Apricot Brandy: Homemade Apricot Brandy is actually easy to make! KansasA shows you how. Nice gift or treat to serve during your holiday festivities. This is a three month process so you may want to keep this one bookmarked for next year. Found at KansasA’s blog.

Chocolate Dipped Spoons: This is a very easy gift to make for the coffee lover on your list and they’ll love them too. Nice stocking stuffer idea. These chocolate spoons will melt chocolate in the hot coffee as they stir it. Economical gift! Posted on Tipnut.com.

Gourmet Cookie Bouquets: Christmas is a great time of year to give cookie bouquets. If there’s someone on your list that you just have no ideas for and nothing you think of seems appropriate, a cookie bouquet will always save the day. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Gourmet Popcorn Recipes: Make up batches of these tasty popcorn seasonings, bag them or use small pretty jars, then give away as gifts. Great addition to the movie lovers gift basket themes. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Homemade Flavored Instant Coffee Recipe - Mocha: Another great recipe for the flavored coffee lover on your list. Prepare the mix then store in a pretty jar. This is another recipe you may want to include some tasty chocolate spoons with too. Posted at Tipnut.com.

Homemade Instant Flavored Coffee Recipe - Cafe Viennoise: If you know someone who loves flavored coffees, this will make a nice gift for them. You may also want to include some chocolate dipped spoons with these for an extra chocolate kick. Posted at Tipnut.com.

Homemade Lavender Vinegar: Nice gift for your favorite gourmet cook, lavender vinegar can be used as a salad dressing or in a variety of recipes. Easy to make, some recipes need several weeks before they can be used. Check the page for more details. Posted on Tipnut.com.

Homemade Lemon Extract: Nice gift for those who love to bake, here are a few different recipes for homemade lemon extract. Include the recipe with this gift so the recipient can happily make their own when they run out. You could also make orange extract and vanilla extract. Make pretty labels and attach to decorative bottles filled with the homemade extract of your choice. Posted at Tipnut.com.

Homemade Lemon Sugar: Here’s a nice frugal gift for the tea lover or baker on your list. Lemon sugar is really easy to make and it’s especially nice in hot teas and baking. Can also use the same recipes to make orange sugar (just substitute the lemon for orange), lavender sugar and yummy vanilla sugar. Posted on Tipnut.com.