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Apple Cinnamon Muffins Recipe – Quick, Easy And Delicious Snack!

January 26, 2026 by 14 Comments

This easy apple cinnamon muffins recipe makes delicious muffins that everyone loves! These muffins only take 5 minutes to prepare. I make them frequently because they are a favorite in my family! Even picky eaters and teenagers can’t resist their mouth-watering taste.

Whether you’re looking for a quick snack or something to bring to a potluck, these muffins are the perfect option. They complement almost any meal and their sweet and savory flavor is sure to please your taste buds.

This apple cinnamon muffins recipe makes super yummy muffins that are great for all kinds of occasions. These muffins are easy to make with just 5 minutes prep time. They're great for breakfast, after school snacks, as an addition to a family meal and more! Our family loves them and you will, too!

This apple cinnamon muffins recipe makes super yummy muffins that are great for all kinds of occasions. These muffins are easy to make with just 5 minutes prep time. They’re great for breakfast, after school snacks, as an addition to a family meal and more! Our family loves them and you will, too!

These muffins also make a great gift in a jar mix for holidays and special occasions. If you would like to make it as a jar mix recipe, you will find that version of the recipe below!

This apple cinnamon muffins recipe is in volume 1 of our cookbook, where it is called Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix.

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This homemade apple cinnamon muffin mix makes super yummy muffins which are great for all kinds of occasions and make easy gifts in a jar!

This homemade apple cinnamon muffin mix makes super yummy muffins which are great for all kinds of occasions and make great easy gifts in a jar! They’re great for breakfast, after school snacks, as an addition to a family meal and more! Our family loves them and you will, too!

Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Mixes and Gifts In A Jar, Quick Breads, Recipes Tagged With: bread, gifts in a jar, mixes, recipe

Easy Homemade Granola Recipe

January 11, 2026 by 33 Comments

This easy homemade granola recipe makes a healthy and delicious granola perfect for snacks or breakfast! Easy to make and a lot less expensive than store bought granola, it’s a tasty way to save on your food bill!

This easy homemade granola recipe makes a healthy and delicious granola perfect for snacks or breakfast! Easy to make and a lot less expensive than store bought granola, it's a tasty way to save on your food bill!

For lots more easy and delicious homemade recipes like this homemade granola recipe, check out our cookbooks!

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Mixes and Gifts In A Jar, Recipes Tagged With: Breakfast, gifts in a jar, recipe

Easy Snickerdoodles Recipe – Tasty Snickerdoodle Cookies!

August 14, 2025 by 22 Comments

This easy snickerdoodles recipe is a tasty treat that everyone loves! You’ll also find instructions to make a jar mix that’s perfect for gift giving!

This easy snickerdoodles recipe makes delicious buttery snickerdoodle cookies. With the texture of sugar cookies and a slight cinnamon flavor, these cookies are a tasty treat that everyone loves! You'll also find instructions to make a jar mix that's perfect for gift giving!

Snickerdoodle cookies are a classic sugar cookie style cookie that everyone loves! They are not as sweet as sugar cookies but have a nice buttery cinnamon flavor. Snickerdoodle cookies can range from crispy to soft. Our easy snickerdoodles recipe is on the softer side, with just a slight delicate crunch to make them perfect!

I don’t know many people who don’t just love snickerdoodles! My kids can eat an entire batch in one sitting… If there are any left by the time they get home from school!

If you want, you can make several batches of snickerdoodle cookies and keep them in the cupboard in a cookie jar so you can have fresh snickerdoodles any time! This easy snickerdoodles recipe makes a snack that’s great for keeping on hand for after school snacks. Keep some on hand and you won’t always have to come up with something new for the kids before they go out to play.

Snickerdoodles as a Jar Mix Gift

This easy snickerdoodles recipe is designed as a jar mix perfect for gift giving. Our recipe below includes instructions for making the cookies right away and also instructions for making the jar mix to give as a gift.

If you are gift-giving, save pretty jars or mason jars to put the mix in. Put a pretty ribbon around the top and you have a quick and easy gift! These jar mixes are also perfect when included in homemade gift baskets!

This easy snickerdoodles recipe is from Volume 1 of our cookbook:

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Mixes and Gifts In A Jar, Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, gifts in a jar, Homemade, recipe

Easy Swiss Mocha Recipe

January 8, 2021 by 18 Comments

Save money with this easy Swiss Mocha recipe! It’s a less expensive way to enjoy this tasty treat and works well as a jar mix that you can give as a gift! [Read more…] about Easy Swiss Mocha Recipe

Filed Under: Beverages, Gluten Free Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, gifts in a jar, mixes, recipe

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

January 2, 2021 by 19 Comments

This homemade hot chocolate mix recipe is easy to make with ingredients you already have at home and saves money. It also includes jar mix instructions to make it perfect for gift giving!

This homemade hot chocolate mix recipe is easy to make with ingredients you already have at home and saves money. This recipe also includes jar mix instructions to make it perfect for gift giving!

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

8 cups dry milk
4 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 3/4 cups Nestle’s Quik
1 1/2 cup non-dairy creamer
1 sm. pkg. instant chocolate pudding mix

Sift the ingredients into a large bowl. Place the mix into an airtight containers.

 

Attach this to the jar:

Hot Chocolate 5 Tbsp. (1/3 cup) Hot Chocolate Mix 1 cup hot water (not boiling) marshmallows or whipped cream

Place the Hot Chocolate Mix into a mug. Add water. Stir until Hot Chocolate mix is dissolved. Garnish as desired with marshmallows or whipped cream. Serves 1.

 

Hot chocolate is a nice comfortable treat perfect for cool days! This hot chocolate mix makes a great gift for Christmas, birthdays or just any time you want to say thank you or cheer up a friend!

For more easy homemade jar mix recipes, along with lots of easy recipes for inexpensive home cooking, check out our Dining On A Dime Cookbook!

 

Filed Under: Beverages, Mixes and Gifts In A Jar, Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, gifts in a jar, mixes, recipe

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