These Homemade Food Gifts for Christmas are easy to make and the perfect edible Christmas gifts to give to all of your foodie friends.
Christmas is officially less than a week away. Who’s been a slacker like me, and put off things ’til the last minute?
This weekend, I was scouring the web for new, fun and creative ideas for DIY Christmas food gifts. Typically, I make vanilla extract and treat my friends each to a bottle for Christmas. It’s always been a big hit, and it’s so simple to make. But, I was wondering… what are some other edible Christmas gifts?
I want to give gifts that are appreciated and cute too! These 30+ homemade Christmas food gifts below are all on my radar…
Bonus? Most can be made in just an afternoon! Which would you choose?
Homemade Christmas Food Gifts
Grinch Hot Chocolate
Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs burst open with puffy heart-shaped marshmallows and white chocolate hot cocoa that turns green! There is just something about that grumpy green grinch that I can’t resist. My kids get a kick out of watching me tear up every time his heart grows. Also, I’m in love with swee…
Get the RECIPE from In Katrina’s Kitchen
Oreo Balls
Crushed up oreos mixed with softened cream cheese, rolled into a ball, and dipped in melted chocolate make up the famous oreo balls recipe!
Get the RECIPE from Chelsea’s Messy Apron
Infused Olive Oil (5 Ways!)
Help your friends add flavor to all their favorite dishes with Infused Olive Oils. Try all five flavor options: Italian, tomato basil, garlic, lemon thyme, and chili!
Get the RECIPE from Live Eat Learn
Irish cream
Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur is a really yummy treat, I love it added to a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. It is easy to make and makes a great gift.
Get the RECIPE from Skip to My Lou
The Best Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe!
Skip the store-bought packets and instead make up a batch of better-tasting hot chocolate mix at home! This is the BEST hot cocoa mix out there, so good you’ll want to give it as a gift!
Get the RECIPE from Wholefully
Peppermint Bark
A simple layered holiday bark made with white and semi-sweet chocolates, flavored with peppermint, and garnished with crushed candy canes. Nothing screams Christmas holiday season more than peppermint bark, don’t you agree?
Get the RECIPE from Fresh April Flours
Make Homemade Cookie Butter (With Any Cookie!)
Cookie butter from any cookie! Who wouldn't love this!
Get the RECIPE from A Beautiful Mess
Sous Vide Vanilla Extract Recipe
Sous Vide Vanilla Extract will be ready to use is just a few hours, versus the months it takes to make vanilla extract traditionally. It makes an amazing gift and is so much more flavorful than the store bought stuff!
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Red Wine Sea Salt – a little treat for Christmas
Red Wine Sea Salt is cute + festive with the prettiest red color!
Get the RECIPE from Two Loves
Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites
This no-bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites recipe is a quick and easy way to make delicious bite-sized balls using only a box of cake mix and cream cheese. These mini desserts are covered in a white chocolate coating, with a pretty red drizzle so they’re extra sweet and special.
Get the RECIPE from Princess Pinky Girl
Buckeye Recipe
These easy, no bake buckeyes are a chocolate peanut butter lover’s dream! Creamy, sweet peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate for the win!
Get the RECIPE from Preppy Kitchen
The BEST Bacon Salt
This Homemade Bacon Salt is perfect for sprinkling on popcorn, rimming a Bloody Mary, or finishing off a steak. Plus, it makes a great gift!
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Easy Citrus Salts
These Easy Citrus Salts are simple to make at home using the zest of fresh citrus and coarse kosher salt. They make amazing DIY food gifts and can be used to season lots of amazing dishes!
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Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix
This quick and easy homemade gingerbread spice mix is the perfect addition to your holiday baking and beverages!
Get the RECIPE from Liv for Cake
2-Ingredient Chocolate Spread
The best edible gift idea, a super smooth healthy chocolate spread made with only two ingredients. Surprise your loved ones with a sweet gift.
Get the RECIPE from Green Healthy Cooking
Peppermint White Chocolate Covered Pretzels – The Kitchen Girl
White chocolate covered pretzels are salted pretzel rods coated in melted white chocolate and peppermint candy cane. Easy and fun to make!
