Ho, Ho, Ho... As I promised in our last post, Peppermint Snowflake Bark & 10 Holiday Money Saving Tips, I have prepared a useful list of 15 Inexpensive Christmas Food Gifts especially for those of you who are on Santa's list of good boys and girls. 🙂 Most of our Christmas food gifts are homemade and easy to prepare, letting you save a nice chunk of money. Happy?
OK then, let's get started...
1. PEPPERMINT SNOWFLAKE BARK -- The first treat of our 15 Christmas food gifts is festive and quick to prepare (more time spent chilling in the fridge than actually preparation). The average cost was about $1.66 for 2 snowflakes, yet they look like they were bought from a candy shop!!!
2. BRIGADEIROS -- Made from a few, inexpensive ingredients, these chocolate fudge balls are a crowd-pleaser. Place them in a paper box decorated with a bow, stand back, and see the recipients smile.
3. OREO COOKIE BALLS -- Who doesn't love Oreos? Or cream cheese? Make a bunch, decorate with red sprinkles, and you're ready to go. These will make any Cookie Monster happy.
4. COCONUT KISSES -- Super tasty and ridiculously easy to make, these are fudge snowballs without the fuss.
5. WINTER WHITE RED VELVET FUDGE from The Café Sucré Farine -- Speaking of Christmas food gifts, these white and red fudge squares from my friend Chris are gorgeous and are already an Internet hit.
6. CHRISTMAS MARSHMALLOW POPS from Glorious Treats -- Wrap them individually, or stick several in a mug (like a bouquet), wrap with cellophane, and tie with a bow.
7. EGGNOG LOGS from Taste of Home -- Made mostly from ingredients that are already stocked in one's pantry, these are way cute... and a single batch yields 4-½ DOZEN. This means that with one batch you can make enough to give to just about everybody... Christmas food gifts both for both the giver and recipients.
8. PEPPERMINT SPRITZ COOKIES from Host The Toast -- A treat for cookie lovers out there...
9. GINGERBREAD COOKIE BUTTER from The Newlywed Chefs -- If your friends are Nutella fans, they will fall in love with this seasonal butter.
10. WHITE CHOCOLATE AND PEPPERMINT POPCORN from About a Mom-- It's like bringing all the joy of a great Christmas movie to your mouth!
11. PEPPERMINT OREO LOLLIPOPS from Candiquick -- Folks, these are almost too pretty to eat... but too tempting not to! 🙂
12. CANDY GARLAND from Taste of Home -- Buy pretzels, dip in melted chocolate, and decorate them like a garland...
13. CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT STICKS from Country Living -- Just perfect for dipping in a cup of hot cocoa, don't you think?
14. HOT COCOA ON A STICK from Make and Takes -- Who said that hot cocoa has to be sipped in a mug? Ah, and even the marshmallow on top is included!
15. CHRISTMAS RICE KRISPIES TREES from The Decorated Cookie -- What delightful Christmas food gifts... these trees enchant both adults and children.
Christie says
I love gifts from the kitchen! These look awesome. Pinned
Denise Browning says
Thank you for sharing it, Christie!
Immaculate says
Denise, it hard for me to just pick one - they all look FABULOUS! Pinning!
Denise Browning says
Thank you, Immaculate! Yes, they all scrumptious presents so it is hard to pick one. Thanks for sharing it!!!
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
Lots of great ideas and I think everyone appreciates a nice little homemade gift.
Denise Browning says
Karen: Thanks a lot! I think all do...
Shashi says
Denise - each one of these not only look mouthwatering - but our such a work of love - the best kind of presents!!
Denise Browning says
I agree with you, Shashi! They are a work of love and great food presents to make many happy.
Sugar et al. says
Santa, are you listening? I want all these gifts for myself! Or maybe Denise, I will shift to someplace near you:-)
Denise Browning says
🙂 Thanks, my dear Sonali! I hope Santa send all of them to you. xx
Julia | JuliasAlbum.com says
Great collection of homemade treats that will make great Christmas food gifts! I always admire posts like that - it takes quite a lot of time to do this kind of research online and then come up with the list like that! Thank you!
Denise Browning says
Thanks, Julia! It is more time-demanding than posting my own recipe. Like you said, it demands a lot of research and then, edit all the pictures together. For this particular post, I had to see the ingredients and cost of each of the 15 recipes in order to place them here.
Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine says
Wow, what a roundup Denise. You've got a collection of wonderful gift ideas. Thanks for including our fudge. I really appreciate it!
Denise Browning says
The pleasure is mine, Chris! I love those fudge squares and they are simple to make so they have to be in this round-up. Thank you for a superb treat!
Deb|EeastofEdenCooking says
What a scrumptious post to remind us that that luscious holiday gifts don't need to take at lot of our time and resources. You have done the work for us, and it's mighty tasty too!
Denise Browning says
Al always, thank you my dear Deb. These are all simple yet great holiday treats that I am sure anyone would be happy to give away or receive.
Coffee and Crumpets says
I wouldn't mind receiving any one of these! They all look fabulous and festive!
Denise Browning says
Thanks, Nazneen! I'd love to receive each one of them. 🙂
Francesca says
Those brigaderos! Those peppermint pretzels! Excellent round up 🙂
Denise Browning says
Francesca... Thank you! I see that you chose your faves.
Christie says
I am LOVING all of these food gift ideas. I'm all about gifts from the kitchen. These just look simply elegant.
Denise Browning says
Christie: Thank you! Me too... Nothing like receiving homemade gifts and the love that is poured into them.
Lail | With A Spin says
Fantastic round up! I am pinning some of these to my edible gifts pinterest board.
Denise Browning says
Thanks for sharing it, Lail!
Liz says
What a terrific resource! I see quite a few treats that I need to add to my holiday list 🙂
Denise Browning says
Thanks, Liz! Enjoy them...
Mi Vida en un Dulce says
I love to give home made presents, so thank for this recap!!!
Denise Browning says
Thank you for stopping by, Nydia!
Raymund says
Definitely will make some of it this Christmas, friends would love them
Denise Browning says
I hope both you and your friends enjoy these inexpensive Christmas food presents.
Little Cooking Tips says
Wow...! Without a doubt, this is a post to bookmark! Fantastic list, with delicious treats and the guaranteed amazing taste that your recipes have!
Yummy!
(How on earth are we gonna lose some weight when we see such posts...!) :):)
xoxoxo
Denise Browning says
LOL... Weight is what I have most difficulty to lose.