15+ Best Gift Ideas For Home Bakers

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Gift Ideas For Home Bakers

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Silicone Baking Mat

I am obsessed with my silicone baking mat. It’s not pretty and doesn’t photograph well, but man does it make my life easier. I use them every time I make cookies or chocolate covered pretzels.

You place it on top of your baking sheets and your baked goods and chocolate-coated treats just pop right off. They don’t get stuck like they sometimes do when you’re using a baking sheet. And that means you’re not leaving behind the bottoms of your cookies.

Plus, using one means that cleanup is so much easier. Your baking sheet never gets messy.

They come in different sizes and some come with printed circles to help space out cookies correctly, which is a nice extra perk.

Wilton Expand and Fold Cooling Rack

Usually, when I put these lists together, I’m not too specific about brands. A pan is a pan is a pan. But in this case, I’m very specific about the Wilton expand and fold cooling rack.

This is the one we have, use all the time, and would never trade with another. It collapses, so it’s easy to store, and it expands for when you make large batches of treats.

Nonstick Bakeware Set

I’m not brand specific on my baking pans, for the most part. If you have a good oven, the brand of pan doesn’t matter. (I say that about pans only. For pots, that’s a different story.)

What matters, though, is you want to have the right pans.

Home bakers usually have a mix of pans that they’ve purchased when they needed one, so definitely grab a full nonstick bakeware set (with cake pans, a loaf pan, a muffin tin, and a baking sheet).

Stand Mixer

My home baking game has been elevated ever since we were given a stand mixer for Christmas a few years ago. I can make cookies (like Italian Rainbow Cookies) that have an impossible-to-mix-by-hand dough and huge batches of meringues, that I couldn’t make otherwise.

It also makes recipes where I previously used my hand mixer, like banana bread, so much easier. Your home cook will love this.

Digital Kitchen Scale

If your friend is serious about baking, they’ll want to measure their ingredients on a scale rather than using measuring cups because the scale is more precise. And baking is all about being precise.

But a digital kitchen scale is just one of those things people generally don’t buy themselves. That’s what my brother thought when he bought me one.

And thank goodness he did. It’s so useful.

Mixing Bowl Set

Most home bakers have a bunch of mismatched mixing bowls that they use to make treats. A great gift is a set of matching mixing bowls. Sets usually nest together too, so they can be stored easily too.

And, if you gift a set like the one I gave my mom, your friend can actually use them for serving snacks at parties too. So it’s a good multipurpose gift.

Specialty Bakeware

These items are perfect for a home baker who has mastered the basics and wants to branch out to making other fun treats.

Bundt Pan

I had a silicone Bundt pan years ago, but we donated it when we moved because I didn’t use it very often. It was so floppy and that was awful when you were pouring batter in, so it just wasn’t very useful.

But, a few years ago, my brother got me a metal Bundt pan and honestly, it’s so nice. I use it when I want to make cakes look fancy, like my patriotic pound cake (which is made from store-bought cake mix but presented stunningly).

So definitely pick up a Bundt pan for your home baker. But a metal one. Not a silicone one. I know, the silicone one is cheaper, but it won’t get used.

Trust me. Been there, (not) done that.

Doughnut Pan

Doughnuts aren’t my junk food of choice. Like, I’ll run out because I’m in the mood for fried chicken, but I almost never run out for a doughnut.

But a homemade doughnut where I can make it from my own cake batter? Yes. I have a doughnut pan for just that. Actually, I have two. A full size and a mini doughnut pan.

So your home baker definitely needs one (or two — to make a dozen).

Mini Loaf Pan

Tiny bread is on my list of things to make, so I picked up a pair of these mini ceramic loaf pans for myself.

Sure, baking lots of loaves of tiny bread sounds tiring, but it’s adorable to wrap up as Christmas gifts. I mean, who wouldn’t want mini banana bread as a neighbor’s gift?

So, if your friend has an early-in-the-year birthday, buy them mini loaf pans. Then, they’ll be a master baker by Christmas.

And, actually, they can use them for so much more than baking sweets. I actually bake crab imperial, a savory seafood dish, in mine.

Pie Dish

I’ve bought pie pans as gifts before, and I actually own a really nice pie pan, which I use every year to bake Pete’s mom’s Easter Pie recipe.

If people don’t have pie pans, they’ll make pie in a round cake pan, which works fine but then the pie doesn’t have the embellishments it would have if it was baked in a pie pan. And when you do all that work for a pie, you want it to be as pretty as possible.

