Tis the holiday season, and what better way to celebrate it than to create delicious and tasty gifts to pass around to all your loved ones? Treats and desserts are gifts that please even the hardest of hearts (and their taste buds). If youre at a loss for ideas, why not start with one of these recipes? We believe these edible Christmas gifts are a blessing your recipient wont soon forget.
Is there anything more delicious than homemade caramel sauce? We dont know, but were pretty sure its hard to top. This caramel sauce makes a great Christmas gift that your recipients can enjoy on cake, pies and ice cream, or how about a delicious dip for some crisp and crunchy apple wedges?The sky is the limit with this one. The recipe is super simple too, using just four ingredients. Butter, cream, vanilla extract andbrown sugar. Pour your masterpiece in a festively decorated little jar, and youve got the perfect gift for family, friends or your offices secret Santa swap.
If youre not a caramel fan, why not try these delicious gingerbread Christmas trees instead? They are chewy, tasty and fun, which pretty much checks all the gift criteria boxes in our opinion. The cool thing is you can experiment with different shapes to create your trees. You can stack stars or try stacking other shapes and see how they turn out.Just dont skimp on the icing, because that could be the best part of all. These cookies are made usingorganic unbleached white all-purpose flour, along with ingredients like dark brown sugar,baking soda, cloves, ginger and cinnamon, plus the rich flavor of unsulphured molasses. The homemade icing is made from meringue powder, powdered sugar, lemon juice and water. Sounds a little odd using lemon juice with gingerbread cookies, but give them a try. We know you wont be disappointed!
Okay, everyone knows people go nuts over nuts! Especially when they are sweet and salty like these yummy chocolate almonds. Not only do you get a little protein power with every bite, you get a dab of healthy fats, plus all the antioxidant juju found in cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate chips to boot. Turbinado sugar, ground cinnamon and a pinch of chili powder add pizazz to these little gems. Try bagging them in little festive Christmas baggies, or pick up some red net baggies and tie them off with some green ribbon. Pass them out to all your favorites and they might just love you forever!
In case you cant get enough of caramel for the holidays, why not try making these deluxe demerara soft caramel candies for a Christmas gift idea? Just melt ourturbinado sugar with honey and water, then mix in cream, butter, salt and vanilla extract. Pour the mixture into a pan and allow it to set for at least an hour. Once its set, you can cut it up however you like, wrap the pieces in parchment paper and pass them along to friends and family.
Just about everyone loves a good fruit loaf. This glazed cranberry and orange quick bread is not only delicious, it makes an excellent gift too. Its made using ourorganic unbleached white all-purpose flour, along withbaking soda, sugar, eggs, buttermilk and flavorings like vanilla extract, orange juice, organic zest and fresh cranberries.The result is a sweet, moist, orange-flavored loaf of bread peppered with tangy cranberries and topped with a homemade orange glaze made from butter, orange juice, vanilla extract and powdered sugar. To give it out as a holiday gift, pre-slice it or wrap it up as-is, and top the packaging with a festive Christmas bow or ribbon.
For something a little different, try making these gluten free red velvet cake pops as your next gift idea. These little morsels are made withorganic coconut flour,baking soda,baking powder, cocoa powder and buttermilk, among other things. Homemade vanilla frosting mixed into the cake crumbs make these little treats extra sweet.Add a pinch ofsea salt to help bring out the flavors and create a candy coating made from chocolate mint and white chocolate candy melts and sugar sprinkles. Use lollipop sticks or wooden skewers and once coated in chocolate and sprinkled with toppings, allow them to harden and dry.Isnt Christmas fun? Try one of these edible Christmas gifts this holiday season and get your ho, ho, ho on.