Who doesn't love to receive a homemade, yummy treat during the holidays? To me, that's the best kind of gift! I love when someone thought so much of me to take some of their time during this busy time of year to make something homemade just for me !
First, I want to share this quick and easy recipe for these Homemade Ornaments!
Here's what you will need:
1 Cup of Ground Cinnamon
3/4 Cup of Applesauce
2 Tablespoons of Liquid White Glue
You just simply mix all of the ingredients together and roll out to about 1/4" thick. Then cut out your different shapes with your favorite cookie cutters. Make a hole in the top of each ornament using a drinking straw so that you can attach a ribbon later to hang on the tree. Let them sit at room temperature for 48 hours. They will harden and smell so good! I made mine last year and they are still holding up well and still smell like cinnamon!
I just love these ornaments!! I made a little "primitive tree" just for them!
Speaking of Homemade Ornaments, I can't pass up the chance to share the special ornaments that I won at a recent ladies get-together! My friend Beth crocheted these little snowflake stars! I am so glad that I was the one who got her gift! They are perfect for my country tree!!
The next recipe I want to share is for Homemade Caramel Sauce!
I got this recipe from my favorite tv chef, The Pioneer Woman!!! It is wonderful and so easy!!
Here's what you will need:
1 Cup of Brown Sugar
1/2 Stick of Butter
1/2 Cup of Half-and-half
1 Tablespoon of Vanilla
A pinch of Salt
Mix all of the ingredients together over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking for 5 to 7 minutes, until thicker.
Turn off the heat. Let cool enough to taste. If it's too thin, just cook a little longer.
I like to put mine in a mason jar until I'm ready to use it!
This would make a great gift to give to your family or friends along with a basket of apples! I also wrapped up a little teacher gift idea!
This would be such a cute gift for your child's school or Bible class teachers!!
I want to share one more gift idea recipe today! I want to share my recipe for
Homemade Pecan Pralines!!
These are out of this world!!
You will need:
2 Cups of Sugar
1 Cup of Heavy Cream
1 Tablespoon of Butter
3/4 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
2 Cups of Pecans, Halved
Put parchment paper over a couple of baking sheets.
Then in a LARGE saucepan, mix together your sugar and baking soda with a fork.
Then, mix in your cream and cook at medium heat.
Cook, whisking often, until golden brown and the mixture reaches 235 degrees on the candy thermometer. I cooked mine for about 25 minutes. You must have a large pot and a candy thermometer! This mixture boils up high in the pot as it heats and will make a terrible mess if your pot is too small! Trust me, I learned the hard way!!
Once your cooking is completed, remove from the heat and add your butter and pecans! Stir for about a minute to melt your butter throughout.
Using a tablespoon, drop spoonfuls onto your parchment lined cookie sheets and let cool at room temperature.
Just perfection!!
These would make a beautiful and delicious homemade gift!!
I hope you'll give these a try as you finish up your gift giving this season! If I don't run out of time, I will share more homemade gifts soon!
Until then... enjoy this cozy and wonderful time of year!
~ <3 ~ "Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away." KJV Matthew 5:42
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