IKEA has relaunched their popular  Vintersaga gingerbread house

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IKEA relaunches its wildly popular mini gingerbread house kit ahead of Christmas – and it only costs $5

  • IKEAs wildly popular ‘Vintersaga’ gingerbread house is relaunched for Christmas
  • The $6 Scandinavian tradition is now available in IKEA stores across Australia
  • The product contains enough materials to build six mini gingerbread houses 
  • Fans of the product have begun hosting ‘gingerbread contests’ with friends
  • However some customers say the build was so difficult it left them ‘sobbing’ 

IKEA has relaunched their highly anticipated $5 mini gingerbread house kit after it proved to be a major success last Christmas.

The limited edition miniature ‘Vintersaga’ Gingerbread House builds six mini houses, allowing you to make your own gingerbread town.

The gingerbread kit comes in two sizes, the mini gingerbread house costs only $5, and the bigger size costs $6.

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The $5 product is the perfect family activity to set the tone for a cosy Christmas

The kit makes six gingerbread houses, you can make your own gingerbread town or use the houses as decorations

The limited edition miniature ‘Vintersaga’ Gingerbread House builds six mini houses, allowing you to make your own gingerbread town 

The mini kit can be used to make a gingerbread town, or string can be threaded through the houses and they can be used as festive window decorations. 

IKEA also sells a gingerbread people kit for $5.50 to fill your house with a family.

The Swedish store also sells frozen Vintersaga gingerbread dough for $4, which is perfect for making decorations or furniture for your house.

How to make gingerbread house icing: 

To begin assembling the festive family favourite join the gingerbread pieces together with icing, according to package instructions

To begin assembling the festive family favourite join the gingerbread pieces together with icing, according to package instructions

 Ingredients: 

  • 250g icing sugar
  • 1 egg white
  • 5ml lemon juice/ vinegar 

Method: 

  1. Begin by combining 250g of icing sugar and 1 egg white into a bowl.
  2. Stir the two together and slowly start pouring  5ml of lemon juice or vinegar to the mixture.
  3. Combine the ingredients together till a smooth, thick white paste appears.
  4. Finally pour the icing into a piping bag and begin assembling the gingerbread house. 

Aussies are excited to welcome back the product, but some believe the construction is not worth the results.

‘I am not in any way exaggerating when I say I did this last year and ended up sobbing on my kitchen floor covered in egg white,’ one traumatised customer said.

Other customers disagreed.

‘Get it every year, it’s bomb,’ one fan said.

‘I need to buy this,’ another wrote. 

European fans of the product explained that making gingerbread houses is an annual tradition in their families.

‘So you guys don’t have tradition where you make these with your family *every* year? Just Finland? Alright,’ one woman said. 

The tradition might be making it’s way to Australia too, as having a gingerbread decorating contest has become a popular Christmas activity.

‘Doing this with a group as a Christmas activity would be perfect,’ one woman commented.

‘You’re all coming over for a ginger bread house decorating contest,’ another said, tagging her friends.

Top 5 tips to make the perfect gingerbread house 

1. Decorate the house before you put it together

2. Buy or make very strong icing glue

3. Choose large lollies to decorate with for an eye-catching design

4. cover your icing with a damp cloth to keep it workable

5. Use store bought fondant for easy decorating

(source: fun loving family

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