Homemade Christmas gifts for foodies

edible gifts to make at home

Edible gifts to make with the kids this Christmas

Put the festive madness that kids are gripped with at this time of year to good use and getting them involved in creating some edible gifts!

Homemade Christmas gift ideas: Michela Chiappa

5:50 | Christmas

oat biscuits with currants in stacked on top of each other

Wholesome homemade Christmas gifts

We’ve put together our favourite recipes for edible homemade Christmas gifts that won’t put you in a food coma, check them out here.

Double chocolate cookies: Jamie Oliver & Alfie Deyes

5:38 | Chocolate

Creamy sea-salted fudge: the perfect gift

Crumbly and caramel-like in flavour, fudge is a wonderful sweet treat and, with a little practice, it’s simple to make too - the perfect homemade gift.

Festive pickles & condiments

Chilli pickled sweet & sour beets

1 hr 10 mins

Trio of mezedes

40 mins

Jam jar dressings

5 mins

Cheeky chilli-pepper chutney

1 hr

Spiced plum chutney

1 hr 30 mins

Gooseberry & elderflower jam

Pear & chilli pickle

30 mins

Quick pickled celery

Spicy cucumber pickle

Cranberry & chilli jam

1 hr

Instant pickled onions

30 mins

Homemade mustard

5 mins

Mellow mincemeat

15 mins

Cranberry sauce

20 mins

Homemade festive treats

Chocolate surprise truffles

25 mins

Dairy-free chocolate truffles

30 mins

Coconut penny toffees

30 mins

Pistachio, lemon & thyme nougat

50 mins

Chocolate coins

20 mins

Mulled wine jelly sweets

1 hr 20 mins

Peppermint creams

20 mins

Salted caramel fudge

30 mins

Chocolate ale marshmallows

1 hr 10 mins

Magnificent marshmallows

50 mins

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Hamper

£99.00

The perfect festive gift

Jamie's Christmas Hamper

Jamie's hand-picked his favourites for this gorgeous festive hamper, packed with aperitivo treats, exclusive luxury items and more!

Festive baked gifts

Stained glass biscuits

1 hr 10 mins

Chocolate biscotti

1 hr 35 mins

Spiced flapjacks

55 mins

Panettone muffins

4 hrs 10 mins

White chocolate & cranberry cookies

35 mins

Gingerbread people

40 mins

Everything cookies

35 mins

Chocolate chip cookies

20 mins

Gluten-free biscotti

1 hr

Breakfast granola in 3 bowls with fresh fruits

Jools’ gorgeous granola

30 mins

Gluten-free lemon millet biscuits

30 mins

Gluten-free blondies

45 mins

Dairy-free chocolate & nut cookies

25 mins

Gluten-free oat & raisin cookies

35 mins

Vegan ginger cupcakes

35 mins

Dairy-free apple muffins

35 mins

Jaffa cakes

40 mins

Spiced doughnuts

1 hr 30 mins

Gluten-free chocolate cake

50 mins

gluten free chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies

Gluten-free peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies

35 mins

Ultimate gingerbread

25 mins

Home sweet home - Gingerbread house

1 hr

Chocolate candy cane cookies

1 hr 10 mins

pistachio, apricot and dark chocolate energy bars

Pistachio, apricot & dark chocolate energy bars

50 mins

honey roasted nuts in a mason jar, gift wrapped

Festive honey-roasted nuts

This year, instead of buying a whole load of expensive packets of spiced roasted nuts nuts or honey-roasted ones, make your own!

Panforte

1 hr

Gluten-free blondies

45 mins

Little cherry and chestnut chocolate brownies

35 mins

Scottish shortbread

40 mins

Amaretti biscuits

25 mins

Figs in honey

4 hrs 5 mins

White pepper spiced biscuits

Lucky charms

St Clement’s shortbread

45 mins

Florentines

40 mins

Stained glass biscuits

1 hr 10 mins

More edible gifts

Steamed vegetables with flavoured butters

20 mins

mincemeat palmiers with ice cream and sherry

Mincemeat palmiers with vanilla ice cream and sherry

30 mins

Jamie's baked figs

4 hrs 5 mins

Figs in honey

4 hrs 5 mins

DIY cookie jars

10 mins

Couscous mixes

10 mins

Raw vegan flapjack snacks

30 mins

Spiced sugar & Christmas popcorn

20 mins

Jamie Oliver standing with friends and family while holding a tray with a bombe cake that has sparklers and two oranges.

Festive feasts

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