Banana Cranberry and Coconut Bread or Muffin Jar

Make sure you have a sterilized 1 quart or 1 liter jar. With a good lid.

Dry Ingredients:

• Carefully place 1 cup of sugar on the bottom of the jar.
• Add a 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans.
• Add 1/2 cup of coconut (grated).
• Add 3/4 cup of dried cranberries
• Add 1/3 cup of brown sugar.
• In a bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda and mix together.
• Add the flour mixture to the jar.
• Clean the top of the jar and place the lid on.
• Decorate the jar as you like.

Below are the instructions you would add to the gift jar.

Or you can print out a HOLIDAY GIFT CARD or AUTUMN TIME HOSTESS GIFT CARD of this recipe.

 

To make the Banana Cranberry and Coconut Bread or Muffins follow this recipe

Wet Ingredients:

• jar of Banana Cranberry and Coconut Mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup melted butter
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
• 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract

Method:

In a bowl, crack the eggs and beat them with a whisk. Add the mashed bananas, butter and almond extract. Add the jar of banana cranberry and coconut mixture and mix together with a wooden spoon. Do not over mix. Place batter into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350F for 1 hour. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, before removing from pan.