40+ Homemade Edible Gift Ideas

Homemade holiday gifts are thoughtful and budget-friendly. And these edible holiday gift ideas can also be completely earth-friendly. No batteries to replace, and – as long as they’re yummy – they’ll never end up crowding a landfill!

One of the hardest parts of moving away from our old Kentucky home was leaving family, friends, and our neighbor Beth’s amazing cinnamon rolls. The week of Christmas, her adorable sons would show up at the door with a pan of warm, ooey-gooey, cinnamon goodness. Within minutes I’d get texts from the other neighbors saying things like, “Is it wrong to moan when you eat them?”

If you’re on a budget, consumable gifts are the perfect way to save money but still show someone how much you care. They also make a nice solution for those people on your list who already have everything.

Baking is a fun holiday tradition you might recall as a child, and a memorable way of bonding during this special season to pass along to your children.

Here are some edible gift ideas and recipes we’ve tried — or plan to try — for holiday parties or edible gifts this year.

(via Green Child)

Sweet Treats & Snacks

Gingerbread Bites : Green Child

Chocolate Turmeric Caramel Cups : Food Babe

Pistachio Brittle : The Kitchn

Chocolate Peppermint Biscotti : Tasty Kitchen

Alton Brown’s Candied Ginger : Food Network

Candied Orange Peels : A Spicy Perspective

Vegan Mini Mint Cookies : Green Child

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Truffles : Sally’s Baking Addiction

Paleo Dark Chocolate Macadamia Bark Sprinkled with Sea Salt : Mark’s Daily Apple

Paleo Gingerbread Cookies : The Iron You

Christmas Bark : The Kitchn

Vegan / Paleo Raw Fudge : Detoxinista

Homemade Healthy Kit Kat Bars : Bake it Paleo

(via Vegan Richa)

Breads & Baked Goods

Vegan Cinnamon Rolls : Vegan Richa

Clone of a Cinnabon : All Recipes (this is the recipe my neighbor makes)

Sticky Pecan Mini Buns : The Pioneer Woman Cooks

Almond Twists: Love, Cake

North Pole Cupcakes : Green Child

Cranberry Orange Bread : Averie Cooks

Flourless Banana Bread (with optional chocolate chips!) : Green Child

Honey-Nut Baklava : Dr. Weil’s Healthy Kitchen

Scottish Oat Scones : Simple Bites

Chocolate Orange Bread : Green Child

Chai-Spiced Tea Loaves : Delish

Snickerdoodle Bread : Lil’ Luna

(via Back to Her Roots)

Gifts in a Jar

Vegetarian 5 Bean Soup Mix : Back to Her Roots

Ina Garten’s Chipotle & Rosemary Spiced Nuts : The Kitchn

Homemade Pancake Mix Jar: Good Life Eats

Sweet & Smoky Popcorn & Nut Mix : Whole Foods

Cherry Pistachio Granola Clusters : The Kitchn

Alton Brown’s Hot Cocoa : Food Network

Grapefruit & Pomegranate Marmalade: Simple Bites

Homemade Vanilla Extract : It’s a Love/Love Thing

Frappe Mix : The Eco-Friendly Family

Chocolate Raspberry Sauce : Epicurious

Homemade Cornbread Mix : A Few Shortcuts

Marisa’s Apple Butter : Simple Bites

Homemade Chai Latte : Mindfully Frugal Mom

Whiskey Caramel Sauce : Food 52

Homemade Brownie Mix Jar : Food Babe

Chocolate Coconut Cashew Butter : The Healthy Apple

For more holiday baking and homemade food gift ideas, check our Edible Gift Ideas Pinterest board. If you have a favorite holiday recipe or baking tradition, we’d love to hear about it!

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Amity Hook-Sopko

Blending her journalism degree, background in corporate marketing, and her passion for natural parenting, Amity serves as the executive editor for Green Child Magazine. In her free time, you’ll find Amity paddleboarding on the ocean or the gorgeous Florida springs, at a baseball field with her husband and sons, volunteering for an animal charity, or outside enjoying nature.

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