Wrap up the fudge on a vintage plate.
Fudge is the classic homemade holiday gift. Even if you have a killer recipe, remember that presentation is as important as the quality of your fudge. Don't deliver your sweet offering on a holiday paper plate, covered with plastic wrap and a bow. Instead, dress up your gift so that the outside is as special as the creamy fudge inside.
Chinese Take Out
Instead of a traditional square or rectangular gift box, use a Chinese-restaurant style cardboard container, with the metal handle. To prevent the fudge from drying out, wrap each piece securely in plastic wrap before putting them into the container. Decorate the outside of the white container using rubber stamps, choosing a decor and style suitable to the occasion.
Muffin Paper
Muffin cup paper liners aren't just for muffins and cupcakes. Before your fudge hardens, spoon it into individual muffin cup liners. To obtain a professional candy store look, use small liners. Paper liners come in a variety of colors and designs, some of which are holiday themed. After the fudge hardens, line a flat gift box with tissue paper, and arrange the fudge cups in the box, to replicate the look of a box of gourmet candy.
Custom Labels
Wrap up your homemade fudge to look as if it is a bar of chocolate, purchased at the grocery store, neatly wrapped up in custom paper designed by you. Cut the fudge into a rectangular piece, and wrap neatly in aluminum foil. Design an outer wrapper, using your computer and printer. For example, if your name is Joe, the label might read "From Joe's Candy Shoppe." After printing off the rectangular label, wrap it around the candy bar, allowing the foil ends of the fudge to stick out, similar to how a commercial candy bar looks. Secure the two ends of the wrapper together, on the bottom of the fudge bar, using a piece of tape.
Baskets, Cups, Tins and More
Look for interesting containers when wrapping up your fudge. First, wrap the individual fudge pieces in the plastic wrap, before placing in the package. Package possibilities include large coffee cups, decorative tins, mason jars, baskets, a child's beach bucket, decorated paper sacks, colored gift boxes, a child's lunch box or a vintage glass candy dish, purchased from a thrift store. Another option is to make homemade gift boxes using recycled greeting cards.
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