Chocolate Cocoa Macadamia Nut Brownies

This begins with a homemade dry mix.  This dry mix can be made ahead and dry bottle canned. This makes a great gift too.  Just put in a bottle and attach the recipe.
Ingredients
2 C Granulated Sugar
1 C Hershey's Cocoa
1 C All Purpose Flour
1 C Macadamia Nuts
1 C Chocolate Chips

Optional substitute pecans or walnuts in place of macadamia nuts.

Bottle in a mason jar and vacuum seal for convenience another day or make fresh! Store in freezer to keep macadamia nuts fresh tasting.

Brownie Ingredients
1 C Butter (softened)
4 Eggs
1 Jar Chocolate Cocoa Macadamia Nut Brownie Mix

Preheat oven to 325, grease a 9x13 baking pan.  Cream softened butter.  Add eggs one at a time, beating to incorporate after each egg is added. Add dry mix and beat until smooth. Pour and spread in greased baking dish. Bake 40 to 50 minutes.

Donna's Red Velvet Jar Cakes

Make and freeze these little elegant delights ahead of time.  Weeks ahead of time, if need be.  But, don't tell your family!  If they find them you may not have any left! These little cakes are moister in a jar than made as a cake. These are great to have on hand to drop off with a friend as a sweet little birthday reminder or even for a kind uplift.

Ingredients
1 box Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Red Velvet Cake Mix

Directions
Prepare twenty four 1/2 pint wide mouth freezer jars (these are straight sided jars), following guidelines for preparing baking pans, as listed on the box. Mix according to box directions. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into each prepared jar. I use a Pampered Chef "Measure All." Bake at 350 degrees for 19-23 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Then cool completely. 

To Freeze
If cake is too high to frost, use a knife to loosen cake from sides and slide cake from jar. Use a bread knife and slice off top of cake. Cakes that are over the top of the jar can be sliced horizontally in half and placed in two jars! Frost and then place a clean lid and canning jar band on the bottle, tighten band and place in the freezer.

Serve frozen or thawed.

Pint Size Banana Nut Bread in a Jar

What? Bake banana nut bread in a pint sized canning jar? You bet! This makes a moist, nice size loaf. One thing I like about this size is it is perfect for gift giving, just the right size for our shrinking household, and great for when unexpected guest drop in.