Want to try your hand at making some homemade edible gifts this year? Or maybe you’re an old hand looking for new ideas for festive fun. Look no further, here are nearly fifty sweet and savoury vegan and vegetarian recipes for Christmas and beyond. It’s an advent extravaganza.
You’ll find plenty of ideas for cookies, sweets and chocolates as well as chutneys and other preserves. But there’s also a few surprises and some lovely gift ideas you might not have thought of.
You could make one recipe a day until your trousers burst. Or maybe share the love and treat your friends and family. They are meant to be gifts after all.
You may see a bit of a chilli theme going on here. Well most of us appreciate a bit of additional warmth and colour in the depths of winter. And cheerful red chillies are just the ticket, glowing as they do with captured summer sunshine.
Homemade Edible Gifts: Christmas Cookies
You can’t have a post about homemade festive gifts without a generous selection of Christmas cookies. They’re the stalwarts of festive gifting. Everyone loves a good biscuit.
Wholemeal Clotted Cream Shortbread with Chestnut Flour and Cinnamon
Christmas Butter Biscuits
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Easy Christmas Cookies ~ Apply To Face Blog
Pecan Snowball Cookies
Chilli Shortbread Biscuits
Cinnamon & Honey Christmas Stars
Vegan Christmas Cookies
It’s really exciting to see the creativity of vegan baking that’s emerged in recent years. It’s now really easy to make vegan biscuits and here are some recipes you might not have thought of.
Pine Needle Shortbread Cookies ~ A Virtual Vegan
Vegan Amaretti
Jammy Vegan Biscuit Stars ~ The Veg Space
Homemade Edible Gifts: Chocolates and Sweets
When I was little, Christmas was very much about the chocolate. I didn’t get much of it the rest of the year, so we all went a bit mad during the festive season. I know I’m not the only one who loves to receive delicious homemade chocolates and fudge, so here are a few recipes to inspire you.
Chilli Chocolate Fudge
Easy Condensed Milk Fudge ~ Nourish Plate
Mint Chocolates
Homemade Turkish Delight ( Lokum) ~ Only Crumbs Remain
Whisky Truffles with Dark Chocolate and Fresh Cream
Christmas Chocolate Bark
Easy Microwave Salted Caramels ~ Kavey Eats
Sparkling Chocolate Mendiants
Vegan Treats
There’s absolutely no need for vegans to miss out on Christmas chocolates and other sweet treats. Vegan chocolate is widely available these days, which means you can create all sorts of yuletide gorgeousness. Here are just a few ideas.
Vegan Gingerbread Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Snowman Truffles (vegan) ~ The Baking Explorer
Chocolate Covered Caramel Brazils
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls (vegan) ~ A Baking Journey
Christmas Bliss Balls
Raw Chocolate Truffles
Homemade Edible Gifts: Nuts
Snacking is all part of the festive fun. And when it comes to snacking, nuts are the go to food. They’re nutritious, tasty and you can just have a small handful without ruining your appetite. Hand them out as homemade edible gifts and have a nut cracking Christmas.
Roasted Maple Rosemary Almonds ~ The Taste Space
Honey Glazed Cinnamon Pecans ~ End of the Fork
Dad’s nuts ~ Quite Good Food
Homemade Edible Gifts: Jams, Jellies & Chutneys
Preserves make excellent homemade edible gifts because you can prepare them well in advance and they generally have a long shelf life. They’re often just what you need for the Christmas table too.
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables In Olive Oil ~ Larder Love
Piccalilli: English-style Pickles ~ Christina’s Cucina
Pineapple Chilli Jam ~ Farmersgirl Kitchen
Spiced Apple Chutney
Caramelised Onion Chutney ~ Curly’s Cooking
Quince Jelly with Optional Apple and Chilli
Strawberry Jam with Chillies ~ My Goodness Kitchen
Easy Cranberry Curd ~ Fab Food 4 All
Chilli Chocolate Mincemeat
Homemade Stem Ginger ~ Tales From The Kitchen Shed
Other Homemade Edible Gifts You Might Not Have Thought Of
Whether it’s something to perk up your Christmas morning breakfast, provide a warming flavoursome cuppa or some breadsticks to dip into festive starters, welcome to a Merry Miscellaneous Christmas.
Festive Cookies in a Jar
Instant Porridge Pots ~ Gluten Free Alchemist
Gingerbread Gluten Free Granola ~ Veggie Inspired
Homemade Vegan Breadsticks ~ Thinly Spread
Homemade Chilli Sauce
Homemade Vanilla Extract ~ The Art of Food and Wine
Easy Homemade Cassis
Homemade Tea Masala ~ Mayuris Jikoni
Homemade Festive Tea Blend ~ Family Friends Food
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Thanks for visiting Tin and Thyme. If you make any of these foodie gifts, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. What are your favourite foodie recipes to gift? Do share photos on social media too and use the hashtag #tinandthyme, so I can spot them.
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Choclette x
Anaiah says
All of these are perfect to give as gifts! I don’t know which one to make first. This will be such a fun activity to do with the kids and give to our friends and family.
Choclette says
Choices, choices! Hopefully you’ll find something you feel inspired to make. I love making and receiving homemade gifts.
Nic | Nic's Adventures & Bakes says
Thanks for sharing, these are all great gifts to give, with share your pin 🙂
Choclette says
It’s always a tough decision as to what to make each year I find. So many delicious things.
Kate - Gluten Free Alchemist says
Wow!!! Epic collection! I’m impressed.
So many fabulous ideas. Off to share and pin now xxx
Choclette says
Love your instant porridge in a jar Kate. What a very fun idea.
Sarah James says
What a great collection of homemade gifts Choclette. I’m always looking for new ideas to add to my Christmas hampers, pinned! Thanks for including my Stem Ginger.
Choclette says
I’d so love one of your Christmas hampers Sarah, I bet they’re wonderful.
Christina Conte says
What a fabulous collection of homemade edible gifts for everyone on our list! Thanks for including my piccallili!
Choclette says
I so want a jar of your piccalilli Christina. I haven’t made any for years, but I do like it.
Sylvie says
So many delicious ideas, I wouldn’t know where to start!
Choclette says
Well you know what they say, just start at the very beginning.
Camilla Hawkins says
What a gorgeous Hamper one could make with these wonderful ideas! Thank you for including my curd
Choclette says
It would be wonderful indeed to receive a hamper of homemade goodies like these. I can but dream.
Jessica Cantoni says
I love all these ideas! A great idea to put them all in one post! Xx
Choclette says
It’s useful to have a few things together when your looking for ideas. Scanning pages and pages of the internet is not generally very rewarding I find.
Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
Wow what a fantastic and selection here! Ideas for everyone!
Choclette says
Trouble is, I have so much inspiration now, I’m not sure which ones to go for.
Janice says
So many great recipes, thanks for this amazing round-up and for including my Pineapple Chilli Jam.
Choclette says
One day I will get around to making your pineapple chilli jam Janice, it sounds so good.
angiesrecipes says
Some really great gifting ideas!
Choclette says
I love making and receiving homemade gifts – edible or otherwise.
Mayuri Patel says
Awesome collection of edible gifts. You’re so right Choclette, we could make one each day and gift it or even use it for ourselves.
Choclette says
Thank you for your contribution Mayuri. I think I might indeed be making one or two of these and gifting it to myself.