DIY sweet New Year gift ideas

Among the most significant holidays for each person, a special place is occupied by the New Year, the celebration of which is not complete without the purchase and preparation of various gifts for relatives, colleagues and friends. Among the mass of options for New Year's gifts, it is worth highlighting the universal ideas of handmade sweet gifts, since such a congratulation practice is in demand all over the world.

On New Year's Eve, many people face the question of choosing a small gift as a token of attention for colleagues, relatives, friends and children. Sweets act as a successful solution to this issue, however, it is not at all necessary to purchase expensive sets of sweets or chocolate, since you can make a delicious and beautiful gift with your own hands.

Themed sweet gift will be tree made of sweets. To make it, you will need sweets packed in a wrapper, as well as a sheet of cardboard, from which the frame of the New Year's tree will be formed. A cone is made of paper, which must be well fixed at the base, then with the help of tape, glue or other material, the candies are placed in a circle of the future spruce.

Such a present can be wrapped in transparent cellophane and tied with a bow on top. A sweet Christmas tree does not have to be large, the main thing is that the souvenir will be made from the heart.

In addition to the traditional New Year tree, a candy gift can be bouquet, which is pretty easy to do on your own. This original sweet flower arrangement is made from the following materials:

• candies;
• Scotch;
• skewers;
• corrugated paper;
• new Year decoration.

It is very simple to make a bud, for this you should tie the sweetness to one end of the skewer, and then, using colored paper, make a border in the form of flower petals for the candy-core. Several of these buds are collected in a single bouquet, which should be additionally decorated with New Year's paraphernalia. Small coniferous branches or cones can be used as a festive addition. The present will also need to be placed in a transparent package.

For those who need to prepare a lot of gifts, a more economical candy idea is recommended. You can beautifully decorate an ordinary chocolate bar with two or three candy colors. For these purposes, chocolate is taken as a basis; it can also be wrapped in a New Year's wrapper. Further, sweet buds are made from a couple of sweets, which, together with tinsel or a sprig from the spruce, are attached to the base.

For a children's presentation for the New Year, there are also a number of successful options where sweets can be used. You can make a beautiful and tasty gift from sweets of different sizes and shapes. From rectangular and round delicacies, it will be possible to make a funny car, a sleigh and even a cake.

Then all the elements are pasted over with colored paper, after which the candies are placed on the double-sided tape in accordance with their shapes and sizes.

An original gift idea using sweets can be variant of glass snowmen. To create them, you will need small jars with a lid, a container for baby food will be ideal. For the body, you will need three cans, which are glued together. Each must first be filled with lollipops, caramel, marmalade or chocolate round sweets. It will be possible to paint the glass with acrylic paints.

The main color will be white, the buttons will be drawn in black, on the topmost bank you need to draw eyes, a mouth and a carrot nose. A part of a bright sock can be used as a headdress, or a small hat with a pompom can be tied to a sweet snowman; a multi-colored garland can be used as a scarf.

You can make pineapple out of sweets. A glass jar will act as a basis, which must be filled with various small-sized candies. To create an exotic fruit, you will also need round candies in a gold wrapper. They should be fastened as close to each other as possible using a thermal gun. You can use green felt or corrugated paper as the top. The material should be cut in the form of leaves and attached to the neck of the jar.

There are a lot of ideas and recipes for homemade New Year's pastries, each housewife chooses an option for herself based on taste preferences and the availability of time for cooking. Among the most successful delicacies, it is worth highlighting such delicious surprises.

Such cookies can be treated not only to household members, but also to colleagues, to go on a visit with a treat.

To prepare baked goods, you will need the following products:

• butter - 100 grams;
• flour - 100 grams;
• sugar - 150 grams;
• cocoa powder - 30 grams;
• eggs - 3 pieces;
• food coloring - green.

Cooking algorithm.

• All components are mixed until smooth using a food processor or mixer. Next, the dough is poured onto a baking sheet, pre-oiled with oil, it is important to evenly distribute it over the entire surface.The oven must be heated to 160-170 C.
• As a rule, 20-25 minutes will be enough to prepare the biscuit. Over time, you need to let the baked goods cool well, and then cut small Christmas trees from it in the form of triangles.
• For the cream, you need to beat one protein together with sugar until the consistency of thick sour cream, add a dye to the composition. Use a pastry syringe to decorate the Christmas trees on one side. While the protein mass is still fresh, you can additionally decorate it with small candies or pastry confetti.

