Christmas Food Gifts

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The holiday season is a great time for Christmas food gifts. They are a great present for most everyone including teachers, friends, neighbors or family. Whether it is a food basket idea or a jar mix your kids will love to put these together and it is a gift you don't have to worry if the receiver has already.

Food Basket Ideas

Cheese and Crackers Gift Basket
Include a cheese ball or cheese dip, crackers, fruit, cut up vegetables and a cheese spreader. You can find a cheese ball recipe here or try this recipe that you can place in a fancy pint jar. This recipe also has festive colors of green and red which makes for a nice addition to a Christmas food gift basket.
Cheese Dip Recipe
1 8-ounce package cream cheese softened
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 cucumber, finely chopped
5 radishes finely chopped
2 green onions finely chopped
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon parsley finely chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
Mix ingredients together and place in a pretty pint jar or bowl. Chill for several hours. Attach a note to the basket to refrigerate cheese dip and Enjoy the Holidays.

Pasta Gift Basket
Include a different variety of fun pasta noodles, homemade spaghetti sauce, you can find the recipe here, and pour in a pretty quart jar. A fun strainer or serving bowl makes a nice touch to this Christmas food gift.

Breakfast Basket
Include any of the following: gingerbread muffin mix (below under Jar Mixes) or cinnamon pancake jar mix (also below under jar mixes) and add homemade granola to the Christmas Food basket.

Cookie Basket
You can make a delicious arrangement from our Christmas cookie recipes page, or try a cookie mix in a jar. (They can make cookies at a later time when the holidays are over.) See our jar mixes below. Add both fresh cookies and a cookie jar mix for double the enjoyment. Include a fun milk container/pitcher or a cookie jar to the basket for a complete Christmas food gift.

Party Basket
Include this onion cheese dip mix with a bag of chips or vegetables and a new family game or a drink mix to complete this food basket idea.
Onion Cheese Dip Mix
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 ½ teaspoons beef bouillon
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
Mix together in bowl until well combined. Place in a ziploc baggie or small spice container. Add a label for Onion Cheese Dip mix:
Mix in bowl 1 Cup sour cream and contents of onion cheese dip mix. Chill 1 hour.

Gingerbread Family Fun Basket
Many families don't have the time to make gingerbread houses in the bustling Holiday season. This basket can help a family put one together without all the preparation work. Include in your basket homemade gingerbread (find the recipe here) that they can assemble, candies for decorating, and frosting or the frosting recipe they can make on their own.

Sundae Fun Basket
Include in this basket, this homemade fudge sauce in a nice jar, decorative ice cream bowls, or an ice cream scoop.
Hot Fudge Sauce
3 tablespoons butter real
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar firmly packed
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
half

1/3 cup half and Pinch salt
In saucepan heat ingredients together, when butter is melted turn heat down to low. Continue cooking until sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool and pour into decorative jars. Attach a label to warm up in saucepan.

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Christmas Food Gift- Jar Mixes

These are great Christmas food gifts because the receiver can make them whenever the craving or time allows. Jar mixes are also appealing to look at when all the different ingredients and colors are layered in the jar.

The key to making food jar mixes is to layer the ingredients in order in a clean and dry quart jar. Make sure you pack down each ingredient or tap the end of the jar with your hand to pack ingredients in tight. Then screw on the lid and decorate with a piece of fabric. Attach the fabric with a rubber band and cover with a ribbon or piece of raffia.

Crunchy Cookies Jar Mix
1 Cup flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar, packed tightly
1 Cup crushed cornflakes cereal
¾ Cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons flaked coconut
Attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Crunchy cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl stir ½ Cup melted butter, 1 egg and ¼ teaspoon vanilla. Add contents of jar and mix until well blended. Roll dough into balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Crunchy Peanut Butter Cookies Mix
¾ Cup chopped peanuts
¾ Cup packed brown sugar
¾ Cup white sugar
¾ Cup peanut butter chips
1 ½ Cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
Attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Crunchy peanut butter cookies
In mixing bowl add contents of jar with ½ Cup soft butter, ½ Cup creamy peanut butter, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until well blended. Form into balls and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Sand Art Cookies
½ Cup white sugar
½ Cup rolled oats
½ Cup raisins
½ Cup brown sugar
1 ¼ Cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ Cup crisp rice cereal
½ Cup mini chocolate chips
Attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Sand art cookies
In mixing bowl stir contents of jar with 1 egg and ¼ Cup melted margarine. Form into balls and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Pasta and Bean Soup Mix
½ Cup barley
½ Cup split peas
½ Cup uncooked rice
½ Cup dry lentils
2 Tablespoons dried minced onion
2 Tablespoons dried parsley
2 teaspoons salt
½ teaspoon lemon pepper
2 Tablespoons beef bouillon
½ Cup uncooked alphabet pasta
1 Cup elbow macaroni
Layer in a quart jar and attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Pasta and Bean Soup mix
Add contents of jar to 3 quarts water, 2 stalks of celery, 2 sliced carrots, 1 cup shredded cabbage, optional, 1 lb. ground beef cooked and 2 Cups diced tomatoes. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Add in pasta and cook until vegetables are tender and pasta is done.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Ultimate Bean Soup Mix
This recipe will make a large amount that you can create at least 10 Christmas food gifts with. For a smaller amount you can take away some bean varieties.
1 pound dried navy beans
1 pound dried pinto beans
1 pound dried Northern beans
1 pound dried split peas
1 pound dried yellow split peas
1 pound dried black eyed peas
1 pound dried lentils
1 pound dried Lima beans
1 pound dried soybeans
1 pound dried pearl barley
1 pound dried red beans
In large bowl stir beans together until well mixed. Fill quart jars and attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Ultimate bean soup
To prepare Ultimate Bean Soup soak beans in water overnight. In a large soup pot bring 2 quarts of water and a ham bone to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add beans, 1 ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, large can of diced tomatoes, 1 onion chopped and 1 clove of garlic. Bring to a boil and skim foam off the top. Turn to medium-low and simmer 1 hour until beans are tender.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Apple Cake Mix
3 Cups flour
1 ½ Cups sugar
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 Cup chopped nuts
½ Cup raisins
Attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Apple cake mix
Add contents of apple cake mix to mixing bowl. Add 1 ½ Cup oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 eggs, and 3 cups chopped apples. Blend together and pour in tube or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Cinnamon Pancake Mix
3 Cups flour
2 Tablespoons white sugar
2 Tablespoons baking powder
4 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
Add ingredients in order if there is room in the top add dried apples or other fruit to fill up to the top.
Attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Cinnamon pancake mix
In mixing bowl add ¾ Cup milk, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons oil, and 1 1/3 Cup pancake mix until moistened. Cook on griddle. Makes about 10 pancakes.
Or download this pdf decorative label.

Ginger Spice Muffin Mix
1 ¾ Cup flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon salt
Attach a label for your Christmas food gift.
Ginger spice muffin mix
In a mixing bowl, add contents of jar with ¼ cup butter, melted, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup milk. Blend together. The batter will still be lumpy don't over mix. Fill muffin tins and bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
You can also add some fun holiday muffin cups with this jar mix.
Download this decorative label.

Snack in a Jar

Try a snack treat jar for a decorative edible Christmas gift.

Christmas Food Gift Ideas

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