Gift Jar Recipes

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I just found some great recipes for mixes to put in Gift Jars. I've seen alot of people say that they were doing these this year so I thought that I'd share these....

Basic Hot Chocolate Mix
2 cups dry milk
2 cups nondairy creamer
2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa
Mix all together in a large container. Store airtight. Mix 1/3 cup to 6 oz of hot water. It is very easy to increase this recipe. Enjoy!!!

BAVARIAN MINT
2/3 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. dried mint leaves (I think these might work better if you could powder them)
2/3 cup non-dairy creamer

CAFE' L'ORANGE
2/3 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. dried crushed orange peel
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

CAFE' MOCHA
2/3 cup instant coffee
3 TBSP unsweetened cocoa
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 cup non-dairy creamer
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk

CINNAMON-N-SPICE
2/3 cup instant coffee
1 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice

TOFFEE COFFEE
1 cup instant coffee
1 cup non-dairy creamer
1 cup brown sugar

CAFE' VIENNA
1 cup instant coffee
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups nonfat dry milk
1 tsp. cinnamon

CAFE' ORANGE CAPPUCCINO
1 cup instant coffee
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk
1 tsp. dry orange peel

SWISS MOCHA
1 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk
4 tsp. cocoa powder

CAFE' VIENNA MIX
1 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cups non-dairy creamer
1 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk
4 TBSP cocoa

CAFE' AU LAIT
1 11oz jar non-dairy creamer
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup instant coffee
dash of salt
(use 1/4 cup mix to 2/3 cup hot water for the cafe' au lait)

NIGHT CAP COFFEE
2/3 cup nondairy powdered coffee creamer
1/3 cup instant coffee
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cardamom (I've made this - I'd use less)
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Use one heaping TBSP to 1 cup hot water.

CHOCOLATE MALT COFFEE CREAMER
2 cups instant hot cocoa mix
2/3 cup nondairy powdered coffee creamer
2/3 cup malted milk mix
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
(I've made this one - I like less hot cocoa powder and more malted milk powder) Use to desired taste.

RASPBERRY COCOA MIX (Cherry would be good too)
3 cups instant hot cocoa powder
1 pkg unsweetened raspberry Koolaid™ (0.13 oz size)
Use 2 heaping TBSP to 1 cup hot water.

FORGET-ME-NOT TEA (hot or cold)

1 15oz jar orange Tang-type mix
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened tea mix
1/2 cup sweetened lemonade mix
1 package cherry Koolaid (0.14 oz, unsweetened)
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
To serve, stir 2 heaping tablespoons tea mix into 8 oz. hot or cold water.

RUSSIAN TEA
1 cup instant tea mix (unsweetened and no lemon)
2 cups dry Tang - powder
1 pkg lemonade, unsweetened powder
1 cup sugar
1 TBSP nutmeg
1 TBSP allspice
1 TBSP cinnamon
Mix all ingredients together and store in air tight container. To use, place 1-2 rounded teaspoons of dry mix to 1 mug of hot water. (can use a shot of whiskey or spirits for hot toddy.)

RUSSIAN "TEA" - UTAH STYLE
2 cups Tang - powder
1 TBSP cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup sweetened lemonade powder (Country Time™)
Mix together and store in cupboard in an airtight container. When ready to use, add 3 TBSP mix to 1 cup hot water.