New Year’s Eve mason jars are an easy-to-make NYE party idea. Fill the mason jars with confetti, party blowers, horns, and Hershey’s Kisses! Christmas is over, and it’s time to ring in the new year! We usually spend the evening at a friend’s house for a laid-back evening of appetizers, board games, and laughter. I […]
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Coffee Break Mason Jar Gift
A Coffee Break Mason Jar is filled with everything you need to make a cup of coffee. Give one of these mason jars as a gift, along with a couple of cute coffee cups. Calling all coffee lovers, this mason jar is for you and for your coffee-loving friends as well. It’s like a grown-up version […]
Valentine’s Day Mason Jar
This Valentine’s Day Mason Jar is full of pampering spa items and sweet treats. Make as gift for your wife, girlfriend, teacher, or your mom! With Valentine’s Day less than two weeks away, I had to share a Valentine’s Day Mason Jar! This gift in a jar is full of pampering spa items and sweet […]
Tea Time Mason Jar Gift
This Tea Time Mason Jar gift is a homemade Christmas gift or Mother’s Day idea for the tea lovers in your life! Includes a printable label! Is it Coffee vs Tea or is it Coffee + Tea? I am most definitely a coffee drinker, but I would like to start drinking more tea, especially now that […]
Gone Fishing Mason Jar Gift
Adorable Gone Fishing Mason Jar gifts are filled with fishing gear and snacks. These jars could also be given as fun party favors. Today is National Go Fishing Day! Although my kids don’t eat fish, they love going to a lake to fish off the dock. If they do catch any fish, they let them […]
Mason Jar Gifts Everything In A Jar
Mason Jar Gifts are so much fun to assemble you can put Everything In A Jar! Gather together a bunch of small times with a similar theme and color. Put them all in a mason jar, add a free printable label and your handmade gift is ready to go! This project has been compensated as […]
Simmering Pot Recipes
These simmering pot recipes will fill your house with the scents of the holidays and seasons. Put the ingredients into jars to give as gifts! A simmering potpourri pot makes your house smell so good! Assemble these simmering pot recipes in jars to give as gifts so your friends and family can enjoy them. Or […]
Spiced Orange Tea
Make warm mugs of Spiced Orange Tea with this easy Russian Tea recipe. Put the mix in mason jars, add labels, and give it as gifts to friends! My friend Amy gave me this recipe for Spiced Orange Tea Mix over 25 years ago! It’s also known as Russian Tea and Friendship Tea. Mix up […]
Caramel Apple Truffles
This Caramel Apple Truffles recipe has the delicious fall flavor of apples with caramel! Plus, these golden Oreo truffles are easy to make! Traditional Oreo truffles are good, but when you add apple butter and stuff the treats with caramel, they move to a whole new level of deliciousness. Everyone will love these caramel apple […]
White Chocolate Sauce
This decadent White Chocolate Sauce is made with only two ingredients! Use it for a white chocolate mocha, ice cream topping, and fondue. Our daughter’s favorite Starbucks iced coffee drink is made with shots of blond espresso, Starbucks white mocha sauce, and half-n-half. So we made a copycat version of the sauce. This easy recipe […]
Strawberry Sauce
Make this strawberry sauce recipe with fresh or frozen strawberries. Pour it on waffles and ice cream, or use it as a glaze for cheesecake! This fruity dessert sauce can be the ‘strawberry on top’ for all your summer treats and breakfast items! We love plump, juicy summer strawberries at our house, and one of […]
About The Team
Meet Tonia and Brian Tonia Larson started The Gunny Sack in 2010, and it has grown from a part-time endeavor to a family business. Brian Larson joined Tonia to work full-time at The Gunny Sack in 2020, and their three children worked as part-time employees as well. We love running the business together, from the […]
Homemade Bisquick
This Homemade Bisquick recipe is easy to make and can be used as a Bisquick substitute. Make biscuits, pancakes, waffles, and cobbler! We like to prepare this bisquick recipe and keep it on hand so that we can quickly make desserts, breakfast, and dinner sides. Bisquick is a great pantry staple because it reduces the […]
Candy Sticks
Sweet, colorful Candy Sticks are an adorable treat. Make candy kabobs with lollipops, marshmallows, and gummy candies for Valentine’s Day! One of my friends got a cute candy stick as part of a birthday gift, and it inspired me to make a Valentine’s Day version. You can make these sweet treats for any occasion!
