Christmas/Holiday gift idea: Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce

Well If you haven't noticed already, Halloween is over and the Christmas commercials have already started. We have also been bombarded by Christmas catalogs already. I thought I would do a little series of simple gift ideas this year.

This is my homemade hot fudge sauce recipe that I posted about before. It is a recipe from my Aunt Janie that is my absolute favorite thing to eat on my ice cream. It has ruined all other hot fudge for me. But that's ok, It is very easy to make and keeps well in the fridge.

 
This summer I made my first attempt and canning jelly and I thought to myself why not can the hot fudge? So I tried it last week and it worked out so well. I added a little fabric to the top of the jar and tied it off with some brown twine. You can also print out the recipe on a small card and attach it to your gift. It is so easy and is very inexpensive. It would be a great gift for a teacher or even those hard to buy for people on your list, and I am sure everyone has a chocolate lover on their list. I am always looking for great inexpensive gifts for the holidays.

What are some of your favorite handmade gifts you have received?

Comments

[kristyn]

I so love giving and receiving handmade gifts!! This recipe is so going into my Holiday Binder! Thanks for sharing it.

[Kate]

My favorite handmade gifts? I don't get many handmade gifts but I have a friend who's an art teacher at our school and she makes the most beautiful cards with a number of different mediums. Some are with tiny pieces of cut paper and I frame all of them.

[The Wife]

Any food product makes me happy!

[Susan]

I love, love, love your blog! The name of your blog brought me here and your photographs caused me to immediately bookmark the site. In high school, many,many,many years ago, my best friend lived in Spruce Hill, Pennsylvania, but I’ve discovered your Spruce Hill is not in Pa. The scenery certainly does resemble the Pa countryside though. I’ve already spent an hour viewing your past entries and can’t seem to get enough. I’ll be back everyday.

Susan

[Spruce Hill]

Thank you so much for stopping by! I always love new readers!
Welcome!

[Dot O]

Sarah, I am so going to try your recipe. I LOVE hot fudge and usually just use Smuckers. I love the gift idea too and I will probably give this a shot for Christmas this year. My favorite homemade gifts have been the ones my kids gave me years ago. Actually, maybe I'll take a photo of one of them that I have been using for the past 12 years.

Thanks for the heads up on my blog. I tried to fix it but had no luck. I will have to find another blog background.....

[Di]

I love your blog and have to apologize for not stopping by more often. Seems I get tied up in my own blog and how selfish is that?

The pie on your header looks so WONDERFUL! I have some sitting in my kitchen right now but no way does it taste as good as yours looks.

We are heading out of town tomorrow so I need to hop on over and visit a few other blogs tonite... take care and will try to come visit more often.

Di
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[Becky]

I love the hot fudge sauce idea for an inexpensive christmas gift. When you say that you "canned" it, did you just do the deal where you seal it in a water bath in the oven? and then how long do you think it would last without being refrigerated?

[Farmchick]

This looks like a great recipe/gift idea. I will be printing it out and keeping it! I have received food gifts before and those are always wonderful. My favortie homeade gift was a stitched pillow.

[Mommas Soapbox]

Ok, my butt grew just reading this recipe. It is a must do, must have, must give! Love it....

Yes, food does excite me, why do you ask?

Thanks for the idea!

BTW I'm canning jelly today!

[Spruce Hill]

I just did a water bath. I think it would last as long as jelly would after being canned. Mine has never lasted that long :)

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[drivingrein]

Oh my, oh my! I CAN do this and it will solve so many extra gifts I need to make for Christmas..and I love homemade stuff.

OOPs....I lost the information you sent me awhile ago about your camera you were using before you got your new one. I am looking for a smaller camera I can put in my purse and use more spontaneously than my Nikon D50 and you have beautiful pictures on your site. Can you email me when you have time? Thanks soooooooooooo much!

[Kelly]

Are you sure this will keep okay without the fridge? I am also looking to can hot fudge and I find mixed reviews on this. I wanted to make some for a recipe gift exchange and send it to someone, but I am not sure. Thanks!

[Joanna Thomson]

I am very eager to know "how" you canned this fudge sauce...would like to make medium-size jars as gifts but am a bit intimidated to can them...Do I have to be super canning-savvy?

[Spruce Hill]

I have done a bit of research and it is recommended even if done in a hot water bath that you should keep your hot fudge sauce refrigerated.
It will keep in the refrigerator for up to a month.

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[Alexis Londo]

I need the recipe for this as I plan to give caramel and hot fudge sauce to teachers for presents this year. Please help as I can not find it here.

Alexis

[Jackie]

Homemade hot fudge sauce - what a great idea. Perfect for the teachers! I have received and given many homemade gifts, but the edible ones are my favourite. One year the kids and I made a holiday cookie-in-a-jar gift for the teachers. It had dried cranberries, white chocolate, and pecans - yum. They're called "Cranberry Hootycreeks" if you're interested.

Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Jackie

[Pony Girl]

What a great idea! Homemade gifts? I have received very few, it seems. Maybe a knit scarf from my auntie, or some down toille pillows my mom made me many years ago. Those were cool!

[Christina]

I am new to your site and love it! Question for you: can this just as you would a jelly? It's okay to do this with dairy products?
Thanks!
P.S. Aside from fudge sauce, making my own laminated fabric placemats is on the list for holiday gifts--easy and fun!

[Spruce Hill]

I read that it should be refrigerated and will keep for up to a month.

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[Gifts Philippines]

Interesting views. Thanks for blogging about this. Wish I saw this post earlier.

-fern-

[marcia brands]

I must be ???? may i have your recipe for the hot fudge sauce

[Spruce Hill]

http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/hot-fudge-sauce-3/

[send gift Philippines]

Thanks for guiding me through this gonna be a perfect gift.I find it good entries that would walk me through. Great post.

zaijan

[shower screens]

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[Christmas Gift Ideas 2010]

Hi, I just happened to see your site and how lucky I am to learn your recipe. Will ask my wife to do it.

Another thing for cancer victims, try not to eat meat or cut down on it for cancer viruses and cells survives on nutrients from meat.

Why I know, because I recovered from nose cancer.
Hope this little info helps.

[Shelby]

I know it needs to be refrigerated, BUT how could I distribute it to my teacher friends safely w/o immediate refrigeration? Like, would it be safe to at least give as gifts, it sits on a desk until it goes home that day, without refrigeration?

[Liz]

I am going to try and make homemade hot fudge sauce and can it - I found some recipes on line that have enough PH acidity to seal the jars and keep out bacteria.

I enjoyed reading some of your blog. You're a professional at it. I love your header too. It's very simple and beautiful. Check out my blog at www.foodjules.com

Thanks

[resorts]

This is best gift because it is hand made.It attached with our hearts.you suggest such a nice gifts for the Christmas.