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    Home » Food

    Homemade Food Gifts From the Kitchen

    Sarita Harbour.
    Modified: Dec 11, 2024 · Published: Dec 1, 2021 by Sarita Harbour · This post may contain affiliate links ·
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    If you're keen to make your own homemade food gifts from the kitchen, this guide will help.

    These make great gifts for anyone on your list, and some are even great for last-minute gift ideas. Now, take note - not all of these are healthy. In fact, many are downright unhealthy. But they're all delicious.

    If you want to get in the kitchen and whip something made with love for everyone on your list, you’ve got to try these food gift ideas.

    Here are 11 homemade food gifts from the kitchen that you can make yourself.

    11 Homemade Food Gifts From The Kitchen

    13 Homemade Food Gifts From the Kitchen

    These 13 food gifts make delight presents during the holiday season, for birthdays, or any other occasion!

    1

    Easy Mason Jar Soup Mix Recipe

    Photo Credit: www.anoffgridlife.com

    This easy to assemble mason jar soup mix recipe makes a delightful hostess or holiday gift. Add a ribbon and a card with the instructions.

    2

    Mason Jar Pancake Recipe: Easy Homemade Gift

    Photo Credit: www.anoffgridlife.com

    Christmas morning pancakes? Yes please! Add this to a gift basket with a small jar of pure maple syrup and a package of gourmet coffee for the breakfast lovers on your list.

    3

    Easy Nut Brittle Recipe

    Photo Credit: recipesfromleftovers.com

    Old-fashioned goodness and chocolate delight makes this nutty confection a winner!

    4

    Homemade Candied Nuts Recipe

    Photo Credit: www.homemadeinterest.com

    This simple recipe Homemade Candied Nuts recipe makes a lovely hostess gift or Christmas gift for friends and family. Or just make it and keep it for a delicious holiday snack.

    5

    Cute Snowman Marshmallows

    Photo Credit: www.happinessishomemade.net

    These adorable snowman marshmallows are a fun way to dress up your hot chocolate. Plus they’re sure to brighten up those chilly winter days!

    Make them even more special by using your own homemade marshmallows - this is one of our most popular recipes!

    6

    Gingerbread Caramel Corn

    Photo Credit: simpleandseasonal.com

    Before curling up to watch your favorite Christmas movie, gather up the ingredients to make this tasty movie snack.

    7

    Santa Popcorn Snack Mix

    Photo Credit: thecraftingchicks.com

    Popcorn, pretzels, and peanut M & M's make this another great holiday gift treat.

    8

    Cranberry Orange Loaf Recipe

    Photo Credit: www.anoffgridlife.com

    Oh yes, I did - I added our family favorite Cranberry Orange Loaf Recipe to this list! Using graham cracker crumbs, orange juice, walnuts, and foraged cranberries (or leftover sauce) this delicious loaf is so pretty it makes a great holiday gift too!

    9

    Peppermint Bark

    Photo Credit: spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com

    My friend Stephanie over at Spaceships & Laser Beams is onto something- a fast, sweet, pretty Peppermint Bark recipe that will get rave reviews from everyone on your list!

    10

    How to Build a Cheese Board to Enhance Your Wine

    Photo Credit: thecrumbykitchen.com

    Not a cook? Never baked in your life? No problem. Follow these simple instructions to create a fancy Cheese Board (aka a Charcuterie board.)

    Now if you happen to have smoked any wild game meat, or foraged and dehydrated any blueberries or cranberries, or even made feta cheese from your own goats milk, go ahead and add it....

    11

    Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Photo Credit: studiodiy.com

    An extra-special chocolate chip cookie recipe for an extra-special homemade food gift to share!

    12

    Easy Snowball Elf Cupcakes

    Photo Credit: simpleandseasonal.com

    These simple elf cupcakes will bring a smile to even the most Scrooge-like person on your gift list!

    13

    No-Cook Raspberry Jam

    Photo Credit: www.anoffgridlife.com

    If you had a bumper crop of raspberries or strawberries during the summer, you have just what you need to make gift-worthy no-cook freezer jam! Follow these simple instructions then package them up in a few Ball mason jars. Add a pretty ribbon and a gift tag and you're all set.

    14

    Easy Simple Syrup recipe with 7 flavored options too!

    Photo Credit: boulderlocavore.com

    You've heard of maple syrup, raspberry syrup, rosehip syrup and around here we even use birch syrup - but simple syrup?

    It's just as easy as it sounds - and you can doctor it up to include all sorts of flavors. Pour it into a pretty bottle and you can check another name (or two) off your gift-giving list.

    Looking for more frugal and fun recipes for the holidays and gifting? Check out my sister site, Recipes From Leftovers.

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    About Sarita Harbour

    Sarita Harbour is a long-time freelance writer, blogger, and homesteader who has been creating online content for over 15 years. She’s the founder of An Off Grid Life, where she shares practical advice on self-reliance, homesteading, off-grid living, and homeschooling based on her 11-year adventure living in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories.

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