Creative Holiday Gift Ideas: Easter Basket Jars

Creative Holiday Gift Ideas: Easter Basket Jars takes about 5 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains around 18g of protein, 81g of fat, and a total of 1951 calories. This recipe serves 4 and costs $5.39 per serving. 12907 people have tried and liked this recipe. Head to the store and pick up Chocolate Easter Eggs, colorful sprinkles, jelly beans, and a few other things to make it today. It will be a hit at your Easter event. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. It is brought to you by The Culinary Life. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 21%, which is not so spectacular. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: cherry, coconut + pistachio biscotti gift jars, Chocolate Chip Pecan Banana Bread Gift Jars, and Get Well Gift Basket with Bigelow and Lemon Honey Cupcakes #AmericasTea.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

Easter M&Ms

4 6- x 6-inch squares of colorful fabric

Jelly beans

Other spring-colored candy (about 3 pounds of candy total)

24 Peeps

4 Mason jars, 16-ounces, with lids and screw-on bands

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

Wash jars and lids, then dry completely. Wet jars = melted candy.Fill each jar with a 1- to 2-inch layer of M&Ms, jelly beans, and other candies. Feel free to layer them in to create layers of color, similar to layers of sand in sand jars.Insert six Peeps into each jar, making sure to situation them so that they're pushed up against the side of the jars, facing out.Fill the rest of the jar with candy, packing well so that the layers and Peeps are held in place. The goal here is to pack the jars so that the candy stays in place - at least until little fingers remove the lid. :)For each jar, set the flat lid on top of the jar. Place a square of fabric over the lid, and then screw on the threaded band over the fabric. You may need to poke and prod the fabric to keep it from bunching up while you screw on the band; bunched fabric will get caught in the threads and keep it from sealing.Keep jars in a cool, dark place for storage.

 

Step by step:


1. Wash jars and lids, then dry completely. Wet jars = melted candy.Fill each jar with a 1- to 2-inch layer of M&Ms, jelly beans, and other candies. Feel free to layer them in to create layers of color, similar to layers of sand in sand jars.Insert six Peeps into each jar, making sure to situation them so that they're pushed up against the side of the jars, facing out.Fill the rest of the jar with candy, packing well so that the layers and Peeps are held in place. The goal here is to pack the jars so that the candy stays in place - at least until little fingers remove the lid. :)For each jar, set the flat lid on top of the jar.

2. Place a square of fabric over the lid, and then screw on the threaded band over the fabric. You may need to poke and prod the fabric to keep it from bunching up while you screw on the band; bunched fabric will get caught in the threads and keep it from sealing.Keep jars in a cool, dark place for storage.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
1950k Calories
17g Protein
80g Total Fat
292g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
1950k
98%

Fat
80g
124%

  Saturated Fat
50g
313%

Carbohydrates
292g
97%

  Sugar
269g
299%

Cholesterol
51mg
17%

Sodium
250mg
11%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
17g
35%

Calcium
396mg
40%

Fiber
9g
37%

Iron
4mg
23%

Vitamin A
764IU
15%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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Food Joke

Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a maddening passion for baked beans. She loved them but unfortunately they had always had a very embarrassing and somewhat lively reaction to her. Then one day she met a guy and fell in love. When it became apparent that they would marry she thought to herself, " He is such a sweet and gentle man, he would never go for this carrying on." So she made the supreme sacrifice and gave up beans. Some months later her car broke down on the way home from work. Since she lived in the country she called her husband and told him that she would be late because she had to walk home. On her way she passed a small diner and the odor of the baked beans was more than she could stand. Since she still had miles to walk, she figured that she would walk off any ill effects by the time she reached home. So, she stopped at the diner and before she knew it, she had consumed three large orders of baked beans. All the way home she putt-putted. And upon arriving home she felt reasonably sure she could control it. Her husband seemed excited to see her and exclaimed delightedly, "Darling, I have a surprise for dinner tonight." He then blindfolded her and led her to her chair at the table. She seated herself and just as he was about to remove the blindfold from his wife, the telephone rang. He made her promise not to touch the blindfold until he returned. He then went to answer the phone. The baked beans she had consumed were still affecting her and the pressure was becoming almost unbearable, so while her husband was out of the room she seized the opportunity, shifted her weight to one leg and let it go. It was not only loud, but it smelled like a fertilizer truck running over a skunk in front of pulpwood mill. She took her napkin and fanned the air around her vigorously. Then, she shifted to the other cheek and ripped three more, which reminded her of cabbage cooking. Keeping her ears tuned to the conversation in the other room, she went on like this for another ten minutes. When the phone farewells signaled the end of her freedom, she fanned the air a few more times with her napkin, placed it on her lap and folded her hands upon it, smiling contentedly to herself. She was the picture of innocence when her husband returned, Apologizing for taking so long, he asked her if she peeked, and she assured him that she had not. At this point, he removed the blindfold, and she was surprised! There were twelve dinner guests seated around the table to wish her a Happy Birthday!

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