I'm big on baking. If I'm strapped for cash or lacking inspiration when it comes to gift giving, I'll usually bake something. Sometimes though, baking isn't practical; you've only got a couple of days between baking your goods & actually gifting them, which if you can guarantee you'll see the recipient is fine but in the instance of my eldest sister, I never know when I'll see her next! So when her birthday came around this year, instead of baking something that would be stale (or eaten...) before she got it, I decided to make her Chocolate Fudge Brownies In A Jar!
And the great thing about these Chocolate Fudge Brownies in a jar is that they can also be made in advance of Christmas, taking away the stress of last minute baking on Christmas Eve! Plus they're so unbelievably easy to make, you can even get the kids involved! Not to mention they make me all nostalgic about those sand art bottle kits I used to always receive at Christmas as a kid...
And the great thing about these Chocolate Fudge Brownies in a jar is that they can also be made in advance of Christmas, taking away the stress of last minute baking on Christmas Eve! Plus they're so unbelievably easy to make, you can even get the kids involved! Not to mention they make me all nostalgic about those sand art bottle kits I used to always receive at Christmas as a kid...
What You Need.
A 1 Litre Jar (I picked up mine in a charity shop).
½ tsp Salt.½ tsp Baking Powder.
95g Plain Flour.
35g Cocoa Powder.
75g Plain Flour.
135g Soft Brown Sugar.
150g Caster Sugar.
100g Chocolate Chunks.
100g Fudge Chunks.
Method.
- Ensure your jar is very clean before starting; I sterilised mine in the oven beforehand (100°c for 30 minutes). Starting with the Salt, Baking Powder & 95g of Plain Flour, layer the ingredients in order as listed above, pushing each layer down before the next; I used an ice cream scoop to do this but any spoon will do.
- Once you reach the top, add some scrunched up grease-proof paper to any remaining space between the ingredients & lid to stop them being knocked out of place & ruining the layered affect.
- Finally, add a label with the following so your recipient knows what they need to do to enjoy their scrumptious Chocolate Fudge Brownies in a jar!
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Happy making!
Happy making!
Adapted from this original recipe.
This looks AMAZING! x
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing at this sort of thing. How pretty do they look?! Can I have one for Xmas please? :) hehe x
ReplyDeleteThese look fabulous - i love to make gifts as well. Will add this to my arsenal of useful things to make and give. (if I can bring myself to part wither, and not scoff the lot!)
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Katie - doesn't it?! Forget the brownies, this is like a piece of kitchen worktop art as it is! xo
ReplyDeleteDonna - thank you :) And certainly! I'll ask Santa to pop one in your stocking ;) xo
Diana - thanks, Diana. Please feel free to share some of your arsenal with me - I'm always after ideas! xo