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16 Homemade Food Gifts To Show Someone You Care Without Spending A Fortune

Bake your way into someone's heart this Christmas.

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Parker Feierbach

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If you're hoping to scale back your holiday gift budget this year, we suggest adding a few homemade gifts to your list. These easy-to-make (and delicious!) recipes are the perfect hostess gift or present for your kids' teacher, babysitter, etc. Fore more wallet-friendly gifts, check out our best kitchen gifts under $25.

1

Santa's Trash Cookies

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Lindsay Conchar

Don't let the name fool you—these cookies are a treasure.

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2

Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites

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Ethan Calabrese

You'll wanna make two batches of these...one to give away, and one to keep. 😉

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3

Easy Christmas Fudge

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Parker Feierbach

The right sprinkles go a longgg way. Just look how fun these are!

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4

Crunchy Chocolate Toffee

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Kat Wirsing

Chocolate toffee is the gift literally anyone on your list will appreciate.

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5

Chocolate Cream Pie in a Jar

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Chelsea Lupkin

Mason jar gifts are pretty much guaranteed to be a hit...especially when there are layers of chocolate inside.

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6

Easy Gingerbread Fudge

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Ethan Calabrese

The sweetest little pieces of fudge you ever did see.

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7

Apple Jam

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Park Feierbach

Sweeten up someone's morning with homemade jam.

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8

Bacon Chocolate Roses

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Brad Holland

Honestly, 10x better than regular roses.

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9

Red Wine Brownies

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Chelsea Lupkin

The only thing better than a bottle of red? A batch of red wine brownies.

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10

Holiday Crack Candy

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Chelsea Lupkin

As delicious as it is festive.

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11

Salted Caramel Popcorn

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Skip the stand at the mall and make your own salted caramel popcorn this winter.

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12

Oreo Coal Truffles

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Parker Feierbach

For anyone on your naughty list. 😉

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13

Chocolate Toffee Bites

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Brandon Bales

These just scream Christmastime, ya know?

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14

Peppermint Oreo Truffles

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Jon Boulton

So simple, but SO good.

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15

Five-Ingredient S'mores Bark

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Jon Boulton

These little bars are so easy to make—and will impress your most foodie friends.

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16

Homemade Salted Caramels

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Jon Boulton

People will think you're Ina Garten, basically.

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