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{This post is sponsoredĀ by Bob’s Red Mill! I used their Organic All Purpose Flour, Organic Rolled Oats and other goodiesĀ to make these EASY and fun holiday gifts!! Everyone and anyone is guaranteedĀ to love them. I know I do!}
Sooo, are we all still recovering from Thursday??
Cause I know I sure am. The last three days have been basically non-stop. All fun things, but non-stop. Obviously, Thursday was spent cooking…cooking all day long. It was so much fun though. I had tons of help from my mom (she made the pies), my cousin Abby and her roommate Sarah (they where on tater duty). My brother Kai…ahhh well, he made chocolate martinis, but just his presence made everything all that much better (I love when he is home!). There were also appearances by all the other brothers. Redmond rode around the kitchen on a skateboard and I yelled at him a good five times before he stopped…typical. Brendan brought his girlfriend, Lyndsie, whom I had never meet before. I can be pretty tough when it comes to liking the brother’s girlfriends, but I think she’s awesome. She’s really cool and fits right in with family. Let’s see, who else. Creighton, my oldest brother, did a lot of football watching and of course my dad did a whole lot of dish washing. It was a long day that ended with Kai getting a new laptop for his birthday (he was PUMPED and very surprised!) Mom also surprising me with the CUTEST Christmas duvet and shams, because apparently I am eight years old still. Love it!
And that was basically Thursday. Friday and Saturday were spent with Kai, working on new videos for you guys. We’ve put in some serious time together these last couple days. Get ready, videos are coming!
Not sure what today holds, but I’m sure it will be packed. It’s everyone’s last day here but they will be back for Christmas in about three weeks.
Geez, I am kind of tired just writing all that out.
OH, and I totally forgot to tell you that the whole family hiked up the trail (minus me because someone had to tend to the birds) and cut down the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving Day…yes, we are crazy.
OKAY. But enough about all the holiday stuff. Let’s talk about these gifts! As you can see, I’ve fully entered into Christmas mode and I am SO excited to start sharing with you all the cool things I have planned for this month. It’s going to be so much fun!
I know that edible gifts in jars aren’t really a new concept, but I wanted to share a few of my favorite versions. These gifts are so fun and so easy, AND everyone always appreciatesĀ a homemade gift that can simply be prepared and eaten. Like you really can’t go wrong with these. They’re perfect for everything from hostess gifts, to gifts for the in-laws, to gifts for your best girlfriends.
So here’s the break down for you. I have seven edible gifts for you guys.
…first – homemade fudge brownie mix with um, Reese’s. YES!
…second – Christmas oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Everything is better with holiday M&M’s.
…third – Christmas chocolate chip granola. Cause chocolate for breakfast is TOTALLY acceptable at Christmas time.
…fourth – homemade salted Nutella. Can I just have a spoon please? thanks!
…fifth – espresso glazed nuts. One word: addicting.
…sixth – salted pomegranate sugar. Festive, sweet and perfect for topping pretty much any cookie, brownie or truffle.
…seventh – gingerbread spice mix. Think pancakes, waffles, lattes and hot cocoa. <–DO IT ALL.
I was so excited to team up with Bob’s Red Mill for this post. Their flours, oats and nuts obviously are the PERFECT match for these Christmas gifts.
Also…I am so excited to share that Bob’s will be giving one of you a Holiday Gift Basket full of many of the ingredients needed to make these jars. I know, I know, yes!!
The gift basket will include:
*3 lbs Organic All Purpose Flour
*3 lbs Organic Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
*Almond Meal
*Hazelnut Meal
*Sparkling Sugar
*Cane Sugar (or the turbinado sugar)
*Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (or quick oats if you prefer)
*Bobās Red Mill Flour Sack Towel
To enter the giveaway: Tell me,Ā tell me, what is your favorite Christmas gift to give, and what’s your favorite Christmas gift to receive???
Just leave you answer in the comments below and I will email the winner ONE week from today!!
