For lovers of candy canes and chocolate, here’s an elegant upgrade to peppermint bark: The Candy Cane Bar from Éclat Chocolate.

Inspired by the classic candy cane, and bark with chipped pieces, this bar lovely bar is almost too pretty to eat.

There’s a top layer of white chocolate with a red stripe, a bottom layer of dark chocolate, and crunchy peppermint candy cane pieces in both layers.

A 2.2-ounce bar is $9.50.
 
GET YOURS AT ECLATCHOCOLATE.COM.
 
 
ABOUT ÉCLAT CHOCOLATE

Christopher Curtin, founder of Éclat Chocolate, spent more than two decades to achieve the title of Master Chocolatier.

He set out from Madison, Wisconsin to the House of Les Compagnons du Devoir, the premier guild for pastry chefs in France. He then studied in Cologne, Germany, and became the first American to be awarded the honor of German Master Pastry Chef and Chocolatier.

White striped chocolate on top, dark chocolate on the bottom and candy cane pieces throughout (photo courtesy Éclat Chocolate).

If you’re near West Chester, Pennsylvania (19382), stop by the store and factory for bars, bonbons, caramels, mendiants and more.

[2] Some of the line: A set of four flavors.

We have been fans of Horseshoe Brand hot sauce since it became a Gift Pick two years ago.

The line has superior, handcrafted, artisan flavor, made to perfection from the finest ingredients.

Since then, the brand has grown into 10 varieties of hot sauces, plus two barbecue sauces.

Caribbean Hot Sauce the latest, made for the heat seeker craving island flavors.

The sauce is made from fiery Caribbean scotch bonnet chiles, a blend of tropical fruits mustard, and spices.

The company likes Caribbean Hot Sauce for chicken, grouper, pork, and rice and beans.

At $6.99 per bottle, the whole line offers great stocking stuffers or party favors; or put together several for a larger gift.

The line currently includes:

 
Plus:

 
GET YOURS AT HORSHOEBRAND.COM

Introducing Kween Granola Butter, a slightly-sweet spreadable made with granola’s rolled oats, maple syrup and cinnamon. It’s non-GMO and contains no refined sugars.

And you can give it as stocking stuffers or small gifts.

There are currently three flavors of Kween Granola Butter:

 
The wholesome ingredients are wholesome:

 
Per serving, these power-packed ingredients contain 4g of protein in Original, 7g of protein in Original With Collagen Peptides, 5% DV of fiber from golden flax, healthy fats and under 3g of sugar.
 
 
HOW TO USE GRANOLA BUTTER

Use it like any nut butter or non-nut butter.

 
 
WHAT ARE COLLAGEN POLYPEPTIDES?

Collagen peptides are a cold-soluble, easily digestible and highly bioactive form of collagen.

Although they are not exactly the same as gelatin, both originate from collagen and are proteins made of amino acids. Here’s more about them.
 
 
GET YOUR GRANOLA BUTTER

One 10-ounce jar is $12.95, with discounts for multiple jars.

Head to Kween.co.

[1] Kween Granola Butter, in Original and Original With Collagen Polypeptides for more protein. All photos courtesy Kween.

[2] Bake banana bread, bars, cookies, and make Rice Krispie Treats and Granola Butter Cups (like PB Cups).

[3] Whisk some into vinaigrettes, dips and sauces.

We have long been fans of Woodhouse Chocolate, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week.

You can count on Woodhouse for charming decorated reindeer, Santas, snowmen, trees, bears penguins and holiday bark, along with holiday boxes of delectable bonbons.

New this year is a chocolate dinosaur, in milk or dark chocolate, painted on top with edible green confectioners paint.

Wearing a jaunty Santa hat, he (or she) doesn’t look ferocious—just delicious.

SEE THE WHOLE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
AT WOODHOUSECHOCOLATE.COM.

For the person who has everything, how about a give-back gift with a social impact?

These are gifts that support organizations like Feeding America, which provides meals to hungry people in our own country; and Heifer International, which provides livestock to third-world families so that they have food as well as eggs, milk, wool, etc. to sell and generate income.

Heifer International has a catalog (and website) that showcases the different animals that you can donate, and how they help the families who receive them. For example:

These gifts of animals change the lives of families forever. The animals go to impoverished families in countries like Bolivia, China, Ghana, Nepal, Rwanda and Zanzibar. Their lives can be changed by an animal that provides milk, meat and and/or wool to to sell the milk and wool, as well as feed and clothe the family.

Just one animal can fund the education for a child to go to school, or a woman to start her own small business.

Our friends and family—who have everything they need—enjoy choosing a different animal every year. You can donate a whole animal for $120 to $500, or a share of one for as little as $10 or $20.

Options include:

 
SEE ALL THE OPTIONS HERE.
 
 
WORLD VISION

World Vision is a company that also provides animal donations, and also a wider selection of items for needy children worldwide:

 
There are also giving packages for the needy in the U.S.

Gifts start at just $16, with a good assortment for $25 or less.

SEE ALL THE OPTIONS HERE

[2] An alpaca provides wool to wear and to sell.

[3] A goat provides milk and cheese.

[4] Piglets multiply quickly to provide meat and leather for home consumption and sale.