Food gifts are always a favorite of mine. These Cinnamon Honey Butter jars 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 wont mention how much my family has devoured!
Warning……..you may want to double or triple the recipe because everyone is going to want some!
Cinnamon Honey Butter {Gift Jars}
Jar Supplies:
Cinnamon Honey Butter (recipe below)
3 1/2 pint canning jars
fabric
jute twine
tinsel “pipe cleaners”
“holly” ribbon
card stock paper
1″ paper punch (optional)
tiny whole punch (mine is 1/16″)
scissors
- cut 3 pieces of fabric in 5″ circles
- remove rim and place fabric on the inner lid piece of filled mason jar then screw outer lid back on over fabric
- Using card stock and Microsoft Word, print tags
I used the font “Cheryl Hand” , size 15, center alignment and I layed it all out using the template in Word for 1.6″ circle labels. Then printed on my card stock.
- Cut out with 1″ punch (or you could cut out by hand)
- use tiny whole punch on tag to thread twine thru
- wrap twine around lid and tie
- wrap tinsel pipe cleaner around lid and twist ends together
- add a small piece of “holly” ribbon to twine
- thread tag on to twine and tie
Ingredients
- 1 cup Honey
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 half pint canning jars
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in bowl. Using whisk attachment on mixer blend until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Use rubber spatula to pour mixture in to a large pastry bag (or Ziploc® bag), cut off tip and squeeze into half pint jars. (tip: place bag in tall glass for support, or have someone hold the bag while you pour)
- Keep refrigerated. Serve room temperature.
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Add your homemade bread or pound cake, a Christmas or vintage towel and you have a fantastic gift from the heart that took less then an hour to make from start to finish!
Are you making any food gifts for the holidays?
Other great food gift ideas
Christmas Tree Peppermint Bark
Chocolate & Caramel Dipped Pretzels
Almond Joy Cookies & Chocolate Covered Grahams
Christmas Crunch
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What a fun idea!! Can’t wait for the pound cake recipe too – so much better than another boring store gift!!
I just made the butter (a quadruple batch) to give with mini banana bread loaves. It is delicious and so easy!
These look awesome..just wondering on their shelf life ( assuming that everyone doesnt eat them up in the first week?) Thanks
Butter has a shelf life of 3 months for unsalted butter and up to 5 months for salted butter
Is that storing in the refrigerator or in the pantry? I want to do these for my wedding favors & want to do them in advance but need to know how they should be stored
It’s butter, so you should store it in the refrigerator.
do you have to seal it like youre canning it or just put the lid on it?
just a lid because you’re going to be using it – not storing it
Hi this may be a silly question but the powdered sugar is that icing sugar?
Could i he margarine in place of butter?
Could I use margarine I place if butter?
I love this idea. I am going to use local raw honey and organic butter to boost the health benefits this holiday season. Thanks for sharing it. And for everyone questioning using margarine, grass fed organic butter is sooo much better for you than margarine. Butter contains butyric acid which feeds the cells in your colon. Margarine often contains trans fat or hydrogenated fats which are shown to be inflammatory. Inflammation is a key player in poor heart health. Choose whipped butter if you are looking for less cholesterol and saturated fat. Remember too, it’s about moderation. You probably won’t be eating this whole jar in one sitting… although it may be tempting.
Sounds great! How many jars will this make???
3 half pint canning jars
I hope you don’t mind, but I just gave you a shout out on my blog:
Those jars are beyond adorable – thanks for the idea
Hello! So I gathered up all the stuff to make these except 2 items! Where did you find the holly ribbon and the canning jars? I have been everywhere and can’t find them!
how do you set up the 1.6 circle template in word?
So I made this delicious recipe last night- love it! We’ll be shipping out our Christmas packages tomorrow. My question is- after I made the cinnamon honey butter, I put it all in 1/2 pint jars and I threw them in the fridge, just seemed appropriate. So is it fine to just ship them without any ice or anything? Will they still be good when they get to their destination?
I made this today with the pound cake to deliver to friends for christmas tomorrow. I’m glad I made extra because both are ridiculously amazing. I used pure honey so it didn’t come out very smooth but it melts juat fine into warm bread. I found the jars easily too. Target has them and Hobby Lobby had them 40% off in the glass aisle.
Thanks for the recipes and the adorable decor ideas!