Are you worried about spending too much on Christmas presents? Don t be. Great gifts don t have to cost much at all. Read on for some easy and dollar stretching edible Christmas gift ideas.
We all need to eat. But sometimes, especially during tough times, we deprive ourselves. And that s when edible gifts can be especially welcome cool treats that your gifts recipients wouldn t have made for themselves.
Of course, the traditional way to approach edible gifts was to go to a gourmet store and order a very expensive gift basket. Or order it from a catalogue. I m sure you know which ones I m talking about.
But it doesn t have to be that expensive. In fact, there are some downright cheap Christmas gifts that can bring a lot of joy and pleasure. Here are a few ideas of varying degrees of thriftiness:
1) Store bought goods
One of our most treasured edible gifts when I grew up in Germany was a Stollen, a German Christmas cake that keeps well, ships well, and tastes utterly delicious (especially the kind filled with marzipan or the ones that are spiked with rum). And it s not very expensive either.
Neither are a lot of other ready made Holiday cookies or cakes you can buy at the store. Whether you get a platter of decorated mini muffins, a pie, a box of specialty cookies, or a great big cake, you can be sure they ll be welcome gifts and much less expensive than most any more traditional gift!
2) Store bought ingredients, assembled at home
You can also create your own gift baskets by assembling some choice fruits and cheeses. Other great ingredients are nuts, candy, and chocolates. If you pick well, you can get a great assortment for less than $10. And for a few dollars more, you can create a veritable gourmet feast. Read on for a variation on that concept...
3) Home made edibles
Of course, you can also bake cakes or cookies yourself, or create other fancy edibles, wrap them up nicely, and send them on their way or bring them to a party.
4) Home made do it yourself edibles
This last one is my favorite: Home made do it yourself edible Christmas gifts! Just assemble the ingredients, pack them up nicely, attach a recipe card, and send them to the lucky recipient.
Of course, as a nice bonus, you can use the same recipes to make some treats for yourself. In fact, I would highly recommend that you try out everything you plan to make to ensure the result is what you were hoping for. You might even try out several recipes to find the ones you like best.
Another big advantage to the do it yourself edible Christmas gifts is that they will usually keep for quite a long time. This means, they will keep until all the perishable holiday goodies are long gone and can bring back the glow of Christmas even when the snow is but a distant memory!
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