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.
Mastiha shortbread stars Source: Helen Tzouganatos
One dough, two uses! These Jewish cookies do double duty to make it look like you've slaved away for days.
Kakas and babas Source: Harper Collins / Alan Benson
Send love, festive wishes good fortune or whatever you want with these customisable edible gifts.
Love note fortune cookies Source: Murdoch Books
Ghee makes this Indian flavoured biscuit super flaky - perfect with a side of strong black tea.
Cumin, black pepper and ghee shortbread
Rolled in icing sugar for that extra-frosty look. White Christmas, anyone?
Often associated with Christmas in Germany, these bite-sized mouthfuls of gingerbread deliciousness actually originated in Scandinavia Source: SBS Food
Brittles
This Indian brittle uses fox nuts and edible gum to give you that extra crunch!
Nut and seed brittle (mewa chikki) Source: Tanvi Srivastava
Because bacon. Just 30 minutes is all you need to whip up this sweet-salty treat!
Bacon bourbon brittle Source: Amber Wilson
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!.jpg?imwidth=1280)
Saffron almond brittle (sohan-e qom) Source: John Laurie
Your coffee-addict friends will love you for this!
Candy
Mocha popcorn with sesame brittle Source: Amanda McLauchlan
Pro-tip: you can also just add hot water and lemongrass to serve up ginger tea! A candy that multitasks - you're welcome.
Candied ginger (mut gung) Source: Dieu Tan
Made with just three ingredients, this Korean candy even keeps for up to 3 months.
Sesame snap candy (ggae gwa ja)
Made with caramel and condensed milk, so you know it's good.
These toffees are made for Christmas, but they're delicious at any time of year! Source: Jacqui Small / Lisa Linder
Give this crunchy French nougat a middle eastern or Indian twist by simply changing up the filling.
Pistachio, cranberry and honey nougat (nougat de Montpellier)
For that peanut butter cup addict in your life - put these in orange wrapping for that special touch.
Superfood nut butter cups Source: Sarah Britton
Once you master these, you'll also be able to make , s'mores, and !
Marbled marshmallows Source: Nicholas Watt
Granola
Made with teff, Inca berries and Brazil nuts, this granola is sure to start their day right.
Harmony granola Source: Benito Martin
Grain-free, sugar-free and dairy-free, this one is for the friends with food sensitivities.
Sweet potato granola Source: Angelique Panagos
Eating it is the only thing better than the smell of maple and cardamom wafting through the house as you make it!
Maple and cardamom granola Source: Alan Benson
Cereal killers
Superfood granola with homemade almond-macadamia milk
Crunchy things
Eat Swedish nuts by the fire and imagine you're enjoying a wintery Christmas.
Spiced maple nuts and seeds Source: Brett Stevens
Get these clusters out in 30 minutes - from stove to mouth!
Salty caramel and Brazil nut popcorn clusters Source: Amanda McLauchlan
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.
Spiced nuts Source: Feast magazine
Creamy macadamias, crisp toffee shell. What more can you want?
Sweet-and-salty toffeed macadamias
Because banana+caramel=love.
And if you have no time at all...
Banoffee popcorn crunch Source: Amanda McLauchlan
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.
Blueberry skillet scones Source: Voyageur press / Will Taylor
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 .
Banana pancakes
Pancake inspo
Malpua (pancakes with saffron syrup)
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!
Caramel sauce Source: Hardie Grant
