Homemade Jam as a Gift: Different Jam Gift Ideas

Homemade jam as a gift can be a great idea. Homemade and organic jams can make an excellent gift for any occasion. Christmas, birthday, family visit or any other reason can be a great opportunity to make a jam gift, especially handmade jam. In this article you will find interesting and tasty jam gift ideas.

1. Combine the Flavors: When preparing jams at home, you can add and create the most diverse flavors of your handmade jams. It all depends on the taste you like or the person for whom the jam will be a gift. Try experimenting with the traditional flavors like raspberry, cherry, apple, plum or strawberry and then moving to more exotic ones like pineapple or apricot. Each jar of a jam will have your personal touch.

 

2. Packaging the Jars: Use any type of package you like, because it is important how the gift looks. Spend some time and find attractive and interesting or rare jars. Decorate them with colors, badges or colorful labels. You can also add a handwritten short comment or note informing what type of jam is inside the jar. A short, handwritten message, interesting jar and attractive decoration will make your jam gift unforgettable.

3. Homemade Jam Baskets: There are a lot of different homemade jam gift basket ideas. Think about creating an interesting jam gift basket full of various homemade jams. Place the jams of different colors there, jars of different shapes, that are decorated in different ways. You can also add bread, cheese, chocolates, candies, fruits or wine to your jam gift basket.

4. Mini Jars: Mini jam gift sets are an interesting idea. What is more you can prepare small jam testing sets with mini jam jars of various tastes and flavors. Mini jams and jellies will allow the giftee to try different jams and choose the one he or she likes the best. Add some cookies or cheese to pair the jam with other tastes and flavors.

5. Breakfast Ideas: Combine jars of jams and popular breakfast ingredients such as cheeses, pancakes, toasts, fruits or jars of organic honey and create a breakfast gift basket. This will make a great gift for close friends or family members.

6. DIY Jam Sets: This type of gift will be a great choice for those giftees who like to cook. Such a set should include various jam recipes, fruits, sugar, pectin and other obligatory ingredients as well as different jars. The giftee will enjoy the process of jam making and will have a lot of fun while creating his own homemade jam.

7. Seasons and Jams: Each season has its own ingredients, flavors and tastes, so you can prepare different jams depending on the season. For summer it would be pear and peach jam, for autumn plum and apple jam, for winter orange jam and for late spring strawberry or raspberry jam.

8. Personalizing Jams: Create personal and short notes or labels and mark each jar with the jam using different notes, marks or signs. Make notes that include the giftee name and/or the flavor of the jam in the jar. Add a short note, message or beautifully painted picture. Every detail will be a pleasant addition for the giftee.

Be creative and try to find interesting and original jam gift ideas of how to give your homemade jam as a gift.