Thrifty Christmas - Homemade Flavoured Olive Oils

This year I'm trying to save money on gifts as I'm sure a lot of people are, so I've decided this year to make some presents my self (This could be dangerous).

One of the things I am making is flavoured oils, my family likes to cook and every year I buy them lots of foodie stuff but it costs a fortune so here is my guide to homemade oils.

You will need -

Olive Oil - Mild is better as it will absorb the flavours better

Bottles for the oils - You can used old glass bottles or buy new ones. I got got some gorgous oils bottles with pourers from my local 90p store. Have a look around charity stores.

Flavours for your oils- I'm using rosemary as I've got loads in my garden and chilli. But you can use most hard herbs or  garlic.

Stopper, lid or pourer for the bottles

To Make -

Wash the bottles and sterilise them. If you have dishwasher that should be enough, if you are washing by hand, rinse well them place them on a baking sheet and put them in a low oven to dry.

Add the flavour to the bottles then pour over the oil.

Seal and place in a dark, cool place.

This is best done month before you need them.

And thats it! You can make labels for them and personalise them anyway you like.

Cheap and quick to do!

Ikea do a gorgeous bottle with a stopper for £1.99

Have fun making your oil, if you are looking for more thrifty ideas then pop over to Violet Posey's Thrifty Chrismas.

NM X