Homemade Christmas Gifts ANYONE would LOVE to receive!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Christmas gifts don't have to come from the store anymore! As a society, we are falling back in love with the simpleness and thoughtfullness that a homemade Christmas gift brings. I'm going to show you how to make a homemade gift that absolutely anyone would love to receive! These would be great for teacher christmas gifts, white elephant gifts, and even a gift for someone you want to show how much they mean to you!
Homemade Marshmellows
Dissolve 1/4 C of gelatin in cold water in mixer bowl. In large pot, bring 1/2 C water and 1 C sugar to a boil, let it come to 230 degrees. Slowly mix sugar syrup into gelatin and mix until white and fluffy, add 1 1/2 tsp vanilla. Pour into prepared pan and let sit for 4 hours. Slice into marshmellows and dip in a mixture of equal parts powdered sugar and cornstarch.
Homemade Chocolate Syrup
In a large pan mix together 3 C water, 6 C sugar, 3 C cocoa, 6 Tbsp corn syrup, 1/2 tsp salt, and 2 Tbsp vanilla. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Ladle into clean jars, and waterbath for 10 minutes to make it shelf stable.
Homemade Cocoa Powder
Mix together 2 C powdered sugar, 1 C cocoa, 2 1/2 C powdered milk, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tsp salt.
Christmas Jam
In a large pot add 3 C frozen mixed berries, 6 C cranberries, the zest and pulp of one orange, 4 C sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and ginger, 1/2 tsp allspice and cloves. Bring to a boil and then mash into jam texture, boil until jelling stage. Bottle into clean jars and waterbath for 15 minutes to make it shelf stable.
Taco Seasoning
2 Tbsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp paprika
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, pepper
Italian Seasoning Blend
4 Tbsp basil
1/2 Tbsp onion powder
1 Tbsp garlic
2 Tbsp rosemary
1 tsp sage
2 1/2 Tbsp oregano
2 Tbsp thyme
Onion Soup Mix
1/2 C dried onion
3 Tbsp beef bouillon powder
1 Tbsp parsley
1/2 tsp onion powder, garlic, smoked paprika
1/8 tsp celery salt
Whipped Body Butter
24oz coconut oil
12oz shea butter
6oz beeswax
8tsp cornstarch
24 droppers of vit e oil
60 drops of essential oil (optional)
Melt all ingredients in a double broiler, let cool in fridge. Whip until frosting consistency
I made a bunch of holiday potpourri kits and gave them as gifts this week. I took the little treat bags that you can buy at the dollar store and I put an orange, 1/2 a cup of fresh cranberries, two cinnamon sticks, and a tablespoon of whole cloves in each one and tied them up with a ribbon. I included the instructions to slice the orange, and then dump everything into a cooking or potpourri pot with enough water to cover the ingredients. I suggested adding a few sprigs of pine, or a teaspoon of vanilla, and allowing to simmer on the kitchen or wood stove. I love the smell of these at Christmas.
That sounds like an amazing gift!
Great gifts!
I just love you. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
Great video! Will have to try some of those ideas. Love the “ugly” sweater…lol
Awesome ideas thank you so much. Blessings friend 😊
I love that your daughter is helping.
I have 4 kiddos and they are all great kitchen helpers!
I absolutely love these gifts. Well done !!
Subbed, i look forward to learning how to can, I have never made marshmallows before. I grew up on a farm, we made butter, etc. and my parents are gone now. I lost that knowledge, so i want to relearn how to can, and make things from scratch. I love cooking. I'm glad i found your channel.
New suby here. Watching all the way from South Africa. I've been bingeing on your content since I discovered your channel yesterday and and I'm loving it, from canning to making soups and now your making Christmas gifts🤎
Do you add a tag with how much hot chocolate mix to use?
You definitely can, I like 2-3 Tbsp to 6-8oz hot water.
New subscriber. I love your gift ideas and your sweet smile. I will more then likely do a bit of binge watching in the next few days.
You are so sweet, thank you! Glad to have you here!
Same lol
This is my most favorite video of the season. Thank you.
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I am a new subscriber!I really loved the video!! This was heart felt gifts!!!
