A mug of hot chocolate makes a good small gift when the pieces inside all belong together. Start with a mug you can actually drink from, then choose a cocoa base and one or two additions that suit the person getting it.…
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1 Hot Chocolate Bomb Mug A single chocolate bomb fills much of a medium mug. Set it in a paper baking cup and protect it with a little padding if the gift has to travel. Add a tag telling the recipient how much hot milk to pour over it. 0 2 Homemade Cocoa Mix Mug Make a small jar or sealed packet of dry cocoa mix and give it with the mug. Add a tag with the amount for one serving and whether to stir it into hot water or milk. Leave the jar next to the mug if it is too big to sit inside. 0 3 Chocolate-Dipped Stirring Spoon Mug Wrap a chocolate-covered spoon separately so the chocolate stays clean and does not rub against the mug. Add a cocoa packet, or give instructions for melting the chocolate in hot milk. Tie the tag near the end of the handle so it stays away from the food. 0 4 Classic Cocoa and Marshmallow Mug Start with a packet of cocoa, then tuck a sealed bag of mini marshmallows around it. This simple mug is easy to make in multiples. Choose a plain packet with instructions on it so the recipient knows whether to add milk or water. 0 5 Peppermint Stirrer Mug Package a full candy cane upright at the back of the mug with the cocoa in front. A second crushed candy cane can go in a tiny sealed pouch for sprinkling after stirring. Use a taller mug if you want the handle of the candy cane to show. 0 6 White Peppermint Hot Chocolate Mug Wrap white chocolate chunks in one pouch and a crushed peppermint candy in another. Add a note to melt the chocolate into warm milk and sprinkle the candy on top. The pale cocoa and red bits make this a good choice for a clear mug with a sturdy handle. 0 7 Dark Chocolate Shaving Mug Add a dark chocolate bar with enough room around it for a pouch of unsweetened cocoa. Suggest shaving a few squares into warm milk, then sweetening to taste. This works as a gift for someone who finds standard cocoa packets too sweet. 0 8 Gingerbread Dunking Mug Slide two flat gingerbread cookies into a bag so they stay crisp beside the cocoa packets. Pick a wide mug that can fit a cookie across the opening. A dash of cinnamon in the cocoa helps the drink and the cookie taste like they belong together. 0 9 Salted Caramel Cocoa Mug Pack individually wrapped soft caramels, a little dark cocoa mix, and a small pouch of flaky salt. Put the salt outside the mix so the recipient can add a pinch after stirring. The individually wrapped caramels also work as a snack while the milk heats. 0 10 Mocha Break Mug Give a strong cocoa packet and a single-serve instant coffee sachet. The recipient can use half the coffee for a gentler cup or leave it out. Add a chocolate-covered coffee bean for a visible clue to what the gift makes. 0 
Hot Chocolate Bomb MugA single chocolate bomb fills much of a medium mug. Set it in a paper baking cup and protect it with a little padding if the gift has to travel. Add a tag telling the recipient how much hot milk to pour over it.0
Homemade Cocoa Mix MugMake a small jar or sealed packet of dry cocoa mix and give it with the mug. Add a tag with the amount for one serving and whether to stir it into hot water or milk. Leave the jar next to the mug if it is too big to sit inside.0
Chocolate-Dipped Stirring Spoon MugWrap a chocolate-covered spoon separately so the chocolate stays clean and does not rub against the mug. Add a cocoa packet, or give instructions for melting the chocolate in hot milk. Tie the tag near the end of the handle so it stays away from the food.0
Classic Cocoa and Marshmallow MugStart with a packet of cocoa, then tuck a sealed bag of mini marshmallows around it. This simple mug is easy to make in multiples. Choose a plain packet with instructions on it so the recipient knows whether to add milk or water.0
Peppermint Stirrer MugPackage a full candy cane upright at the back of the mug with the cocoa in front. A second crushed candy cane can go in a tiny sealed pouch for sprinkling after stirring. Use a taller mug if you want the handle of the candy cane to show.0
White Peppermint Hot Chocolate MugWrap white chocolate chunks in one pouch and a crushed peppermint candy in another. Add a note to melt the chocolate into warm milk and sprinkle the candy on top. The pale cocoa and red bits make this a good choice for a clear mug with a sturdy handle.0
Dark Chocolate Shaving MugAdd a dark chocolate bar with enough room around it for a pouch of unsweetened cocoa. Suggest shaving a few squares into warm milk, then sweetening to taste. This works as a gift for someone who finds standard cocoa packets too sweet.0
Gingerbread Dunking MugSlide two flat gingerbread cookies into a bag so they stay crisp beside the cocoa packets. Pick a wide mug that can fit a cookie across the opening. A dash of cinnamon in the cocoa helps the drink and the cookie taste like they belong together.0
Salted Caramel Cocoa MugPack individually wrapped soft caramels, a little dark cocoa mix, and a small pouch of flaky salt. Put the salt outside the mix so the recipient can add a pinch after stirring. The individually wrapped caramels also work as a snack while the milk heats.0
Mocha Break MugGive a strong cocoa packet and a single-serve instant coffee sachet. The recipient can use half the coffee for a gentler cup or leave it out. Add a chocolate-covered coffee bean for a visible clue to what the gift makes.0