Frugal Food Gifts

Cheap and Easy Gifts from the Kitchen

Use herbs from your garden to create custom seasoning blends. Then, package them up in a bottle or jar.

Please the coffee lover on your gift list with some tasty chocolate spoons. They make even the plainest cup of coffee seem gourmet.

Sweet, salty and crunchy – chocolate-dipped pretzels have it all, and they only take about 10 minutes to make.

Marshmallows are delicious on their own, but dipped in chocolate? Wow! Grab a couple bags of marshmallows, and dip your way to a tasty gift that's sure to be devoured.

What do you get when you add chocolate to peanut butter? A new reason to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, that's what. Make up a few jars of homemade chocolate peanut butter to give as gifts, and then make a few more for yourself. This is one treat you're not going to want to part with.

Cappuccino mix is pricey to buy, but cheap to make. Package some up with a coffee mug, and you have the perfect gift.

Nutty and crunchy – it's a winning candy combination. Make up a big batch of peanut brittle. Then, divide it up in pretty tins for easy gift giving.

Go for the nostalgia factor with homemade ribbon candy. You can make it any color and flavor that you want.

Chocolate covered coffee beans cost big bucks when you buy them from a coffee shop, but you can make them at home for the price of the beans and chocolate. An economical gift, indeed.