Christmas baskets are one of the most popular gifts at Christmas, and if they contain homemade things it is even more pleasant to receive them. But what products can we produce with our own hands and include in gift baskets? Here are some delicious ideas to copy.
Basket with homemade Christmas cookies
Are friends and family crazy about biscuits? Nothing better than preparing them at home with the recipes you find here. To enrich the basket we suggest adding at least one gingerbread house and some little men. Before placing everything in the basket, insert a little paper filler.
Basket with potpourri
Potpourri is a composition made with dried flower petals, dried herbs, spices, citrus peels and essential oils, and is an excellent gift idea for Christmas. We suggest you make 3 or 4 with various compositions: here we explain step by step how to prepare them. Then just place the bags in the basket filled with paper wool.
Basket with homemade candles
Handmade candles are ideal for beautifying and perfume the house in a natural waynot to mention that they represent an excellent alternative to those found on the market, often full of paraffin and substances derived from petroleum. They can be prepared with just a few ingredients, easily available online, such as wax tablets, candle wicks, scented essential oils and any coloring tablets. Here we explain how to produce them independently. We suggest you prepare at least 2-3 of different types, colors or fragrances, and place them inside the basket, adding a little volume with strips of straw filler. You can also alternate them with potpourri bags.
Basket with local specialties
The Christmas basket with local specialties is and remains a great classic: you can include jams, wines, honey, lentils, pasta, rice and many other foods of your choice. The important thing is that they are strictly local eco-sustainable products.
Basket with homemade jams
Do you have any friends who are crazy about jams? Instead of buying them, you could please him by preparing some homemade fruit jams, perfect for filling cakes or tarts, or to enjoy on a slice of bread. Here you will find a wide choice of recipes: from apricot jam to green tomato jam, and jam with datterini tomatoes, red onions, adzuki beans, strawberries, blackberries, cherries, prickly pears or watermelon.
