So you guys.
I have this book. It’s called Desserts In Jars. I have talked about it before a few times…
I love it.
It’s written by the sweet Shaina Olmanson who also happens to write the site Food For My Family, which is great!
Since it’s the holiday season and everyone is gifting sweet treats, there hasn’t been a more perfect time to get the Desserts in Jars and invest in some sweet jars (HERE are the ones I use for most recipes in the book).
While I was flipping through the pages of the book I came across the fun recipe for “Campfire Bars”…
While everyone else is giving cookie trays, I thought it would be fun to give a jar with all the ingredients for a sweet treat that my friends could make when they weren’t being inundated with already made treats.
So that’s what I did.
And while “Campfire Bars” sound all outdoorsy and camp-ish, I guarantee you they are not. You bake these inside your warm home with your oven. No campfire needed.
I mean, if you want to eat them BY a fire, well, that’s totally your choice…and I think a nice fire in the fireplace would work perfectly well!
So back to my bars.
All you ‘ll need is a 1 quart jar (like THESE)
Just layer your ingredients…
It’s totally easy.
Also, you can attach a cute label on the top of the jar, or on your ribbon with the directions.
Shaina has some already made labels for these HERE.
Giving this as a gift along with the Desserts in Jars book would make such a sweet hostess gift!
So I decided, just for quality control I needed to make the bars.
I’m a good friend like that.
And the thing about these bars is they couldn’t be simpler. All you have to add to your ingredients is melted butter.
Yep.
That’s it.
Spread it into your pan and bake. That’s it.
They come out like a sweet, crunchy bar/bark.
Sweet and sticky and totally addicting.
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Campfire Bars
Description
makes 1 jar mix, enough to make 16 bars prepared
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups graham crackers, chopped into 1 inch squares
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
- 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips (I used Hershey’s Baking Kisses
- 1/2 cup granola
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
Instructions
- Layer all ingredients in a 1 quart jar in order they are listed. Seal with a lid.
- To make bars, mix all ingredients with a bowl with 8 tbsp of melted butter.
- Spread in an 8×8 baking pan and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.
- Cool completely before cutting.
Notes
recipe adapted from Desserts in Jars
These sound awesome! And so easy! I love smores and the addition of some granola in this sounds great. Thanks for sharing!!!!
I haven’t, but I’m totally intrigued!
I have made soup mix in a jar for gifts, but I love this recipe and plan on making it! These are great gifts and they have a jar of their own, or 2 or 3, after they make the recipe! Everyone I know loves these gifts! Great Giveaway! A signed book, especially a cook book is a Moms’ Holiday wish come true! Thank you!
Boston cream pie or sex in a pan would be pretty desserts in a jar, since they are layered.
I haven’t before but have always wanted to try. This looks yummy!!
I’ve not received or baked cookies in a jar, but I do love to bake and know for whom this book would be a perfect gift!
I haven’t made a dessert in a jar before, but have always wanted to give them as gifts. I would love to win this book and try all the recipes!
I love this idea! Every Christmas I make Jar gifts like these. It’s so easy and makes fun gifts for people with kids. This book is a great idea. I haven’t heard of it until now, but it sounds like a wonderful book. Definitely need to pick it up!
I have neither made anything from a jar nor given as a gift before – but definitely want to make these as gifts because they totally remind me of s’mores bars from Ladies Home Journal that are so simple, to die for & addicting – we jokingly refer to them as crack bars – same ingredients minus the granola – 12 whole graham crackers, 2 cups mini marshmallows, 1 bag milk chocolate chips, 3/4 cup butter, 3/4 cup packed brown sugar -Preheat to 350. Arrange graham crackers evenly in 15 x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Sprinkle marshmallows, then chocolate chips on top. Combine butter and brown sugar in medium microwaveproof bowl. Microwave until butter is melted. Stir to blend. Spoon evenly over marshmallows and chips. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until barely golden. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares. Makes 24 bars.
The campfire bars look wonderful. I have made them but been on the recieving end of getting them as gifts.