Gift In A Jar - Fruit Crumble

If I hadn't have been sick and feeling like I was dying while putting these things together I may just have used my own crumble topping recipe. But I decided to go with one that was listed for Gifts in a Jar, so this one actually is untested as the person I have given it to has yet to try it out. But really, I don't think you can go wrong with this sort of topping. Add some sugar, some oats, flour and cinnamon and you're good to go. I guess it's not a bad thing that I used this recipe, because when I make a crisp, I typically just throw ingredients in willy nilly without measuring and hope for the best.

Recipe is from Craftbits.

Ingredients

1 C. Flour

1 1/3 C. Brown Sugar

1 C. Oats

2 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 1/2 Tsp. Nutmeg

Directions

~Layer ingredients in a 1 quart jar in the order listed above

~Attach a tag that says:

What You'll Need

2/3 C. Butter, softened

8 apples, sliced

What To Do

Preheat oven to 375 and grease a baking dish

Place apple slices in dish

Pour contents of jar into a bowl and add butter and mix until crumbly.

Sprinkle overtop the fruit

Bake for 30 minutes.

Enjoy

Gifts In A Jar - Coffee Creamer

I'm going to include three recipes on this one. This is something I never actually sampled because the short answer is, I don't like coffee. The coffee creamer drinker in the house said they were good, but not sweet enough so more sugar had to be added after the fact. But, that was comparing it to White Death, as we so elegantly call the liquid coffee creamer / petroleum by-product that is typically consumed. I guess I shouldn't say much, I eat nutella like it's going out of style.

These recipes came from the Gourmet Coffee Shop.

Amaretto Coffee Creamer

3/4 C. Dry Coffee Creamer (like Coffee Mate)

1 Tsp. Almond Extract

1 Tsp. Cinnamon

3/4 C. Icing Sugar

Bavarian Mint Coffee Creamer

3/4 C. Dry Coffee Creamer

1/2 C. Cocoa

1 1/2 C. Icing Sugar

1/2 Tsp. Peppermint Extract

Gingerbread Coffee Creamer

2 C. Dry Coffee Creamer

1/2 C. Brown Sugar

1 Tsp. Ginger

1 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tsp. Allspice

1 Tsp. Nutmeg 

1 Tsp. Cloves

Directions

~Mix each batches ingredients in its own Ziplock back and shake bag and work with your hands to combine. (If pouring in any liquid, make sure to pour it onto a bed of the powders and don't just dump it in, and have it run down the sides of the bag as it won't mix properly).

~Scoop into jars and attach the following labels to each jar:

Amaretto Coffee Creamer

Stir 2 Tbsp. Creamer into 6 oz of hot coffee. 

Bavarian Mint Chocolate Creamer

Stir 2 Tbsp. Creamer into 6 oz hot coffee.

Gingerbread Creamer

Stir 2 Tbsp. Creamer into 6 oz hot coffee.

Enjoy

Gift in a Jar - Fudgy Brownie

Here begins my slew of post-Christmas posts, for stuff that should have been posted pre-Christmas. But, pre-Christmas was really busy and I was sick for quite awhile, so you're getting them now...for next year.

This brownie tasted pretty good when I tried it out. The only complaint I had was that it made a very, very thin layer in the pan. So, I cut back the amount of chocolate pieces in it and double the mix amount so it will now fill up the 1 quart jar perfectly. The only thing is, because I actually only made a quarter of the amount listed below (I halved the original recipe and made it in a loaf pan to see what type of volume you would get), which means my baking time is going to be different from the listed baking time. So I've just copied over the original recipe's time and you'll have to just add a bit of time as you go if needed.

Recipe from Kicked-Up-Cookie-Recipes

Makes 24 Brownies

Ingredients

2 C. White Sugar

1 C. Cocoa Powder

1 1/3 C. Flour

1/2 Tsp. Salt

1 C. Chocolate Chips

Directions

~Layer all the ingredients in the order listed in a 1 quart jar.

~Attach tag with these instructions:

What You'll Need

1 Jar Fudgy Brownie Mix

1 C. Butter, melted

4 Eggs

2 Tsp. Vanilla

To Make

Preheat oven to 350 F

Mix contents of jar, butter, eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and mix to combine.

Spread batter into a greased 8x8 baking dish.

Bake for 27-32 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from pan.

Cool before cutting into squares.

Enjoy