Whether you are celebrating a graduation or welcoming your neighbour, there’s no better gift than homemade goodies.
Bake these with healthy whole grains and natural sweeteners. Lakanto monk fruit sweetener is a better brown sugar replacement. Here are the best recipes for homemade gift ideas:
Lemon Thyme Cookies
In a mixing bowl add almond flour, a pinch of salt, baking powder, unsalted butter, monk fruit sugar, eggs, lemon juice, zest, and thyme leaves. Shape into small round balls. Grate some lemon zest and bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Place in a cooling rack. Stack the cookies in a cellophane wrap and tie them with a silk ribbon. Monk fruit sweetener is the best brown sugar alternative.
Chocolate & Berries Bark
Start with tempering dark chocolate in a double boiler along with Lakanto monk fruit sugar. Once tempered, use an offset scraper to spread the chocolate on a marble slab. Add some dried goji berries, dried cherries, hemp seeds, grated orange zest, and cacao nibs. Refrigerate to set. After the barks have been set, cut them into small squares. Stack the chocolate squares and pack in a cellophane wrapper and silk ribbon. Use Lakanto which is the best brown sugar alternative for this recipe.
Strawberry Preserve
In a pan, add chopped strawberries, honey, and lemon juice. Add some lemon zest and cook until the jam thickens. You can use Lakanto monk fruit sweetener in this recipe. Next, add the thyme leaves and remove them from heat. Ladle the jam into 100 gm sterilized jars, make a water bath, and seal the jars. Refrigerate overnight and label the jars with dates.
Granola
Homemade granola is always healthier as compared to regular store-bought cereals. In a large bowl, mix rolled oats, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, chopped almonds, honey, orange zest, vanilla, dried cherry, and coconut flakes in a pan with some coconut oil. Add the granola mix to a baking tray covered with parchment paper. Bake the granola at 350 for 10 minutes. Allow it to cool completely before transferring the granola into glass jars. Use a jute rope to tie a knot for a decorative rustic touch.
Vanilla Cookies
In a food processor, add almond flour, Lakanto monk fruit classic sweetener, vanilla extract, one stick of cold butter cut into small cubes, and orange zest, and blitz 2-3 times at 20-second intervals until it resembles coarse sand. Use your hands to form a log and cover it with a cling wrap. Put the cookie dough into the refrigerator overnight. Take the dough out and set it on the counter. Take a very sharp knife and cut it into 1/4 inch thick circles. Bake the vanilla shortbread cookies in a preheated oven at 150 C for 10 minutes until the edges are lightly golden. Set the cookies to cool for 30 minutes on a cooling rack. Use Lakanto which is the best brown sugar replacement for this recipe.
Anyone will love and appreciate you when you give them these delicious edible homemade gifts.
