Valentine Hot Cocoa Mix in a Jar

If you are looking for a Valentine gift that is unique & perfect for winter, check out this darling Valentine-themed hot cocoa mix in a jar. A parent made a version of these last year for our school’s Valentine bake sale and I loved it so much, I wanted to make these for Valentine’s Day this year . This is something you may already have most of the ingredients & if you hit up the Christmas clearance sales, you may have lots of extra plastic ornaments (they do need to be the fillable kind so you can use 1/2 on top of your mason jar), so this can be a very affordable gift to give friends, neighbors, & family.

If you do not have any plastic, fillable ornaments, you can just layer all of the ingredients in the mason jar – just use a little less hot cocoa & marshmallows & add the conversation hearts at the top. It will still be a very cute jar with the layered hot cocoa ingredients & the burst of color from the heart candies.

This idea can also be used for other holidays or themes, too – add a layer of snowflake blue, white & silver sprinkles for a winter theme. Or add any fun red or green Christmas candies (red & green M & M’s for example) for a Christmas theme. You can get creative with this idea for a fun treat to pass out to your loved ones!

Valentine Hot Cocoa Mix in a Jar

Ingredients:

1 cup hot cocoa mix (if you’re making multiple jars, stock up on a big container of hot cocoa from Costco or Winco)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 – 2/3 cup of conversation hearts (depending on the size of your ornament)
Plastic, Clear, Fillable Ornaments (these need to be the ornaments that open in the middle to fill items – here are some you can find on Amazon if you don’t have any of these in your Christmas decorations)
Mason Jar (8 or 10 oz size jar) – you can find these at Walmart or other stores or online at Amazon
5/8″ Ribbon for top of jar (optional)

Directions:

Fill the jar with hot cocoa mix

Next add chocolate chips, layering on top of the cocoa mix.

Lastly, add marshmallows to the jar.

Then, take the ring of the mason jar & add hot glue all around the ring.

Press half of the plastic ornament onto the ring. Let it set to cool & harden.

Gently fill with conversation hearts and place the lid onto the ring at an angle. Screw the lid onto the jar.

If you’d like, use a hot glue gun to add a pretty ribbon around the top of the jar. For a Valentine theme, add a Valentine-themed ribbon. If you are doing this for a Christmas or winter theme, use an appropriate themed ribbon.

Printable Recipe for Valentine Cocoa Mix in a Jar:

Here’s a printable version of the Valentine Cocoa Mix in a jar recipe for you to print off to put in your recipe binder or notebook.

Valentine Cocoa Mix in a Jar

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1 cup hot cocoa mix
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 – 2/3 cup of conversation hearts (depending on the size of your ornament)
Plastic, Clear, Fillable Ornaments (these need to be the ornaments that open in the middle to fill items – here are some you can find on Amazon if you don’t have any of these in your Christmas decorations)
Mason Jar (8 or 10 oz size jar)
Ribbon for top of jar (optional)