Every year, I give my daughters a mix-in-a-jar of something delicious! And I give them each a completely different recipe, so if they combine or compare recipes they’re all different!
For Orthodox Christmas (also known as Ukrainian Christmas), we always make each other something. My daughter ‘H’ got the Apple Cinnamon Pancake in a Jar and I made this chocolate raspberry muffin mix for my daughter ‘L’.
This mix makes yummy chocolate muffins that we added frozen raspberries to jazz them up. You can easily omit the raspberries but they do add a nice flavor. The chocolate is just right and goes well with the raspberries. These muffins are a bit more dense and are best served the same day.
Let’s get to it!
Combine flour, salt and baking powder. Scoop into a 1L/quart size jar. Layer over top sugar and chocolate chips.
Place a seal on, then cover with festive fabric. Place a ring on and carefully twist it closed. Attach a ribbon and a label of what the mix is if you like. You can also attach the recipe card with ribbon.
I always write the recipe out by hand so it’s more personal. I also date it on the back and give the directions should they choose to make the recipe again or make the mix to gift! Sometimes I use holiday recipe cards or decorate plain recipes cards and sometimes I leave it more plain like this time. I try to change it up a bit each year!
Chocolate Raspberry Muffins
In a jar, layer:
2 cups flour mixed with 1/2 tsp salt and 3/4 tbsp baking powder. Layer over top, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
Place seal on, fabric if you want to jazz it up a bit, the ring and a label or recipe card and ribbon.
To make the muffins:
Dump contents of jar into a bowl along with 2 eggs, 1/4 cup melted butter and 3/4 cup milk. Stir until combined. Add 2/3 cup raspberries. Fold gently. Spoon into greased muffin cups. Bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden and springs back when lightly touched.
When we made these again, I increased the milk to 1-1/4 cups which helped make the muffins a bit lighter.
