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Vegan Food Gifts to Make and Give This Holiday

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Giving vegan food gifts to family and friends is one of the most thoughtful things to do, and if you’re like me, you’ll love making these tasty edible vegan gifts as much as you’ll love giving them! (And those you give them to will love you for taking the time to make them, as they devour their delicious vegan homemade gifts!).

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The holiday season is gift-giving time and what better gift to give and receive than homemade vegan food gifts?

I’ve put together a list of the best vegan food gifts to make and give this holiday. All of the recipes are either from this website or from other amazing websites from around the web.

Note sure who to make these edible gifts for?

These vegan Christmas food gift ideas are perfect for friends, family, your kids’ teachers or bus driver, your mail person, hostesses…pretty much anyone on your list.

Plus, they also make for good treats to put out when entertaining, attending a potluck, or for just snacking on at home to get yourself into the festive mood!

And They’re Also Great for Outside of the Holidays!

Any of these gifts can also be used as vegan thank you gifts, vegan care package ideas, or even a “just because” gift idea for vegan friends (or non-vegan friends!). Because who wouldn’t want to receive vegan food presents?!

All of the following recipes are vegan and gluten free (your giftee won’t know the difference about anything!) and all of them are delicious, decadent, and will definitely be appreciated.

And if you want some store-bought gifts, too, check out my list of gift ideas for your favourite vegan foodies!

25 Vegan Food Gifts to Make and Give This Holiday

Vegan Chocolate Gifts

Dark Chocolate Mint Truffles
Melt in your mouth, easy to make, four-ingredient vegan Dark Chocolate Mint Truffles that are perfect for homemade holiday gift-giving or for entertaining.
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Vegan Peppermint Patties
Cool, creamy, melt-in-your-mouth vegan peppermint patties that are coated with rich dark chocolate. All you need is 5 ingredients!
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Vegan Peppermint Bark
This easy vegan peppermint bark recipe is one of the best homemade edible gift ideas to give family and friends for Christmas. It’s quick and easy to make and all you need is 3 simple ingredients. It’s naturally vegan, dairy free, and gluten free and is also great for holiday parties and potlucks. Anyone you make these tasty mint treats for will love them!
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Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Doughnuts
Rich and chocolately, with a subtle peppermint flavour, these Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Doughnuts, with a smooth chocolaty glaze, will become a new favourite treat in your home!
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Salted Chocolate Almond Clusters
Chocolaty, crunchy, and sweet with a hint of saltiness, and all it takes is 3 ingredients!
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5-Ingredient Turtle Truffles
A homemade take on the classic holiday chocolates we’ve all enjoyed at some point.
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Cranberry Crunch Dark Chocolate Truffles
The different coatings on these festive truffles make them extra special.
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Vegan Food Gifts In a Jar

Maple Glazed Almonds
This cinnamon almonds recipe is perfect to make and serve as party snacks, to bring to a potluck, to give as edible holiday gifts, or just for snacking on at home. These maple almonds are made with no eggs, making them vegan. They’re slightly sweet, with a hint of warm cinnamon, plus, they’re easy to make and once you eat one, you won’t be able to stop!
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Gingerbread Glazed Roasted Nuts
Gingerbread is a classic holiday flavour and this time it's in mixed nut form!
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Whiskey and Maple Roasted Nuts
Don’t you want to dig into that bowl? The whiskey/maple combo sounds delicious.
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Gingerbread Cake In A Jar
This is such a great idea. Put together the dry mix in jars, package up, and the receiver does the baking on their end when a craving hits!
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Rose Flavoured Turkish Delight
Turkish delight candy reminds me of The Chronicles of Narnia novels. I only tried Turkish Delight for the first time ever earlier this year and they’re delicious and a great gift to make and give.
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Vegan Cookie Gifts

Chewy Vegan Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
Chewy, perfectly spiced, vegan gluten free gingerbread cookies that will make a nice addition to your Christmas baking list and become a new favourite!
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Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft and chewy oatmeal cranberry chocolate chip cookies are easy to make and also happen to be vegan AND gluten-free! These cookies will become a new favourite!
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Almond Crescent Cookies
Just a few ingredients will make these lovely little holiday crescent shaped cookies.
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Homemade Vegan Candy Gifts

Crumbly Vegan Coconut Fudge
This vegan coconut fudge is not your typical fudge! It's crumbly, decadent, and melts in your mouth. It's a great food gift to give during the holidays.
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Homemade Vegan Almond joy
The chocolate bar you know and love but the version that you can make at home with just a few simple ingredients!
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Vegan Baking Gifts

Vegan Gluten Free Gingerbread Loaf
This Vegan Gluten Free Gingerbread Loaf is perfectly spiced & will become a fave during the holidays. A great recipe to make and give (or enjoy yourself!).
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Gingerbread Chocolate Chip Muffins (Vegan + GF)
Spicy, sweet, and perfect for the holiday season, these gingerbread chocolate chip muffins are great with a cup of tea and for serving to friends and family.
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And if you’re a fruit cake fan, or you have someone on your list who is, then this no bake fruit cake is the recipe for you.

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Bookmark this list and come back to it when you’re planning your holiday baking and gift giving!

You can also help me to help others find this delicious list of food gifts for vegans (and non-vegans!) by pinning it Pinterest, CLICK HERE TO PIN IT NOW!

I hope you found a few things to make from my list of vegan food gifts for the holiday season. Do you have any favourites?

Happy baking, making, wrapping, and giving!

This post was originally published on December 7, 2016 and was updated December 2019 to add even more vegan food gift ideas!

Comments

  2. Nico @ yumsome says

    Oh wow, these are all exactly the kind of gifts I’d love to receive… but never do! Ha ha ha! I guess I’ll just have to make them myself. Especially that fudge!

    Thank you so much for including my Turkish Delight! xx

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    • Gwen says

      These are definitely the kind of gifts I like to receive too, Nico! I do get some, but only sometimes 🙂 I hope you get some this year! And thanks for letting me use your Turkish delights recipe! I will be trying it soon!

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  3. Starr says

    So much deliciousness!!! That Coconut Fudge sounds very similar to one my grandmother made, so I’ll definitely have to give it a try (my cousin will LOVE it!).

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  4. Demeter | Beaming Baker says

    Gwen, everything looks seriously AMAZING!! You rock all the socks off (imagine there are thousands of reindeer socks on… something haha) for putting this together. I’m drooling in a most unattractive way over all of these recipes. Ya know I love your dark chocolate peppermint truffles! Thank you for including me–I’m honored. 🙂 Happy holidays, my dear friend. <3

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    • Gwen says

      So very flattered that you think I rock all the reindeer socks 😉 Thanks, Demeter! And what is a roundup without something from The Beaming Baker? 🙂 Happy holidays to you too! (and I may have drooled a bit while putting this together too, shhhh…)

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  6. Lian says

    They all look fabulous! I would love to try the dark chocolate mint truffles and the chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies! My family would probably eat them before I get to!

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    • Gwen says

      Thanks, Lian! I want to try those crinkle cookies too! I want to try all of them 🙂 But yes, the trick is keeping them away from everyone and not eating them all yourself! 😉

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    • Gwen says

      They really are the best, Natalie! I love giving and receiving them. And yes, one of the best parts is the sampling along the way 😉 Thank you!

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