Do you have a limited budget? Or maybe you want to give gifts, but you aren’t sure what to give?

We love gifting foods for Christmas as everyone loves food… some are special treats that we only make this time of year so that makes them extra nice to give. We made several treats for our 2024 Polar Express Party and many of them were made as gifts to take home and enjoy… they are always a HIT!

Here are some of our favorite gifts to give (and receive):

• Fudge – so many varieties
• Chocolate candies – flavors for everyone!
• Chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks
• Christmas Breads
• Homemade cookies (some of these recipes could be adapted to a ‘gift in a jar’ type recipe.)
• Hot cocoa mix (you can find several cute ways to gift it on Pinterest)
• Sourdough Bread
• Sourdough Boules (the varieties are endless but our recipe has some of our favorite variations)
• Sourdough Stars and Knots (you can use any type of filling you desire… we love using Nutella, Rosella jam, or Chocolate)
• Sourdough cinnamon rolls… so good!
• Smoky Walnuts

We have several recipes that could easily be adapted for gifting. Homemade jams, jellies, soups, and such also make wonderful gifts.

We have even used store-bought coffees, teas, microwave popcorn and cakes, and other packaged snacks to put together gift boxes on a tight budget.

You can use old cardboard boxes as baskets and wrap them with a little wrapping paper to make them a little more festive. Fill the boxes with your gifts and wrap them with plastic wrap, if desired.

I’m sure everyone would love anything that you put together… just knowing that you thought of them would be a gift in itself.

Merry Christmas and God Bless!

P.S. If baking/cooking just isn’t your thing or not something you can do this year you can check out these posts for even more heartfelt ideas:

Grandmacore Christmas: Make Your House Say Home for The Holidays

9 Ways to Have a Merry Christmas on a Budget

MERRY CHRISTMAS!