Essential Christmas sweets: The Gourmet Gift packs
We propose different options to give you kitchen products made by ourselves at Christmas. Original, unique, homemade, and cheap gifts.
Christmas is when we usually exchange gifts, but we must not spend a lot of money. Self-made gifts are a great alternative to commercial products. These are unique, homemade, and inexpensive gifts. On this occasion, we propose amazing ideas for Christmas sweets that should always be like the lots of gourmet gifts made up of them and we give ideas on how to present them:
Coin chocolates for Christmas
These chocolates or coins with nuts, spices, and other ingredients are a perfect gift option. An original sweet, made with love and with a spectacular presentation. What better than these chocolates to make a special gift? Deliver them in a box with Christmas motifs and close it with a bow in gold or red tones.
Chocolate truffles
Chocolate truffles are a Christmas classic. Very easy to make at home and perfect to give at Christmas or any special occasion. Choose some pretty pastry capsules to present and store them in a box. If you prefer, you can also put them in a bag and close them with a bow.
Gingerbread and cinnamon
How to prepare homemade gingerbread and cinnamon cookies for Christmas? They are very easy to make and they are delicious. Children can help decorate them and give them fun shapes: tree, doll, star … They will love it! To give them away, you just need a nice box, paper to put on the bottom, and a red bow.
Polvorones candy
Polvorones are probably the most popular Christmas candy. You can make them at home and give them away in recycled boxes decorated for the occasion. Also, you can wrap them with a nice cellophane paper as if they were candies.
Homemade chocolate and hazelnut
Nougat is one of the most precious Christmas sweets. There are different types. But, without a doubt, the one that triumphs the most is the chocolate one. In Open Kitchen, we teach you how to make homemade chocolate and hazelnut nougat in a very simple way and without an oven.
Marzipan and Caramelized Almonds
Marzipan is one of the most popular Christmas sweets. Surprise your friends or family with a box of hand-made marzipan, accompanied by caramelized almonds. You can keep marzipan in a box, like cookies or chocolates, and caramelized in a transparent bag with a red bow.
Homemade berry jam
Jam is a delicious way to preserve fruit even out of season. You can make a homemade orange, apple, pear, or berry jam. On this occasion, we have chosen the one with fruits of the forest since it is perfect for decorating Christmas desserts or taking with rolls and a little pate. Cover the jar’s lid with a piece of cloth and tie it with a bow or kitchen string, which will give it a rustic, craftsman look. You can also add a label indicating the name of the product and the date of manufacture.
A cookie tree
Get or make yourself a structure in the shape of a Christmas tree with a wire that you can mold without problems and attach cookies like these. Star-shaped cookies painted with colored sugar. You will have to make a little hole to pass them a small string.
For handymen
With cardboard, you can fold well, make boxes like these, shaped like Christmas candy, and paint them with glitter paint to simulate the candy canes’ red stripes. Ideal to surprise your guests with marzipans inside, for example.
Bottles with life
“Dress them up” as reindeer with four easy details: red nose beads, eye stickers, and brown pipe cleaners to create the antlers. Decorate a side table with them during the Christmas holidays and you will see how many “visitors” it receives.
Romantic bags
Get some kraft paper bags (it is the best for this detail), fill them with sweets, close them by covering them with a paper base for a round tray like these and to close the bag, make two holes, pass a cord with red stripes and tie with him a candy cane.
Do you already know what details you are going to do this year? Well, get in, and never better said. Because, this year, sweets are must-have pieces. The Christmas sweets give a vintage touch to your home and are very practical. Don’t try to make a hole at your table for your sweet creations. They will be so beautiful that they will deserve a special place.