Speaking of giving, one of my goals for December is to really try to give back to people who are less fortunate and struggling, so with each Sunday post through December, I want to talk about a charity I am giving to. Today I wanted to talk a bit about SmileTrain.Ā Every day children in need of cleft palate surgery struggle with the basic abilities most of us take for granted. Think eating a meal, speaking, breathing or even something as simple as sharing a smile. Cleft palate can be fixed with surgeryĀ and this is what I wanted to bring awareness to today. Even donating just a few dollars can make a difference in one child’s life. I feel so lucky to have a family full of health, so I felt this was a great charity to put my money into. I would be so thankful if you guys took a little time today to read a little about cleft palate and donate if you can.
Let me know if you do in the comments, I would love to hear your stories about giving back this Christmas!!
Finally, I have to say that I LOVE these jars. I was so happy with how they turned out that I basically jumped for joy as I was shooting the photos. Oh and um, the brownies + cookies + Nutella… LIFE CHANGING… so dang good.
Also, I think I maybe had way too much fun decorating these jars. Crafts are so my thing. Just sayin.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
And can we all eat all the cookies…and brownies??? please?!? who said anything about sharing. š
I am really enjoying my first year of giving mostly handmade gifts! Planning out something extra special to sew or make for each person just for them has been so fun! And I love to receive handmade gifts as well! Those are my favorite both ways, I think! Beautiful jars!
My favorite thing to give homemade cookies, cinnamon rolls, and other sweets.y favorite thing to receive is handmade artwork from the kids. Thanks for the giveaway.
I enjoy giving and receiving handmade gifts. I knit and crochet many of the gifts I send out. I’m a lazy cook, so my favorite cookies (to give and to eat) are shortbread cookies. A good friend gave me the recipe several years ago. When our brother-in-law ate one, he pronounced these tasted just like the ones his mother (from Australia) used to make.
Gifts to give: anything homemade from the kitchen or garden! Gifts to receive: anything to enjoy in the kitchen or garden!
My favorite gifts to give… Well, it’s usually homemade jams or fruit butters. This year I managed to make a lot of apple blackberry jam, so I will likely grab those. Pickled red onions are a family fave.
Gifts to receive? I think anything that really shows the giver really thought of me.
I love trying to give something sentimental, anything that makes them feel good.
As for me, I’m happy just getting Christmas cards in the mail.
Good luck everyone!
I love receiving and giving homemade gifts. Merry Christmas
Handmade first both giving and receiving just because it shows the time, effort and love. And handmade is a family tradition. But that doesn’t mean other gifts aren’t showing the love too! It’s the thought that counts! I love the holidays because of the opportunity to give and to see loved ones. It’s also a great time to reach out to anyone in need of a little TlC!!!
I love receiving Christmas cards and I love giving people recipe books full of my own photos and recipes
I like to give charity gifts that mean something to the person, like “adopting” their favorite wild animal, buying a square foot of rainforest, books for a school, etc. I feel like we all have too much stuff so giving something to someone or something else makes sense. It sounds sappy but it’s so great!
I like to get gifts that send me on an adventure with the gift-giver. It could be tickets to a museum, outdoor gear, cooking stuff, a “coupon” to help with home repairs…anything that will create memories.
Funny Bob’s Red Mill story…years ago when my now-fiancĆ© and I had been dating for about a month we both spontaneously got each other a small surprise gift. One of us got Bob’s flaxseeds and the other got Bob’s flax meal! We had had some flax cookies the week before and apparently both wanted to flax up our lives! I swear this is true, how could I even make that up? š
I love to give hand crocheted items, and food! Fun things like Carmel corn, and yummy drink mixes. I love to receive anything made with love. Cookies are among my favorites.
My favorite gift to give is a bottle of single malt scotch. My favorite gift to get is event tickets.
I love to give small, unique gifts that are useful, such as baking mixes with favorite flavor or a pair of gloves for pumping gas with hand sanitizer to use afterwards. My favorite gifts to receive are small homemade treats and electronic gadgets. What can I say, I am a techie.
I love to give and receive homemade gifts. Taking the time to make something sure beats buying a gift any day!
I love making up baskets of some sort. Like Breakfast in Bed with homemade pancake or muffin mix and syrup, fruit, & coffee; or a good Christmas movie with homemade caramel corn, hot cocoa mix, etc – then I love finding little Christmas decorations or greenery to add just the right touch for whoever is I’m giving too. My favorite thing to receive is time together with all of my family (they live all over), but I also really enjoy homemade gifts from people too.