So grab a pie pan for your home baker. They’ll appreciate it.

Silicone Baking Cups

Cupcake wrappers are so wasteful because they get thrown away, but they’re so convenient because they make cleaning muffin pans so much easier.

The real gamechanger, though, are silicone baking cups. They make cleanup easy. Plus, they’re reusable, so they’re better for the earth and your friend’s wallet.

I have a set of full-sized baking cups that I use for muffins, cupcakes, and brownie cups. If your friend makes mini versions of these, you can buy mini silicone baking cups too.

Baking & Decorating Tools

Homemade treats look store-bought with the use of these tools.

Piping Tip Set

If you want a gift for your favorite home baker, a piping tip set is perfect. A frugal home baker will usually just make homemade piping bags from ziptop bags with the corner cut off, which works but it’s not ideal.

Pete got me a large set of piping tips a couple years ago and I use it all the time now. It makes such a difference when I’m making treats.

My set has more piping tips than I know what to do with, but that’s the fun part.

Dumpling & Hand Pie Maker

When we think about baking, we usually think about sweet items and completely forget about savory baking. But empanadas and pastelitos are baking too. And both of those are made much easier with the use of a dumpling maker.

Pete actually got me one for my birthday a few years ago so I could make gyoza (my absolute favorite Japanese food). But, the only time I’ve ever used it was to make sweet hand pies.

No matter what your friend uses it for, the point is, she’ll use it.

Cookie Scoop

My life was made so much easier when I stopped trying to eyeball cookie dough to make it the same size and actually started using a cookie scoop. Ever since, all my cookies are the same size so they bake evenly and look uniform.

But I use it for more than just cookies.

I use it to measure out cupcake batter too to make sure everything is uniform. And I use it for energy balls too.

Rolling Pin

A rolling pin is one of those kitchen items that you don’t realize you’re missing until you have it. Home bakers will roll out dough by hand, which is tedious and tiring but gets the job done. Once they have a rolling pin, though, they wonder why they didn’t get one sooner.

So get them one.

It’s great for cookie dough, homemade pizza, crushing up cookies to use as toppings for treats, and so much more.

Offset Spatula

I make chocolate bark a lot, and I always use an offset spatula to spread the chocolate into an even layer. You can use the back of a spoon, but that creates divots that you avoid with the offset spatula.

I use it when I’m making cookies too. It’s so much easier to spread melted chocolate or frosting on a cookie using this than a regular knife.

It’s also perfect if your friend bakes cakes (which is why it’s sometimes known as an icing knife).

Bread Baking

If your gift recipient wants to branch into making bread, these items are perfect.

Sourdough Starter Kit

I like making artisan bread, but sourdough is too much for me. Feeding it, burping it, whatever else you do to it … that feels like too much. Plus, it needs a lot of equipment.

However, if your friend wants to channel her inner Taylor Swift and start up a sourdough obsession, get her a sourdough starter kit. It’ll come with jars, lids, spatulas, and everything else she needs to start sourdough.

Well, except the actual starter.

Purchase Gifts For Home Bakers Online:

These, of course, aren’t all of the gifts for home bakers out there. Just our favorites and items we’ve either gifted or I’ve gotten as gifts.

For more ideas, check out the links below:

• Amazon – Amazon has a huge variety of items and you can directly ship the item, with gift wrap, to your recipient.
• Etsy – Etsy is filled with really unique and personalized items to gift.
• OXO – OXO is one of the most popular kitchen gadget brands and has a ton of really high-quality items (including our digital scale).
• Target – Target is super convenient because you can find a wide variety of items that you can order online and pick up in store.
• Walmart – Just like Target, Walmart has a lot of options and you can order online and pick up in store.

Be mindful of a store’s minimum cart total to qualify for free shipping. Also, consider in-store or curbside pickup, when available, to avoid shipping charges as well.

More Kitchen-Themed Gifts:

If you want some other kitchen-themed gift ideas, check out our Grilling Gifts and our list of Kitchen Appliance Gifts For Home Chefs.

If you’re looking for smaller gifts or stocking stuffers, we have a few other kitchen-related gift guides that you might find helpful:

• Cute Kitchen Timers
• Fun Ice Cube Molds
• Cute Animal Tea Infusers
• Funny Coffee Mugs To Give As Gifts