I've been seeing Various Desserts in Jars all over the internet recently, and they looked so awesome, so I gave it a shot. Here's the results and a tutorial for you to try yourself!
Yum!!! We're going to be making 2 types, Raspberry Brownie, and Mixed Berry Pie.
Stuff You'll need: Raspberry Brownie
Raspberries
Butter
Sugar
Flour
Brownie Mix - (and whatever that asks for)
Jars - (Heat safe! As is, a jar that withstand harsh temperature changes and not explode. Jam/Jelly Ball Jars are good for this.)
Stuff You'll need: Mixed Berry Pie
Mixed Berries - (really any berries work here)
Pie Crust - (I used normal pie crust, and also phyllo dough)
Butter
Sugar
Flour
Heavy Cream - (for whipped cream)
Jars - (Heat safe! As is, a jar that withstand harsh temperature changes and not explode. Jam/Jelly Ball Jars are good for this.)
NOTE: I'm not using specific measurements anywhere, because it really depends on how many / what size jars you're filling. I'll be using a lot of approximates. Don't worry, it'll work out.
(1) Berry Prep:
You'll want enough berries to fill half of a jar x however many jars you have.
Put your berries in a mixing bowl. Now coat with equal amounts sugar, flour, and melted butter. You don't want a lot of anything floating around, so just enough to coat the berries. (Some people like really sweet desserts. I always think just the taste of the berries, with a tiny bit of sugar is enough. That's why there's only enough sugar to just coat the berries. If the mixture at this point isn't sweet enough for you, you can always add more sugar to the mix.)
(2) Raspberry Brownie:
Easy bit. Make the brownie mix.
Now in equal amounts, add to your jar: brownie mix, then raspberries, then brownie mix, then raspberries, etc. Make sure the top layer is raspberries.
NOTE: The berries will compress a bit when it bakes, so pack those things down in there, or you'll only have half a jar full after baking.
(2) Mixed Berry Pie:
So you have some choices here for the dough. Pie crust is the default way to go. I also added some phyllo dough because its so thin and flaky it added a cool texture.
Also, when adding the layers of pie crust I just tore them into little squares and sprinkled them in there like a crumble. If you want yours more like "pie", you can use the lid of the jar to punch out circles and place those in there for the dough layers.
Now in equal amounts, add to your jar: Some dough (however you decide to do it), some mixed berries, then some dough, mixed berries, etc.
Here you'll want your top layer to be the dough. I'm going be covering it in whipped cream, so I just topped it with some more dough squares and punched out dough hearts. If you're not adding whipped cream, you could do something a little cuter like a lattice.
NOTE: The berries will compress a bit when it bakes, so pack those things down in there, or you'll only have half a jar full after baking.
(3) Baking!
So now your jars are prepared, and you're ready to bake. Put your jars, lids off, on a baking pan. This is just in case some juices drip out, you wont have to clean your oven.
Now, depending on what you have going in your jars, and your oven (because everyone's oven bakes a little different) your bake time might vary. Here's an approximate.
You don't actually want to pre-heat the oven. I'm always worried the jars will explode due to sudden heat, especially filled with cold ingredients. Put your pan with the jars into a cold oven, and turn up the temperature to 200 degrees F. Let that go for 10-15 minutes, then raise to 350 degrees F.
For the Mixed Berry Pie Jars, I found they took about 35 minutes after having raised the temperature to 350. The Raspberry brownie took a bit longer, at about 45 minutes, due the the brownie mix. Read your brownie mix instructions also, and see what it suggests to help you decide. Really just keep an eye on them after the first 30 minutes, and when the dough looks flaky or the brownie looks cooked, You're good to go. The berries should be juicy and bubbling, and have compressed a bit.
When they come out of the oven, let them cool, then pup on your lids.
Raspberry Brownies are done!!
For the Mixed Berry Pie, whipped cream is next.
(4) Whipped Cream
Pretty easy to make whipped cream. In a mixing bowl, add heavy cream (1 cup is good enough for covering 5 jars) and half a cup of sugar. Now, on high, beat it with an electric beater. Beat until fluffy and light.
Spoon the whipped cream into a sandwich bag, now seal tightly. Cut a tiny bit (very tiny) off one of the bottom corners of the bag. Now just squeeze the whipped cream out of the bag from the little hole right into your jars, and there you go! You can try and do cute whipped cream designs or make a swirl too.
Mixed Berry Pie IS DONE!!! Cover with your lid, and ENJOY THAT YUM-A-SAURUS!
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