Double Chocolate Muffin in a Jar With a Free Printable {10 Minute Gift}

Double Chocolate Muffin in a Jar is one of my favorite go-to gifts for my friends and family each holiday.  🎅 

This came about when our son was involved in a school club and we made hundreds of chocolate chip muffins. I’m not joking! They were the perfect snack and since they were portable and kept for a couple of days. The kids were able to snack on them in between games! 

As far as muffins go, I love them but I always tend to add a few extra chocolate chips. (You can never have enough!) You may not want to count calories for these, but it is worth it!

🍽️ Why This Recipe Works

Makes a Wonderful Gift | If you want to make someone feel special, give them these muffins. They will be so excited!

Frugal | The ingredients are frugal and you won’t need to spend much money on them. You probably have most of them already in your kitchen.

Delicious | These are sinfully delicious! it’s hard to resist the incredible flavor or texture.

🍫 Ingredients

• Sugar: I use a combination of brown and white sugar and it gives them a perfect sweetness.
• Chocolate Chips: There are no wrong answers when it comes to chocolate chips! Nothing is off-limits, so pick your favorite.
• Cocoa Powder: Using cocoa powder gives the muffins a deep and rich chocolate flavor.

🍪 Instructions

Step One: Find, clean and thoroughly dry a quart sized jar. 

Step Two: Add the dry ingredients in the order listed in the recipe card and keep gently patting them down. I like to compress the ingredients on a hard surface like the counter.

Step Three: Put the lid on and attach the printable tag that includes the baking directions. 

⚠️ Word of caution – when putting in the ingredients, make sure to keep tapping it down so all the ingredients will fit! If you just gently pour in the ingredients, you will not get it all to fit.😋

🍫 Expert Tips

• This recipe could be changed into a Triple Chocolate Chip Muffin by dividing the one cup of chocolate chips into two different chocolates. Alternatively, drizzle melted white chocolate on top!
• Make sure not to over-bake the muffins or they will become dry and a little dense.
• Give them to teachers, daycare workers, people you work with, neighbors, or anyone else!

Recipe FAQs

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Double Chocolate Muffin in a Jar

Quick and easy gift idea that only costs pennies to make!

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: Christmas, Holiday

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 12 muffins

Calories: 341kcal

Author: Ginny

Equipment

• ▢
  Quart Sized Mason Jar

Ingredients

For the Jar (Stack in the Order Listed Below)

• ▢ 1 ¼ cup Brown Sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup White Sugar
• ▢ 2 ½ cups Flour
• ▢ 2 tsp Baking Powder
• ▢ ⅔ cup Cocoa Powder
• ▢ 1 cup Chocolate Chips your choice of flavor

Gift Tag

• ▢ ½ cup Oil
• ▢ 1 cup Milk
• ▢ 2 Eggs
• ▢ 2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

For the Jar

• Layer the ingredients into the mason jar in the order that is listed.
• Gently tap the jar on the counter on a towel so the ingredients will settle or there might not be enough room.
• Add tag with directions and ribbon/bow for gift giving.

For the Gift Tag

• Print out, cut and tie to the jar for gift giving.
• Alternatively, you could use a sticker machine to apply the adhesive to the back of the paper and apply to the side of the jar.
• Gift tag has instructions to cook at 350 degres for 15-18 minutes in lined muffin liners. Will make 12 muffins.

Notes

Jar Choice: Try to find a quart sized jar that is a little wider/bigger, if that makes sense. You’ve seen then at Home Goods or TJ Maxx…look at the photo and you’ll see. The ingredients fit perfectly so just be aware. 🙂 

Over Baking: Don’t over bake the muffins so they don’t get dry.

Storage: Store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days. 

Mini Muffin Option: Cook for 8-10 minutes and start checking on them. Since they are so much smaller, they will cook very fast! Just like above, you can add different chocolate chips or drizzle chocolate on top! You could even sprinkle them with powdered sugar. 

Harder Muffins: If the muffins end up hard, it’s most likely because the batter was over mixed or they were baked too long. Be sure to just mix the batter until it’s barely mixed, and don’t go overboard. Also, double-check your oven temperature and make adjustments as needed. The last thing that could happen is that the flour measurement is off. Remember when baking to use a spoon to scoop flour INTO the dry measuring cup and then LEVEL off with the back of a knife. If you SCOOP the flour, you could be adding 2-4 tbsps more flour than you need which make these harder. 

Nutrition

Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 138mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 121mg | Iron: 1.7mg

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