Jar mixes - would you want to receive or would you think wtf?

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I was thinking of doing muffin or brownie jar mixes where you have to add an egg or candy cane hot choc in a jar. Be honest if you would hate something like this!

I'd go for a hot chocolate customization kit rather than a jar mix- marshmallows, flavoured syrups, sprinkles etc with a pretty mug. You could do similar for cakes assuming you know the recipient bakes- a nice cake tin full of decorations, interesting flavourings etc.

People who can bake don't want this.

People who don't like to cook don't want this.

The only receptive audience that I can think of would be people who like the idea of cooking but think it's difficult, or that buying ingredients is a faff.

It sounds more fun to make than to receive.

No thank you .

No, would bin it

Surely it costs quite a bit to get naice jars and all the bits.

Perhaps just give chocolate instead!

Wow. I bake but I would also think this was a fine gift and I'm shocked at the reaction. To me it would be like an offer to try a new recipe. To each their own!

Oh dear, I have given 2 of theses recently as birthday presents!

I thought they looked lovely, a bit different and something I would enjoy using.

Apparently I was wrong...

What Trills said.

Oops sorry skinny, X post

The 'something a bit different' is a really easy trap to fall into, I think. Especially at Christmas when there are so many presents to buy.

I've never come across this idea before, but I find it rather odd!
A jar with premixed dry ingredients? No, that's pretty rubbish. Sorry.

I wouldn't want to receive one, though I nearly gave them out one year. I was totally skint and priced up making them, they worked out pretty cheap. I just needed to something that I could afford to give, even if I knew I wouldn't want to receive it. Ended up doing something different in the end.

I'd hate it, a jar of flour is really what it is. Nice chocolates or a box of biscuits would be nicer.

I think part of the issue is that you give this at Christmas, a season of cakes and cooking and warm food. People get around to looking at them in January. Not a month a bake or drink hot chocolate. It seems Christmassy but really is just ruining people's healthy January!

Why waste time and money giving something you wouldn't want yourself Claire?
Just don't give anything!

It's a crap gift.

Its crap.

How can you give someone flour in a jar and expect them to be pleased? Just because it has a fancy ribbon and a twee label attached doesn't make it 'nice'. It's still flour in a jar.

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I would like it but I am clearly in the minority.

I'm in the category of liking baked goods without actually baking though - I can't be the only one.

You need to make and bake the thing though, FixItUp. Unless you really hate weighing stuff, it's not really going to improve the baking process.

I felt the need to give something, wanting to hide that I couldn't actually afford to give anything really. Daft if I'm honest, but I was too ashamed to give nothing to people I knew would be spending in me and mine. Understandable I think?

I would end up chucking it out and much rather you had kept the money for yourself or just given me a box of chocolates or bottle of wine.

Boss made me make loads of these for last Christmas at the cafe I worked at. Loads of different recipes. Didn't sell a single one!

Reflects the unanimous-ness of this thread!

I wouldn't like this personally. You can't go wrong with wine or chocolates IMO. Or naice biscuits.