10 Food Stocking Stuffers That Everyone Will Love

Much of the Christmas season is occupied with buying gifts for friends, family members, and significant others. One of the best gift moments of all comes when you peak into your stocking. You reach your hand down into your personalized large sock to find an array of tiny presents awaiting you on Christmas morning. Filling stockings can be a daunting task, though, if you can't think of any cute, tiny things that are personal.

If you're stuffing a stocking for a meat-lover, filling it with different types of jerky, like buffalo, elk, or turkey, is a great idea. They'll love sampling the different varieties while they're waiting for Christmas dinner. You can even take a stab at making your own homemade version!

For the Khe-Yo's Beef Jerky recipe, click here.

Cute cake pops are tiny stocking stuffers that everyone will love. Make a different type of cake pop for each of the stockings you're filling, so everyone gets his or her favorite type of spongey cake in a crunchy icing shell. Decorate your cake pops with red and green icing and white and silver sprinkles for a more festive look.

For the Bakerella's Cake Pops recipe, click here.

Sneak wrapped cheese and crackers into your stockings if you've got a food-obsessed family member on your hands. They'll love tasting all of the different cheeses and trying them with delicious Christmas wines, like a crispy chardonnay with smooth Brie.  

A custom box of these chocolatey treats is a fantastic gift for any chocolate lover. Make sure to get a long, skinny box so the chocolates fit into the stocking. Explain which truffle is which and why you picked them out for that person. You can even sneak in your own homemade chocolate truffles and see if they can guess which one is yours!

This is a great inexpensive stocking stuffer for any nature or adventure enthusiast. Customized trail mix is both special and tasty, and can easily be made with ingredients you have on hand, like dried fruit, nuts, granola, and chocolate chips for a last-minute gift.

For 10 Cheap and Easy DIY Trail Mixes, click here.

Hot cocoa is welcome in any home on Christmas morning when the snow is falling and you're feeling chilly. Put some packets in the stockings and everyone can get busy whipping up their cups of hot cocoa while you're cleaning up and preparing Christmas dinner.

Make an easy layered dessert in a jar by alternating your favorite homemade cake with sugary frosting and sprinkles in a cute mason jar decorated with red and green ribbons. These desserts in a jar will look adorable, and are easily transportable if your guests want to take them home.  

Nutrition bars are a healthier alternative for stocking stuffing than candy. Your guests can snack on these at work or after the gym for a quick boost of energy, making these a great, useful gift. 

Peppermint is an iconic part of Christmas, making it a fantastic stocking stuffer. Top this swirled homemade bark off with some candy canes to add in even more Christmas colors to this crunchy treat.  

For the Swirled Peppermint Bark recipe, click here.

If you have to fill a stocking for someone who doesn't typically like chocolate, they may love these salted caramel bites. Make them homemade or buy them from a candy store to give an extraordinary sweet and salty candy as a Christmas gift.