Hamper Fillers

QuincyBella

Hi! I'm filling a hamper for some foodie friends for Christmas - I know others are doing similar this year.

It would be great to use this thread to post up good deals for hamper fillers

Edwardia

I'd suggest going to Lidl as from today there are small bottles of whisky and gift packs of Parmigiano Reggiano

Lynsey

The mini bottles of wine in Tesco with the added 25% off 6 bottles may be an option??

You get double discounts, so the highest value multiples offer the bast value.
eg 2 x Blossom Hill Merlot (187ml) @ £2.29 or 2 for £3
6 bottles works out at approx 93p per bottle - nice cheap hamper filler.

Lynsey

Amys

Lynsey wrote: »

The mini bottles of wine in Tesco with the added 25% off 6 bottles may be an option??

You get double discounts, so the highest value multiples offer the bast value.
eg 2 x Blossom Hill Merlot (187ml) @ £2.29 or 2 for £3
6 bottles works out at approx 93p per bottle - nice cheap hamper filler.

Lynsey

Is the 25% back on?

Edwardia

Lynsey wrote: »

The mini bottles of wine in Tesco with the added 25% off 6 bottles may be an option??

You get double discounts, so the highest value multiples offer the bast value.
eg 2 x Blossom Hill Merlot (187ml) @ £2.29 or 2 for £3
6 bottles works out at approx 93p per bottle - nice cheap hamper filler.

Lynsey

But Blossom Hill is complete rubbish, you could get a better 75cl bottle of something for that in Lidl.

LadyCoupon

Well I like Blossom Hill.

TravellingAbuela

And I have nothing against Blossom Hill either!

optimistic

Lidl have 6 little jars of pate for £3.49, so approx 58p each. Mixed flavours - wild boar, duck.....

Meadows

Home made chocolates, luxury biscuits and chocolates.
Mini jars of Jams, preserves, spreads etc.
Miniature spirit bottles or champagne.

Just made up two hampers and I included chocs, mini jams, biscuits, home made chocs, dried fruit etc. (plus you can buy shrink wrap bags in many sizes http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120981545501?var=420092603896&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649)

I recently purchased three chocolate molds one a Sewing Box & Accessories (has a hollow chocolate box and lid with cotton bobbins, needles scissors, needle threader etc. Another was a Tool Box (hollow chocolate tool box & lid with saw, pliers, screw driver etc. The other one was four pairs of leaping Reindeer & Santa in a Sleigh.
These have been made an wrapped in cellophane sweet bags(eBay) and boxes (Hobby Craft) tied with ribbon.

I had almost six bars of 100g milk chocolate left (I have been using Lidl Milk 15p, the chocolate boxes Lidl Hazelnut and some tools and Reindeer Lidl white chocolate, these last two a little more expensive but no more than about 45p). I was going to make Peppermint sticks but while waiting on a sugar thermometer I decided to melt into a large chocolate bar.
I lined a baking sheet with foil the melted the chocolate. In the mean time I put dried Cranberries, Blueberries, chopped Apricots, Dates, Prunes, Almonds, Desiccated Coconut and Rice Krispies into a bowl, mixed around and then removed about a 1/3. Added some coco powder to the removed amount and mixed together. The 2/3 I added to the melted chocolate and then placed on the foil spreading to cover everywhere evenly.
I then sprinkled the remaining 1/3 over the top and added some more desiccated Coconut.

I put this in the fridge to set for about 10 minutes but while still soft marked into squares (could have set and broken or marked into several big slabs). Left until set for another 10 - 15 minutes and then turned out removed the foil, flipped back to the good side and cut into (large) squares.
I put these into cellophane sweet bags (eBay) and then in gift boxes (sampling some for myself and putting a few by for hubby).

I impressed even myself, these are absolutely yummy and healthy well as much as chocolate can be with the fruit and nut .

These are gifts for Adults (even the Reindeer and chocolate boxes but would equally suit younger children and you could add or omit things they did/did not like or vary to make assorted chocolate.

The 600g (almost) squares cost 90p + the dried fruit and almonds (which I have in all the time) and would easily make either one big bar for one or gifts for 4 - 5 people.

Lynsey

Edwardia wrote: »

But Blossom Hill is complete rubbish, you could get a better 75cl bottle of something for that in Lidl.

There are quite a few choices at 2 for £3 and the J.P. Chenet bottles are 2 for £3, just slightly dearer per bottle with the wine "glitch".


Amys - yes, 25% back on and double discount working.

Meadows - home-made stuff is a nice little personal touch.

Lynsey

Lynsey

Going along with Meadows idea, I've just received and email from the Good Food Channel.

Quite a few home-made ideas HERE

Lynsey