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So. Guess what I got my husband for Christmas? This baby pretty much guarantees that I will win the “you’re the best wife in the whole wide world and I could never live without you” award. 🙂 It’s something he had on his list. Actually, it’s BETTER than something he had on his list. And it’s something the whole family can use. Give up?
<Insert high-pitched, excited squeal here.> A Keurig 2.0!!!!!
I’m so excited about this gift because it’s going to be so fun to play with! 🙂 I’m not a coffee drinker at all. I tried. I really did. When I was in college in the mid-90’s, coffee houses were all the rage. It was so “nouveau” to go sit and sip on huge mugs of fancy concoctions made by snobbish baristas. Sadly, I can only handle about 1/2 cup of mocha before my head starts to hurt. My husband really likes coffee, but he rarely drinks more than a cup at a time, so making a whole pot is a waste. A Keurig solves both problems! I can sip on warm drinks like apple cider, tea, hot chocolate or the occasional mocha, and my husband can have his coffee. There are 400 varieties of K-cup packs! 400! I sat in front of the K-cup packs and K-Carafe packs display forever trying to decide what flavors to buy!
Now, the REALLY cool thing about the Keurig 2.0 is the ability to make a whole carafe, rather than just a cup! So it’s perfect for parties or long cold evenings all winter long.
Being a nosy wife and a blogger who can’t pass up the opportunity to turn anything into a post, I opened the box, of course. I set up a quick hot beverage bar with some yummy ideas for your next party. We always have a hot chocolate bar on Christmas Eve, and this year it’s going to be awesome!
The first thing I made was a set of stirring spoons for coffee, hot chocolate and apple cider. They are very easy to make! I did salted caramel, white chocolate peppermint and semi-sweet chocolate. Just melt your chocolate or caramels, dip the spoon in and allow it to fill and then place on a level surface to cool. Sprinkle with whatever toppings sound good to you! The salted caramel was delicious in my apple cider! (I made a few extra spoons and packaged them up as Christmas gifts for the boys’ teachers.)
PS- I fibbed a little in the description. I said they weren’t for a blog post, and the packaging and presentation wasn’t, but the spoons were. But since my husband follows me on Instagram, I didn’t want to give any clues away! 😉The other thing I included on the table was frozen whipped cream. It’s very easy to make and looks great in a cup of hot chocolate (or coffee). I made my own whipped cream (whipping cream, a little powdered sugar and a splash of vanilla) and then piped it onto a plastic sheet and popped it into the freezer until frozen through. Just pop one into your cup to add creamy flavor that lasts! You can store them in the freezer in a zipped bag and use them one at a time whenever the desire strikes for a hot drink.
If you want to make someone in your life very happy this Christmas, you can purchase a Keurig 2.0 at Target. But really, we have a lot of cold winter evenings ahead of us, so you may just want to treat yourself. 🙂 What are you buying for your significant other this Christmas? Is it something on their list, or are you completely surprising them?
PS-if you know Jared, please don’t say a word! He’s VERY good at pulling clues out of people and terrible about waiting for surprises! 🙂
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Nicky says
Those stirring spoons and frozen whipped cream are such great ideas.
Britni says
I’m so jealous you got one of these, now I really want one!
Shauna Smart says
I love making cute little stirring spoons! I make them all the time!! 🙂 And I definitely love the variety that a Keurig offers! Great post!
Jessica (Savory Experiments) says
What a great idea! We love, love, love our Keurig and bought them as gifts this year.
Rachael says
I want to try the cider. I hope your hubby is super excited!
Miranda @ Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt says
What a fantastic Christmas gift! You’re a good wife! I’m pretty jealous! lol
David @ Spiced says
What an awesome gift idea! Now that we are heading into the dead of winter, the thought of a delicious cup of coffee at the touch of a button is really appealing. I hope Jared doesn’t figure out his gift before the 25th! Thanks for sharing! #client
Lori Who Needs A Cape? says
Love the beverage bar idea, we have a large family & everyone has their favorites to make!
Sarah @ The Chef Next Door says
I have an older Keurig but would love to get this one with the carafe! And those spoons…YUM!
Melanie says
I really like the little carafe. So convenient and cute!
Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says
I love this beverage bar idea! I got my husband a lot of different things he wanted for Christmas but no big gift this year!
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
I had no idea there were so many varieties of Keriug cups. I don’t drink coffee either, but now I want one for my hot cocoa. With a salted caramel stir spoon please!
Lovefoodies says
This looks fascinating! I am in the Netherlands and the Dutch are real die hard coffee fanatics, so seeing this makes me so curious you have all those pots of flavours. Here, we have different strengths and some with vanilla, cinnamon etc, but your ideas of the spoons and whipped cream sound delicious! Now I need to go look for one of those machines!
Kelly B. says
I’m so jealous you got to do this shop!! This looks amazing and I love your stirring spoons, I’ve never thought to do that before!
Nicole Burkholder says
I’m still so excited about it. I’ve never been happier to get an email before! 🙂 And I understand being jealous. It happens to me all the time 🙂 The stirring spoons are all over Pinterest, so I didn’t really know who to “credit” for that. Although wrapping them up and packaging them for the teachers was my own idea 🙂 Thanks for dropping by!
Tara says
Great idea with the spoons, so fun for the holidays!
Nicole Burkholder says
Thank you! They look “fancy” on the table when all lined up together. 🙂