WHETHER you're buying a Christmas gift for someone you know and love deeply or for an acquaintance, food gifts always go down a treat.
The best Christmas food gifts will be beautifully presented – and tasty, too.
Although a DIY Christmas food gift like a gingerbread cookie set or gingerbread house is fun for kids and adults of any age.
A personalised foodie treat is another way to make someone feel extra special this festive season.
There are certain Christmas food gift staples, that are always welcomed with open arms.
A tin of Quality Street is one, beloved by recipients. Plus, the gorgeous reusable tin is wonderful for housing all sorts of bits and bobs in the months to come.
A traditional Christmas cake or panettone is another gift staple – find a recipe with a twist for a little extra Christmas magic.
1. Chiostra Di Saronno
- (AD) Chiostro di Saronno Chocolate Panettone, £14.70 at Amazon – buy here
Panettone is a gorgeous Christmas gift – and even better if it's chocolate-flavoured.
This authentic Italian version is dotted with chocolate chips and filled with chocolate cream, and comes in a gorgeous tin that's as good a present as what's inside.
'Absolutely delicious and wonderfully moist', notes a reviewer.
2. Collin Street Bakery
- (AD) Medium Deluxe® Fruitcake, Christmas Cake, £47.95 at Amazon – buy here
A Christmas fruitcake is a traditional Christmas gift, welcomed and enjoyed by hosts the world over.
This particular version from Collin St Bakery has a festive colourway, combining pineapple, papaya, red cherries and pecans.
Bonus: it comes in a gorgeous, reusable festive tin.
Reviewers can't get enough, either.
'A Xmas favourite. Simply the best Christmas cake there is', writes one.
3. Nestlé
- Nestlé Quality Street Tin, 1.2kg, £8.50 at John Lewis – buy here
The ideal Christmas food gift, whether you're sharing with others or enjoying on your own, a tin of Quality Street is a festive-season favourite.
This tin features a delightful assortment of milk and dark chocolates, toffees and fruit crémes in those signature electrifying colours.
Bonus – it's currently 15 per cent off.
4. John Lewis
- Hot chocolate Christmas bauble, £6 at John Lewis – buy here
Cheap, cheerful and filled with Christmas cheer – as well as two sachets of hot chocolate – this lovely bauble can be a treat for the tree for years to come.
5. Joules
- Santa's Helpers Gingerbread Kit, £10 at Joules – buy here
This activity set slash Christmas food gift contains gingerbread pieces and icing mixture so you can decorate your own gingerbread men and women.
This is a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy together.
6. Firebox
- Personalised Oreo Christmas Cottage, £19.99 at Firebox – buy here
With six full-size packets of Oreos and a Cadbury Milk bar, this Christmas food gift is truly the stuff (teenage) dreams are made of.
Better yet, it all comes packaged in the cutest Oreo gingerbread house that the gift-giver can personalise with a name and address.
7. Fortnum & Mason
- Christmas Nutcracker Biscuits, £7.95 at Fortnum & Mason – buy here
From brandy butter to biscuits, you can't go wrong with a gift from Fortnum & Mason's food hall.
These Nutcracker biscuits, in a collectible festive tin, combine pistachios, almonds and cranberries for a moreish flavour.
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