In addition to cookies, you can also make a whole themed cake for the New Year. Such a beautiful delicacy can be safely presented as a New Year's present to a family, going on a visit. The following products are required for the cake:

• eggs - 6 pieces;
• flour - 300 grams;
• butter - 150 grams;
• sugar - 300 grams;
• dark chocolate - 2 bars;
• cocoa - 3 spoons;
• baking powder;
• impregnation "Rum";
• cream - 300 grams;
• chocolate paste - 200 grams;
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Baking recipe.

• Butter and chocolate should be used in liquid form, so the ingredients are melted in a water bath on the stove.
• The eggs are divided into white and yolk, the yolks are beaten with sugar, after which the essence is added to them. Then flour, cocoa and whipped proteins are added to the cooled chocolate. The dough should be like thick sour cream in consistency.
• The whites are separately whipped with a pinch of salt and added to the dough. The oven must be heated to 170-180 C, grease a baking dish or baking sheet with butter. The dough will be ready in 40-50 minutes, depending on the power of the oven.
• The cooled cake should be divided into 2 triangles, which are further divided into 2 parts along.
• The next step is to prepare the cream. For impregnation, you need to whip the cream and paste, lay the cakes alternately in the form of an equilateral triangle, pour on top of each cream. In this state, it is recommended to send the baked goods to the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
• For icing, cream with chocolate is warmed up, mixed into a homogeneous mass, after it has cooled down a little, the cake can be coated with cream. On top of the baked goods, it is worth additionally decorating with pastry confetti or dragees of your choice. In order for the cake to soak well, it must be left cool for a couple of hours.

To prepare it, you will need the following products:

• flour - 500 grams;
• honey - 3 tablespoons;
• sugar - 100 grams;
• butter - 50 grams;
• eggs - 2 pieces;
• water;
• lemon - 1 piece;
• salt;
• soda - 1 teaspoon;
• cinnamon - 1 teaspoon.

Cooking algorithm.

• Dissolve honey, sugar and cocoa in a small amount of warm water. All ingredients must be heated, removed from heat until boiling and add half the flour, mix thoroughly.
• Next, eggs are introduced into the dough, and after it has cooled down, the remaining amount of flour is poured. The dough must be kneaded well, wrapped in foil and left in the refrigerator for 50 minutes.
• Over time, it rolls out on the table, the elements of the house are cut out of the baking layer with a knife or template. Put the finished parts on a baking sheet and bake in an oven heated to 200 C for about a quarter of an hour.
• To connect the house, you need to make white glaze. To make a cream, beat one protein with 100 grams of sugar and a spoonful of lemon juice.
• The cooled cakes are connected in the shape of a house, the joints are coated with cream, for fastening it is necessary to hold the parts a little so that they stick together. As a decoration, you can apply a drawing to the roof using a pastry syringe and white glaze, draw windows, doors and other details. It is recommended to sprinkle baked goods with small multi-colored dragees.

As an original sweet present that you can make yourself, the following version of the delicacy may come out:

• you need to purchase a multi-colored caramel cane in the right amount, put on one piece of marshmallow with any taste;
• then melt the chocolate, dip the top of the treats in it, sprinkle the top with confectionery decorations of your choice.

For children, you can quickly make a sweet gift from ordinary lollipops. You can beautifully decorate sweets in the spirit of the New Year by cutting out the muzzle of a deer, snowman, Santa Claus or other character from paper, cardboard or thick fabric.

In the form of a delicious present, decorated with your own hand, you can use chocolate bars. In order for the delicacy to acquire a suitable festive look, it is necessary to wrap it with a sheet of paper, hide and glue the edges and joints. Further, a snowman is drawn on one of the sides, as a decoration, the nose can be cut out of felt, the eyes can be made of beads.

In the role of a hat and a scarf, it will be possible to use any piece of bright or multi-colored fabric, which can be glued or fixed with tape. From a spruce twig and an ice cream stick, it will turn out to additionally make a broom and glue it to a chocolate bar.

Not only chocolates, sweets and pastries are sweet gifts, you can also prepare a delicious fruit present for the holiday. Traditional holiday fruits are tangerines, so you can quickly make a fragrant and bright Christmas tree from them. A cone made of cardboard or foam can act as a basis for a tree.

Each fruit should be decorated with cinnamon sticks, for this, they are simply stuck into the tangerines in a circle. Then, they are pushed onto an ordinary toothpick, after which, with a free edge, they are attached to the base.

Many themed sweets can be made with marshmallows and pretzels. An airy treat should be planted on skewers or caramel sticks. From pretzels divided into 2 parts, make reindeer horns on marshmallows, melt the chocolate and dip the treat there. Eyes and nose can be made with confectionery powder.

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