The best budget food gifts for Christmas 2024
On a budget this Christmas? No problem! We have plenty of inspiration for food gifts under £20, including stocking fillers. Our selection of presents has attractive homeware, gourmet treats and more that won’t break the bank – so you can stick to your budget while spoiling the food lovers in your life.
Why not add a homemade food gift to the mix (a great way to save money in the festive period)? We have lots of budget-friendly ideas that can be made ahead, including gingercake bites, crispy chilli oil and even DIY advent calendar truffles that will last the whole of December.
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Field Blends’ Maple Chilli Salt
If you know someone who likes it hot, salty, smoky and sweet, this will give their cooking a lift. A pinch from the compact tin (one to keep and re-use) will liven up any dish, from roast ham to red cabbage. £6 for 35g, available from Field Blends
Papersheep cute cotton tea towel
Ethically designed, 100 per cent cotton and sustainably printed in Staffordshire, this sweet puffin tea towel makes a lovely stocking filler. £11.50, available from Papersheep
Lakeland World of Flavours oil and vinegar bottles
Invoking the southern Mediterranean stylings of Greece and Italy, these colourful ceramic bottles look stunning on the table. £19.99, available from Lakeland
Cotswold Whisky Butter
Betwixtmas brunches call for a bit of a kick, and this will supply it. Blending butter from a family farm in Worcestershire with a good dash of Cotswolds Distillery single malt, it’s a smooth yet fiery accompaniment for mince pies, Christmas pudding – or even toast. £6 for 180g, available from Cotswold Gold
Don’t Waste Your Turkey cookbook
A fab stocking filler for your host this Christmas. Our own food producer Emily Gussin’s Don’t Waste Your Turkey features more than 40 creative recipes to ensure all parts of the Christmas bird are thoroughly enjoyed. RRP £8.99, available from Amazon
Summerdown Ultimate Mint Chocolate Selection
A delicious. team favourite, Summerdown is the master of the after-dinner mint choccie, and this selection box is a greatest hits compilation, ranging from chunky mint fondants to crisp discs and neapolitans. £9.50 for 175g, available from Summerdown
Sea Sisters tinned fish
Inspired by Spanish and Portuguese tinned fish or ‘conservas’, West Dorset’s new Sea Sisters brand is canning all sorts of fishy delicacies in Bridport. The Norfolk whelks in kimchi sauce are made for a cosmopolitan seafood lover. Whelks £10 for 110g, available from Sea Sisters
Blackthorn’s sea salt flakes
Harvested from the waters of Scotland’s west coast using a ‘thorn tower’ system, these Scottish sea salt flakes are tangy and complex – one for finishing a dish in style. £4.90 for 120g, available from Blackthorn Salt
Fever-Tree drinks cracker
Swap the naff jokes and paper hats for a ‘cracker’ containing a miniature bottle of Vivir tequila and tin of Fever-Tree Mexican lime soda. £9, available from John Lewis
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