Valentine Mason Jar Recipes to Keep or To Share
Valentine Mason Jar Recipes to keep or to share.
A recipe mix for every age.
Children, Grandchildren, parents, friends.
Or give your isolating neighbors
a safe heart-warming gift!
This isn’t the year for a normal Valentine’s Day.
However, we won’t whine here,
we’ll just get on with ideas
to make safe and virus-free Valentine gifts to spread some love around.
Because this is definitely the best year for that!
Mason Jar Valentine Recipe Ideas
Ideas for Children to Make and Gift
For Teacher, Mom or Aunty:
This Warm Cocoa Bath Soak from ClassyClutter.net
uses only 3 ingredients, while one or two are probably already in your kitchen pantry:
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Cocoa Bath Salts
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- 1 cup of Epsom Salt – great for injuries, constipation relief, body aches and muscle cramps
- 1 cup of Coarse Sea Salt – great for insomnia, eczema, stress reduction
- 3 tsp. Unsweetened cocoa powder – helps to keep skin clear and hydrated
– Combine all ingredients in a glass or stainless steel bowl until mixed thoroughly.
She also has another option, also using some kitchen staples:
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Creamy Bath Soak
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- 2 cups of powdered milk (whole milk is best)
- 1/2 cup of cornstarch – soothes and relieves dry, itchy skin
- 1/2 cup of baking soda – natural skin softener
– Combine all ingredients in a bowl until mixed thoroughly.
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If you visit the website you can download the printable labels.
Another option is to wrap the neck of the jar with string and attach a heart shaped tag with the name of the soak and an ingredient list.
Need a cute card DIY to go with your Mason Jar Recipe?
Mason Jar Recipes For Friends and Neighbors
Since these are both cooked/baked after gifting,
it should be safe to layer the ingredients in the jar for your friends.
However, to be perfectly safe, buy all ingredients in tiny packets and stuff into the jar in the packets.
For example, buy a Caramel Nut Brownie Mix, open and unpack the box, then place the separate packets in the jar.
The soup might be more of a challenge to find small enough packets, but you can use a bigger jar.
Taco Soup In a Jar
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup dehydrated black or pinto beans
- 1/2 cup freeze-dried corn
- 1 tsp. Taco Seasoning
- 1/4 cup tomato powder
- 1/2 tsp. each garlic powder, onion powder, salt
- 1/4 tsp. cumin
- 1 tbsp. chicken bouillon
All these dehydrated ingredients can be purchased from Walmart, with 2 day free qualified shipping. Or, if you have your own dehydrator, that’s also a good option. Note: this can be a vegan recipe if you replace the chicken bouillon with vegetable bouillon.
Mix these ingredients, then add to a quart size wide mouth canning jar.
Buy a small bag of tortilla strips, or place some in a small baggie, then add to jar above the soup ingredients.
Print out the instructions and then tie around the jar neck with baker’s twine.
(Copy and paste the photo to a document to print. Make the heart about 3″ tall.
Decorate the back of the instructions, then add a Valentine message for gifting.)
Brownie Mix In a Jar
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. each baking powder and salt
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Firstly, layer the dry ingredients in a wide mouth quart size canning jar in the order given.
Wipe jar inside with paper towel after adding cocoa powder since it puffs so much!
Optional: Add a small package of caramel dip at the top for Caramel Brownies.
Print out the instructions and then tie them around the jar neck with baker’s twine.
(Copy and paste the photo to a document to print. Make the heart about 3″ tall.
Decorate the back of the instructions, then add a Valentine message for gifting.)
Now, just a word of canning jar caution, so you and your giftees stay safe.
Sometimes you find recipes for baking something in a jar. According to the Ball/Kerr canning website, canning jars are not intended for exposure to dry heat, such as in an oven. The glass is not tempered, and therefore not safe in prolonged high heat without the water bath. While some of the newer jars are microwave safe, always check before using them in the microwave.
