Thermomade Christmas gifts made in your tmx or similar machine for friends and family is not only easy and cost effective, it’s also a beautiful gift from the heart.
Below are just some of the items I like to place into hampers as Christmas gifts.
Baby’s First Christmas
A homemade batch of rusks or teething rings make a great addition to a gift for baby. Include a little print out of the recipe so Mum can make them too (Ideal from 4-6 months+ old).
A hamper of basics
These are great packaged in small jars with ribbon and a little tag easily identifying what is inside.There are some fantastic jars out there that make perfect gifts. Check out homeware stores, discount stores and your supermarket.
Throughout the year save your spice jars so you can make and gift your own blends or look at your local K-Mart etc for cute small jars that would be ideal.
Be sure to vacuum seal jars that contain sauces, liquids and jams.
Sauces
- Bacon Tomato Pasta Sauce
- Caramel Condensed Milk
- Chunky Veggie Sauce
- Passionfruit and Vanilla Curd
- Roasted Capsicum and Tomato Paste
Dry Mixes
- Edible Glitter
- Garlic Seasoning
- Krispy Fried Chicken Seasoning
- Spicy Fried Chicken Seasoning
- Sugar Free “Sprinkles”
- Tuscan Seasoning
- Vanilla Sugar
Drink Mixes
Jams
- Strawberry and Vanilla Bean Jam
- Sugar Free Wild Berry and Chia Jam
- Thick Set Raspberry Jam
- My take on Peanut Spread
- Mixed Berry Jam
- Date Jam – no cook, sugar free
Breakfast Goodies
Gift one of these delicious Granolas (Toasted Muesli) in large jars with some thick ribbon and a recipe card hanging from it. A small metal scoop purchased from most homeware stores would be a great addition too. Your friends will thank you!
- Apple Cinnamon Granola
- Apricot and Coconut Granola
- Fruit and Nut Granola
- Honey Nut Granola
- Maple Cinnamon Granola
- Strawberry Apple Granola
- Caramalised Buckini Granola
Savoury Goodies
Gift homemade crackers in beautiful cardboard boxes with some ribbon and a tag containing a few of your favorite dip recipes. Jars would work just as well too.
- Cheese and Bacon Crackers
- Cheesy Herb Crackers
- Olive Oil Crackers
- Rosemary Garlic Crackers
- Sour cream and Chive Crackers
- Wheat Free Cheese Biscuits
A box full of Sweets
These are great wrapped in cellophane or noodle boxes or get creative and use jars and ribbons. It’s amazing how great a jar, ribbon and a tag can look.
These look great grouped together in a wicker basket with a note attached. Again, recipes are always a great inclusion.
Balls and Small Bites
- Apricot Balls
- Apricot Bites
- Caramello Balls
- Chocmallow Balls
- Choc Peppermint Balls
- Coconut and Lime Balls
- Mars Bar Balls
- Milo Balls
- Mini Fruit Balls
- Muesli Bites
- Peanut Butter Honey Balls
- Raspberry Filled Chocolate Balls
- Tim Tam Truffles
- Tropical Fruit Balls
Biscuits
- 2 Ingredient “Cookies”
- Almond Buttons
- Banana, Peanut Butter and Oat Biscuits
- Chewy M&M Cookies
- Crunchy Coconut Cookies
- Custard Cookies
- Easter Biscuits
- Granola Cookies
- Hot Cross Cookies
- Lindas Homemade Chocolate Mint Biscuits
- Lunchbox Biccies
- Milo and Flaxseed Cookies
- Orange and Honey Cookies
- Passionfruit Melting Moments
- Peanut Butter Honey Cookies
- Snickerdoodles
- Sprinkle Cookies
- Vanilla Bean Shortbread
- White chocolate and Macadamia Shortbread
Breads and Loaves
- 10 Second Coconut Bread
- 10 Second Coconut Rough Loaf
- 30 Second Banana Bread
- 30 Second Whole Lemon Loaf
- Cinnamon Loaf
- Honey Loaf
Cakes
- Choc Raspberry Brownies
- Licorice Brownies
- Rocky Road Brownies
- Moist Chocolate Cake
- Whole Orange Cake
Chocolate and Confectionery
- Almond, White Chocolate and Coconut Nougat
- Candy Cane Bark
- Caramel-like Popcorn
- Choc Almond Fudge
- Choc Peppermint Fudge
- Coconut Roughs
- Cookies and Cream Chocolates
- Easter Egg Nests
- Firm Jellies/Lollies
- Flavoured Chocolates
- Fudge Centered Truffles
- Honey Puffed Corn
- Hot Chocolate Spoons
- Linda’s Cherry Ripe Chocolate
- Passionfruit Fudge
- Spooky Chocolate Spiders
- Thermomade Freckles
- Thermomade Toblerone
- Tim Tam Truffles
- Turkish Delight Rocky Road
Slices and Bars
- Chewy Butterscotch Bars
- Chewy Peanut Bars
- CHOC Slice – coconut, honey, oats, choc chips
- Coconut Apricot Slice
- Fuss Free Caramel Macadamia Slice
- Jelly Slice
- Lazy Caramel Slice
- Marshmallow Bubble Bars
- Popcorn Bars
Beautiful Candles
Please be sure to read the below post and disclaimer in full before attempting to make your own candles.
Children’s Homemade Art and Craft Supplies
These are great placed into a small tub for children. Have a nice big label on it with their name eg: ” Williams BIG box of craft” and add some different sized paper, pencils, paint brushes and playdough cutters for a complete gift. Oh, don’t forget the apron too!
Why not create a little booklet for them too with all the recipes. Photos of step by step instructions would be brilliant for younger children.
- Children’s Craft Glue
- Children’s Thermomix Paint
- Cloud Dough
- Coloured Rice (sensory/mathematical experience)
- Homemade Water Colour Paints
- Modelling Clay
- No Cook Gluten Free Playdough
- No Cook Playdough
- Salt Dough
- Scented Playdough
Homemade Beauty Products
Again, these in beautiful jars or plastic tubs make great gifts. Ebay has some great ones otherwise visit your local beauty supply shop for a range of greats vessels. Tubs or squeeze type bottle work well.
Group a few together for an impressive gift.
- Body Wash
- Chocolate Coconut Body Scrub
- Cuticle Balm
- Lemon Hand Scrub
- Peppermint Foot Scrub
- Vanilla Almond Body Scrub
Household Items
Who wouldn’t love some homemade cleaning products? Ok. Maybe not many. But I would!
Thanks Peta! This is an amazing list. I have never had a fail from your never ending supply of new and exciting ideas…many yet to try to.
Hi I love this list. I have already been making my own list for teachers gifts and your choc raspberry balls are definitely on it! How do you suggest vacuum sealing jars for jams, sauces etc.?
My understanding is that if you sit the jar upside down while the ingredients inside are still hot, it will seal the lid.