Christmas food gifts, ideas and recipes for Holiday giving. (2024)

Whether you create, serve, or mail Christmas food gifts, thosereceiving them are sure to appreciate the thought, time and effortyou put into their gift. Celebrating with food is a tradition andduring the holiday season, you get to enjoy the taste of items noton your daily menu. With so many options, from cocoa cones tochocolate spoons, reindeer pops, and Gingerbread houses, you cansatisfy the taste buds of everyone on your list.

Try these food gift ideas as teacher, birthday or thank you presentsas well.

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Edible Gift Baskets

Edible Gift Baskets arepopular holiday items, mostly because they offer a wide variety ofproducts and because they make gift-giving simple. However, youshould explore other options, such as individual size food gifts intiny tins, cups, cellophane, glasses, or cones. One option is tomake acheese ball and wrap it in a small, round dish,available at craft stores. Line the dish with tissue paper, placethe cheese ball inside, put on the lid, and tie it with a bow forpersonalized, creative Christmas food gifts.

Jar Mixes

In addition to baskets, Christmas food gifts also have a tendency tocome in the form of jars, which is fine but sometimes it's nice tobe different. One way to stand out is to buy or make a small packageof hot cocoa mix and place it in a mug with loose marshmallows andcandy cane stirrers. Tie a ribbon around the mug and around thepackage of cocoa mix prior to placing it in the cup. Add a simplename tag over the ribbon and your gift is ready for the festivities.

Another way to creatively give out jarmixes without the jar is to put the ingredients into shapelybags.

Or you can purchase a cone shaped bag and fill it with hot cocoa mixfor a chocolate cone or fill a stocking shaped bag with ingredientsfor peppermint bark to make a colorful food gift. A cute idea for achild that enjoys baking is to put the ingredients for a gingerbreadhouse inside a small dollhouse.

Chocolate Spoons and Other Goodies

Some of the best Christmas food gifts do not come in baskets, jars,tins, or boxes; they simply go on a plate or in a cup, tantalizingand ready to eat. This is the case with chocolate spoons; spoonsthat have handles for holding and bowls covered in chocolate. Thebowl of the spoon holds the chocolate until it melts off whilestirring a cup of coffee, cocoa, warm milk, or simply dissolves bynumerous licks. You may serve these spoons to guests with desert oradd them to a teacup set and give them as a gift.

Chocolate pops covered in Saran Wrap or cellophane, with pipecleaner antlers and googly eyes make fun and yummy reindeer thatkids and adults can enjoy. Try dipping other yummy items inchocolate like strawberries,pretzels, marshmallows,etc.

Homemade fudge, flatChristmas breads, chocolatebark, bins of bakedcookies, and decoratedchocolates are other Christmas food gifts that family andfriends are sure to appreciate, especially when it's from the heart.

Breads

Another idea is to make small loaves of banana nut bread, carrotcake, or other quick bread and place them on a coffee cup plate. Youcan then place the coffee cup over the loaf so recipients get asurprise when they open the cellophane or tulle wrapping. For anextra special touch, tie a bag of cocoa to the cup or on the outsideof the packaging.
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Going Nuts

Nuts are a common gift item and have the potential to be a classyChristmas food gifts, if presented properly. You can buy a bag ofpre-made nuts or flavor them yourself with cinnamon, cumin, brownsugar, or anything else you feel is appropriate. Or try this sugared nut recipe.
Place the nuts inside a small glass and then wrap the glass or placeit in a cellophane bag, tie it with a ribbon, and write a littlenote. If you are not mailing this item or know the person is goingto open it the same day, you may also decide to place grapes in asmall, rectangle box as an accompaniment to the glass of nuts.

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