Quick & Cheap Chocolate-y Gift Idea – *Happy Holidays!*

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• (dark) chocolate
• jam / nut butter
• chopped: almonds / nuts / dried berries
• candle holders
• parchment or colored paper
• gift tape

 

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Hello sweeties and welcome back, or welcome at all if you have just stumbled upon my blog and the weekly experiments and rambling that come with it.
Hope your run-up to the holidays is being as stressless as possible, unlike mine!
I heard that chorus of “yeah right…”. Come here, let me hug you, feel free to vent, you can find understanding here. And chocolate: just saying.
Speaking of which, with this post I’m hoping to give you a quick, pretty and yummy idea for a last minute simple gift.
You will need these super easy 3-ingredient-chocolates (that you can fill with any jam or nut butter of your choice) and candle holders to put the choco-cups in.
The ones you see in the pic are from Ikea, you can get them for a bunch of $/€ really, there are many other pretty ones aswell. Or you could use colorful glass candle holders too
You put the chocolates in some colored/parchment paper, into the candle holder and add a nice bow.
And that’s it. I love scented candles myself, but I think that someone receiving this would definitely enjoy the surprise of homemade, yummy, comforting chocolates <3 (and they can be made free from allergens too, so even better).
And the candle holders can be used for a bunch of other different things, I use one of those in the photo as a teaspoons holder for instance, but they could hold pens, make-up, a tiny plant!

So, I hope you like this idea and don’t forget to make some extra chocolates for youselves too, because you are awesome and I know you always take care of everything and everyone, so take a moment for youself, sit down, sip a cup of hot tea or coffee, and nibble at these choco-cups, enjoying the moment 😉

I’m wishing you the best holidays ever, whatever you are celebrating at this time of the year all over the world, I wish you serenity and love and strength and a fantastic New Year !

Warm bear hugs from Italy to you all! <3

Ciao!
Sonia

P.S. Should you be looking for some tasty ideas for the holidays menu, have a look at my recipes for this creamy baked pasta, this veggie casserole and this orange & chocolate glazed cake! They’re all gluten/dairy/egg-free, tasty and comforting 🙂