The Ultimate Baking Holiday Gift Guide

 

 
Nearly every year, various relatives call, text, and email my mom to ask what they should give me for Christmas. Although I’ve tried insisting that I need absolutely nothing and am perfectly fine skipping presents, certain family members refuse to take “No” for an answer, and those people always send big boxes of fully wrapped packages for us to open after Santa’s stockings.  

As a result, right around Thanksgiving, I typically put together a short list to avoid receiving seven different oven mitts or three of the same fleecy penguin blanket. Yes, both of those have happened! (This year, I added these to the very top of my list because they come in so handy for baking, and I can never have enough!)

But if you’re in the same boat and never know what to write on your holiday wish list—or if your best friend, roommate, or daughter loves to bake and you need gift ideas!—then I’ve put together this Ultimate Baking Holiday Gift Guide for you! It includes my favorite baking tools, {nonperishable} pantry ingredients, cookbooks with exclusively baking recipes, and even the best baking recipe gift basket ideas!

Even better? I’ve linked to where you can buy everything online on Amazon, so you don’t have to deal with the hectic holiday shopping crowds! ??

Just use these links below to quickly navigate to the section you’re most interested in!

 
 

 
BAKING RECIPE GIFT BASKETS
(from left to right, top to bottom)

a) the ultimate healthy double chocolate cupcakes (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. white whole wheat flour
3. cocoa powder
4. coconut oil
5. vanilla extract
6. pure maple syrup
7. vanilla crème stevia (optional)
8. paper cupcake liners
9. silicone muffin pans
10. mini spatulas
11. wire cooling racks

 
b) the ultimate healthy chocolate chip cookies (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. white whole wheat flour
3. coconut oil
4. vanilla extract
5. coconut sugar
6. dark chocolate chips
7. mini chocolate chips
8. mini spatulas
9. silicone baking mat
10. baking sheets
11. wire cooling racks

 
c) the ultimate healthy sugar cookies (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. white whole wheat flour
3. coconut oil
4. vanilla extract
5. butter extract
6. honey
7. vanilla crème stevia
8. cookie cutters
9. silicone baking mat
10. silicone rolling pin
11. baking sheets
12. mini spatulas
13. wire cooling racks

 
d) the ultimate healthy chocolate mini muffins (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. mini muffin pans
3. mini paper liners
4. white whole wheat flour
5. coconut oil
6. vanilla extract
7. vanilla crème stevia
8. honey
9. cocoa powder
10. mini chocolate chips
11. mini spatulas
12. wire cooling racks

 
e) skinny single-serving chocolate chip mug cake (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. white whole wheat flour
3. vanilla crème stevia
4. powdered stevia
5. coconut oil
6. vanilla extract
7. mini chocolate chips
8. mini ramekins
9. mini spatulas

 
f) healthy classic cinnamon rolls (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. yeast
3. ground cinnamon
4. coconut sugar
5. whole wheat flour
6. springform pan
7. dental floss
8. silicone baking mat
9. silicone rolling pin

 
g) the ultimate healthy lemon poppy seed muffins (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. white whole wheat flour
3. coconut oil
4. vanilla extract
5. vanilla crème stevia
6. honey
7. poppy seeds
8. zester
9. lemons (2-3)
10. silicone muffin pans
11. mini spatulas
12. wire cooling racks

 
h) fudgy triple chocolate cookies (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. white whole wheat flour
3. cocoa powder
4. coconut oil
5. vanilla extract
6. coconut sugar
7. dark chocolate chips
8. mini chocolate chips
9. silicone baking mat
10. baking sheets
11. mini spatulas
12. wire cooling racks

 
i) practically flourless extra fudgy brownies (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. cocoa powder
3. oat flour
4. coconut oil
5. vanilla extract
6. pure maple syrup
7. 8″-square baking pan
8. mini spatulas

 
j) the ultimate healthy oatmeal raisin cookies (recipe here)

