Do you have someone for whom it is difficult to buy gifts? Or do you want to give someone a gift you're not particularly close to? In any case, a cup of hot chocolate with a homemade schokoladenmix is a great gift for family members, including occasional friends and acquaintances. It is generally appreciated, easy to do, does not cost much, and is unusual.
Start with a cup. Consider the person to whom you will give the gift for this part. It is useful if you know your favorite color because you can get a cup that is this color. If a person likes coffee, you can get a big cup. You can also paint the person's name out of the Cup. The idea is to be inventive, but it is not necessary to pawn your house in the process. A cup should not cost much more than $2.
Then comes the hot chocolate mix. People are often surprised at how easy it is to make the mix, and it is much cheaper than the mixes you buy in the store for the amount you get. Here's the recipe.
Hot Chocolate Mix:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 cups of milk powder
1 cup of cocoa for baking
Mix the ingredients and you have a hot chocolate mixture. I prefer to mix in a processor or mixer, but you can use a brand and just mix the ingredients. The reason for using a food processor, mixer or sieve is that it results in a fine mixture that does not fall into hot chocolate lumps.
It was very difficult, wasn't it?
Diabetic Version:
If the gift is given to a diabetic, icing sugar is not a good idea. In this case, use 2 cups of stevia powder, such as stevia in the CRU, instead of icing sugar.
Place a reasonable amount of the mixture into a small ziplock bag, as well as short instructions for use. For a cup of hot chocolate, pour half a cup of mixture into the cup and fill the cup with boiling water. If desired, you can also put some miniature marshmallows in the ziplock bag before sealing. Many people love their hot chocolate with marshmallows.
Put the bag in the cup and put it in a mint sugar cane. This is the mixing spoon. The barrel joins the party, adding a touch of hot mint chocolate. The only thing left is to pack the gift and the plastic wrap is good enough for that.
Don't worry about wanting to have a steaming cup of hot chocolate when you make this gift, as the recipe is enough for more than 8 cups of hot chocolate. After making some of the chocolate cups, you can also reward yourself with a cup of hot chocolate. You have the right, after all, don't you? You can also say that you just had to make sure you turned right before giving the presents. That's a wonderful excuse.
By the way, you can make a lot of hot chocolate mix for yourself and just put it in an airtight container.
Hot chocolate cups are suitable for birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, and every occasion gifts. They are good gifts for a spouse, best friend, brother or sister, mother or father, postman, your pastor or your favorite employee at the local store. It might not be much easier to put a cup of chocolate together as a gift, and it's not too expensive, so don't break the bank. However, they are handmade, which means they are much more valuable than what you can buy in a store for the person.
I never gave one of those chocolate mugs to someone who wasn't happy to do it.
