If the 1/2 pint jar serves 2 then why not make some in 4 oz. canning jars so that each person could have their own jar? Has that been tried? Also you could use a canning funnel to fill those jars and avoid some of the mess.
You certainly could use smaller jars. You would need to either cut the recipe in half, or plan on baking two batches to use up all of the filling. The baking time would be somewhat shorter, but not having tried it I don't have any specifics for you. If you do give it a go, we'd love to hear about it.
p.s. Too true about the funnel. Mine is amongst the lost socks, so I've got to get a new one. ~MJ
May 20, 2013 at 12:04pm