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    Great Gifts

    Did you know that the most memorable gifts are often the ones you can eat? If you're searching for great gifts that will truly delight, food gifts made by Pastries like a Pro offer a deliciously thoughtful solution.

    You'll discover unique and mouthwatering treats perfect for any occasion. Get ready to impress your loved ones with edible presents that look as amazing as they taste!

    Perfect Food Gifts to Make:

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Bake and Share Holiday Treats for Gifts
    • A box of Macadamia Rum Toffee with a small Christmas ornament The toffee is topped with chocolate and almonds
      A Baker's Dozen Holiday Food Gifts
    • Finished Orange Peel
      Candied Orange Peel
    • Hot Peppered Pecans
      Hot Peppered Pecans
    • Salted Macadamia Rum Toffee in a gold candy box with a star shaped pink ornament with Warm Holiday Wishes written on it and a snowman and gingerbread man on the ornament.
      Salted Macadamia Rum Toffee
    • Scone with Cranberry Strawberry Jam on a plate
      Scones with Cranberry Strawberry Jam
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
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      Granola
    • Puff Pastry Crackers
      Puff Pastry Crackers
    • TJ's Cowboy Bark for TJj's Cowbow Bark
      TJ's Cowboy Bark
    • Peanut Butter Cups
      Better Than Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
    • Hot Curried Party Mix in a bowl
      Hot Curried Party Mix
    • Sweet and Hot Macadamia Brittle

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    Summertime

    • Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
      Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
    • Slices of Date Nut Bread on a plate with walnut halves and dates around it.
      Date Nut Bread
    • Sky High Salted Caramel Chocolate Pie
      Sky High Salted Caramel Chocolate Pie
    • Lightened Creme Brulee
      Easy Lightened Creme Brulee
    • Strawberry Muffins
      Best of All Strawberry Muffins
    • A Millionaires Shortbread bar sits on a white plate with a fork and a tray of bars behind it.
      Updating Millionaire's Shortbread

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
      Langue de Chat
    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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