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Red Wine Brownies in a Jar

Nov 30, 2021 · 55 Comments

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Red wine brownies in a jar are perfect for giving as a food gift or for enjoying on your own!  Gift a bottle of red wine with the brownie mix in a jar and the lucky recipient can use a splash of wine in the brownies, and enjoy the rest of the bottle. Chocolate and wine – no better gift than that!

Bottle of wine and brownies in a jar this image

When talking about favorite food pairings, chocolate and wine is definitely one of my favorite combinations.  I mean, I also love peanut butter and jelly, cheese and crackers, bacon and eggs (and I could go on and on) but when it comes to treating myself, chocolate and wine is where it’s at!

Ingredients to make red wine brownies in a jar

What ingredients do you need to make red wine brownies?

  • Flour
  • Baking powder
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Granulated sugar
  • Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • Unsalted butter
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • Red Wine
  • Mason jar – if you’re giving this as a gift

Brownie batter

Around the holidays, I’m all about decadence and these brownies fit the bill.  They are rich and ooey gooey chocolatey and super moist.  The chocolate chips melt into the batter and there’s a hint of red wine which really amplifies the chocolate flavor, making the brownie the best brownie you’ve had in a long time!


Cut up brownies

One of my favorite things to give as gifts is something that is functional, but also fun.  For that reason, I think food gifts are the best!  I’ve shared a few recipes, previously, that work great as food gifts.

  • Sea Salt Turtle Cups
  • Chocolate Turtle Chex Mix
  • Peppermint Fudge
  • Bananas Foster Party Chex Mix

Brownies on a plate with glass of red wine

Tips for making these brownies:

  1. To help get the brownie batter mixture into the jar, make a funnel out of paper and pour it right in. You can either mix the dry ingredients together or layer them. I would suggest mixing all the ingredients, makes it so much easier.
  2. Add a label with baking instructions to the jar.  To make it even easier, I’ve created a label (front and back) for you to download!
  3. Have a bottle of wine that’s been sitting around on the counter?  This recipe is perfect for using up that last little bit so it doesn’t go to waste.  OR, if you use a new bottle, you get to enjoy the rest with your yummy brownie!

Brownies

When these red wine brownies are cooking, the smell is amazing!  The smell of cocoa will waft throughout the house – what better thing at the holidays!?  So, whether you’re giving these red wine brownies in a jar as a gift or making them for yourself, you’re going to fall in love with this recipe!

Other recipes you might enjoy:

  • Raspberry Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
  • 5 Ingredient Chewy Brownie Cookies
  • Rocky Road Brownies In a Mason Jar

 

*This post was originally done as a partnership with Pick ‘n Save.

Pick ‘n Save has an extensive wine section with wines at very affordable prices (my kind of place – you know how much I love Pick ‘n Save from my previous posts of pressure cooker chicken spaghetti casserole, one pot sausage and rice casserole, cranberry walnut crumb bars and Thanksgiving turkey.) I came across Magistrate wines, they’re rich and bold and perfect for pairing with chocolate and making these red wine brownies. You want to use a Cabernet or Pinot Noir for these brownies.

Bottle of wine and brownies in a jar

Red Wine Brownies in a Jar

Delicious red wine brownies in a jar that are great to give as a food gift.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 16 brownies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Kroger all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon Kroger baking powder
  • ½ cup Kroger unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Smidge and Spoon granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup Kroger semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup Simple Truth unsalted butter 1 stick
  • 2 Simple Truth Cage Free eggs large
  • 1 teaspoon Kroger Pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup red wine Magistrate Cabernet or Storyteller Cabernet or Pinot Noir
  • 1 Mason Jar 32 oz.

Instructions

To make brownie mix jar:

  • Combine dry ingredients (flour through chocolate chip) in a bowl and pour into a mason jar. Print labels ( front and back -or hand write) and attach to mason jar. Gift with a bottle of Pinot Noir, Cabernet, or Merlot!

