

Our Peppermint Hot Chocolate with candy canes also look super festive in the jars. Meaning you don’t need to do anything other than load up the jars and tie a nice ribbon round the jar with a label attached!

These would also be perfect to add to Christmas Gift Baskets with some other homemade treats like these Gingerbread Cookies

A healthier version of these delicious Christmas Gingerbread Star Cookies made with wholemeal spelt flour, coconut sugar and maple syrup, served on a square,white plate all ready to eat.

or these Christmas Oreo Pops

These festive Oreo Pops are coated in chocolate and decorated with Christmas sprinkles and icing decorations. They make a super cute edible gift that kids can make for their friends! dressed with red and green ribbons.

Do you make your own edible Christmas gifts? Or have you received one in the past which you particularly enjoyed?

If you liked my Holiday Peppermint Hot Chocolate, please do leave me a comment and a star rating below.

You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram.  I always love to see your creations!

OTHER RECIPES YOU MIGHT ENJOY:

Frozen Gingerbread Hot Chocolate – A deliciously festive recipe for frozen hot chocolate flavoured with subtle gingerbread spices! 

A deliciously festive recipe for frozen hot chocolate flavoured with subtle gingerbread spices!

Gingerbread Granola – A quick and easy recipe for homemade granola with a delicious festive gingerbread flavour!

A quick and easy recipe for homemade granola with a delicious festive gingerbread flavour!

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Edible Xmas Gifts: Homemade Peppermint Hot Chocolate


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  • Author: Ciara @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Drinks / Edible Gifts
  • Method: No Bake
  • Cuisine: Christmas
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Making your own Edible Christmas Gifts is a great way to get organised, save money and gift something unique!


Ingredients

  • 1 500ml jar
  • 75g powdered milk
  • 75g cocoa powder
  • 50g sugar (you can use white sugar, brown sugar or coconut sugar)
  • 50g dark chocolate chips
  • 4 peppermint candy canes, crushed
  • 25g mini marshmallows

Instructions

  1. Wash and dry the jar and lid thoroughly. Spoon each of the ingredients into the jar, one at a time. Decorate and add a homemade label with the following instructions:
  2. “To serve, mix the ingredients together in the jar. Add 3 tablespoons of the mixture to a cup of boiling water. Stir and enjoy! The hot chocolate mix will keep in the jar for up to 4 months”
1 Serving16219.1 g39.8 mg6.1 g3.7 g28.1 g3.3 g4.6 g

 **DISCLAIMER**  I was asked by Sainsbury’s to create a recipe for inclusion in their Edible Christmas Gifts roundup and was compensated for my time spent doing so.

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Filed Under: Christmas Recipes, Drinks Recipes Tagged With: edible christmas gifts, food gifts, homemade christmas, hot chocolate

Comments

  1. Emily P says

    December 2, 2019 at 10:52 am

    We have started making these for my daughter’s school friends rather than buying gifts this year and they look brilliant! Such a fab idea. x

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  2. Tara says

    February 22, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    Such a cute idea. I will definitely try this.

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