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Are you keen to DIY some edible Christmas gifts this year? Not only is making your own festive edible gifts a good way to spend less, but the thought and time that’s gone into making them will mean so much to the recipient.
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“With Christmas just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to get ahead and make this festive season your most delicious yet,” says our Food Director Fran Abdallaoui. “Why not skip the crowded shopping centres and create thoughtful edible Christmas gifts instead?”
Keep an eye out for vintage tins throughout the year. Or pick up some clear plastic or cellophane bags or small cardboard boxes. You can also wrap foods in baking paper, and then coloured cellophane cut to size from large sheets, which works well for foods like fruit cakes or rocky road. Add a personal touch for the recipient with a festive gift tag and a hand-written personal message.
Christmas print patty cases or muffin cases also work well as options for foods like peanut brittle, salted caramels, nougat or rocky road.
What a delightful way to enjoy the flavour of eggnog. These macarons are the perfect, light accompaniment to Christmas dinner, and would make a unique and thoughtful gift for your host.
For bold icing colours, we used powdered food colourings, available from cake decorating shops and some health food stores. Mixing the powder with a small amount of hot water, before stirring into the icing, gives a better result; liquid colourings can be used for pale colours. Note
Using fresh coconut for sweet dishes like this will enhance the flavour immeasurably, and you’ll find many greengrocers and supermarkets now sell plastic bags of shredded or grated fresh coconut in the Asian ingredient section.
Give your traditional shortbread a twist with this chocolate pistachio shortbread recipe from the Women’s Weekly! Delicious as an afternoon tea treat, or wrapped in cellophane for homemade Christmas food gift.
Made with just 4 ingredients these sticky salted caramels pair perfectly with a scoop of ice-cream and make a lovely edible gift. Find four additional flavour variations below too.
Salted caramel took the world by storm a few years ago, and as a go-to sweet treat, it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. These salted peanut caramels are perfectly sticky, chewy, nutty and salty.
These nuts are great for snacking and add a crunchy burst of flavour to sprinkle over salads. They make great gifts too, packed up into jars or cellophane bags.
Teaming sweet flavours with salt is not a new discovery, but in recent years the combination of salt and caramel has worked its way from the culinary elite to mainstream tastes. And a good thing, too.
These smoky spiced macadamias are great for snacking and add a crunchy burst of flavour to sprinkle over salads. They make great gifts too, packed up into jars or cellophane bags.
This sweet and creamy chocolate ‘bark’ is studded with crunchy hazelnuts and chewy dried cherries to create a delicious, healthy treat for after dinner. It’s easy to make, and refined sugar-free – bonus!
These gingerbread gift boxes are an adorable (and edible) way to package up any sweet treat. Go all out this Christmas and whip up a bunch for dessert.
A sugar (candy) thermometer, from kitchenware stores, is essential for this recipe. Nougat can be made a week ahead. Store nougat in an airtight container between layers of baking paper in a cool, dry place. If the weather is humid, make close to serving. Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
A jar filled with this mango and strawberry jam will make a delightful gift for family and friends. It also tastes delicious, so don’t forget to keep a jar or two for yourself
Edible gift tag cookies are an adorable way to personalise your presents this Christmas – but perhaps wait until Christmas Day to attach them to your gifts.
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