Christmas 2020: Indulgent Gifts for Sweet Lovers

We’ve hand-picked a selection of the most decadent sweet treats for your Christmas list, from letterbox brownies to essential baking kit and lots more!

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Toffolossus Biscuits, £17.95 fortnumandmason.com

Biscuits don’t get more luxurious that this. A delicious twist on its near-namesake - the famous Fortnum’s Chocolossus – salty-sweet and chewy toffee combines with plump dates in this expertly baked and abundant chocolate covered biscuit masterpiece.

Tony’s Chocolonely Rainbow Chocolates, Pack of 6, £26 johnlewis.com

A box of six Fairtrade chocolate bars from Tony’s Chocolonely, all wrapped up in a beautiful gift box. Flavours include Caramel and Seasalt, 51% Dark Chocolate and Almond with Seasalt and Milk Chocolate and Hazelnut.

Hotel Chocolat The Christmas Pick Me Up, £12 hotelchocolat.com

A festive gift bag with some of Hotel Chocolat’s finest Christmas treats, including clementine truffles, a milk and white chocolate slab and more.

Christmas Petit Fours Mixed Mince Pies, £5.95 fortnumandmason.com

A guaranteed crowd pleaser, Fortnum’s Mince Pie Medley presents the shop’s traditional mince pies in miniature form with a festive twist. With four flavours from orange and lemon St Clement’s to decadent dark chocolate, each Petit Four has been delicately crafted from all-butter pastry, filled cognac-infused mincemeat and subtle spices, then topped with a buttery pastry lid.

Salted Caramel & Clementine Chocolat Cream Liqueur, £22 hotelchocolat.com

All the indulgence of salted caramel chocolate, lifted by the fragrant tang of clementine.This decadent liqueur gives a warming hug of dulce de leche, followed by citrus notes, leaving your palate feeling refreshed and satisfied, even after it’s gone.

Cake or Death Christmas Selection Box, £19 cakeordeath.net

Cake or Death bakery in East London create some of the UK’s most loved brownies available to order online and delivered hassle-free through your letterbox. They also happen to be vegan, too! The Christmas selection box includes two salted caramel brownies, two mince pie brownies and two stem ginger brownies.

Tala Performance 12-Cup Madeline Pan, £16.75 talacooking.com

This 12 cup non-stick Madeleine pan is perfect for making the classic French cakes or even shell shaped cupcakes. Sturdy and robust, it would would make a great gift for a keen baker.

Cartwright & Butler Date Walnut Decorated Loaf Cake in Tin, £12 cartwrightandbutler.co.uk

A hearty fruit cake rich in dates and walnuts and moist from proper butter.

Bettys Chocolate Lovers Gift Bag, £42 bettys.co.uk

A bag of chocolate delights from the renowned Yorkshire tea rooms, including a Bettys Chocolate Tasting Box, chocolate shortbread and a hot chocolate caddy

Warner’s Distillery Christmas Cake Gin, £38 from M&S stores

This seasonal special is steeped in festive spirit and is inspired by founder Tom Warner’s mum’s Christmas cake recipe. The 2020 vintage sumptuously embraces real dark chocolate, treacle and festive spices and is perfect served neat, topped with premium Cola or mixed into an espresso martini.

Daylesford Organic Smoked Salt Toasted Macadamia Buttermilk Fudge, £12 daylesford.com

Utterly decadent, melt-in the-mouth fudge with smoked salt for added moreishness.

The Exploding Bakery Coffee and Brownie Subscription, from £13.95 explodingbakery.com

The Exploding Bakery sell a stunning selection of letterbox brownies and cakes, all beautifully packaged without the use of any plastic. You can buy a one-off box or gift someone a subscription, and there is also the option to add on candles, biodegradable balloons and a bag of Round Hill single-estate coffee (ground or as beans) for those after the full at home café experience.

Love Cocoa Limited Edition: Luxury Christmas Selection Box, £12.50
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This beautiful collection includes flavours such as White Chocolate with Candy Cane Peppermint and Milk Chocolate with Christmas Pudding.

Nordic Ware Gingerbread House Bundt Pan, £48.00, divertimenti.com

Forget trying to glue slabs of gingerbread together with icing – this incredible bundt pan is the perfect way to bring a little festive cheer to your table this Christmas. This intricate mould features a beautifully detailed door, wreath and pine trees – and can be fully decorated or simply dusted with icing sugar once baked.

Jack & Beyond Mince Pies, £12 for 8, jackandbeyond.com

Jack & Beyond, a cake shop and café on Fulham Road, London, has launched nationwide delivery of their divine mince pies which make tasty Christmas gifts or simply a luxurious way to entertain your guests. As well as selling the classic variety, with melt-in-the-mouth butter pastry and fragrant homemade mincemeat, the bakery also sells Chocolate and Peanut Butter & Chocolate Pies if you’d like a change from the traditional.

Tala Performance Non Stick Pudding Dessert Moulds, £18.50 talacooking.com

Made of super-strong 1.0mm commercial weight carbon steel, these pudding moulds are Ideal for making traditional British desserts, from sponge puddings to and mini Christmas puddings.

Sharpham Park Bakers Hamper, £125 sharphampark.com

A luxury hamper ideal for the experienced home baker or as a starter pack for those who would like to bake at home. Includes a banneton proofing basket, measuring spoons, a baking recipe book, various types of artisan flour and more.

Popcorn Shed Mince Pie Popcorn, £4 popcornshed.com

Festively spiced caramel popcorn presented in pretty colourful box, this would make a lovely stocking filler.

Melrose & Morgan Classic Festive Hamper, £50 melroseandmorgan.com

This hamper also showcases some of the London grocer’s best-selling festive treats, including its gingerbread snowflake and star biscuits, mince pies and award-winning Dark Chocolate Florentines.