Hi Jackie, thank you! So glad to have you!
Can’t wait to try those❤
Thank you so much for sharing! I'd love to do all of these but for my own use, not many people in my family any more.... I will do for my daughter maybe... Have a wonderful evening. God bless you and your family Stay Safe and Healthy. *ellen on husband's account*
I'm definitely keeping some back for our own use as well! Hope you have a Merry Christmas Ellen!
Such lovely ideas! Subscribed 😊
Thank you so much Michelle!
I LOVE your shirt! That phrase is throughout our home 😊
Love that!
Thank you sooooo much for the chocolate syrup recipe!!!!!!!! What an awesome idea I’m gonna make it for my best friend and DIL ❤❤❤
Hello, Happy Holiday! Love all of these ideas! They would go well with the ideas you had the other day. Thank you so much for you and your daughter showing us some fantastic ideas for gifts! Have a lovely day!
You are so welcome, Merry Christmas!
These were awesome ideas for gift giving
Thank you, looking forward to getting them under the tree!
Grat recipes.ill have to make the Christmas jam. Great recipes thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas 🤶 to you and your family.
It's one of our favorites! Merry Christmas!
Really terrific gift ideas.
Thank you! Great ideas!💕🙏🏻
Yes it did go black
These are great ❤
Thank you!
Such great ideas! Thank you so much for sharing!
New subscriber! I would love to have a ladle that large for canning! Where do you get it? Thank you for sharing your recipes. I’m going to try all of them!
Hi Jenn, so glad to have you! I got it in a kit from walmart!
Love these!
I just found your channel and subscribed. I love these gift ideas because Lord knows money is tight. I want to try the marshmallow and taco seasoning. Thank you so much.
You will never buy taco seasoning again, it's so simple to throw together!
New sub!! Love this and look forward to seeing more videos. God bless you and yours. Merry CHRISTmas! ~Lisa
Merry Christmas to you Lisa!
Everything looks so good. I want to try the marshmallows
I'm going to have to make another batch to gift, my kids have already eaten most!
The video went black at 14:50.....you were making Italian seasoning and nothing was seen after 1/2 tsp onion powder.....then picked up at 15:52 and you started the onion soup recipe
I know, that piece didn't load for some reason. It was me making the Italian seasoning blend. I still included it in the description!
great, thanks I was glued to these wonderful videos
I loved all of these ideas! Did you have any tips on how much of the French onion mix to use when making soup?
Thank you
4 Tbsp is equal to one packet. I've actually never used it to make soup, but just follow the normal packet instructions and sub with 4 Tbsp of homemade! It will taste so much better!
@ thank you so much 🤗
Welcome!
When u put your chocolate syrup in the jars, were your jars already hot? Thanks! Great video!
Yes, I wash them in hot soapy water, so they were still warm.
@@6Heartson6Acresis a water bath necessary? I have no clue how to do that!
@@tawnab6059 a water bath is just a quick boil with a lid on just google or search a youtube vid on it :) :) any tall stock pot can be used for water bath canning :)oil with a
Great ideas, but i was wondering if you could use unflavoured gelitan or does it have to be beef, and what the difference is
It is just unflavored gelatin, I think unless you specifically purchase vegetarian gelatin, they are all beef.
@@6Heartson6Acres ty so much for the quick response
Question- if I use pints for the chocolate syrup how long do I can it for ?
It's still just 10 min!
@ thank you so much. Can’t wait to get the stuff to make this ! Have an amazing week !
Did it go black at 15 min for anyone else. It was black for almost a full minute.
A piece of my video got left out somehow! It was the Italian seasoning blend, the recipe is in the description. Sorry!
@ I know how frustrating that is! I have a channel too. Just wondered if it was just me since no one else had mentioned it.
Yes, it is so frustrating!I just subscribed, will watch some this afternoon!
@ awww! Thanks!
@@6Heartson6Acres we’re still getting the hang of things, but you just got us one subscriber closer to our goal of 500 by the end of the year!
I just found you! Thank you so much 🩷 these are great recipes!
Hi Dana, so glad to have you here!