To make brownies

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Line a square 8" x 8" baking dish with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  • In a large microwave safe bowl, microwave butter for 30 seconds. Using a hand or stand mixer, beat butter first then beat in the vanilla extract, red wine and eggs (this step doesn't look pretty, but the end result is delicious!).
  • Stir in contents of the mason jar and mix until combined.
    Brownie batter
  • Spoon batter into prepared baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Let cool, remove parchment paper from pan, slice brownies and enjoy with a glass of red wine!
    Brownies on a plate with glass of red wine

Notes

Nutrition information disclaimer: the nutrition information presented on this site should be considered an estimate as the calculations will change based on the exact products you use in your own kitchen.  
 
This recipe makes 1 jar which equals 1 tray of 16 brownies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 378mg | Sugar: 16g

This post is brought to you by my partnership with Pick ‘n Save, as always, all opinions are mine alone. Thank you for supporting the brands that make the SweetPhi blog possible. For more inspiration from Pick ‘n Save, be sure to follow their Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest accounts.

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  1. Leann Gerfen says

    December 22, 2019 at 8:48 am

    Sugar cookies with buttercream icing are my favorite treat!

    Reply
  2. Lorena Keech says

    December 14, 2019 at 10:42 am

    These sound yummy. My doctor is asking me to watch my cholesterol and red wine and chocolate are good for that, right??? We like “bundtinis” as our holiday dessert. They are tiny Bundt cakes and they are perfect after a big meal. We get a taste of sweet without making ourselves sick from overeating.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 16, 2019 at 9:10 am

      Hahaha, yes, exactly about the red wine and chocolate!!! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Linda Bick says

    December 14, 2019 at 7:59 am

    I love to bake my Nantucket Christmas cranberry pie ?

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 16, 2019 at 9:10 am

      That sounds like such a wonderful holiday recipe!

      Reply
  4. Amy Cooley says

    December 13, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert is a Coffee Cashew Biscotti I make every Christmas. I drink a lot of coffee to stay warm and it’s a nice treat to dunk in my drink. Merry Christmas and many blessings to your family!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 16, 2019 at 3:33 pm

      These sound so good!

      Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    December 13, 2019 at 9:28 am

    These brownies look awesome!! I am definitely going to have to make them!! Great gift !! My favorite dessert would have to be cheesecake. Thank you for sharing your amazing ideas. Have a super Christmas with your beautiful family!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 16, 2019 at 3:35 pm

      I hope you enjoy these brownies. And cheesecake sounds amazing!!

      Reply
  6. Jennifer Joyce says

    December 13, 2019 at 9:23 am

    My favorite (and most requested) dessert at Christmas is Hershey Bar Cake. My family starts asking for it as soon as Thanksgiving is over!

    Reply
  7. Kelly Heslip says

    December 13, 2019 at 6:56 am

    I have to say, I have a sweet tooth, so all the desserts! But my mom has always made this recipe that was passed down from a friend of her mother (she’s been making it all my life and way beyond that) for Egg Custard Pie. That’s what we have always called it, but it could also be a Chess or Buttermilk Pie (maybe). And the other are my mom’s homemade Millionaires (like Turtles candy)! I can’t wait for Christmas lunch with my family!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 13, 2019 at 9:26 am

      Thank you so much for sharing that – what sweet memories! I’ve had chess pie before – it’s delicious! I make a brown sugar pie that is similar, but different, and so good. And those turtles, oh my goodness, they sound incredible! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  8. Annette says

    December 13, 2019 at 6:11 am

    It’s so hard to pick just one holiday dessert. My aunt used to make the best bourbon or rum balls (I don’t remember which they were), but she passed away without leaving me her recipes. The funniest was when she sent them to my dad who was in the hospital recovering from surgery. 😉 I also really like pralines around this time of year.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 13, 2019 at 9:27 am

      Thank you so much for sharing those memories. Those rum balls sound amazing!!

      Reply
  9. Sharon says

    December 13, 2019 at 6:05 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is Italian Cream Cake. I get it once a year and relish the taste, so good!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 13, 2019 at 9:27 am

      Yum! I remember you telling me about this cake before and I googled it and it just sounds so amazing!!

      Reply
  10. Leann G says

    December 8, 2019 at 8:25 pm

    My favorite Christmas dessert is all the cookies…especially buttercream iced sugar cookies or good ol’ chocolate chip!

