DIY Homemade Food Gifts In A Jar
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!
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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
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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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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
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Hi this may be a silly question but the powdered sugar is that icing sugar?
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Could i he margarine in place of butter?
Could I use margarine I place if butter?
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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.
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Sounds great! How many jars will this make???
3 half pint canning jars
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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!
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how do you set up the 1.6 circle template in word?
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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!
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This recipe was great. Where can I purchase the exact jar shown with the recipe? They make the perfect gift.
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What would happen if you eliminated the sugar? Thanks!
Who wouldn’t want to receive this??
I am totally doing this for Christmas gifts! THANK YOU for sharing! The only question I have is, the bread recipe (original one) says to form the bread into a circle. The ones you have packaged in your photo look rectangular. Did you make pound cake instead? Or, did you make your bread as loafs? THANKS! 🙂
not sure what bread recipe you are referring to, but I have in the post “Add your homemade bread or pound cake,” – both are linked to recipes. My photos are with the pound cake
1 cup honey & 1 cup sugar!!! Oh my! Isn’t it too sweet???
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! 🙂
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Could you substitute coconut oil for the butter?
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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.
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