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It's hard to believe that Christmas is only a week away...
At this point, many of us are running short on both time to select the perfect gift and money, so why not carve out some time this weekend to whip up a few homemade gifts in jars? They're delicious, appealing, and thoughtful -- the perfect present for those last minute hard-to-buy-for gift recipients! Not to mention cost effective for you.
Here are a few tasty suggestions to get you started:
{1} Homemade Pancake Mix Jars, goodLife {eats}
{2} Hot Chocolate Recipe, Babble.com
{3} Cinnamon Honey Butter Gifts In A Jar, Tidy Mom
{4} How To Make Homemade Mincemeat, Simple Bites
{5} Gifts In A Jar, Proverbs 31 Woman
{6} Homemade Food Gift Ideas, GoodHousekeeping.com
{7} 8 Gifts in a Jar with Free Printable Gift Tags, Squawkfox
{8} Herbed Rice Mix, FamilyFun.com
{9} Gingerbread Granola, Disney Family
What are your favorites homemade gifts to give and receive? Feel free to share your own recipes in the comments!
Tara Kuczykowski is a married mom of three boys and two girls, ages 4 to 10 years, living in Columbus, OH.
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I never get anything homemade :( It seems like, around here, no one but me bakes gifts for the holidays anymore! I’d LOVE to get anything homemade – instead, I have to show up at potluck parties and hang out by the food table all night to get my fill. LOL
Love these ideas! :)
My only problem with this is finding the jars. The only place I bought them closed down. Is there a retail chain that sells them?
Laurie, you can find a nice selection of canning jars, including the pretty cut preserves jars, at Walmart. Many grocery stores will have a small selection as well.
I got my jars on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A387YI?ie=UTF8&tag=unsophisticook-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000A387YI. They have a lot of choices there. Also, my grocery store (Smith’s) has Ball canning jars at the end of the baking isle. Hope that helps!
I got mine at WalMart as well. They have them in the section with Kitchen tools. Hope this helps
Lot of fabulous ideas!!! Thanks for featuring my Honey Butter!!
I always give homemade gifts and everyone loves them! Each year I make Chocolate Truffles, Cookies, Banana Bread and Zucchini Bread . . . People really appreciate it when they receive them, especially since it is a lost art! Merry Christmas everyone, bake up some love for your Family and Friends, they will never forget it! ~ Candy Darr
I recently posted my recipe for hot cocoa mix (http://houndsinthekitchen.com/2010/12/06/handmade-holidays-cocoa-mix/), a spice rub (http://houndsinthekitchen.com/2010/12/07/handmade-holidays-dads-spice-rub/) and a few ideas for packaging your gifts in jars (http://houndsinthekitchen.com/2010/12/13/handmade-holidays-adorning-gifts-in-jars/).
Such an amazing line up and wonderful gifts!!
Do you have this home made pancake mix recipe on the website? I see the idea for it in gift jars, just not the actually recipe.
I am new to the site, and a bit lost. Love it though!
Thanks for the help.
Phyllis
Hi Phyllis! I actually haven’t posted my recipe using the homemade Bisquick mix yet. You can find the recipe for the gift jar mix here: http://www.goodlifeeats.com/2010/12/kitchen-gift-homemade-pancake-mix-jars.html and I’m planning to post my recipe early next week, so check back for that as well.