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Best Homemade Food Gifts for the Holidays

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Homemade food gifts for the holidays are the best! They’re useful, delicious, pretty and made with love.4 images of food gifts including nut butters and dulce de lecheMy mom would make cookies till all hours of the night during the holiday season. They were delicious, made with love and gifted to almost everyone she knew.

Whether they’re for close family or friends, the barber or the nice checker at the market, homemade food gifts will always be appreciated. Especially when they’re unique and fun.

Today I’m sharing four of my favorites:

  • Pistachio Butter
  • Chestnut Butter
  • Chocolate Espresso Granola
  • Dulce de Leche

Best Homemade Food Gifts for the Holidays

Pistachio Butter
It’s creamy, rich and delicious — a lovely edible holiday gift.
Difficulty: Easy
Total Prep Time: 15 minutes
How to wrap it for a gift: In a plain jar with a tight sealing lid and a pretty ribbon.How to Make Homemade Pistachio Butterin a jar with a red ribbon

Chestnut Butter
One the most unique, homemade food gifts you can give for the holidays. With only three ingredients, it’s easier than you might think.
Difficulty: Easy
Total Prep Time: 10 minutes (Plus about 1 hour if you choose to roast your own chestnuts. Here’s How.)
How to wrap it for a gift: In a plain jar with a tight sealing lid and a pretty ribbon.chestnut butter in a jar with red and white twine around it

Chocolate Espresso Granola
A breakfast, a snack or a topping, this edible gift can be used in so many ways. It’s bursting with delicious flavors in every crunchy bite!
Difficulty: Medium
Total Prep Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
How to wrap it for a gift: In a pretty mug, cellophane-wrapped with a pretty ribbon, or in a cellophane gift bag with a ribbon.Chocolate-Espresso Granola in a pretty colorful mug

Dulce De Leche
An incredibly easy, one ingredient dulce de leche makes for a great edible holiday gift!
Difficulty: Easy
Total Prep Time: 6 hours (Only about 5 minutes are active work time!)
How to wrap it for a gift: In a plain jar with a tight sealing lid and a pretty ribbon.top view of a small jar filled with dulce de leche with red and white ribbon.

A few more ideas for holiday food gifts:

These will all be well received homemade food gifts — everyone will love them!

Enjoy creating and giving them!

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  2. Ron says

    They are all gifts of love, the best kind. Funny you mentioned your mom’s holiday cookie cooking as that’s just what I’m doing today and tomorrow. To me, it’s just not Christmas without making cookies for neighbors and friends.

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  4. Dawn - Girl Heart Food says

    Homemade food gifts are the BEST! Every year I make family a homemade goodie basket. They’re just as fun to make as they are to give. I’d be happy with any one of these, especially that granola! Love the espresso flavour!

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    • valentina says

      Hi Dawn, your Gingerbread Coffee Creamer is in my post! I LOVE it! Thanks for checking out my gifts. Cheers! 🙂 ~Valentina

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  5. Marissa says

    I agree that homemade edible gifts are the best! Such a personal way to show love and gratitude for the people in our lives. And I love every suggestion you have here!

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  7. Kim Lange says

    Can I get that dulce de leche please? Home-made food gifts are the best gifts to give for the season. Nothing better if you ask me! Made from the heart! These are incredible!

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  8. 2pots2cook says

    Chestnut butter would definitely make me happy to have with pancakes and melted chocolate 🙂 🙂 Thank you and I wish you and your family have happy and peaceful holidays dear !

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