This document provides recipes for four holiday beverage mixes: Double Chocolate Peppermint Candy Hot Cocoa Mix, Spiced Tea Mix, French Vanilla Coffee Mix, and Mint Candy Coffee Mix. It encourages readers to make the mixes which can save time, energy, and money compared to making drinks from scratch. Tips are included for successfully making and gifting the mixes.

1. Hot Holiday Beverage Mixes

2. Download recipes at:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn1625.pdf
Julie Garden-Robinson, PhD, RD, LRD
Food and Nutrition Specialist
North Dakota State University Extension Service
Julie.Garden-robinson@ndsu.edu
Alice Henneman, MS, RD
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension
ahenneman1@unl.edu
Photos by Alice Henneman

3. Give a cup of holiday cheer with
these beverage mixes!

4. Delicious drinks without
breaking your budget!

5. Mixes save energy!

6. Mixes save time!

7. Mixes save YOU money!

8. Mixes are a ―priceless‖ gift!
―You give but
little when you
give of your
possessions.
It is when you
give of yourself
that you truly
give.‖
~Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

9. TIPS FOR SUCCESS

10. Level ingredients with a
straight edge

11. Use wide-mouthed containers

12. Avoid spills — don’t hold spoon over
other ingredients when measuring

13. Easy to ―wrap‖ for gifts in
canisters or canning jars

14. For every 4 to 5 jars …
¼ yard (9 inches) of material

15. Cut fabric circle so it hangs down
about 2 inches from jar top – trace
around a pie plate or other circle
Under lid band Over lid band
(rubber band holds fabric)

16. Include recipe and tips

17. LET’S GET STARTED!

18. Double Chocolate Peppermint Candy Hot Cocoa Mix

19. Perfect after a
chilly
afternoon of
sledding, or
ice-skating, or
making
snowmen

20. Spiced Tea Mix

21. This
sweet, spicy
cup of tea will
put you in a
holiday mood!

22. French Vanilla Coffee Mix

23. Need a
pick-me-up?
A cup of
French Vanilla
Coffee will
bring renewed
energy.

24. Mint Candy Coffee Mix

25. Chocolate,
mints, and
coffee –
perfect!
And, all you
have to do
is add
boiling
water!

26. Download recipes at:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn1625.pdf

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