Some people started shopping back in the summer with the first Amazon Prime Day specials.
Some love to hit the stores to shop for holiday presents.
Then there are those who really like to give something from their home and heart—sharing a recipe with a gift in a jar, or in fancy holiday containers that can be purchased just about anywhere.
Gifts like this are delightful because you don't have to worry if the recipient has one like it already, and the recipient doesn't end up with something they don't want or need but feel as if they have to keep it.
Today, I'm offering 2 beverage mixe recipes that are easy to make and delicious. You'll need glass jars with well-fitting lids, plastic containers, bags, or boxes.
It's also nice to use holiday fabric, ribbon, and cards and/or envelopes for ingredient lists and instructions which you'll handwrite or print on cardstock or paper and tuck into a small envelope tied to the gift.
Christmas Cappuccino Mix
Ingredients
8 ounces of instant coffee granules (Choose Starbucks Premium Instant Coffee or the low-cost alternative Great Value Classic Roast Instant Coffee from WalMart which was rated by Tasting Table as 1 of the 13 best instant coffees.)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
(1) Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Spoon into a clean 1 quart jar and cover tightly with a lid. Cut a circle of holiday fabric with pinking sheers and tie onto the neck of the jar. Attach a card with the ingredients on one side and instructions for making a cup of the cappuccino on the other side.
Instructions: Cup of Cinnamon Vanilla Cappuccino
Spoon 2 tablespoons of the mix into a mug. Add 6 to 8 ounces of boiling water. Stir. Add a cinnamon stick for garnish if you wish. Enjoy!
Mistletoe Mocha Mix
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup chocolate nondairy creamer (Nestle Chocolate Creme Coffeemate)
1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa Powder
1/4 ccup instant coffee granules
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Spoon into a clean 1 quart jar. Cover tightly with a lid. Cut a circle of holiday fabric with pinking sheers and tie onto the neck of the jar. Attach a card with the ingredients on one side and instructions for making a cup of the cappuccino on the other side.
Instructions: Cup of Mistletoe Mocha
Place 1/3 cup of the mix into a mug. Add 6 to 8 ounces of boiling water. Stir well, sip, enjoy!
Takeaway Truth
In families where kids and grandkids have everything they need, a gift like this is a welcome surprise because it shows you took time, the most precious commodity of all, to create something just for them.
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