Holidays & Occasions Gifts 13 Homemade Food Gifts You Can Give in a Mason Jar By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna is a Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and assigns content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on November 19, 2021 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall From neighbors to friends to coworkers to hostesses, mason jar food gifts are a great gift to give during the holiday season. Delicious gifts like apple butter, hot honey, and homemade jams are sure to be enjoyed right away so you don't have to worry about your gift collecting dust. Plus, the recipient will feel extra special knowing you spent the time to make it yourself. Use festive twine to attach a cute name tag to the jar to complete your thoughtful gift. Food gifts in mason jars are also easy to keep on hand for last-minute gifting for any occasion. 01 of 13 Hot Honey Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Karin Olsen; Food Styling: Kellie Gerber Kelley Recipe: Hot Honey Hot honey can be used to top fried chicken, to spread on biscuits, to whisk into a salad dressings, and more. 02 of 13 Slow-Cooker Apple Butter Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Apple Butter Using your slow cooker allows you to create this homemade gift without having to stand at your stove for hours stirring. 03 of 13 Homemade Salsa Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Homemade Salsa No matter what the occasion or time of year, homemade salsa is always a good idea. 04 of 13 Strawberry Jam Jennifer Causey Recipe: Strawberry Jam Just three ingredients are needed to make this homemade strawberry jam recipe. 05 of 13 Jalapeño Jelly Southern Living Recipe: Jalapeño Jelly Adjust the heat level for this jelly by keeping or removing the seeds from the jalapeno. 06 of 13 Bread-and-Butter Pickles Southern Living Recipe: Bread-and-Butter Pickles Make 10 jars of pickles at one time with this recipe. They're the perfect snack or finishing touch for a sandwich year-round. 07 of 13 Red Chipotle Pepper Jelly John Kernick Recipe: Red Chipotle Pepper Jelly Any Southern hostess knows that cream cheese topped with pepper jelly is the easiest (and best) two-ingredient appetizer, so they'll be thrilled when you show up with a jar or two in hand. 08 of 13 Spicy Pickled Carrots Photographer Greg DuPree, Food Stylist Torie Cox Prop Stylist Christine Keely Colorful pickled carrots are a pretty addition to any holiday relish board or snack tray. 09 of 13 Fig and Lemon Refrigerator Jam Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Cat Steele Recipe: Fig and Lemon Refrigerator Jam This jam includes refrigerator in the name because it doesn't require canning and can be stored in the fridge for up to three months. 10 of 13 Spiced Plum Chutney Victor Protasio Red plums, dried cranberries, and onions create a perfect winter condiment that comes together in your slow cooker. 11 of 13 Strawberry-Blueberry Jam Southern Living Recipe: Strawberry-Blueberry Jam Why choose just one berry to use for making jam when you can use two together. 12 of 13 Pear Preserves Southern Living Recipe: Pear Preserves Homemade preserves in a cute jar make a great addition to any charcuterie board. 13 of 13 Tomato-Ginger Jam Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer This easy jam recipe comes together with canned tomatoes in a single pan. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit