It's enjoyable to make homemade gifts for family and friends. It helps you save money as well as help you show love to them. This recipe is for a French Vanilla Chai Tea Mix Gift Jar. Note: The recipe makes twelve 8-ounce mason jars (affiliate). Mix the ingredients below in two separate batches, as they will not fit in a food processor or blender.
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What do you need to make French Vanilla Chai Tea Mix Gift Jars?
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder (affiliate)
Two cups coffee non-dairy creamer powder (affiliate)
2 cups coffee French vanilla non-dairy creamer powder (affiliate)
3 - 5 cups white sugar
3 cups of unsweetened instant tea
2 teaspoon ground ginger
4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (affiliate)
2 teaspoon ground cloves
Two teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoon allspice
12 - 8 oz mason jars (affiliate) (food ready)
Twelve - pre-cut quilt fabrics 5 inches
12 - twelve to eighteen inches long thin ribbon
Feel free to add your favorite powdered spices (affiliate) if you want more spice in your Chai Tea.
How to make Chai Tea Mix Gift Jars?
Clean the mason jars (affiliate) and the screw top lid and cap. Dry completely.
Make it in two batches. Add half the ingredients above and place the mix in a food processor for 3 minutes to turn it into a consistent powder. Add to a bowl. Then, do it again and add it to the same large bowl.
With a serving spoon, place about 5-6 large spoons full into an 8 oz. mason jar (affiliate). Just shy of the jar lid lip. You don't want it too full, or someone who opens it easily spills the 'tea gold.' Then, grab the two-part lid.
How to Create a Tag for Your Chai Tea Mason Jar Gift?
Step 1: Place the lid on top of the pre-cut quilt, followed by the pre-cut quilt square, and then the screw-top lid on top of the mason jar (affiliate).
Step 2: Now, it's time to make the signs on the front of the gift. I used the Cricut Machine (affiliate) and made two circles. One was 3 inches, and the other one was 4 inches. I wrote the following on the 3-inch one.
HOMEMADE FRENCH VANILLA CHAI TEA FROM THE (LAST NAME)S
Step 3: On the other side, I printed the instructions: Add 2-3 tablespoons of the mix with 8 oz. Of hot water or milk. Enjoy.
I also included the ingredients. I added a few more spices (affiliate) because my friends and family love spice. But you don't have to do this.
Make the tags
Step 4: Print out and cut the circle tags. I used my Cricut Machine (affiliate). To make it two-sided, use glue and adhere the red circle to the larger green circle. Let dry. Hole punch the top for the ribbon.
Step 5: Cut the ribbon into lengths of 12 to 18 inches. Wrap the ribbon around the screw top and tie in a knot twice. Then, run the ribbon through the tag hole and tie two knots.
Step 6: With scissors, rub the ribbon to create a spiral to finish off the ribbon. See the image below.
So pretty, right? Yes, the tag is a little hefty. But the font wouldn't be any smaller, so I had to deal with it. It looks OK, though.
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