1. kitchen scale
2. instant oats
3. whole wheat flour
4. coconut oil
5. vanilla extract
6. pure maple syrup
7. raisins
8. ground cinnamon
9. mini spatulas
10. silicone baking mat
11. baking sheets
12. wire cooling racks

 

 
BAKING TOOLS
(from left to right, top to bottom)

1. kitchen scale (I use mine every day!)
2. dishwasher-safe measuring cups
3. dishwasher-safe measuring spoons
4. silicone whisk
5. mini spatulas (these too! I use them 100x more than regular-sized spatulas!)
6. glass mixing bowls
7. kitchenaid stand mixer
8. pastry cutter (perfect for scone recipes or mashing bananas!)
9. hand-held mixer
10. zester (for recipes with lemons or oranges!)
11. pastry brushes
12. silicone rolling pin
13. baking sheets (these are the only kind I use!)
14. silicone baking mats (I can never have enough of these!)
15. cookie cutters
16. springform pans (great for cinnamon roll recipes, cake recipes, and cheesecake recipes!)
17. 8”-square cake pans
18. 9”-square cake pans (not pictured)
19. 9”-round cake pans
20. silicone muffin pans (these only kind I use—they bake muffins much more evenly!)
21. mini muffin pans
22. 9×5” loaf pans
23. paper cupcake liners
24. mini paper cupcake liners
25. frosting piping tips
26. small ramekins (perfect for mug cake recipes!)
27. wire cooling racks
28. oven mitt (these are the only ones I use!)
29. donut pans
30. Ninja mega system (with a blender, food processor, and more… I use mine almost every day!)
31. dessert forks & dessert spoons

 

 
HEALTHY PANTRY INGREDIENTS
(from left to right, top to bottom)

1. whole wheat pastry flour
2. white whole wheat flour
3. oat flour (especially for these brownies!)
4. coconut flour (for these muffins and these bars!)
5. unsweetened cocoa powder
6. yeast
7. oat bran (or wheat bran, for my bran muffin recipes!)
8. instant oats (for all of my oatmeal cookie recipes!)
9. brown rice cereal (for my granola recipes and cheesecake recipes!)
10. ground cinnamon
11. ground ginger
12. coconut oil
13. vanilla crème stevia (for all of these recipes of mine!)
14. powdered stevia (for all of these recipes of mine!)
15. pure maple syrup
16. honey
17. coconut sugar
18. molasses (for all of these recipes of mine!)
19. vanilla extract
20. almond extract
21. almonds
22. peanuts
23. cashews
24. pecans
25. dried fruit (raisins, apricots, and figs are some of my favorites!)
26. mini chocolate chips
27. dark chocolate chips
28. dark chocolate bars
29. neutral cooking spray (not pictured)
30. olive oil cooking spray
31. coconut oil cooking spray

 

 
BAKING COOKBOOKS
(from left to right, top to bottom)

1. Healthier Chocolate Treats – by me! (or as an eBook!)
2. Sally’s Baking Addiction – by Sally, the blogger behind Sally’s Baking Addiction
3. Surprise Inside Cakes – by Amanda, the blogger behind I Am Baker
4. Dessert Mash-Ups – by Dorothy, the blogger behind Crazy for Crust
5. Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes – by Lindsay, the blogger behind Life, Love & Sugar
6. Out of the Box Desserts – by Hayley, the blogger behind The Domestic Rebel
7. Peanut Butter Comfort – by Averie, the blogger behind Averie Cooks
8. Glorious Layered Desserts – by Glory, the blogger behind Glorious Treats
9. Dessert for Two – by Christina, the blogger behind Dessert for Two
10. Grandbaby Cakes – by Jocelyn, the blogger behind Grandbaby Cakes
11. Sea Salt Sweet – by Heather, the blogger behind Sprinkle Bakes
12. Layered – by Tessa, the blogger behind Style Sweet CA
13. Naughty or Nice – by Jessica, the blogger behind Desserts With Benefits
14. The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook – by Lindsay, the blogger behind Love & Olive Oil