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Easy edible gifts for Mother’s Day
by Julia Pal
published on 14 March 2014, last updated on 3 March 2023
From the first ever clumsily scrawled cards, to knitted scarves and beautifully designed home crafts, the gifts that children make for their mothers are the most memorable of all. And if those gifts happen to be edible, all the better. If you’d like to bring a smile to your mum’s face on Mother’s Day, check out this edible gifts guide – we’ve got all the inspiration you need to whip up a truly special homemade treat.
Malt Chocolate Fudge
Made with two types of chocolate and studded with plenty of Maltesers, this sweet malt chocolate fudge is guaranteed to be a hit.
Blood Orange Seed Cake
This simple loaf cake is dressed up with a blood orange drizzle for a seasonal twist (though it can be made with regular oranges too), the perfect gift for mum to enjoy throughout the week.
Negroni Marmalade
The traditional elements of a classic Negroni, gin, vermouth and Campari add a cheeky twist to this blood orange marmalade, guaranteed to be a breakfast-time favourite.
The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen’s Almond, Barberry and Orange Brittle with Aleppo Chilli
Flavoured with a combination of barberry, orange, chocolate, and Aleppo chilli, this brittle from the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team will appeal to anyone who loves Middle Eastern flavours.
Nadiya Hussain’s Raspberry Amaretti Biscuits
With a fresh raspberry hidden in the centre of each biscuit, these powder-dusted amaretti from Nadiya Hussain make an easy but impressive gift.
Nadiya Hussain’s Surprise Snickerdoodles
These moreish chocolate cookies have a hidden gooey caramel centre and a crunchy, salted peanut topping, perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth.
Stem Ginger Shortbread
Sometimes the most simple bakes are the best. This delicious biscuit recipe from the team behind The Great British Bake Off is definitely a keeper, with a lovely hint of spicy ginger.
Peanut Butter Miso Cookies
The addition of miso to these peanut butter cookies creates a depth of flavour to these simple biscuits, the perfect gift to pair with tea or coffee.
Meliz Berg’s Almond-filled Celebration Cookies
Covered in a heavy dusting of icing sugar and stuffed with roasted almonds these celebration cookies make for a stunning gift.
Fitwaffle’s Banoffee Blondies
These easy banana blondies are swirled through with caramel and white chocolate. Dense and fudgy, they are the perfect mid-afternoon pick-me-up.
Bake with Jack’s Chocolate Brioche
This light, fluffy brioche studded with chocolate chips, is a labour of love that is perfect for gifting to mum to enjoy.
Iced Biscuits
It doesn’t get sweeter than these pretty iced biscuits from The Primrose Bakery. This easy-to-follow recipe makes 30 biscuits, so your Mother’s Day gift can be enjoyed all week.
Marmalade
Make the most of citrus season to whip up a batch of Margot Henderson’s time-honoured marmalade for your mum. This recipe specifies Seville oranges, but you could also use blood oranges, or a combination of oranges and lemons.
Coffee Toffee
The perfect treat for any caffeine-loving mum, this easy toffee recipe balances a rich coffee flavour with sweet, irresistible toffee.
Edible Flower Lollipops with Sexy Sherbet
Follow these failsafe instructions for lollipops decorated with the most beautiful delicate flowers – a springtime treat that’s ideal for Mother’s Day
Montezuma’s Shortbread
Who doesn’t love a slice of rich chocolate and caramel millionaire’s shortbread? Add a little edible gold leaf, and you’ve got a shortbread recipe fit for Montezuma – the aztec king of chocolate himself.
Espresso, Fig and Walnut Muffins
A fail-safe afternoon treat, these little muffins are a flavour sensation with the fig, walnut and coffee complementing each other perfectly.
Lemon Curd
This glorious tangy-yet-sweet lemon curd only takes 15 minutes to make, and yields around a kilo, meaning your mum will be able to enjoy it for weeks to come.
Rick Stein’s Chocolate and Pasilla Fondant Truffles
Inspired by his travels in Mexico, Rick Stein combines chilli and chocolate to create these seriously indulgent and totally unforgettable truffles.
Iced Ring Biscuits
A celebratory classic, take mum on a trip down memory lane back to all those birthday parties she threw for you when you were little, where party ring biscuits would always make an appearance. The perfect way to say thank you, don’t you think?
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