Gift baskets have been done to death, so I decided I would have to think outside of the box (or basket, in this case). After a while the answer came to me—use a glass jar instead of a basket!

In an 8-oz jar, layer the ingredients on top of each other in the order listed above. To make the hot chocolate: Shake the jar well to mix the ingredients. Combine 2 tablespoon of the mix with 1 ...