Get the RECIPE from The Kitchen Girl
Give The Gift of Bacon Jam | Holiday DIY | Spoon Fork Bacon
Give The Gift of Bacon Jam! Fun Printable labels included!
Get the RECIPE from Spoon Fork Bacon
Sous Vide Infused Vodka // Blackberry Lemon Drop Martini – Platings + Pairings
Blackberry Sous Vide Infused Vodka makes the perfect base for a delicious Blackberry Lemon Drop Martini. Gift a bottle with all the fixings for this delicious cocktail.
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Homemade Grenadine Syrup
This recipe for Grenadine Syrup allows you to make this fresh and flavorful cocktail syrup right at home. Gift it with the fixings for a Roy Rogers or Shirley Temple.
Get the RECIPE from Sugar and Soul
Sous Vide Limoncello Recipe
This Sous Vide Limoncello recipe creates delicious limoncello in just 2 hours instead of the 3 weeks it would normally take. Make quick limoncello using this amazing recipe.
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Salted Caramel Sauce
This 15 Minute Easy Salted Caramel Sauce recipe makes it easy to create the most amazingly delicious, rich salted caramel topping in a hurry!
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DIY Jarred Gift- Chocolate Cherry Oat Scones
The best gifts come from the heart. With that in mind, this Christmas season why not make a simple, homemade gift for that special foodie in your life!
Get the RECIPE from Simple Seasonal
Taquera Salsa
Gift your spicy-food loving friends with a bottle of this ​​Salsa Taquera! It’s a smoky and vibrant condiment that’s perfect for tacos, carnitas, grilled meats, and more. The ingredients are simple, but the flavor is extravagant!
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45 Minute Homemade Candy Cane Vodka
Delicious Candy Cane Vodka that is ready in less than an hour! The pretty red color makes it so festive and it makes an amazing gift for cocktail lovers!
Get the RECIPE from Sidewalk Shoes
Healthy Biscotti Recipe
Everyone will love this Biscotti! Perfect with a morning coffee or as an afternoon snack perfect for dipping milk-and-cookies style.
Get the RECIPE from Erin Lives Whole
2-Ingredient Christmas Fudge Recipe – Belly Full
Layers of red, green, and white, make this Christmas fudge so festive! Perfect for any holiday dessert tray.
Get the RECIPE from Bellyfull
Cranberry Bliss Bars
Cranberry Bliss Bars are a Starbucks copycat recipe of your favorite holiday treat. White chocolate and cranberries combine in these blondie-based bars topped with cream cheese frosting.
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Almond Toffee – Browned Butter Blondie
A delicous homemade almond toffee that makes the most indulgent sweet meets salty dessert. Rich, buttery toffee topped with dark chocolate and sprinkled toasted almonds.
Get the RECIPE from Browned Butter Blondie
Rosemary Salted Caramel
A sweet, salty, and herby treat that’s perfect for the holiday season!
Get the RECIPE from Zestful Kitchen
Dry Rubbed Smoked Chicken Wings
This BBQ spice rub is fantastic for wings, but it’s also great on pork chops, ribs, pork loin, and pork shoulder! You can even add it to your favorite BBQ sauce for an extra kick.
Chicken Wing Rub
Happy Holidays!!!
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30+ Homemade Christmas Food Gifts
These Homemade Christmas Food Gifts are easy to make and the perfect Christmas gifts to give to all of your foodie friends. These Easy Citrus Salts are simple to make at home using the zest of fresh citrus and coarse kosher salt. They make amazing DIY food gifts and can be used to season lots of amazing dishes!
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Serves 6 people
Equipment
- Citrus Zester
Ingredients
- Citrus Zest
- Kosher Salt
Instructions
- To the citrus zest, add an equal amount of kosher salt.
- Mix together using your fingertips until all of the zest is coated in salt.
- Allow to dry in open air and then store in a covered container.
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This post on Christmas food gifts was originally published in 2022. It was updated in 2023.
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