It’s the season of giving! Christmas time is here. The Christmas spirit is already felt in many countries around the world. Giant Holiday trees are set up and lit up. Private and public establishments are festively decorated. Many have been buying new clothes for their Christmas reunions and parties. People are buying Holiday gifts and starting to wrap them early, too!

The last part is actually the hardest to think about, most of the time. Thinking of and preparing Holiday gifts for your family and friends is quite challenging. Besides the fact that it’s costly, especially when you have a big family, it’s just difficult to decide on what to buy. You are considering many factors when giving someone a gift, so it really takes a lot of time and effort. 

If you are someone who loves cooking or enjoying baking, you might want to craft something dainty and delicious for your loved ones. Use those talents to make somebody smile big this Yuletide season. Do not be shy. Do not hesitate. Just do your very best. Here are x reasons why your home-baked goodies will be your best Holiday gifts yet! 

1 – They are home-made with love and effort by you.

Gifts that are personally and regardfully created with the thought of the receivers are priceless. Home-baked goodies as Holiday gifts for your beloved family and friends are unmatched! They are home-made with love and effort by you. 

2 – You can make your baked confections very health-friendly. 

It’s often quite difficult to buy food for other people because you are not sure whether it fits their health. You cannot be totally sure about the content of some food sold out there, that’s why. 

If you give out your tasty, home-made Holiday gifts, you can make these baked confections very healthy-friendly. You will choose the health-giving baking products, cake flour, bread flour, yeast, food coloring, condiments and more. This will especially be helpful if you know health-conscious relatives or those who have some medical conditions to supervise.

3 – You can personalize them for every receiver’s taste.

Since you are the master baker in these unique Holiday gifts, you can personalize them for every receiver’s taste. If you know how much of a strawberry fan your favorite cousin is, then you can bake for him an assorted set of strawberry cupcakes. For your aunt who loves flavor-filled buns, you can bake for her breads that cannot be found elsewhere; they are truly made for her alone.

With this, you can be very sure that the giftee will be happy and will appreciate your gift! It’s their favorite, and you baked them for them!

4 – Lovely designs are highly customizable.

Besides the tastes, the looks of these home-baked pastries as your Holiday gifts are highly customizable. Lovely designs that can be anything from your imagination and creativity can come to life!

You can put their names or faces on the desserts, or you may decorate them with your loved ones’ favorite cartoon characters, pets or celebrities. 

5 – You can save money from expensive market-sold confections. 

Without a doubt, ready-to-eat desserts produced by bake shops and other baking businesses out there are becoming more and more expensive. That’s due to the various aesthetic vibes that cafes and dessert houses have today. Also, it could be because of the increasing prices of flour and other baking essentials. 

Baking your Holiday gifts will help you save quite a decent amount of money from costly market-sold bonbons. You will select your own baking ingredients, tools and their brands, so you can directly manage the budget allotted for all these home-baked Holiday gifts from you.  

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HOME-BAKED WITH LOVE

It’s such a sweet gesture to give love on Christmas Day through wrapped presents. Although love is beyond that, it’s just touching to know someone remembers you and makes an effort to give you something special this Holiday. 

Instead of going for items you can purchase from shops, why not bake something for people dear to you? It’s unique and worth-remembering in many ways! 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. Quality and well-researched writing is her worthwhile avenue to enlighten and delight others about things that matter. She is a daytime writer for Mauri Baking Supplies Australia, a chief supplier of bakery ingredient solutions all over New Zealand and Australia. Nicole graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.