December 2025 - Baker's Pantry
Holiday baking season is officially here. This month’s Baker’s Pantry Box is all about cozy spice, nostalgic cookies, and upgraded pantry staples that make every bake feel a little more magical.
🧁 Baking Fun Fact
Before baking powder and baking soda were developed, yeast was the primary leavening agent in baking. That discovery transformed dense loaves into the fluffy, airy breads we love today.
Supernatural – Plant-Based Food Coloring
Regular baking dyes often come from artificial sources, but Supernatural keeps things clean and colorful with plant-based pigments made from veggies and spices. Each packet vibrantly colors up to 2 cups of frosting (more if you want softer tones), so you can decorate cookies, cakes, and cupcakes without worrying about “nasties.”
Founder Carmel started Supernatural after years of loving bright, playful baking—but not the controversial ingredients in traditional sprinkles and dyes. Today, Supernatural reimagines kitchen creativity with vegan, allergy-friendly, traceable ingredients and colors from plants instead of chemicals. It’s feel-good decorating that still delivers serious wow-factor.
Burlap & Barrel – Cardamom Extract
This single-origin Cardamom Extract is made from cardamom seeds grown in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, slowly infused in alcohol by Bittercube. The result is a richly aromatic extract you can swap 1:1 for vanilla whenever you want a bright, tropical twist.
Add a few drops to cakes, cookies, and puddings, stir into coffee or hot chocolate, or splash into sparkling water and cocktails. Especially perfect for holiday baking, it brings a citrusy, floral warmth that makes simple recipes feel instantly special.
Georgie’s Cookies – Vanilla Olive Oil Gingerbread Scratch Cookie Mix
Georgie’s Olive Oil Gingerbread Scratch Cookie Mix is holiday nostalgia in a modern, elevated bake-at-home kit. The mix combines warm ginger, cinnamon, and clove with a pouch of vanilla bean–infused extra virgin olive oil for cookies that are crisp at the edges, tender in the center, and deeply aromatic.
Thoughtfully sourced ingredients, small-batch care, and precisely measured components make this mix easy to prepare yet truly “from scratch” in taste and texture. Inspired by Arizona craftsmanship and family baking traditions, it’s perfect for gifting, decorating with kids, or filling the house with that unmistakable gingerbread aroma on a cozy winter evening.
Caramel Kitchen – Bourbon Caramel Sauce
This award-winning Bourbon Caramel Sauce layers Woodford Reserve bourbon over rich, buttery caramel for a warm, complex flavor. Drizzle over baked brie, apple crisp, pecan or banana cream pie, bread pudding, ice cream—or brush it over salmon or ham for a sweet-savory glaze.
Caramel Kitchen began in Idaho when founder Stephanie’s homemade salted caramel became a local obsession. What started as “Caramel For Kids,” raising money for Christian education, has grown into Caramel Kitchen and the SweetShots fundraising program, helping students nationwide earn funds through sales of their small-batch, all-natural caramel sauces. Dessert that tastes good and does good.
Wilderness Poets – Roasted Hazelnut Butter (Ultra Creamy)
Made in micro-batches from organic hazelnuts that are blanched and slowly roasted, this Roasted Hazelnut Butter is ultra-creamy, almost pourable, and naturally sweet. It’s the kind of pantry staple that turns everyday recipes into something indulgent.
Drizzle it over oatmeal, yogurt, or pancakes, blend it into smoothies, spoon it onto toast, or whisk it into homemade chocolate-hazelnut spreads and dessert sauces. A little goes a long way toward making breakfast—and dessert—feel restaurant-worthy.