My granddaughter is 8 1/2 years old and has been helping me out in the kitchen since the age of 4. When we cook and bake together we’re spending quality time with one another and she’s learning important life skills. As an added bonus, we get to eat something good!
As part of our Cooking with Kids feature here on the blog, I’m sharing with you the latest recipes that the Princess and I made together. The recipe is from the following cookbook:
Title: 150 Best Meals in a Jar
Author: Tanya Linton
ISBN: 978-0-7788-0528-1
Publisher: Robert Rose Books
Note: Page 184 in the Desserts Section
Tips from Shelly: This dessert is made in the microwave. The mason jars will be hot. Please have an adult assist with the recipe and for the adult to handle the hot glass mason jars until they’ve cooled. In addition, you can add or subtract your favorite ingredients. We’ve made the recipe a few times now and at times we’ve added less of the chocolate chips and more of the mini marshmallows. You can play around with the ingredients to get them the way that you like them. Plus, you can assemble the ingredients into the glass mason jar 2 days ahead of time and refrigerate them, until needed. YUMMY GOOD!
Banana S’mores in a Jar Recipe
8 oz. Glass Mason Jar
1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp. unsalted butter, melted
1/2 banana, sliced
1/4 cup miniature marshmallows
1 Tbsp. chocolate chips (we used semi-sweet)
In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter. Press graham cracker mixture firmly into the bottom of the glass jar. Layer the sliced banana, mini marshmallows and chocolate chips on top. Seal jar and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
When read to serve them, remove the lid and microwave on HIGH in 15-second intervals until melted and bubbling. Carefully remove the hot jar from the microwave and let it cool for a couple of minutes before serving.
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I love how easy this is to make . Kid will love to help create them.
I have seen so many good sounding recipes from that book! This looks good, and it would also be portable which is nice for kids. I am glad you mentioned about how hot some hings are coming out of microwaves and mason jars are super hot! I love how you are teaching your granddaughter to cook, and youre right, you get a treat after!
This is really a clever treat! Too bad it cant be salvaged longer then a couple of days. It would be awesome as a Christmas gift..But it definetly would be a Hit.. Everyone loves smores… I know your Granddaughter was excited to make these. What an awesome Grandma you are~
This sounds like one the kids in the family would really enjoy and it would be fun to make these with the kids. Thank you for sharing this great idea for a fun treat.
This is so easy and fun and I really like the fact that it can be made ahead and stored for a day or two and reheated for a yummy treat. Something to make and have for an after school play date.
What a fun, cool treat. I would love to make this as an activity with my Moms Club. It would be as much fun to make with them as it would be to eat it. Yum!
This sounds like such a great treat for the girls and they can make it. I will have to add this to the list of things to do with them.