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12 Days of Gifts in a Jar Recap
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Thank you all so much for your fun input as I shared 12 days of Gifts in a Jar ideas! To make things simpler for us all, I compiled a list of all of the ideas and links here. Need some ideas for inexpensive, homemade gifts? We’ve gotcha covered!
1. Applesauce Bread
2. Cranberry Biscuit Mix
3. Steak Rub
4. Homemade Bubble Bath
5. Caramel Sauce with Apple Basket
6. Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix
7. Apple Crisp
8. Peppernuts
9. Santa’s Snot
10. Cranberry Pecan Granola
11. Whole Wheat Pancake Mix
12. Fruit and Nuts Trail Mix
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Fruit and Nuts Trail Mix {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Twelve}
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We made it! 12 days in a row of Gifts in a Jar.
(I wasn’t actually sure it was going to happen today. Did you try to check my site today and see that it was nowhere to be found? My server was down ALL day. Wow. I never realized how much I rely on my own website to look up recipes until I didn’t have access to it today. Anyway, here we are and all is well. Even if I did have to wing it when I made Breakfast Cookies this afternoon.)
Today’s Gift in a Jar idea is really too simple. There’s not really a “recipe” for this trail mix, because you can throw in whatever dried fruit and nuts that you like. Of course, I like to pour in some chocolate chips for good measure. :)
Here are some suggestions for ingredients to use when creating your Trail Mix:
Roasted peanuts, cashews, pecans, and/or almonds.
Dried cranberries, blueberries, cherries, and/or raisins
Chocolate Chips – any variety (dark, semi-sweet, or milk)
You can use any size jar – and simply fill it with the recipients favorite trail mix treats.
And there you have it. Twelve days of Gifts in a Jar that ended just a little bit…nutty. But you expected nothing less, right? :)
Whole Wheat Pancake Mix {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Eleven}
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Our family devours homemade whole wheat pancakes! Storing this mix in the freezer is best. Be sure to attach mixing instructions if you’re giving this as a gift.
I think it would be fun to tie a whisk and/or a metal spatula (for flipping pancakes) to this jar of mix. And, you could sprinkle mini chocolate chips into the mix to make Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix, which would be even more fun!
Whole Wheat Pancake Mix
6 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup baking powder
3 teaspoons sea salt
3 teaspoons sucanat (optional)
Mix ingredients and place in a 1.5 quart jar.
Instructions for making pancakes: Mix 1 cup mix with 1 egg, 1 cup of milk, and 1 Tablespoon melted butter or coconut oil. Cook pancakes on a hot griddle or skillet.
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Cranberry Pecan Granola {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Ten}
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Tweaking my Easy Homemade Granola recipe just a little bit, you can create a yummy Gift in a Jar that is perfect for the season. Shoot, what am I talking about? Cranberries and pecans are great during any season. ;)
Cranberry Pecan Granola
4 cups rolled oats
1 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sunflower nuts
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup coconut oil
3/4 cup honey
In a small sauce pan, melt together coconut oil and honey. Stir all remaining ingredients together in a large bowl. Drizzle on the honey/coconut oil mixture and stir well. Pour mixture onto a large, parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake at 300° for 35 minutes, stirring after the first 20 minutes. Store granola in an air tight container.
This makes 4 pint sized jars of granola, so you can make lots of gifts…or have several servings of granola on hand for busy mornings. :)
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Santa’s Snot {A Gift in a Jar for the Practical Joker ~ Day Nine}
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A few years ago, I was invited to a gift exchange in which the gift needed to be silly…and homemade. If you ask me, that was a tough order to fill. I’m not big into making crafts, so I could think of nothing cutesy or crafty to make. I could think of all kinds of homemade food gifts I could make - but something silly? I’m way too practical (and apparently boring) for that. Plus, I didn’t want to go to the trouble to make something and have the food be wasted.
Finally, I remembered that sometime in my life, I had seen mini-marshmallows in a baggie, given as a joke with the label, “Snowman Poop”. Ha…very clever. And so, I looked around my kitchen and tried to think of what other yummy…yet disgusting homemade gift I could create.
Thus, the idea for Santa’s Snot was born.
Disgusting? Yes. Funny? Mostly. Still practical and edible? Absolutely. (As long as you forget the label and remember that the jar actually contains Homemade Applesauce.)
This is certainly not a Gift in the Jar for everyone – can I get an amen on that? But if there’s a practical joker on your Christmas list and you have no idea what to give him or her…might I suggest a lovely jar of Santa’s Snot?
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programing in which Laura brings you cheerful, tasty, and much less icky posts….
Homemade Peppernuts {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Eight}
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Ahhh, Peppernuts. Little bites of delicious memories from my childhood.
One batch will go a long way – filling several jars for gifts! If you’ve never had peppernuts before, I can only describe them as spicy, sweet, munchy, crunchy bites of Christmas. My grandma made them each year at holiday time, and we all loved them. They are great for gift giving – and great to keep in a jar on top of your refrigerator! :)
Click on the link below for the recipe!
Homemade Peppernuts
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Apple Crisp {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Seven}
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Remember how I mentioned how easy it is to bake in a jar? How about putting together some individual apple crisp desserts in small jars? Or peach crisp. Or cherry crisp. Or a combination of them all. :)
Find my Fruit Crisp Recipe, then fill several half-pint sized wide mouth jars with fruit and topping. Place the jars in a baking dish with just about an 1/8 inch of water in the dish. Bake at 375° for about 25-30 minutes or until fruit is tender.
You may need to taste test one of these before giving them as gifts, as it is almost impossible to smell this baking and not eat one. :)
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Six}
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I love muffins. Most people love muffins. Putting ingredients for muffins into a jar = happiness. :)
One of my favorite muffin recipes is Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins. If you layer the dry ingredients into a quart sized jar, the result is fun and enticing.
The ingredients in your jar will include:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup sucanat or brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup chocolate chips
Include instructions for mixing and baking:
Add 1/4 cup melted coconut oil or butter, 2/3 cup milk, and 1 egg. (Add a little extra milk if your dough is too stiff or dry.) Mix well and scoop mixture into 12 paper lined muffin tins. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes.
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Caramel Sauce with Apple Basket {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Five}
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I love Homemade Caramel Sauce for all kinds of reasons. I could list all of the delicious reasons here, but I think that may be slightly cruel. Especially if you are hungry.
We’ll just leave it at…Homemade Caramel Sauce is awesome and scrumptious for dipping, topping, scooping, and drizzling. How about that? ;)
This is why it makes a great gift in a jar. Try putting together a gift basket with a jar of Caramel Sauce and several apples. Or maybe put a jar of Caramel Sauce and a jar of Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce in a basket with a new ice cream scoop. It’s like an ice cream social tied up with a bow!
Really the possibilites are quite endless when it comes to this great gift in a jar! What are some of your ideas for great uses for Homemade Caramel Sauce?
Homemade Bubble Bath {Gifts in a Jar ~ Day Four}
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Well, technically, this is a gift in a bottle. But jars and bottles are practically the same, right?
You may have seen this recipe on my site already. But I decided to post it again, simply because homemade bubble bath makes such a great gift. It is super inexpensive to make. And if you make it with a healthier shampoo, you’ll be creating a much healthier bubble bath! (We are very careful about avoiding hair and body products which contain lots of harmful chemicals. We prefer Giovanni 50-50 Shampoo.)
Homemade Bubble Bath
1/2 cup shampoo
3/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a bowl, mix the shampoo and water until well combined. Add salt and stir until it thickens slightly. Use a funnel to pour it into a bottle.
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