DIY Homemade Food Gifts In A Jar
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Food gifts are always a favorite of mine. These homemade Christmas food gifts in a jar with Cinnamon Honey Butter make a pretty presentation when you add a little bling to the jars, and pair with homemade bread, pound cake, biscuit mix, or even bagels!
I’ve made several batches already, and we won’t mention how much my family has devoured!
Warning……..you may want to double or triple the recipe because everyone is going to want some!
Homemade gifts in jars are fun to make and give!
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How to Gift Cinnamon Honey Butter in Jars
The sweet and creamy honey butter is unbelievable on just about anything and makes a darling gift in a jar! (printable cinnamon honey butter recipe here)
Jar Supplies You Will Needed:
- Homemade Cinnamon Honey Butter
- 3 1/2 pint canning jars
- fabric (I used unbleached muslin)
- jute twine
- tinsel twine
- “holly” ribbon
- cardstock paper
- 1″ circle paper punch (optional)
- tiny hole punch (mine is 1/16″)
- scissors
Let’s Make Honey Butter Gift Jars
First, you want to cut three pieces of fabric into 5-inch circles
After you have made the honey butter recipe (just takes 5 minutes) and filled the clean jars, remove the rim from the jar lid and place the fabric on the inner lid piece of the filled mason jar then screw the outer lid back on over the fabric (see image below).
Next, using cardstock and your computer, print tags (or you can handwrite them for a more personal touch. I used the font “Cheryl Hand”, size 15, center alignment and I laid it all out using the template in Word for 1.6″ circle labels. Then printed it on my cardstock.
Cut out the cardstock tags with a 1-inch punch (or you could cut them out by hand).
Then use a tiny hole punch (I used a 1/16th) to punch a hole on the tags to thread twine through.
Cut a long piece of twine for each jar and wrap it around each lid several times and tie in a knot.
Next, cut a piece of tinsel twine long enough to go around each lid with enough extra to twist together for each jar. Wrap each piece around the lid and twist ends together.
Add a small piece of “holly” ribbon to twine on each jar and thread tags onto twine and tie.
And you’re done!!
Homemade food-related gifts, like this Cinnamon Honey Butter, are inexpensive to make, fun to create, and a joy to receive.
Don’t forget to make enough to have a jar for yourself!
Add a loaf of homemade bread, pound cake, and DIY Stenciled Holiday Towel and you have a fantastic gift from the heart that took less than an hour to make from start to finish!
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Are you making any food gifts for the holidays?
More great food gift ideas to make and give
Christmas Tree Peppermint Bark
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Fudge
Gifts in a Jar with Homemade Honey Butter
Homemade food gifts, like this Cinnamon Honey Butter Gifts In a Jar, are inexpensive to make, fun to create, and a joy to receive. Pair the jar with a loaf of homemade bread, pound cake, biscuit mix, or even bagels!
Materials
- Cinnamon Honey Butter recipe here
- 3 - 1/2 pint canning jars
- fabric (I used unbleached muslin)
- jute twine
- tinsel twine
- “holly” ribbon
- cardstock paper
Tools
- 1″ circle paper punch (optional)
- tiny hole punch (mine is 1/16″)
- scissors
- printer
Instructions
- cut three pieces of fabric in 5-inch circles. After you have made the honey butter and filled the clean jars, remove the rim from the jar lid and place the fabric on the inner lid piece of the filled mason jar then screw the outer lid back on over the fabric.
- Next, using cardstock and your computer, print tags (or you can handwrite them for a more personal touch. I used the font “Cheryl Hand“, size 15, center alignment and I laid it all out using the template in Word for 1.6” circle labels. Then printed it on cardstock.
- Cut out the cardstock tags with a 1-inch punch (or you could cut them out by hand).
- Then use a tiny hole punch (I used a 1/16th) to punch a hole on the tags to thread twine through.
- Cut a long piece of twine for each jar and wrap it around each lid several times and tie in a knot.
- Next, cut a piece of tinsel twine long enough to go around each lid with enough extra to twist together for each jar. Wrap each piece around the lid and twist ends together.
- Add a small piece of “holly” ribbon to twine on each jar and thread tags onto the twine and tie.
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Where did you get the roll of holly?
Wow, sounds great but also super sweet. Have you tried making it without the sugar?
They look good enough to eat. Oh, wait, I can eat them! Thanks so much for sharing at our mason jar holiday party!
🙂 Linda
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Sounds delish! 🙂
Could you substitute coconut oil for the butter?
well, when I saw honey and cinnamon,i had high hopes of something a diabetic could eat. until I saw a cup of powdered sugar.
Nice blog here! Additionally your web site rather a lot up very fast!
Thanks for the creative gift idea!
Just made this for Christmas presents! Tastes amazing! I’m using 4 oz. baby food jars and covering them in tissue paper 🙂
Great idea! Just wonder if I should use salted or unsalted butter?
These are so stinkin cute and I love homemade gift ideas, thanks Cheryl!
You are looking so cute Cheryl and that’s why you shared a cute gifts cinnamon honey butter in a jar like you. I really loved to read entire things and will look forward to make one for sure:)
We are definitely trying these this year for gifts! How long would it last in the fridge safely? Another recipe I found had 2 weeks give or take, so wanted to put a “Eat me before:” date on it for family 🙂
it will keep as long as butter keeps – so just check the date on your butter before making it
made it tonight turned out awesome. will be using this as a gift for some clients
How are you keeping it chilled for the gifts?
Thanks 🙂
in the refrigerator
Does it need to stay cold when giving as a gift?
gift or not, it’s still butter and USDA and FDA guidelines say to keep butter refrigerated.
Salt in salted butter makes it less susceptible to bacterial growth, so it should be fine out on the counter but will last only about a week before going rancid. unsalted butter is best refrigerated
Where did you find the holly garland ribbon?
The recipe looks easy and I do love cinnamon butter on rolls. Thinking what a great gift idea from the heart. It always means more to me.
How many jars will one recipe of cinnamon honey butter make?
Just made this for Christmas presents! Tastes amazing! I’m using 4 oz. baby food jars and covering them in tissue paper ?
How long will this be good to keep
butter can be kept in the refrigerator for one to three months – salted butter keeps longer
Super clever! I think the Jute Twine, Tinsel Twine and Holly Ribbon totally make this gift! This is a great idea and I love it for a mix of food jar ideas. Thanks for sharing!
-Andrew