'Brownies in a Jar' make the perfect homemade gift for a teacher, friend or neighbour. Includes a free printable recipe label gift tag.
'Brownies in a Jar' are one of my very favourite homemade gifts to make (especially at Christmas time!). They're such a thoughtful, unique little present... plus they're budget-friendly too - which is handy if you're making a few!!
PS. If you missed my 'Cookies in a Jar', you can check them out here.
How to make 'Brownies in a Jar'
It is SO easy to make these clever little homemade foodie gifts. To start off you'll need a 1 litre glass jar (see below for tips on where to buy them). Then it's simply a matter of layering in the dry ingredients, printing out the gift tag... and that. is. it!
Top Tips for making 'Brownies in a Jar'
- If you're making multiple jars, line them all up in a row and place the first ingredient in each of them and then repeat with the remaining ingredients (a bit like a little production line).
- Have a clean dry cloth on hand to wipe down any excess flour from the glass etc as you go (this step is absolutely not necessary but it helps to give you nice straight lines).
- Use a spoon to carefully add each of the ingredients to the jar.
- If you have a bit of room at the top of the jar, simply add in some extra walnuts.
Where can I buy the glass jars?
I'm in Australia and I've found that you can usually buy 1 litre glass jars from Kmart, most $2 shops or discount stores.
Free Printable Gift Tag for 'Brownies in a Jar'
Click here to download your free printable gift tags (alternatively you can handwrite your own tag).
Brownies in a Jar
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups plain flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- ¾ cup milk chocolate chips
- ¾ cup white chocolate chips
- 100 g walnuts, roughly chopped
Instructions
- To make 'brownies in a jar' you'll need a 1 litre glass jar.
- In a small bowl, mix the plain flour, salt and baking powder together.
- Carefully spoon half of the flour mixture into the bottom of the glass jar. Gently move the flour around so that you have an even layer.
- Spoon the cocoa powder on top of the plain flour in the jar and spread around to create another even layer.
- Spoon the remaining flour mixture over the top.
- Continue to create the layers in the following order - brown sugar, caster sugar, milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips and finally walnuts.
- Close the lid of the glass jar (if you have any extra space at the top of the jar, simply top up with extra walnuts).
- Print out our free recipe gift tag and attach to the jar with a ribbon (see notes). I
Notes
Nutrition
Leyla says
Thank you for such a lovely handmade gift idea. Gifting this to my friend for Secret Santa tonight. 🙂
Lucy says
Great idea!
Leila Cassim says
Hi.
What size jar could I use?
Thanks
Lucy says
Hi Leila, 1 litre glass jars work great!
Kate says
Could I use gluten free flour to make it gluten free?
Lucy says
I havent personally tried that so I can't comment on the outcome! But I'd love to hear how it goes if you do try it!
Emily Curruthers says
Hi,
I've made these and they are great when they are made soon after I have gifted them but others who have left them longer - a month or so have found the brown sugar goes rock hard, any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Lucy says
Hi Emily, if the sugar is going hard it would be due to the fact that there's the tiniest bit of moisture inside the glass when it's sealed. If could also be that it's not sealed properly and moisture is getting in. I hope that helps!
Erica Ploutos says
Hi I’m making these for a kinder fundraiser but don’t want to add nuts in case if allergies - what could I substitute the walnuts with, or would I just leave them out?
Lucy says
I would just omit them entirely! Great idea!