Holiday Recipe-In-A-Jar Gift Ideas

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December 10, 2018 By Mike & Mike's Staff

The holiday season is right around the corner – have you finished your shopping for friends and relatives?

Not to worry! Mike & Mike’s has some awesome – and easy! – gift ideas that will have everyone baking up a storm in the new year. Recipes with dry ingredients in a jar is a great personalized present that everyone will enjoy, and it gives them a chance to create in the kitchen.

How to set up each jar:

Pick up empty, medium sized jam jars at your local dollar store (in whatever style you’d like!) as well as some colourful ribbon, white poster paper and coloured pens or markers (try gold or silver to make it pop!).
Wash your jars thoroughly and add your ingredients in separate layers (powders usually work best at the bottom, and looser items like nuts and seeds at the top).
Once you close the lid, cut out a piece of poster paper and write down your recipe, ingredients in the jar, and any extra ingredients that might be needed. Draw in some holiday designs if you’d like!
Using a single hole punch, punch a hole near one of the corners (be careful not to punch through your writing!) and slide the ribbon through. Tie it around the neck of the jar and you’re all set!

HOT CHOCOLATE MIX:

Mix in a medium or small jar raw cacao powder, coconut sugar and cinnamon to taste. Make sure to note that they can add the amount to a cup of milk to taste (once heated). Put some marshmallows on top and seal the lid.

ENERGY BITES:

Add 1/3 C coconut shreds, 1 C of oats, 5-6 pitted dates, 1/3 C M&M organic dried cranberries, 1/3 C dark chocolate pieces in layers. The only direction is to blend in a food processor and roll the mixture in to little balls and refridgerate.

CHOCOLATE BROWNIES:

Add 1 C whole wheat flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, pinch of salt, 3 tbsp. raw cacao or cocoa powder, ½ C coconut sugar and a handful of dark chocolate chips. For the ingredient sheet, let them know to mix in 2 eggs and 1 C milk and to mix well, heat at 350 for 25 min and enjoy!

PEPPERMINT CHEESECAKES:

Add 1/3 C raw cacao or cocoa powder, 1 C M&M raw cashews, 1/3 C dark chocolate chips in layers to a jar. Make note to add all the ingredients to a food processor, with 1 C almond milk, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 3 tbsp. honey or maple syrup, and 1 tsp. peppermint extract or mint leaves, and blend. Pour into moulds and freeze until firm, and enjoy!

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