What can I make, food wise, to give as additional gifts for Xmas?

[ThomCat]

I like the idea of making some people in the family home made goodies as additional presents.

I've made piccalilli and simmel cake and I've made pickled vegetables and shortbread.

What can I make this year for a select few family members?

OOh I was going to say shortbread - i love it when it's home made. What about the ovbious mince pies/christmas cake?

how about chocolate truffles?

Chocolate brownies, in a box with a pretty bow. To counteract the mince-pie effect!

my SIL gave us some home made chutney a few years ago.

ooh, and my mum makes rum truffles every year. delish.

I have made Jam - when apples and blackberries were free
Chutney - as above
Mincemeat
I will be making
Sweets - peppermint creams or whatever foul thing my kids can do.
Biscuits - Cantatucci biscuits (you know those Italian ones they serve with coffee - with nuts in)
Spicey nuts

Homemade toffee is good too.
Jam tarts
Orange cake

Sweeties , like fudge, peppermint creams and truffles, or biccies like choc chip cookies ina nice box with a bow.

im going to make german stollen (marzipan fruit bread/cake)

Florentines look v pretty.

almond bark also v pretty and easy to make

I'm doing chutney and pink grapefruit marmalade.

Think I'll do some truffles too.

fudge? truffles?

how about bottling some olive oil with chillies / spices at the bottom?

Flavoured liqueurs!

easter eggs?

biscotti look nice when wrapped up in cellophane and ribbons.. how about lemon or passion fruit curd.. jars of spiced nuts..

Nicest thing I ever had was when a friend made this weird marble effect chocolate cat for me, it was made of white and dark chocolate and peanut butter melted together. I have never bought anything that tasted as perfect as that cat

Oooooooo, some lovely suggestions.

I think I'll do pink grapefruit marmalade for my stepfather

Florentines for my MIL

Truffles for my mum

Biscotti and/ot Cantatucci for my dad

spiced nuts for my FIL.

Hmmmmmm, or then again maybe I'll make it and keep it all for me!

I think the chocolate cat is a bit ou

Gingerbread decorated like tree decs & threaded to hang on tree !

OH I am making white choc and cranberry fudge tc.

3 375g pkts of white choc melts
2 tins - 395g sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup icing sugar - have to check this
1 cup chopped cranberries
(I also put in sultanas and would do some sort of nut if I knew the person did not have a nut allergy)

1. In a double boiler ( I just use saucepan inside another that has boiling water in it ) over a low heat - melt and mix the sweetened condensed milk and the white choc melts

2. when melted and thick, remove from the heat, add the icing sugar and the friut/nuts.

3. pour into a baking paper lined slice tray.

4. Chill in the fridge until set ( I leav emine over night)

5. CUt into fingers/squares. Arrange in a bowl/mug/dish etc. I then cover it with cellophane. I ahve also wrapped the fingers in cellophane individually.

Very creamy yummy fudge. Everyone what has had it raves about it.

Eidsvold - do you use fresh cranberries or dried ones?

That fudge looks scrummy - may try that myself - if I am taken by a mad cookery moment !

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