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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.
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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 love to give baked goods and i love to receive handmade items.
I love to give food gifts — I’m a great baker, and homemade foods signify, to me, love and care — and books (hubby and I are huge bibliophiles!). My favorite gift to receive? Candles, probably, because they’re an indulgence I love but don’t have the money to buy for myself too regularly.
My favorite gift to give is making most if not all of Christmas dinner for my family. I love it. I know that sounds cheesy but it’s the truth. I like surprising them with a new casserole every year and the looks on their faces when one of my pies is actually a winner. My favorite gift to receive is not doing the dishes. hahaha
Tieghan, your pictures are lovely as usual. š My favorite gift to give is my homemade salted peanut brittle. It’s always a hit! And to receive, I love getting tickets to a show or concert. I’d rather go DO something than gather more stuff.
My favorite christmas gift to give is fuzzy warm socks, scarves, and mittens.
I love to receive fuzzy socks, blankets, and scarves too!!! Puts me in the holiday sprirt.
My favorite gift to get is something that my kids have made me?And I like to give homemade cookies ?
Love, love, love these ideas! We always have a big open house (next weekend) before Christmas and I usually make some little things for the guests to take home. These ideas will be used this year!
My favorite gifts to give are ones that are so personal to the person. I keep my eyes and ears open all year and can usually find things – either made or bought – that fits the person so well. They aren’t necessarily expensive or big, just personal. Like a calendar for my mother-in-law with pictures of all her kids, grand and great grand kids, birthdays, holidays, etc. Not super expensive but she loves it!
I’m not a big “thing” person so the best gifts I enjoy are experiences – time with family and friends. A spa day with my daughter is super special!
First off LOVE this post! Such great ideas! My favorite Christmas gift to give are customized homemade macarons or my homemade batch of chia seed-hemp seeds-protein-organic almond butter =D It’s a huge favorite around the holidays because I kick it up with some added holiday spice :). Favorite gift to receive is anything home made. One of my past favorites I got from a dear friend of mine was homemade lavender and herb soaps!
I love to make gift baskets for families and friends!
My favorite Christmas gifts to give are homemade. Listen to what your family and friends like to eat and make that for them. It can be something for the freezer for when they don’t feel like cooking, or cookies and something to totally surprise them. My favorite things to get would be something for the kitchen. A friend gave me a set of measuring spoons awhile back, I have some already but it was the thought behind these. She knows how I love to cook and these were a vary ornate set with hearts on them for foods made with love. I love them and things like that.
My answer to both is love. Seriously. Spending time with the other person. Baking something yummy to share. Doing some arts & crafts together. Volunteering together! Shared moments & experiences!
That being said… I have really wanted to do some variation of the gift in the jar! Soup, cookies, cocoa, brownies… they all sound great! I am also crocheting some gifts! And as far as receiving? I love to get homemade gifts!
My favorite gifts to give and receive are love and love! If I need to be more specific, I most love to give handmade gifts and love to receive heartfelt gifts, ie something that has a special meaning or someone put a lot of thought into.
I love giving and getting homemade gifts. My husband was an attorney and always enjoyed delivering my home baked goodies to the municipal courts in our county. The Court Clerks received alot of food from attorneys but they expressed their appreciation for “homemade” food from us. Last year I changed it up a bit from food due to my lucky find….cobalt blue French water bottles. I made two aromatic bath salts. One with Himalayan pink salt, epsom salts, fractionated coconut oil and lavender essential oil and in the second one was dehydrated herbs (yes, I grew the herbs and dehydrated them), jojoba oil, epsom salts and sandalwood essential oil. I appreciate a homemade gift of any kind. I’ve always believed if someone thought enough of me to spend their time on the item, it is a gift from the heart – whether friend, neighbor or grandchild!
I love to give give gifts that are homemade. My favorite to give is milk chocolate English toffee. My favorite to receive is something homemade too, especially from the kids in my life. These gifts come from the heart.
My family is much into vintage and handmade. We don’t do huge gifts. So I love to give what suits the recipient, that I know they will like. I love to receive gifts that aid in my passions for reading, cooking, gardening, and DIYing.