Edible Christmas gifts

Brilliant DIY Christmas edible gifts: sweet jams and rustic chutneys, crumbly biscuits, moreish Christmas truffles

edible gifts to make at home

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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

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

Double chocolate cookies: Jamie Oliver & Alfie Deyes

5:38 | Chocolate

sea-salt fudge gift wrapped

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

Chilli pickled sweet & sour beets

1 hr 10 mins

Trio Of Mezedes

Trio of mezedes

40 mins

4 jam jar salad dressings

Jam jar dressings

5 mins

Chilli pepper chutney recipe

Cheeky chilli-pepper chutney

1 hr

Spiced plum chutney recipe

Spiced plum chutney

1 hr 30 mins

Goosberry & Elderflower Jam

Gooseberry & elderflower jam

pear and chilli pickle

Pear & chilli pickle

30 mins

Quick Pickled Celery

Quick pickled celery

Pickled cucumber recipe

Spicy cucumber pickle

Cranberry & Chilli Jam

Cranberry & chilli jam

1 hr

instant pickled onions

Instant pickled onions

30 mins

Homemade Mustard

Homemade mustard

5 mins

mincemeat recipe

Mellow mincemeat

15 mins

Cranberry sauce

Cranberry sauce

20 mins

Homemade festive treats

Chilli chocolate truffles

Chocolate surprise truffles

25 mins

Dairy free chocolate truffles

Dairy-free chocolate truffles

30 mins

Coconut penny toffees

Coconut penny toffees

30 mins

Pistachio, Lemon & Thyme Nougat

Pistachio, lemon & thyme nougat

50 mins

Chocolate Coins

Chocolate coins

20 mins

Mulled Wine Jelly Sweets

Mulled wine jelly sweets

1 hr 20 mins

peppermint creams

Peppermint creams

20 mins

Easy fudge recipe

Salted caramel fudge

30 mins

Chocolate ale marshmallows

Chocolate ale marshmallows

1 hr 10 mins

Marshmallows

Magnificent marshmallows

50 mins

Festive baked gifts

stained glass biscuits

Stained glass biscuits

1 hr 10 mins

Chocolate Biscotti

Chocolate biscotti

1 hr 35 mins

Spiced Flapjacks

Spiced flapjacks

55 mins

Panettone Muffins

Panettone muffins

4 hrs 10 mins

White Chocolate & Cranberry Cookies

White chocolate & cranberry cookies

35 mins

easy gingerbread recipe

Gingerbread people

40 mins

Everything Cookies

Everything cookies

35 mins

A plate of easy chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate chip cookies

20 mins

Gluten free biscotti

Gluten-free biscotti

1 hr

Breakfast granola in 3 bowls with fresh fruits

Jools’ gorgeous granola

30 mins

Gluten-free lemon millet biscuits

Gluten-free lemon millet biscuits

30 mins

gluten-free, vegan blondies

Gluten-free blondies

45 mins

Chocolate and nut dairy-free cookies

Dairy-free chocolate & nut cookies

25 mins

gluten free oat and raisin cookies

Gluten-free oat & raisin cookies

35 mins

Vegan ginger cupcakes

Vegan ginger cupcakes

35 mins

Dairy free apple muffins

Dairy-free apple muffins

35 mins

jaffa cakes

Jaffa cakes

40 mins

spiced doughnuts

Spiced doughnuts

1 hr 30 mins

Gluten free chocolate cake recipe

Gluten-free chocolate cake

50 mins

gluten free chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies

Gluten-free peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies

35 mins

gingerbread

Ultimate gingerbread

25 mins

Gingerbread house

Home sweet home - Gingerbread house

1 hr

Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

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!

Italian cake

Panforte

1 hr

gluten-free, vegan blondies

Gluten-free blondies

45 mins

Chocolate and Cherry Brownies

Little cherry and chestnut chocolate brownies

35 mins

Sliced easy Scottish shortbread with a cup of tea

Scottish shortbread

40 mins

Amaretti Biscuits (Gluten Free)

Amaretti biscuits

25 mins

figs in honey

Figs in honey

4 hrs 5 mins

White pepper spiced biscuits

White pepper spiced biscuits

Lucky charms

Lucky charms

St Clement’s shortbread

St Clement’s shortbread

45 mins

Florentine recipe

Florentines

40 mins

stained glass biscuits

Stained glass biscuits

1 hr 10 mins

More edible gifts

Steamed Vegetables

Steamed vegetables with flavoured butters

20 mins

mincemeat palmiers with ice cream and sherry

Mincemeat palmiers with vanilla ice cream and sherry

30 mins

baked figs

Jamie's baked figs

4 hrs 5 mins

figs in honey

Figs in honey

4 hrs 5 mins

DIY Cookie Jars

DIY cookie jars

10 mins

couscous

Couscous mixes

10 mins

Raw vegan flapjack snacks

Raw vegan flapjack snacks

30 mins

spiced sugar popcorn

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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