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
This sound like a great and simple recipe. I am going to use it for gifting this year as well as baking some for my own family.
I’ve made snickerdoodles in a jar, and they were amazing! (I didn’t “make” the jar…I got it as a gift) 🙂
This is perfect for my hard to buy for friends! They will love it!
Hmmm… please make pizzas in a jar!! Oh crap.. dessert pizza? I guess not. How about…something so cute and awesome that we can all steal your idea, sell them and make millions. Thanks.
The only thing I’ve ever done in a jar is the layered oatmeal cookies in a jar. But that was years ago! I would love this cookbook. 🙂
These are ADORABLE!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!! Last year I gave out cowboy cookies (Bakerella’s tutorial) using mini m&m’s & mini chocolate chips. I think I’ll be doing this recipe this year!!!
Oooh – would love to try anything in a jar – LOL! I’ve also done the bean soup mixture, but have always wanted to give gifts in jars. I must say, the Boston Cream Pie sounds fabulous, as do the cupcakes and cheesecake, though!
I used to make gifts in jars all the time. Everyone especially enjoyed the cocoa mixes with mint, mocha, and or hazelnut flavors. I have also done the cookie mix in jars. I always enjoy putting them together.
I’ve given cookies in jars as gifts but never made one myself.
I LOVE this idea and would love the cookbook! The campfire bars look yummy.