What does it take to make the perfect Christmas present? Love? Money? Time? Some of the best Christmas gifts are made by a loved one for a loved one. Consider creating your own gift for a loved one and how much that shows you care by making some chocolate almond ginger bark using this recipe. So easy, so delicious and so versatile – you can change up the recipe by leaving out the ginger, adding candy came or even decorating with white chocolate stars or sprinkles.
Christmas is the time of special things. A time when friends and family specifically create special moments and come together. This time of year can be stressful and can mean a lot of extra work, but these are the memories that sustain us for the rest of the year. It is the time of the year when we all put aside the things that have kept us apart through the year and make time to come together.
Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas this time of the year is the perfect time to make time to spend with loved ones. If we only take a day or a week out of our lives per year to see family and spend time with friends it is worth it. We make memories from our time with our friends and family. Make it even more special by showing those you are visiting that you cared enough to create the perfect foodie present.
Creating the perfect gift for someone you love includes crafting it with care. Showing someone that you care enough to spend the time learning and creating a gift just for them is extremely special. Chocolate almost bark is easy but special. Making it does involve a bit of time and a lot of chocolate and it can also involve leftovers so you can always ‘quality control’ 😉
Crafting something like a special box to hold some handmade chocolates can be easy and still show that you care. Crafting the box can be as easy as reusing an existing small box and covering it with wrapping paper. Glue the wrapping paper lightly to the box to ensure that it stays put. Just remember when placing food inside a box made of cardboard to line the inside with greaseproof paper. This insures any oil or butter from any chocolate or cookies is not absorbed into the box and out through the wrapping paper.
The perfect cookies to place inside of your handmade box are always shortbread. Shortbread cookies get better with age and can cope with not being in an airtight container. They are also absolutely delicious when dipped in the left over chocolate from the chocolate almond bark. For an even better extra special flavour add some salt sprinkled lightly over the top of the chocolate dipped shortbread.
Creating the perfect gift of almond ginger bark and shortbread cookies shows the recipient that you cared enough to create a gift from scratch. This holiday season why not show someone how much you care by taking the time to create a few gifts from scratch.
