Delight everyone on your gift list with tasty homemade Christmas gifts from your kitchen. These wintry jar mixes make the perfect holiday gifts for the hard-to-buy-for people on you Christmas list. With beverage mixes, bread mixes, cookie mixes, and everything in between, you’re guaranteed an easy to make gift for everyone.
You can assemble these do-it-yourself Christmas gifts in your Atlanta apartment with very little effort and just a little creativeness. Just pick the recipes that you want to use, decide what type of container you want to put it in, and then shop for the ingredients and containers that you need.
Cinnamon Vanilla Nut Cappuccino Mix
- 1 (8 oz) jar instant coffee granules
- 2 (8 oz) jars vanilla nut-flavored nondairy creamer
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, spoon into jar or plastic bag. Attach a recipe card with the following instructions.
- Place 2 Tbsp of mix into a mug.
- Add 6 to 8 oz of boiling water.
- Stir and enjoy!
Hot Spiced Tea Mix
- 2/3 cup instant tea with lemon
- 1/3 cup instant orange breakfast drink mix
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp crushed cloves
- 2 tsp cinnamon
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, stirring well. Spoon into jar or plastic bag. Attach a recipe card with following instructions.
- Place 2 tsp of mix into a cup.
- Add 8 oz boiling water.
- Stir and enjoy!
Banana Nut Bread Mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Spoon into a 1-pint jar, tapping jar to settle ingredients. Attach a recipe card with the following instructions.
- Banana Nut Bread Mix
- 3 large bananas, mashed
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×5x3 inch loaf pan. Place mix in a largebowl. Add butter, eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla. Beat well with an electric mixer.Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Invert bread onto wire rack to cool. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
In a 1-quart jar, layer ingredients in the order given, combining flour, baking soda, and salt. Attach a recipe card with the following instructions.
- hocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- ½ Tbsp vanilla
- ¾ cup shortening
- ½ tsp butter flavoring
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, empty mix, stirring to combine. Add shortening, milk, vanilla, butter flavoring, and egg. Beat with a spoon or electric mixer until well blended. Drop by rounded Tbsp 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet before removing to a
wire rack. Enjoy!
Dressing Up Your Gifts
For the drink mixes, you may use a 1 pint jar, or you may put enough in a plastic bag for 5 or 6 servings and tuck it inside a nice holiday mug or tea cup. You may even use an empty potato chip canister or oatmeal box for packaging, put the ingredients in a plastic bag inside the container and cover the container with Christmas wrapping paper.
There are some great sheer fabric bags that are also available. And finally, don’t forget to handwrite or type out the instructions on a tag and attach with some colorful raffia or holiday ribbon. Have a merry, gift making evening in your Atlanta apartment assembling these tasty homemade gifts!
For more holiday gift ideas and jar mix recipes, check out the following sites.
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