    Reply
  11. Susan Broughton says

    December 6, 2019 at 5:20 pm

    My favorite sweet to have for the Holidays is the Pumpkin Roll.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:50 pm

      Oh yum, love a good pumpkin roll

      Reply
  12. Mary W says

    December 6, 2019 at 1:31 pm

    Every year my Mother would make our favorite dessert for our birthdays. Each year I chose chocolate eclairs made from scratch with real custard filling. Only later as an adult did I realize how much work went into each eclair and what an outrageous request that was to make during the crazy busy Xmas holiday season! Chocolate eclairs are still my #1 favorite!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:51 pm

      That is such a sweet story Mary, thank you for sharing that. I cannot believe your mother made eclairs, that’s love!

      Reply
  13. Jann M. says

    December 6, 2019 at 10:26 am

    Ooh. I am very tempted to make these next time I make brownies!!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:54 pm

      I think you’d totally love love love these, definitely worth making!

      Reply
  14. Sara Williams says

    December 6, 2019 at 10:10 am

    Ooh! These look amazing. I’m definitely going to try this recipe. My favorite holiday dessert is my Grandmother’s divinity.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:55 pm

      I think you’re going to love this recipe! And what is a divinity dessert? So curious!

      Reply
  15. Linda Bick says

    December 6, 2019 at 8:58 am

    I love a good chewy molasses’s cookie in December!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:56 pm

      Oh yum, a good chewy molasses cookie is amazing

      Reply
  16. Denise E. says

    December 6, 2019 at 8:38 am

    What a great gift idea!
    My favorite holiday dessert was always my MIL’s homemade cookies and candies. She made everything! And made it well. Alas, she passed away in June, so I will never have those decadent treats again.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:57 pm

      I think you’d love these, they’re such a great gift (I’m making them for teachers/friends/clients/etc.) this year!
      Sorry to hear about your MIL’s passing, those treats sounded amazing.

      Reply
  17. Monica M says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:52 am

    My favorite dessert during the holidays is frosted sugar cookies. I don’t make many holiday desserts at my house, (lack of willpower). Your brownie recipe does look delicious and I will be putting on my Pinterest Board to try soon. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      I think you’d love these brownies (thank you for pinning!!) and you can’t beat a good ‘ole sugar cookie!

      Reply
  18. Kim Henrichs says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:43 am

    Oh girl these look AMAZING!!
    My fave holiday dessert is chocolate crinkle cookies. I don’t have them any other time than December!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      Thank you so much, I think you’d love these!! I love a good chocolate crinkle cookie (I make them with cocoa cola!)

      Reply
  19. G Thom says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:36 am

    My favorite holiday desserts are red velvet cake, red velvet brownies, gingerbread cookies, pumpkin pie and chocolate ice cream

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      Such decadent and delicious holiday desserts!

      Reply
  20. Heidi Swan says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:33 am

    I love my mother in laws pumpkin torte! Making them is like a 20 step process with about a million ingredients so I haven’t attempted to make them myself yet!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 1:59 pm

      Oooooh, a pumpkin torte sounds impressive, you’ll have to tell me more about this because I’m intrigued! 🙂

      Reply
  21. Susan Craig says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:28 am

    Great gift idea (hint hint Marina !) My favorite Christmas cookies are the traditional decorated sugar cookies. We will be baking & decorating them this weekend.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm

      So glad you like this gift idea!! I too love a good decorated sugar cookie – hope you have a wonderful time baking!

      Reply
  22. Elizabeth says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:25 am

    My favorite Christmas cookies are the cornflake green wreaths. Can’t wait to make them this weekend!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 2:01 pm

      Oh I love those green wreaths, my MIL makes them! Hope you have a fun cooking day!

      Reply
  23. Jeffrey says

    December 6, 2019 at 7:12 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is chocolate chip cookies, I think Santa likes them too!

    Reply
    • Heidi Stafford says

      December 6, 2019 at 9:43 am

      My favorite holiday treat is Swedish Spritz Cookies. I’ve been making them for 40 years and the recipe came from my great-grandma who made them in her kitchen in Sweden. Such a special family tradition.

      Reply
      • Sweetphi says

        December 7, 2019 at 1:55 pm

        That is a special family tradition, thank you for sharing!

        Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      December 7, 2019 at 2:01 pm

      HAHAH so true, Santa loves them – you just reminded me I need to add some to my list of ‘to make’ before Christmas!

      Reply
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