Not crafty? Make edible gifts in a jar
Posted
Dec 02 2008, 09:53 PM
by
Karen Datko
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Have some empty jars with lids? You don't need talent to fill them with layered ingredients for s'mores, brownies, chai tea or chicken noodle soup.
We'd just read Mama Bear's incredible post about gorgeous homemade gifts (and were feeling woefully inadequate because we're not the slightest bit crafty) when we came upon Squawkfox's eight frugal, edible gifts in a jar that even we could assemble at home. That clever "Fox" has a bonus: attractive gift tags you can download and print out, so your recipient will get the recipe as well.
Homemade gifts are popular this holiday season, and, as Fox says, the possibilities for gift jars are endless. But if your imagination has gone into hibernation, you can follow her easy instructions. If you have kids, they can help.
For chocolate lovers: You can layer ingredients for s'mores (the bakeable kind), oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip muffins, and "ultimate" chocolate brownies.
Other recipes include the aforementioned chicken soup and minestrone.
Still too much to handle? Put some almonds in the jar, decorate the lid, add one of her printable gift tags, and you're good to go.
