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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Brownie in a Mug Mix & DIY Gift Idea

    Last updated: May 20, 2019 by Melissa Riker · 22 Comments

    Brownie in a Mug Mix & DIY Gift Idea

    A spoonful of brownie mix in front of a white coffee cup on a wood table

    I love gifting sweet treats at Christmas time but this year I wanted to send something a little more shelf-stable to my out of state family.  I had recently made my favorite Brownie in a Mug Recipe for my husband and as I was mixing it up I realized it was the perfect thing to make in bulk and gift! I am sharing the single serving recipe with you today along with the conversion for making it in bulk for gifts, and I'm even throwing in some printable tags to boot! Merry Christmas to you!

    Brownie in a Mug DIY Gift-1

    Ingredients:

    • 3 tablespoon sugar
    • 2 tablespoon dark cocoa
    • 4 tablespoon all purpose flour
    • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 3 tablespoon water
    • 1 tablespoon chocolate chips (optional but oh-so-good!)

    Directions:

    Mix all ingredients in a mug (batter will be very thick.) Microwave for 1 minute and enjoy!

    Brownie in a Mug DIY Gift-4

    You can also make this mix in bulk and gift it along with this cute printable tag I created! To make large batches mix

    • 3 ⅓ cup sugar
    • 2 ½ cups dark cocoa
    • 5 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 cup chocolate chips

    This mixture makes enough to fill 6 pint sized mason jars.

    Brownie in a Mug DIY Gift with printables

    Scoop into mason jars or whatever container you prefer and gift with these printable tags.

    brownie in a mug mix

     

    Easy peasy! See all of my DIY Gift Ideas here (there are a TON!)

     

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    1. Christina says

      November 12, 2020 at 2:14 pm

      Hi, I'm wondering what size jars the bulk recipe fills- 8oz or 16oz?

      Reply
      • Melissa Riker says

        November 13, 2020 at 4:20 pm

        it fills 6 pint sized jars, so 16 oz.

        Reply
    2. Charmaine says

      November 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm

      Is there a printable label for the single serving option?!

      Reply
    3. Dottie says

      April 29, 2019 at 11:47 pm

      Wanted to make your Brownie in a Mug recipe with a kindergarten class. Did you ever post why the single mug recipe says 3 tablespoons of water, but the bulk recipe says 2 tablespoons water per serving?

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        April 30, 2019 at 12:22 pm

        It's just a difference in how much mix was used Dottie. The bulk recipe doesn't make as large of a serving because I needed to measure out a round measurement (the 1/3 cup of mix) and the single serve is over 1/3 cup once you mix the individual ingredients.

        Reply
        • Dottie says

          April 30, 2019 at 2:20 pm

          The kindergarten class enjoyed making, and are super excited to give, their pint jars of Brownie in a Mug Mix to their moms for Mother’s Day. Thank you for your quick response to my question.

          Reply
    4. Paige says

      January 09, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      My roommate and I are looking for a mix like this that we can just add water to in our dorm room. Is there something I should try to mix in instead of the vegetable oil? We don't usually keep that in our room.

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        January 11, 2019 at 1:04 pm

        Hi Paige, I think it would be too dry without the vegetable oil. Perhaps you can keep a small bottle on hand? ~Melissa

        Reply
    5. Marcella says

      December 09, 2018 at 2:07 am

      How long does the mix last? I wanted to give it for a friend.

      Reply
    6. Sarah says

      October 27, 2018 at 4:19 pm

      Typo:
      *mix the batter (not “black after”... oh autocorrect 🙁 )

      Reply
    7. Sarah says

      October 27, 2018 at 4:17 pm

      1) How can we make the brownie less dry? Would 50 seconds in the microwave do the trick?
      2) idea: mix black after batter, pour it into a mug, press a Reese’s PB cup into the center, cover with batter and bake in the microwave as prescribed.

      Thanks so much for sharing this recipe! I have a lot of jars at home and could use them to gift this to others:)
      Does anyone know if a regular salsa jar could produce the same kind of results as does a mug?

      Reply
    8. Patt says

      September 23, 2018 at 12:04 pm

      Melissa - Can you tell me why the individual mix takes 3 tablespoons of water but the large mix takes 2 tablespoons?

      Reply
      • Sarah says

        October 27, 2018 at 4:14 pm

        That’s a really good question. I’d like the answer too:)

        Reply
        • Melissa says

          October 27, 2018 at 7:57 pm

          Hi Sarah, this recipe is pretty old on the blog but I put it on my list to retest this week to see if there is anything that needs adjustment. I will respond back again with the results, thanks so much for the feedback! ~melissa

          Reply
          • Sarah says

            October 28, 2018 at 9:30 am

            Great thanks! If you have any other jar mixes I’d be interested in hearing about them too:) ... especially ones that create super moist bakery in a mug/microwave.

            Reply
    9. Pooja says

      September 06, 2018 at 10:44 am

      Superb recipe

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        September 17, 2018 at 6:28 pm

        Thank you!! ~Melissa

        Reply
    10. Lisa says

      July 23, 2018 at 3:49 pm

      Thought I would shsre the poem I wrote to use when I give jars for presents at Christmas:

      When the holidays are over
      and all the sweets are gone
      How will you get through?
      Oh how will you go on?

      You don't need to worry
      Help is not too far
      Just remember that you have
      Brownies in a jar

      Pick a pretty mug
      It's so simple and so easy
      Chocolate oohey goey goodness
      When you need it in a hurry

      One third a cup of mix
      Two tablespoons of water
      Add two tablespoons of oil
      And mix into a batter

      Microwave just one minute
      Then let it cool slightly
      Your brownie is now ready
      You might want one nightly!

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        July 25, 2018 at 11:05 am

        SO cute, I love it!!!! ~Melissa

        Reply
    11. Kaitlyn says

      November 04, 2016 at 2:35 pm

      Yum! This will definitely cure my brownie craving. Sometimes, making a full pan is annoying when you only want a few bites. Thanks for sharing the mug mix recipe, too!

      Reply
      • Melissa says

        November 05, 2016 at 10:19 am

        You're very welcome Kaitlyn! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! ~Melissa

        Reply
    12. Michelle Owens says

      June 10, 2016 at 8:21 pm

      "Brownies" taste awesome but they are very much a cakey brownie. Mine looked and tasted like a brownie flavored cake, but drier. Still good, but not what I was expecting.

      Reply

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