For all chocolate lovers and reluctant bakers…this brownie mix is such a lovely gift to give at Christmas! Spend a little time layering the ingredients so that they look attractive through the glass of your jar and then decorate the jar to suit the occasion.
At Christmas time, I like to dress up my brownies jar with festive fabric or paper lid covers and a bit of raffia, coloured ropes or strings or sumptuous ribbons in golds, silver, greens and reds.
Table of Contents
Brownies in a Jar
What you need:
- 2-1/4 cups white sugar
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
What to do:
- Pour sugar into a clean and dry one quart/4.5 cup/ 1064ml jar.
- Press down firmly.
- Add cocoa powder and press down firmly.
- Pour in chopped pecans, making sure pecans are evenly layered in the jar.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Pour into jar and seal.
Take a little time to make a gorgeous handmade or die cut tag to hang onto the brownies jar with the instructions. Use pretty coloured card or go for classic white. Decorate the tag with silver or gold pens, a bit of ribbons or whatever you chose for your jar. You can print the tag or hand write it. Just add that personal touch!
Attach the following directions to the jar:
- Empty mix into large bowl. Use your hands to mix thoroughly.
- Add 3/4 cup (180ml) of butter or margarine and 4 slightly beaten eggs.
- Mix until completely blended.
- Spread batter into a lightly greased or sprayed 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until done.
- Cool in pan. Cut into 2 inch squares.
- Makes 2 dozen (24) brownies
Brownies in a jar are a lovely thoughtful and personal gift to give. It is inexpensive and can be made a few weeks in advance. They make the perfect teacher gift and are very simple to assemble.
Check out my other Gifts-in-a-Jar posts here:
Scottish shortbread Gift in a jar
Rich Hot Chocolate Mix in a jar
Look here for Other Home Made Christmas gifts…
I am a preschool and primary school teacher and mum to 3 children. I have been involved in education since 1997 and have trained in a variety of educational specialist areas. It is with this expertise that I write articles to help parents and educators provide quality learning experiences for the children in their care.
