A Homemade Christmas Gift: Peppermint Brownie Jar

Nov 14 | Holidays, Holiday Recipes, Homemade Christmas Gifts

Peppermint Brownie Jar. Those three words bring joy to my ears. 🙂

There’s no chocolate that I love more than After Eight wafers around Christmas time.  And well, a brownie will do just about any time of the year. So, in my eyes, there’s nothing quite like this homemade Christmas gift idea: peppermint brownie jar!  It makes the most wonderful hostess gift or it’s perfect for that person on your list that likes consumable (no clutter) gifts.

Here is how to create a Peppermint Brownie jar:

Peppermint Brownie Jar Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 package of mint flavoured chocolate chips
  • 6 crushed candy canes
  • 1 32oz wide mouth mason jar with lid

Peppermint Brownie Jar Instructions:

  1. Combine all the dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder. Mix well and pour into the mason jar.
  2. Tap the jar on the counter a few times for the mix to settle. Then pour the chocolate chips and candy cane pieces on top.
  3. Close the jar. Decorate with ribbon or twine, if you wish.

Enclose these directions for baking:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Pour the contents of the jar into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Add 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
  4. Grease a 9×13 pan and pour the batter in.
  5. Bake for 25 – 30 minutes.
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Peppermint Brownie Jar
Ingredients
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ package of mint flavoured chocolate chips
  • 6 crushed up candy canes
  • 1 32 oz. wide mouth mason jar with lid
Instructions

  1. Combine all the dry ingredients: sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder. Mix well and pour into the mason jar.

  2. Tap the jar on the counter a few times for the mix to settle.Then pour the chocolate chips and candy cane pieces on top.

  3. Close the jar. Decorate with ribbon or twine, if you wish.

Enclose these directions for baking:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°

  2. Pour the contents of the jar into a large mixing bowl. Add 2 eggs and ½ a cup of vegetable oil.

  3. Grease a 9x13 pan and pour the batter in.
  4. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

This Peppermint Brownie Jar is the perfect Homemade Christmas Gift idea for party hosts or those that love consumable gifts.

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