A Sweet Gift Idea: Brownies in a jar

Posted on by Lucy

A Brownies jar is a great gift idea for those with a sweet tooth!

Not only does it show that you know that they would appreciate a sweet treat it also that you’ve put time and effort into your gift it’s all dry ingredients so keeps for a long while after their birthday cake is gone.

There is a general recipe below but the brilliant thing about being hand made is you can swap in gluten free flour or add their fav chocolates to the mix.

Step 1: Get yourself a jar with an air tight lid, the ingredients as listed below fill a one litre jar.

Step 2: Layer the ingredients in the order as listed below:

In the Jar:

  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 95 g plain flour
  • 35 g cocoa
  • 75 g plain flour
  • 135 g brown sugar
  • 150 g sugar
  • 100 g chocolate chips
  • 100g white chocolate chips

Step 3: Get some rustic string and a brown card label

Step 4: Add the below instructions onto the label

‘Combine the contents of the jar with 150g melted butter and 3 beaten eggs. Mix well, and pour into a lined 9 x 9 inch tin. Bake at Gas 4 / 180 C (160 fan) / 350 F for 25-35 minutes.’

Enjoy!