A collection of 55 of the best homemade food and drink gifts for any occasion!
Some are holiday focused, but most can be made and given year round!
Easy homemade food gifts for all your foodie friends and even infusions and liqueurs for your cocktail lovers!
Whether it's the holiday season or some other celebration, people love homemade gifts.
The best homemade gifts to give and get are food and drink! We have a collection of 55 of our favorite food and drink gifts!
Appetizer and snack gifts.
Appetizers and snacks make great gifts.
A jar of our homemade Carrabba's Bread Dip and a loaf of rustic bread is a gift everyone can enjoy!
For a kid friendly snack, try our Oreo Popcorn or for the grownups our Bourbon Candied Pecans are always appreciated!
Dessert gift ideas.
Sweets are always appreciated as homemade gifts!
Biscotti makes great gifts, because it's easy to make and it packs and ships well! We have lots for you to choose from: Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti, Ginger and Almond Biscotti, Chocolate Cherry, Fig and Fennel, Double Chocolate, and Almond Lavender.
Brownies and blondies are also popular edible gifts and everyone loves these Basement Brownies and Cookies and Cream Blondies.
Is it really a holiday if you don't make Rum Truffles?!
Extract gifts for bakers.
What do you make for someone who already bakes? Give them some homemade extracts that they are sure to appreciate.
Homemade Mint Extract and Homemade Vanilla Extract are two of our favorites!
Homemade condiments for your favorite foodies!
Condiments are a fun edible gift to give to your favorite foodie! They are an easy way to elevate a recipe and everyone loves to add them to their pantry.
Infused vinegars are a favorite gift and we have lots to choose from: Basil Vinegar, Strawberry Vinegar, Tarragon Vinegar, Mango Vinegar, Hot Vinegar, Lemon Herb Vinegar and Blueberry Vinegar.
Lemons add so much to cooking and Lemon Infused Olive Oil and Preserved Lemons are great ways to add flavor.
Our DIY Herb Salts are quick and easy and they also pack and ship well!
Miscellaneous food gifts.
Before I move on to my favorite homemade gifts for cocktail lovers, I have a couple more food gifts that didn't really fit into my previous categories.
The first two involve canning - Mango Marmalade and Spicy Rosemary Pickled Carrots. If you thought you couldn't can in the winter, think again. I can easily find mangoes on sale and carrots are always available.
If you have someone that loves to grill, they would love our Chicken Rub!
Homemade gifts using brandy!
Brandy is a favorite especially around the holidays!
We have a collection of varied brandy recipes sure to please any cocktail lover - Brandied Cranberries, Cherry Brandy, Winter Solstice Brew and Homemade Ginger Liqueur.
DIY liqueurs using vodka.
Vodka is a favorite liquor for making homemade liqueurs. It's clean flavor is the perfect palate for these delicious liqueurs.
Our Hazelnut Liqueur, Coffee Liqueur, Cherry Liqueur and Chocolate Liqueur are great for even your non-cocktail making friends. They are great stirred into coffee, hot chocolate or drizzled on pound cake.
Fruity infused vodka is so easy to make and so versatile! Use them in place of plain vodka in any cocktail recipe. Plus they are so pretty in a bottle!
You could start a tradition of giving everyone a fruity vodka every year, you have plenty to choose from - Blackberry Liqueur, Chamomile Pear Vodka, Raspberry Vodka, Blueberry, Cranberry Liqueur, Heavenly Spiced Pear Liqueur and Blackberry Vodka.
Of course with it being Christmas, you definitely want to make our easy Candy Cane Vodka.
If you're looking at this around Valentine's Day - I highly recommend or Rose Petal Vodka or our Hibiscus Vodka.
Know someone that loves Bloody Marys? They'll love our Celery Black Pepper Vodka.
A classic that everyone appreciates is Homemade Limoncello!
Gin and tequila gifts!
My Lavender Infused Gin makes a lovely gift and for something with a little more quick try our Spicy Cucumber Infused Gin.
Know a margarita lover? They'll love our Pineapple Jalapeño Infused Tequila or our Watermelon Infused Tequila.
Rum, bourbon, whiskey and maraschino cherries!
Vanilla Infused Rum, Cherry Bourbon and Orange Whiskey are all great ways to up a cocktail game. The rum is amazing in hot chocolate and so it the cherry bourbon!
Any cocktail lover will appreciate Homemade Maraschino Cherries - they are amazing and nothing like the day-glo ones you buy at the store!
There you have it! Plenty of edible food and drink ideas for holiday gifts or really for any occasion!
If you don't have time to finish the infusion, you can give them the jar with the ingredients still in it with a tag telling them when to strain out the ingredients. People like feeling like they had a part in making it!
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