Just add a little cellophane and ribbon, and you're all good to go!
Biscuits and cookies
Also known as mastic, mastiha gives this Greek-inspired shortbread a light pine flavour.
One dough, two uses! These Jewish cookies do double duty to make it look like you've slaved away for days.
Send love, festive wishes good fortune or whatever you want with these customisable edible gifts.
Ghee makes this Indian flavoured biscuit super flaky - perfect with a side of strong black tea.
Rolled in icing sugar for that extra-frosty look. White Christmas, anyone?
Brittles
This Indian brittle uses fox nuts and edible gum to give you that extra crunch!
Because bacon. Just 30 minutes is all you need to whip up this sweet-salty treat!
This amber Persian almond brittle is studded with sour barberries to cut through the richness. Gift it with a jar of cardamom black tea to complete the experience!
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Your coffee-addict friends will love you for this!
Candy
Pro-tip: you can also just add hot water and lemongrass to serve up ginger tea! A candy that multitasks - you're welcome.
Made with just three ingredients, this Korean candy even keeps for up to 3 months.
Made with caramel and condensed milk, so you know it's good.
Give this crunchy French nougat a middle eastern or Indian twist by simply changing up the filling.
For that peanut butter cup addict in your life - put these in orange wrapping for that special touch.
Once you master these, you'll also be able to make rocky road, s'mores, and sweet potato pie!
Granola
Made with teff, Inca berries and Brazil nuts, this granola is sure to start their day right.
Grain-free, sugar-free and dairy-free, this one is for the friends with food sensitivities.
Eating it is the only thing better than the smell of maple and cardamom wafting through the house as you make it!
Crunchy things
Eat Swedish nuts by the fire and imagine you're enjoying a wintery Christmas.
Get these clusters out in 30 minutes - from stove to mouth!
Tossed in a spice mix of cayenne pepper, five-spice and soy sauce, these roasted nuts will pack a punch that'll blow their socks (and jocks!) off.
Creamy macadamias, crisp toffee shell. What more can you want?
Because banana+caramel=love.
And if you have no time at all...
If you want to gift the joy of baking (and you've completely run out of time!) then a bake mix might be the answer! Simply put together this multipurpose baking mix into a jar, and include a little recipe card on the side. If you want to get really fancy, you could also make a hamper by including flavours and toppings like blueberries, lemon and cinnamon.
You can also make any of your favourite recipes into a quick gift-in-a-jar. Simply place all of the dry ingredients into a jar, and include instructions on the gift tag! Bonus points if you include add-ons like chocolate chips, dried fruit, or even crushed-up candy canes with a chocolate pancake mix.
And one more thing...
For the foodie that has everything, there is always caramel sauce. And the best part? It only takes 30 minutes to make! Gift this with a box of quality sea salt to complete the present. Salted caramel milkshakes, puddings and waffles, here we come!
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