Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones (DIY With Printable Tags)
Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones are filled with delicious homemade hot chocolate and mini marshmallows that are finished off with a fun printable tag!
Another fun Christmas kitchen craft is making Magic Reindeer Food! This one also comes with a free printable tag and brings as much excitement as these hot chocolate cones!
Holiday Fun & Gifting On A Budget
These Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones are a fun DIY that makes a great budget-friendly gift! Make up a batch for your kid’s classmates or teachers!
Homemade Hot Chocolate made of ingredients like grated chocolate bars, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar fills each bag! The mix is then topped with mini chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.
Afterward, each Reindeer gets its own Free Printable Tag that has the cocoa mix instructions on it! In just minutes you’re left with a herd of reindeer just waiting to land in the hands of friends and family!
Rebecca’s Recipe Review
Taste: Rich, chocolate.
Texture: When made with whole milk or half & half this dry cocoa mix turns out perfectly creamy.
Ease: 4/10
Pros: A budget-friendly gift or a DIY craft with the kids.
Cons: Decorating each bag takes some time, but that’s the fun in crafting!
Would I Make This Again? Yes!
Ingredients For Reindeer Hot Chocolate Mix
What makes these reindeer hot chocolate cones so fun is that the cocoa mix is actually homemade! Meaning you’re actually giving friends and family delicious, creamy hot chocolate that’s way better than storebought!
When making the cocoa mix, I recommend using high-quality chocolate. I love Ghirardelli since you can get both the bars and cocoa powder in this brand.
- Powdered Milk
- Powdered Sugar
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Grated White Chocolate Bar
- Grated Milk Chocolate Bar
- Powdered Coffee Creamer
- Mini Chocolate Chips
- Mini Marshmallows
Equipment & Items Needed To Make Reindeer Hot Cocoa Cones
- Cone Cello Treat Bags – I prefer using cone cello treat bags (affiliate link) for their shape! If you don’t want to order offline, you can check your local craft stores for them. However, I also found that gallon-sized Ziploc bags worked well, too. I just had to arrange the hot chocolate mix into one corner of the bag.
- Funnel – A kitchen funnel isn’t necessary, but it does make it easier and cleaner to get the hot cocoa mix into the bags. A piece of paper shaped like a cone would also get the job done!
- Decorations – To dress up these DIY reindeer hot chocolate cones, you’ll need some craft supplies! Items such as red pom poms, googly eyes, rubber bands, brown pipe cleaners, and holiday ribbons.
- Low Temperature Hot Glue Gun – If you don’t have a low-temperature hot glue gun, glue dots will work just fine.
- Free Printable Tag – Don’t forget to download and print off the free printable tag that goes with these Christmas Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones! They have the directions on how to heat the cocoa mix, so you definitely don’t want to forget that step, especially when gifting these!
- Hot Chocolate Mix – To finely chop the chocolate bar for the cocoa mix, a food processor or a fine grater works best!
- Hole Punch
- Scissors
How To Make Hot Chocolate Reindeer Cones
- Whisk together the powdered milk, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, grated white chocolate, grated milk chocolate, and powdered coffee creamer in a mixing bowl.
- Place a treat bag in a tall glass to hold it in place.
- Spoon the homemade hot chocolate mix into the bag. Then layer in the mini chocolate chips on top of the hot cocoa mix, gently patting them down with your fingers. Next, top the chocolate chips with mini marshmallows.
- Twist the treat bag closed and secure it with an elastic band.
- Glue googly eyes just below the layer of mini chocolate chips. Then glue a pom pom nose below the eyes.
- Bend one pipe cleaner in half and cut the other pipe cleaner into four equal lengths.
- Wrap and bend the two smaller length pipe cleaners on either side of the main bent pipe cleaner, which are the antlers.
- Wrap the middle of the antlers twice around the top where the elastic band is twice.
- Cut out the printable table and punch a hole in it using a hole punch. Thread the holiday ribbon through the hole and tie it around the top of the treat bag. Repeat this process with the remaining hot chocolate mix.
- To make and enjoy the hot chocolate, add the contents of the bag to a small saucepan with milk or half & half, whisking together until smooth and warm.
How Long Is The Homemade Cocoa Mix Good For?
The hot cocoa mix in these Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones will last for up to 3 months when stored at room temperature. I found that storing it in an airtight container or mason jar worked great!
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Reindeer Hot Chocolate Cones
Equipment
- 8 Cone cello treat bags
- Funnel optional
- 8 red pom poms
- 16 googly eyes
- 8 rubber bands
- 16 brown pipe cleaners
- low-temperature hot glue gun
- hot glue sticks
- 8 20" strips holiday ribbon
- Printable tags print on cardstock if possible
- Hole punch
- Scissors
Ingredients
Hot Chocolate Mix
- ½ cup powdered milk
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons grated white chocolate bar
- 2 tablespoons grated milk chocolate bar
- 1 tablespoon powdered coffee creamer
Reindeer Cones
- 2 cups mini chocolate chips
- 5⅓ cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together, powdered milk, powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, white chocolate, milk chocolate, and powdered coffee creamer.½ cup powdered milk, ½ cup powdered sugar, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons grated white chocolate bar, 2 tablespoons grated milk chocolate bar, 1 tablespoon powdered coffee creamer
- Place a treat bag into a drinking glass or mason jar to hold it in place.
- Spoon in ¼ cup of hot cocoa mix into the bag. Use a funnel to avoid having it stick to the sides of the bag.
- Layer in ¼ cup of mini chocolate chips on top of the hot cocoa mix, gently patting them down with your fingers or the back of a spoon.2 cups mini chocolate chips
- Add ⅔ cup of mini marshmallows on top of the mini chocolate chips.5⅓ cups mini marshmallows
- Twist the treat bag closed and secure it with an elastic band right above the mini marshmallows.
- Glue googly eyes just below the layer of mini chocolate chips.
- Glue the pom pom nose approximately two inches below the eyes.
- Bend one pipe cleaner in half and cut the other pipe cleaner into 4 equal lengths.
- Wrap and bend the two smaller length pipe cleaners on either side of the main bent pipe cleaner “antlers.”
- Wrap the middle of the antlers twice around the top where the elastic band is twice.
- Cut out the printable label and using a single-hole punch, punch a hole in the top, through the circle.
- Thread the cut ribbon through the punched hole and tie it around the top of the treat bag. Repeat with the remaining cones until hot chocolate mix is gone.
- When ready to make, add the contents of the bag to a small saucepan with 2 cups of milk or half & half and whisk together until smooth and warm.
Notes
- Store in an air-tight container or even a mason jar. This will be good for 3 months.
- How do you get the chocolate bar so finely chopped? You can use a food processor or even a fine grater.
- Gallon sized Ziploc bags work in a pinch if you arrange the hot cocoa mix into a corner of the bag.
- You can use glue dots in place of a low-temperature hot glue gun.
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These are SO adorable! I’m totally going to use this for my son’s class this year. Thank you!
I hope they love it!
Hope the kiddos love them!
So cute and very quick to make! Perfect for upcoming christmas! Thank you for sharing this amazing reindeer hot chocolate cones recipe! Loved it!
I love making these cute Christmas treats. They are fun to make and eat, filled with our all-time favorite, the chocolate!