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 think I have made cookies in a jar, but I dont totally remember, so I should really fix that!!!
I have layered cut up brownies, cool whip and fudge in a jar and we ate it from the jar. Yummy! I would love to actually cook something in the jar. Sounds like fun!
I have never made them, but i would LOVE anything with reese’s peanut butter cups!! Yum Yum!
I got cowboy cookies in a jar once, they were yummy and fun to make coming from a jar. I would love to learn how to make desserts in jars as gifts.
I never have before. seems like every Christmas I plan on doing making gifts in a jar, but then it gets overwhelming – with the lack of knowledge on how to go about it…this book would be awesome to have….the recipe looks awesome!
Last year I was given a Paula Deen Simple S’mores Bar in a Jar as a gift … the recipe was on the gift tag hanging from the jar. It was a fun gift and the results were delicious! Here it is in case, or any of your followers, want to try it: http://www.pauladeen.com/recipes/recipe_view/simple_smores_bars
Lol … and yes, I just realized it is basically the same recipe as your post …. which must make it FABULOUS! 🙂
Oh yes. In face I have a jar of “Cowgirl Cookies” on my counter right now. Bought it at a Church Bazaar. Can’t wait to make them.
I have never made a dessert in a jar but have wanted to for many months maybe what I need is a cookbook to help me out!
I LOVE desserts in jars! Most recently I made Individual Apple Crumbles in little 8 oz. jars. They were a hit!
I’ve made choc. chip cookie dough to give as gifts.
I would love to see your take on cake in a mug – I’ve tried choc. cake in a mug, but I’d love to see what you would do…..