Help Your Overnight Guests Feel Welcome This Holiday Season

Planning ahead is one of the easiest ways to create a warm and welcoming home for your guests this holiday season and there’s something about a mug filled with a warm, soothing beverage that can do anyone a world of good. 

Help your guests slow down and transition from their busy lives to the coziness, warmth and comfort of your home with convenient access to these easy to prepare beverage mixes along with an assortment of tasty snacks. Assemble the drink mixes in glass jars with simple instruction labels and a note that reads, “I’m so glad you’re here.”

Simple Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix (Makes 4 servings)

1 ½ C. Nonfat Dry Milk

1/3 C. Granulated Sugar

¼ C. Unsweetened Baking Cocoa

½ C.  Mini Marshmallows

Mix all the ingredients and pour into a mason jar.

Instructions for use: Measure ½ C. cocoa mix into a mug and stir in 1 C. of hot water.

Serving suggestions: Offer peppermint sticks, cinnamon sticks, and rolled wafer cookies in a basket nearby.

Instant Mocha Coffee Mix (Makes 4 servings)

4 Teaspoons Instant Espresso Powder

1 ½ C. Nonfat Dry Milk

1/3 C. Granulated Sugar

¼ C. Unsweetened Baking Cocoa

¼ t. Cinnamon

Mix all the ingredients and pour in a mason jar.

Instructions for use: Measure ½ C. mix into a mug and stir in 1 C. of hot water.

Serving Suggestions: Offer Nutella and croissants or oatmeal cookies, (along with small bottles of Baileys or Kahlua to add if desired).

Retro Russian Tea Mix (Makes 10 servings)

• 1 C. Granulated Sugar
• 1 C. Tang (orange-flavored drink mix)
• 1/2 C. unsweetened instant tea powder
• 1 small package unsweetened lemon Kool-aid.
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Mix all the ingredients and pour in a mason jar.

Instructions for use: Measure 3 to 4 tablespoons of dry mix into a mug and stir in 1 cup of hot water. 

Serving Suggestions: Offer small biscuits and honey, miniature muffins (and small bottles of bourbon to add for extra warmth if desired).

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