Gift Ideas for Sweet Lovers
French caramels, Vermont fruitcake, Dutch syrup, and other delectably giftable treats. Good luck buying just one
Danny Kim1/9Single-Origin Sipping Chocolate
If your coffee is single origin, your hot chocolate should be, too. Combine with milk or cream; this stuff’s too good for mere water. ($16 for 6 oz.; askinosie.com) ____
Danny Kim2/9Keukenstroop
It’s not just for stroopwafels! Keukenstroop, a thick Dutch syrup similar to molasses, also works its magic on French toast, swirled over ice cream, sandwiched between cookies, or combined with vinegar for a tasty pork glaze. ($13 for 17.6 oz.; kioskkiosk.com)
Danny Kim3/9Bourbon Fruitcake
Bien Fait’s deliciously dense loaves are packed with enough bourbon to make you forget you’re eating fruitcake. ($17 for 1 lb. cake; bienfaitcakes.com)
Danny Kim4/9Le Petit Saunier Caramels au Beurre salé
A mini milk jug, brimming with salty French caramels? Yes, please! ($18 for 7 oz.; cybercucina.com)
Danny Kim5/9“The Big Poppa”
Rogue Double Chocolate Stout plays nice with macadamia nuts and cherries in this handmade brittle. ($7 for 2 oz.; sugarknife.com)
Danny Kim6/9Sucre en Pyramide
No black coffee is safe when a sweets fiend is armed with these Japanese sugar packets. ($22 for set of 40; chambredesucre.com)
Danny Kim7/9“Chocolate Every Month” Subscription
It’s like manna from heaven—or the mailman: Subscribers receive a monthly selection of five or more small-batch chocolate bars, sauces, and other treats, bundled in kraft paper and delivered right to their doorstep. ($150 for three months; mouth.com)
Danny Kim8/9Crème Brûlée Almonds
The season’s best hostess gift is a whopping 36-ounce tin of crunchy, buttery-sweet almonds tucked into a handsome wood box. ($43; squirrelbrand.com)
Danny Kim9/9Lebkuchen
This festive tin is stacked with a tower of giant German gingerbread-cookie cakes, each made with a blend of nine spices. ($30 for 1 lb. tin; leckerlee.com)
