note: photo shows a gift jar of bread crumbs, recipe for making homemade bread crumbs is also on this blog under the bread recipe category.



It's really easy to make your own Gift Mixes and to give them as gifts! You can present your gift mixes in plastic containers such as the Tupperware (tm) Modular Mates Containers or use glass jars and small canisters.



Gourmet Brownies



2/3 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips



Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Place sugar in bottom of a Tupperware Modular Mates Super Oval Size 1 Container. Layer the remaining ingredients on top of sugar in this order: cocoa, flour mixture, pecans and chocolate chips



Attach the following instructions to your gift mix container:



When ready to prepare brownies, pour contents of the container into a large mixing bowl and blend well. Add 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 3 eggs, slightly beaten. Mix until well blended. Spread batter in a well-greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. When cool, cut into 2-inch squares. Makes 2 dozen delicious brownies.



Gingerbread Cookie Gift Mix



8 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1/4 cup baking powder

1 Tbs. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. ground cloves

1 tsp. ginger

1 Tbs. cinnamon

2 cups shortening



Sift dry ingredients and cut shortening into it with a pastry blender. Measure 3 cups into the Tupperware Modular Mates Super Oval size 1 Container. (You will need 4 containers as this makes 4 gifts).



Attach gingerbread cookie cutter and the following recipe:



Gingerbread Cookies



3 cups gingerbread mix

1/3 cup molasses

1/4 cup flour

1 slightly beaten egg



Combine gingerbread mix, molasses, egg and flour. Blend well. Roll to 1/4" thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut into gingerbread shapes. Place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes. Cool. Can be decorated with cinnamon candies and sprinkles & other cookie decorating goodies!



Healthy Snack Mix (Gift Mix)



Layer snacks into a Tupperware (tm) Oval Modular Mate Size 2 Container. Select 4 or 5diferent salty type small snacks of different colors. Put in even amounts of each kind. As an example, layer in this order.



Sunflower seeds (Unshelled)

Salted peanuts

Salted Cashews

Fish crackers

Small pretzel nuggets or twists

Raisins

Dried Fruits (pineapple, apricots etc)

Dried Banana Chips

Mini Ritz (tm) style crackers



You can find my recipe for homemade bread crumbs ----> HERE and those can also be put into a jar for gift giving needs.

Have you seen all those Gift In A Jar Recipes and wondered how you could make them and give them as gifts too?

With Tupperware, we have a twist on that idea! You can make up your own gourmet gift mixes but instead of presenting it in a throw-away jar, you present it in a Tupperware Modular Mate Container. The container is reuseable over and over again and its covered by a Lifetime Product Guarantee!

Over the next few weeks, I will be adding numerous gift mix recipes to my blog so keep checking back for some great gift mix recipes!

Orange Spiced Tea

(makes 2 1/3 c. Tea Mix)

1 c. orange-flavored instant breakfast drink powder
1 c. instant tea powder
1 (3 oz.) envelope (about 1/3 c.) sugar-sweetened lemonade mix
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves

Combine all of the dry ingredients above and place into the Tupperware Modular Mates Oval 1 Container. Print out the ingredients list above & the directions below and attach them to your gift-giving container.

Directions for Use: Stir 1 tbsp. of the mix into 1 c. of boiling water or cold water.

Delicous Hot Cocoa

Dry Ingredients to Pack into your Gift-Giving Container:

1/3 cup of Sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp of salt
1/4 cup of mini marshmallows

Wet Ingredients the Receipient will need:

1/2 cup of water
3 1/2 cups of milk
1/2 tsp. of vanilla

Layering Directions: Layer the above dry ingredients into your gift-giving container. Print a copy of the dry ingredients list & wet ingredients list along with the Directions below.

Preparation Directions: In a saucepan combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Stir in water. Bring mixture to a boiling, stirring contantly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Stir in Milk. (do not boil). Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Beat with a rotary beater till frothy. Serve in cups or mugs and top with the minature marshmallows.

Peanut Butter S'Mores

Layer dry ingredients in a Tupperware Super Oval Size 1 container.

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 sleeve of chocolate grahams or regular grahams; reduced to
crumbs(you choose)

Instructions should read:

Empty Contents of container into a bowl. Melt 1/2 cup butter, add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients, mixing well. Pat into a greased 9" spuare pan. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Makes 9 to 12 bars.

Chocolate Chip Cookies Mix

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Mix the salt and baking soda in with the flour, then layer the ingredients into a Tupperware Modular Mates Square Size 1 container.

Attach a gift card with the following instructions:

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sift dry ingredients through a colander to separate the chocolate chips from other ingredients.

Beat 1 cup of unsalted butter or margarine in a medium bowl. Beat sifted ingredients into butter until blended.

In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix beaten egg mixture into butter mixture until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop teaspoonsful of batter, spaced well apart, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

You can find my recipe for homemade Bread Crumbs ----> HERE and those can also be put into a gift jar!