Down Home Gifts and Recipes from Pearson Farm

The holiday season is a time to spend with family and friends. The feeling of being back at home with the smell grandmother’s peach pie baking in the over or fresh cookies to put out for Santa are what makes a holiday party special. There is nothing quite like the comfort foods that you know and love to make your time together with family and friends extra special. Bring the magic of down-home to your holiday party with classic treats, snacks, and recipes from Pearson Farms.
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Gift Ideas from Pearson Farms

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Pearson Farms is a family-owned and operated farm in Crawford County, Georgia. For five generations the Pearson family has grown and harvested peach trees, expanding into pecans as the years passed. They continue to expand their farm and their business into providing comfort food like peach cake and candied pecans to people all across the country. After 130 years of growing, they now offer a plethora of down-home, classic treats, snacks, and recipes that will make your next holiday party one to remember.

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Pearson Farm delivers fresh peaches, candied pecans, and several other goods right to your front door step. They are some delicious items that will make your next holiday gathering special:

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If you are looking for a gift for a coworker, boss, or stocking stuffers for family, Pearson Farm also offers gift sets like:

One of Pearson Farm’s most beloved gifts- whether it be for a hostess or a stocking stuffer- is their Champagne Pecans. These pecans are roasted with real champagne and are perfect for the holiday season. They can be packaged in a number of ways to make it perfect for the recipient:

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  • 80z bags
  • 1lb bags
  • 14oz gift tin
  • 32oz gift tin
  • Paired with another signature flavor in a two-way gift tin

Down-Home Recipes from Pearson Farm

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There are two types of crops that Pearson Farm specializes in: peaches and pecans. Although are neither traditionally thought of as holiday foods on their own, these classic comfort foods can be used to put a unique twist on treats for your next holiday party.

Georgia Peach Cobbler

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Ingredients

  • 8 cups of sliced Pearson Georgia Peaches
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine
  • pastry for double-crust pie
  • vanilla ice cream

Directions

Combine peaches, sugar, flour and nutmeg in a Dutch oven; set aside to allow syrup to form (approx. 15 minutes). Bring peach mixture to a boil: reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes or until peaches are tender. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and margarine.

Roll half of pastry to 1/8” thickness: cut into a circle to fit a two-quart baking dish. Spoon half of mixture into lightly buttered baking dish; top with pastry. Bake at 475°F for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Spoon remaining peach mixture over baked pastry.

Roll remaining pastry to 1/8” thickness and cut into 1” strips; arrange in lattice design over peaches. Bake an additional 15-20 minutes until browned.

Allow to cool slightly before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Santa’s Favorite Cookies- Butter Pecan

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup of brown sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 tsp of salt
  • 1/2 cup Elliot halved pecans from Pearson Farm

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together butter, sugar, and the egg. Slowly add the flour and salt.

Once mixed well, cover and refrigerate dough for at least one hour.

Roll dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Using the back of a spoon, press down on the tops of the balls. Place 1 Pearson Farm Elliot Halved Pecan on the top.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Add caramel drizzle if desired. Serve to Santa with a warm glass of milk!

Watch the video below to see how to make Santa’s Favorite Cookies


Daily Mom is giving away a Pecan Extravaganza Box from Pearson Farm this holiday season as part of our 60 Days of Giving. To enter to win, click below!

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This contest is open to all U.S. residents aged 18+. Enter using the rafflecopter below. Earn entries by signing up for the Daily Mom newsletter, visiting social media sites, and following further instructions on the Rafflecopter. Good luck!


Holiday parties are a time to get together with family and friends, and enjoy the things that are most important in life. Traditional comfort foods bring people together, and Pearson Farm can help you to do that by providing treats and snacks for gifts, and delicious recipes with their fresh peaches and pecans for your next holiday party.

Check out our other giveaways for our 60 Days of Giving on our event page, and be sure to RSVP on Facebook to see live videos and demonstrations of some of the amazing prizes!


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Laurenhttp://lmlcreativestudios.com
Lauren is a mom of three girls and a proud USMC spouse. She is the managing editor of Daily Mom Military, one half of the YouTube military spouse channel, #TheDependas, and owner of Lauren Lomsdale Creative Studios. She loves to run, lift, and do yoga in her spare time. Lauren is currently in Camp Pendleton, CA with her family and loves to meet new and inspiring military spouses.

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