Glazed Pecans
Glazed Pecans are a simple to prepare, sweet, and crunchy treat your whole family will love. Give them as a gift to your friends and loved ones! We like to snack on these glazed pecans and use them on our salads too, like strawberry spinach salad, apple cranberry salad, and watermelon salad. We recently shared […]
Candied Pecans
This irresistible Candied Pecans recipe makes sweet, crunchy, sugared pecans with a meringue coating! Put them in jars to give as gifts. Everyone who tries these candied pecans falls in love with them and has to admit that they are rather addicting! I think they taste like pecan pie which is one of my favorite […]
Applesauce Recipe
Our easy homemade Applesauce Recipe tastes like apple pie without the crust! Kids love to help make this one. Making applesauce is a must-do activity every autumn! Everyone raves about this homemade applesauce and will want the recipe. Our neighbor Lois used to make it for us when we were kids and then invite us […]
Crock Pot Applesauce
Try this Crock Pot Applesauce recipe with your kids! It’s so easy to make in a slow cooker and they will love eating the applesauce. Using a crock pot to make applesauce is the easiest, hand-off way to make it! Just put the ingredients into the slow cooker and let it do the work. Plus […]
The BEST Homemade Milkshake Recipes
Here are the BEST homemade Milkshake Recipes you’ll want to make on repeat this summer! Keep cool with these classic all-American shakes. A burger, fries, and a shake is an all-American diner staple. Vanilla, chocolate and cookies n cream are the most popular flavors. It’s so easy to all of your favorite milkshakes at home, […]
Chipotle Ranch Dressing
Our Chipotle Ranch Dressing recipe is fantastic on salads and wraps as well as a perfect dip for chicken tenders and french fries. Although we already have a delicious homemade ranch dressing recipe, we wanted to make a spicier version with even more flavor. So we came up with this chipotle ranch dressing and now […]
Ranch Dressing Recipe
This homemade Ranch Dressing recipe is easy to make and better than store-bought! Your family will love using it as a salad dressing and dip. Although we like many different salad dressings, ranch dressing remains our favorite! Besides being delicious on a large variety of salads, it can be used as a dip for anything […]
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Homemade Chocolate Covered Strawberries are the ultimate treat! They look beautiful on a serving platter and can be given as a gift. I shared a recipe for white chocolate covered strawberries way back in 2013 and decided that I should also share how to make chocolate covered strawberries. These strawberries are easy to make and […]
Caramel Pretzel Bites
Caramel Pretzel Bites have a sweet, chewy caramel sandwiched between salty, crunchy pretzels dipped in smooth vanilla almond bark. These festive little caramel pretzel bites are the perfect combination of sweet and salty, crunchy and chewy. They are so easy to make and you don’t even need to turn the oven on.
Chocolate Sauce Recipe
Rich, luscious Chocolate Sauce recipe from scratch that’s perfect for ice cream sundaes, cheesecakes, cakes, chocolate milk and hot chocolate. My husband’s favorite dessert is ice cream so for his birthday we had ice cream sundaes. I made caramel syrup, peanut butter sauce, and chocolate sauce. They were all delicious so I decided to share […]
Taco Seasoning Recipe
Make homemade taco seasoning with this easy recipe using ingredients from your pantry! You can make it mild or spicy depending on your family’s tastes. Recently when I went to make dinner for my family, I couldn’t any packets of taco seasoning in my pantry. So, I made my own taco seasoning recipe and found […]
Cheese On A Stick
This irresistible Cheese On A Stick recipe make gooey, melted cheese coated in a sweet, honey flavored cornmeal batter that is fried to golden perfection. The first time I ever tried Cheese On A Stick was when I was a kid and I remember thinking it was the best thing I had ever eaten. I […]
Mini Corn Dogs
These kid-approved Mini Corn Dogs are hand dipped in a sweet, honey flavored cornmeal batter and deep fried until golden and crispy. Everyone loves mini corn dogs! Not only are they cute, but there is also no stick to deal with like there is in a full-size corn dog. Mini corn dogs can be found […]
Corn Dogs Recipe
With this Corn Dogs recipe, you can make your favorite fair food at home! Hot dogs are hand dipped in a sweet, honey flavored batter and fried until golden. Of all the food available at the fair, corn dogs are arguably at the top of the list. They are so popular that you can even […]
Bisquick Recipes
Use your favorite baking mix to make these mouthwatering Bisquick recipes for everything from breakfast to dinner and appetizers to desserts! Growing up there was always a yellow box of bisquick in the pantry and when I moved out of my parent’s house it became a pantry staple for us as well. The main reason […]
Caramel Syrup
Delicious Caramel Syrup recipe that you’ll want to eat by the spoonful. It’s perfect for ice cream sundaes, apple slices, and coffee drinks. Summer is the time of the year that we eat them most frozen treats, ice cream and frozen yogurt. Homemade ice cream toppings always make it even more delicious so today I’m […]
Chocolate Covered Caramel
A Chocolate Covered Caramel is the most popular choice in a box of chocolates. Make your own caramel truffles that taste better than store-bought ones! Last December I shared an easy caramel candy recipe that is a family favorite. I’m all for caramels but when you dip them in chocolate, I’m an even bigger fan! […]
Rolo Pretzel Turtles
With only THREE ingredients, Rolo Pretzel Turtles are so easy to make! They can be made as a quick treat or given as gifts during the holidays. You can satisfy your sweet tooth in a hurry with Pretzel Turtles! There are only 3 ingredients, pretzels, caramel filled chocolates aka Rolos and nuts!