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
Love your post! I made a sweet pound cake “triffle” in a jar using store bought poundcake that I cut with a round cookie cutter to fit a ball jar and layered in blackberry jam and a little frosting between the slices then tied some pretty bakers twine around the top of the jar and added wooden fork. Would make a cute favor for a party!
I love it
One year, I gave away a ton of jar gifts. I did hot chocolate mix, monster cookies, pancake mixes (and paired that with fancy syrup, OJ and champagne), and homemade taco seasoning. Very fun.
I haven’t made one yet, but I think snickerdoodle cookie ingredients would work well, and it’s my family’s favorite! Thanks for your tasty ideas!
I’ve never made a dessert in a jar, but I think that they would make great party treats or Christmas gifts, especially the mixes! They are so darn cute.
I have made 2 things in a jar. One was a cupcake in a jar, they were great and the other was a cookie mix in a jar and that was a Christmas gift for my daughters’ teacher a couple years ago. I would love to get this book, I have been searching for some new ideas for some gift ideas in a jar. Thank you for this opprotunity!!
I have made brownies in a jar to give away as gifts to co-workers. I would love more ideas!
I received Chocolate Chip cookies in a jar as an exchange gift and it was so impressive I copied the idea and made several to give away.
A friend gave these out as a party favor at her bridle shower. Hat fun!
I friend gave these out as the party favor at her bridle shower. What fun!!