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Make Your Own Gifts In a Jar – Easy Recipes For Homemade Gifts

December 20, 2020 //  by Tawra//  45 Comments

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Jar mix recipes can make inexpensive gifts that are more personalized and easier when you can’t find a good gift for someone. Save money and time with these homemade mixes and recipes for gifts in a jar.

Jar mix recipes can make inexpensive gifts that are more personalized. Save money and time with these homemade mixes and recipes for gifts in a jar.

Make Your Own Gifts In a Jar – Homemade Jar Mixes

This time of year, I feel like a snowball rolling down hill. Time keeps rolling by faster and faster as we approach the holidays. We all know we will be extra busy at that time. I don’t care how prepared you are and how many lists you have– it still seems to be hectic.

Even with the extra things that we have to do during the holidays, the laundry still has to be done, the house must be cleaned and of course meals have to be prepared. To help with the everyday meals or to get a head start on holiday gifts, here is something you can do to speed things up.

Right now. Don’t wait. Get out some of your favorite recipes: muffin, biscuit, cookie, or dessert recipes. Measure out the dry ingredients into a large plastic bag, label and store. If you have older kids, this is a great job for them to practice their measuring skills.

What you are doing is putting together your own boxed mixes like the cake mixes you keep in the cabinet. If you have a copy of Dining on a Dime, there is a big chapter on all kinds of jar mixes for you to use.

You don’t need to make jar mixes just for gifts. You can prepare them and store them to use for everyday use. Even better, while you have all the ingredients out and are already making a mess, make some both for your family to use and to give as gifts.

In addition to preparing for your everyday meals, measure out the dry ingredients for the Christmas cookies you usually make. Be sure to label the bags! Just having the dry ingredients ready will cut your preparation time in half later and, even better, will make clean up much easier.

 

Here are two recipes from volume 1 of our cookbook to get you started:

This easy holiday muffin mix recipe makes tasty muffins with all the flavor of Christmas! The nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves are perfect to bring the feeling of Christmas to any meal. This recipe makes a great homemade gift or jarmix!

This easy holiday muffin mix recipe makes tasty muffins with all the flavor of Christmas! The nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves are perfect to bring the feeling of Christmas to any meal. This recipe makes a great homemade gift or jarmix!

Easy Holiday Muffin Mix Recipe

3 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves

Mix all items and place in 1 quart baggie or 1 quart jar.

To prepare muffins from the mix:

To 1 baggie or quart jar of dry ingredients add:
1 egg
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 400°. Mix everything together until moistened. Do not over mix. Fill greased muffin tins (or use paper muffin cups) about 1/2 -2/3 full. Bake 10-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Makes 15-18 muffins.

 

The term quick and easy doesn’t always have to apply to baked goods. Try this quick and easy curried rice mix recipe:

This curried rice mix recipe makes an easy gift mix! It makes a tasty rice that goes well with lots of chicken dishes. You can make this rice and then, later, when you want to use it, you can just add water and butter and cook!

This curried rice mix recipe makes an easy gift mix! It makes a tasty rice that goes well with lots of chicken dishes.

Easy Curried Rice Mix Recipe

1 cup long grain rice
1 chicken bouillon cube, crumbled
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1/4 cup raisins (optional)

When ready to use:

Bring 2 1/2 cups water and 1 Tbsp. margarine to boil in a medium sauce pan.
Add rice mix. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
This is delicious served with chicken. Makes 6 servings.

For more easy recipes like these, check out volume 1 of our cookbook, which has a whole section about how to make delightful jar mixes for your own use or to give as gifts!

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Category: Christmas, Cooking Tips, Holidays, Mixes and Gifts In A Jar, Save On Food

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  1. donnab

    October 28, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    these are not only handy, but making them yourself, you can control the ingredients, such as the bullion cubes can be the low salt ones, for those of us watching salt. I try, but I admit, I’m a salt fiend!

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  2. donnab

    October 28, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    forgot to post my question: where do you find the “cheese powder” that goes into some of the mixes. I admit I’ve never seen them, either in New Jersey or Massachusetts.
    thanks
    Donna

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    • Jill

      October 28, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      Donna google powdered cheese and I think you will come up with several different places. Sometimes places like sporting stores where you can buy dehydrated foods or many places on line that sell dehydrated, dried or powdered foods. Here are 3 ex. that I found for you. The first one is from walmart so you could check your local walmart store and I think they will ship it to the store for you free sometimes if you order things.
      http://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Cheese-Blend-Powder-3-lbs/21777164
      http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/vermont-cheese-powder-6-oz
      http://www.amazon.com/Cheddar-Cheese-Powder-1-lb/dp/B00016LZT8

      Reply
  3. Joan White

    November 3, 2016 at 9:21 am

    Just made your Very Best Homemade Pie Crust Recipe. I Live in UK so using ‘cups’ doesn’t come easily. But hey as you say in your video (which I found after I made pie crust) keep on trying. Love the measuring out shortening tip.
    Well the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
    Hubby just said I surpassed myself. It is the best pie pastry he has ever eaten. He’s raving over it.
    Had to admit I found recipe on your site.
    Have ordered your book (can only get it via Amazon second hand in UK from USA) so looking forward to receiving it.
    Thanks for your excellent youtube videos.
    God Bless.

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    • Jill

      November 3, 2016 at 5:21 pm

      Oh Joan I am so glad it worked for you and loved the fact you tried even with the different measurements. I have a friend in England I e mail all the time and some times it is a challenge what I go to give her a measurement or tell her the temperature but we seem to figure it out and manage ok. I laugh to all the time because even thought we both speak English there are still words we sometimes have to “translate” for each other but we do have fun doing it.

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