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
I make creme brûlée in jars. That way I don’t have to keep ramekins around and I can use the jars for other things.
I have not made any jar desserts. I bought a Christmas book years ago with tons of ideas for them..don’t know why I haven’t tried any! These though..look really good. 🙂
I would like to see some kind of mousse or gelato!
I love S’mores and was just thinking of fun jar recopes to give as gifts. This one is SO unique and fun!
I found a couple north of our town who grow organic (and very beautiful) flowers and herbs. I started putting together little Quattro jars (from The Container Store) full of my special tea I blend from these awesome plants. I use hibiscus, rose petals, lavender, raspberry, passion flower and even clover with a tiny little bit of clove (not related to clove-r) and some slices of organic lemon peel that I dry in the oven. I have made different blends of tea, but everyone has loved this one unanimously. I put a label and a little ribbon with a small tea infuser ball tied onto it and that’s it. And it really feels good that I can actually make something like that and other people like it so much. 😉 Happy Holidays to all!
I haven’t done any jar desserts but I am more than willing to try!!!
I love putting cupcakes in jars1 🙂
I think cheesecake in a jar would be yummy!
I haven’t tried anything in a jar yet, but I want to!
I have never made anything in a jar! However, I have been given things in jars and I have loved them…especially the cookies.