Snacks for Homemade Christmas Baskets?

Question

I am putting together small baskets with goodies for my friends. Any suggestions of what to put in? I have chocolate covered pretzels so far and spiced nuts. Thanks!

I was hoping for maybe recipes for caramel popcorn, spiced nuts, etc....

Answer 1

Bread. I love to get home made bread. I also give baked bread for gifts. Everyone loves it. You can bake them in the mini loaf pans.

Orange Pumpkin Bread

INGREDIENTS
1 large orange
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup chopped raisins


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.


Pumpkin Cranberry bread

INGREDIENTS
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup chopped walnuts


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 9x5 inch loaf pans (or 4 mini loaf pans).
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
Combine eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil in small mixing bowl, beat until just blended. Stir the wet mixture into the dry with a wooden spoon until batter is just moistened. Fold the cranberries and walnuts into the batter. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. (If using mini loaf pans, begin checking bread after 25 minutes.)


Pumpkin Bread

INGREDIENTS
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups solid pack pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup chopped walnuts & or raisins
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups white sugar
2/3 cup water
4 eggs


DIRECTIONS
Grease and flour three 7 x 3 inch pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Measure flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and spices into a large bowl. Stir to blend. Add pumpkin, water, salad oil, eggs, and nuts. Beat until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake for approximately 50 min. Then check the bread.

Answer 2

You could also add pints or half pints of hot chocolate mix. Search Y!Answers for recipes that use powdered milk, etc. then your friend just has to add the hot water...just like Swiss Miss and the other packaged brands.

And a few home baked cookies are a natural to add. You can either wrap them individually or in a small container, depending upon how large your baskets are and the other items you include.

Answer 3

These Ritz candy's are amazing.....

RITZ CANDY

Peanut butter smooth or crunchy
1 1/2 lb. white bark
12 oz. pkg. Nestles chocolate chips
1/4 bar wax
1 box Ritz crackers

Melt wax in pan over hot water. Then add bark and chips and melt. Put peanut butter between two Ritz crackers. Then dip into (bar, chips and wax). Put on wax paper to set up.

Answer 4

That is so nice of you. How about pop corn, mini muffins, chex mix, some hot cocoa, tea or coffee. You can also put a mug in there w/a pack of cup a soup.

Answer 5

zucchini bread or banana walnut bread mixed nuts, chocolates, teas or coco and a mug

Answer 6

different kinds of cookies and maybe some fruit cake

Answer 7

I bet this site has some good ideas...

http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/

Answer 8

you might want to add something to 'personalize' each different one...