So you guys.
I have this book. It’s called Desserts In Jars. I have talked about it before a few times here and here…
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
No, I’ve never made anything in a jar, but these camfire bars look great!
I have not made any desserts in a jar yet but I’ve saved a bunch of recipes! Holding off only because I have so many kitchen supplies and gadgets I don’t use I wonder where I would store the jars and how often I would use them. The book would be the push I need. :). Love your blog btw.
These bars sound delicious — and what fun! I’ve printed this recipe, and will look for jars at the store today. This will be a wonderful little gift for the members of my stitching group. I’d LOVE to win a copy of the cookbook so I can try the other recipes as well.
Thanks ~ Jeanne
Hey Jeanne! You were chosen as a winner of one of the Desserts in Jars books! I will be emailing you with all the details!
I love this idea! I have layered candy in jars before to match different party color schemes.
I have a recipe for cranberry white chocolate pecan oatmeal cookies that I’ve given to friends at Christmas before. This recipe is amazing, and I make it often myself, because I can prep ahead of time, since it’s has a lot of ingredients, but they can all be pre-measured and simply dumped in with butter & egg.
This book looks right up my alley!
I haven’t made desserts in a jar before but this one sounds PERFECT to make as a Christmas gift. Yep, I need like 12 different ideas….sigh….Thank you so much for making it easy to enter to win, instead of having to go all over the web to click like or follow on Pin-Interest. I get sucked into FB enough,I don’t need to add anything else. LOL!!! Thanks again!!!
Great giveaway! I’ve canned, made stovetop jelly, made chutney and preserves via jars, but not true ‘desserts’. That should change!
I have never made anything in a jar, but these look delicious! I’d be interested in more bar recipes in a jar.
YUM!! Have made cookies from a jar (received as a Christmas gift) and love the idea!!
I have the cookie in a jar, but this sounds awesome!