Christmas Food Gifts: Homemade, Easy, & Inexpensive!

Last Updated October 11th, 2021 at 09:08 pm by Lisa

Homemade Christmas Gifts are easy and inexpensive.

There are 8 Holiday DIY food gift ideas here including Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies, an edible Candy Plate, Peppermint Vodka to make Candy Cane Martinis, Preserved Lemons, Candied Pecans, BBQ Grill Rub, Flavor Infused Gourmet Salts, and Dog Biscuits personalized with doggies name.

One of these gifts will be sure to make someone very happy. Handmade gifts are so fun to make and people really love them.

For as long as I can remember, I made Christmas gifts during the holidays. I have even made handpainted boxes, wrapping paper, and even stockings. But food gifts are the best kind of gifts if you ask me...

Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies

Round balls of scooped chocolate chip peppermint cookie dough on a paper plate explaining the steps of freezing cookie dough.

Santa’s Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies are loaded with candy cane peppermint crunch pieces, milk chocolate chips, and minty creme de menthe chips.

Leave these out for Santa or give them as a gift. The Christmas cookies took first place at a cookie exchange party!

Santa's Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies

Santa's Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies with candy cane peppermint crunch, chocolate chips, and minty creme de menthe chips. Leave these out for Santa or make them for a holiday party!

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Looking down on a platter of Santa's Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies freshly baked out of the oven loaded with milk chocolate, peppermint, and creme de menthe chips.

Peppermint Candy Plate

Serve mugs of hot cocoa with toppings, or any holiday dessert or treats. Take Christmas cookies on a Peppermint Candy Plate to a holiday party and it will be a huge hit! I took this candy plate to my cousin's home for Christmas Eve, and they loved it. And yes you can eat the plate, it's just made of candy...

Candy Plate

Make a Peppermint Candy Plate for Christmas in only 20 minutes. Serve cookies, candy, hot cocoa, coffee, tea, festive drinks or holiday cocktails! You need 1 bag of mints, a pan, and parchment paper.

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A peppermint candy plate made from peppermints with a pile of fresh baked colorful Christmas cookies.

Homemade Candy Cane Vodka

Candy Cane Martinis

Candy Cane Martinis are a festive Christmas cocktail made with Homemade Peppermint Vodka and are an easy homemade holiday hostess gift!

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A silver tray with Candy Cane Martinis with crushed peppermint rim and candy cane garnish.

A Festive Christmas party cocktail, Candy Cane Martinis are made with Homemade Peppermint Vodka that makes an easy homemade holiday or Christmas gift.

AND this peppermint vodka is so easy and simple, it’s made with vodka and candy canes.

Cheers!

Homemade Grill & BBQ Rub

A small glass clamp jar filled with Grill and BBQ rub mix and a black tag and wood spoon wrapped as a gift.

You can use up extra spices that might otherwise be thrown out or expire.

There are ZERO preservatives in a homemade spice blend!

Makes a wonderful gift to guys, a hostess or holiday gift, you can personalize your gift tags or label with a cute container like a Mason or clamp jar...

Grill and BBQ Rub (Dry Rub)

Grill and BBQ Rub is an easy spice mix and seasoning to make at home. Use as a rib rub, steak rub, dry rub for chicken, or dry rub for pork.

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A large pork loin roast with a lot of dry rub seasoning pouring over the top.

Preserved Lemons

An excellent gourment gift to give a person who loves to cook. These add INCREDIBLE fresh intense “lemony” flavor; try on roast chicken, grilled fish, or lemon hummus.

Mix into drinks, salads, and lemon dressings. You can keep adding to the jar all year long and include a card with the recipe and directions on how to use them...

Preserved Lemons

Preserved lemons add INCREDIBLE fresh intense "lemony" flavor; try on roast chicken, grilled fish, or lemon hummus. Mix into drinks, salads, and dressings.

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A large clamp jar of Preserved Lemons with a brown craft paper tag that says Preserved Lemons.

Personalized Dog Treats

Any doggy will love these homemade Dog Treats packed with nutritious pumpkin, peanut butter, spinach, zucchini, carrots, and oats.

It was so fun to make these personalized for Sassy using a cookie cutter with her name on it and believe me she fully approves. You can bake the dog biscuits and gift the personalized cookie cutter!

A white dog with a bowl of homemade healthy dog treats

Homemade Dog Treats

Your doggy will love these homemade DOG TREATS (dog biscuit recipe) packed with nutritious pumpkin, peanut butter, spinach, zucchini, carrots, and oats.

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A wooden bowl with homemade dog treats and the name of the dog Sassy stamped in each of them in a pile.

Flavored Finishing Salts

An overhead view of finishing salts on a wooden plate in various colors to use in cooking.

Flavored Finishing Sea Salt Recipes; Sriracha, Pinto Noir, Mustard, Celery, and House Seasoning plus recipe ideas and cooking suggestions!

All the step-by-step instructions and recipes to use finishing salts. My personal favorite is Sriracha salt on Avocado Toast or the rim of a Bloody Mary...

4 Flavored Salts and House Seasoning Mix

Make tasty homemade salts in flavors like sriracha salt, celery salt, house salt, mustard salt, and even pinot noir salt! These DIY salts would make a great gift too - gifts for foodies and gifts for food lovers.

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Spicy Candied Pecans

A white bowl of candied pecans and them loaded in small jars with twine tied around them for food gifts.

These candied spiced pecans are the perfect mix of spicy and sweet and have all the wonderful flavors of pumpkin pie. They’re almost impossible to resist!

Toss these candied pecans on a Festive Holiday Salad to a sweet-spicy crunch, serve on a gorgeous Cheese Board, or a trendy "grazing table", or simply serve with drinks.

Wrap in decorated Mason jars and gifts as a gourmet holiday hostess gift or party favor...

Candied Pecans

Candied Pecans are flavored like pumpkin pie and crunchy sweet with a kick of heat! A wonderful gourmet holiday food gift, wrap in mason jars with cute gift tags and a bow. This recipe has no egg and is vegan.

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A white bowl with candied pecans and a few on the table with jars filled with them nearby.

Now that is quite a list to pick from, here is to making homemade simple and inexpensive gifts from the heart. I love gifts that are edible or "sippable" and to enjoy right away.

Wishing you the happiest of Holidays! It's all about loving and giving and cooking. Take a look at all my Christmas and Thanksgiving recipes for more party food inspiration.

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