It’s no secret that I’m living a low-carb lifestyle and this year, as I planned my Christmas gifting, I considered that many others are as well. From teachers to friends to neighbors, the low-carb craze is alive and well this year but I was determined not to let it stop me from gifting sweet treats to the special people in my life. If you’re looking for a perfect low-carb way to make the holiday merry, I suggest you try this easy (seriously, SO easy!) Low-Carb Hot Chocolate Mix Christmas Ornament Gift Idea that comes with a free printable to ensure that your gift is as impressive as it is tasty!
Truthfully, I’ve always been one to give food as holiday gifts to a variety of people in my life. For me, there’s just something about a gift out of the kitchen than can’t be matched. However, this year I’ve been letting my low-carb lifestyle inspire my gifts and coming up with some fun ways to make the holiday sweet without adding tons of carbs. This has meant rethinking some of my favorite holiday recipes and getting creative with others. As I sat down to think about teacher, neighbor and friend gifts, I wanted something simple yet festive. After a little thought about what some of my favorite holiday sweets are, I settled on hot chocolate mix in an ornament. But I then took things a few steps further by making that hot chocolate mix low-carb and pairing it with an adorable printable. Since I know pretty much all of you know people who are living the low-carb lifestyle, I decided to take the work out of your holiday gifting. Here’s how to make this simple Low-Carb Hot Chocolate Mix Christmas Ornament Gift Idea as well as the template for a Free Printable Gift Tag to complete your look in the most fabulous way!
- Clear plastic (or glass) ornaments
- Funnel
- Free Printable Gift Tag
- 1 cup of coconut milk powder
- ⅔ cups of cocoa powder
- ½ cup of powdered erythritol
- ½ teaspoon of pint Himalayan salt
- Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl, combining well.
- Remove the caps from the clear ornaments.
- Place the funnel in the opening of the ornament and add the hot chocolate mixture till the ornament it ¾ of the way full.
- Replace the cap.
- Attach the tag and gift!
When I tell you that this Low-Carb Hot Chocolate Mix Christmas Ornament Gift Idea is easy to make, I’m not kidding at all. There’s no cooking required and it’s really as simple as opening an ornament, mixing a few ingredients and filling it up. To make this Low-Carb Hot Chocolate Mix Christmas Ornament Gift Idea, simply mix together the coconut milk powder, cocoa powder, erythritol and salt. After it’s well whisked together, remove the top from the clean ornaments and fill them 3/4 of the way full with the mixture. After replacing the top of the ornament, print out the Free Printable Gift Tag, cut them out and attach them with a piece of string and ta-da, you’ve got the perfect holiday gift for giving!
You can then add them to a small gift bag or give them as they are because this is seriously one cute gift idea!
So go and make your holiday gifting simple yet sweet this year with this Low-Carb Hot Chocolate Mix Christmas Ornament Gift Idea! Merry Christmas!
this is such a great idea- i may even have my kids personalize a few and give them to their teachers 🙂
I don’t just like this idea, I LOVE this idea!!!! LOVE IT! I should totally do this one year when I am feeling creative!!!
This is such a great gift idea. I might have to make some of these for teachers and family members.
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These are great gifts to give to the whole family. I am not low carb but this seems like a great way to have hot chocolate.
What a great gift idea, even as a stocking stuffer! Thanks for this information, it came at the perfect time as I go through my list for gift giving!
Sorry, that was supposed to be 5 stars! I hit send before I read what I did!
These would make such lovely gifts. I really appreciate that the mix is sugar free as well.
This is such a great idea. I would love to do something like this for my family members.
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Cute indeed! I am going to have to make some of these with my kids to pass out to the neighbor girls this weekend ♥
That is such a good idea, and so cute. I need to make them to my coworkers, I love to craft for gifts for the holidays
These are beautiful and they are perfect for so many people. Brilliant! Thank you.
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What a cute idea! And hot chocolate is always a hit with my family as a sweet treat!
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I just love this idea! It’s perfect for Christmas and of course it would be the cutest give away to families and friends. It’s easy to make as well.
Wow! I would love to receive this kind of gift myself. This is such a wonderful and thoughtful idea. Thanks for sharing.
I am running out of ideas to think of for gifting. This is a very nice and interesting idea. Definitely giving it a try!
That is such a great gift idea. Homemade gifts are always extra-special in my book. Thanks for the idea!
This is such a wonderful idea. I would have never thought to put them in ornaments. I really love this!
That is a really cool idea! My sister loves making things like this for family members.
What a cute idea and the label is just perfect! I love the Santa mug too!
This is wonderful homemade gift idea. Thanks for DIY I am going to check it out. I am planning to give some homemade gift this time.
What a great gift idea! I have been trying to figure out what to get my daughters teacher – this would be perfect!