5 Homemade Holiday Food Gift Ideas

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I love giving food gifts for the holidays! It’s so personal and really means something knowing how hard someone worked to make that gift. Today on Family Food Live, I will share 5 Homemade Holiday Food Gift Ideas!

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Now on to today’s recipes!

Peppermint Bark

I love the idea of incorporating candy canes into any dessert, and I especially love this Peppermint Bark recipe! It’s so easy with only 3-ingredients!

Rosemary Olive Oil

Shopping List:

1 cup Olive Oil
6 Fresh Rosemary Sprigs (5 inches in length)

Instructions:

In a saucepan, combine oil and rosemary
Cook over low heat for about 5 minutes
Remove and let cool to room temperature
Transfer the rosemary to the bottle and add the oil

Homemade Strawberry Jam

Shopping List:

2 packages Strawberries, remove stems and slice
4 cups Sugar
1/4 cup Lemon Juice

Instructions:

In a large bowl, mash the strawberries until you have 4 cups of mashed berries
In a saucepan, mix together the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice
Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved
Increase to high heat and boil for about 5 minutes
Remove from heat and put in sterile jars, leaving about 1/2 inch of space at the top
Seal and put in water bath or eat the jam right away

Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Shopping List:

1 ¾ cup sugar
½ cup milk
8 tablespoons butter, cut into large pieces
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
3 cups quick cooking oats

Instructions:

Add sugar, milk, butter and cocoa powder to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in peanut butter, vanilla, salt, and oats
Drop large scoops of cookies onto parchment paper
Allow to dry 10-15 minutes

Mint Infused Sugar

Shopping List:

Sugar
Mint leaves

Instructions:

Using a glass jar with a lid, add a layer of sugar on the bottom of the jar
Top with a handful of mint leaves
Continue layering sugar and mint leaves until you get to the top
Seal the container and let sit for about a week
Strain out the mint leaves out and enjoy

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Peppermint Bark

Rosemary Olive Oil

Homemade Strawberry Jam

Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

Mint Infused Sugar

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