Want a thoughtful gift idea for family and friends?
How about a gift that tastes amazing and is totally edible?
I’ve got you covered with these 27 homemade dry soup mixes in a mason jar, perfect for showing you care!
These recipes are easy to assemble, look stunning, and offer a personal touch that store-bought gifts simply can’t match.
Whether it’s a cozy night in or a thoughtful gesture, these soup mixes deliver warmth and flavor, straight from your heart.
1. 15-Bean Soup Gift Jar
Seeking a novel and creative gifting concept? This 15-bean soup mix in a jar is certain to delight everyone.
This personalized gift idea is delicious, and truly appreciated. Amp it up with other goodies in a gift basket for something extra special.
Don’t forget that colorful ribbon around the lid to make it extra charming!
2. Meal in a Jar: Tortellini Soup
With just water and a can of crushed tomatoes, tortellini soup is a quick and straightforward meal inside a jar. If you’re searching for an innovative way of improving your everyday lunches, this recipe is just what you need.
Take this to the workplace, or have it at your place when weeknights get hectic. How delicious!
3. Vegetarian Chili in a Jar
Meat-centered meals are not the only meals that can be comforting. This chili in a jar is proof that vegetarian fare can be just as hearty.
If you like to curl up under some comfy blankets accompanied by a hot dish of chili, this treat is ideal. It needs 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook.
4. Moroccan Lentil Soup
Coming home late on winter nights means you want to cook even less. For a comfy meal, this lentil soup with Moroccan tastes is the answer.
You only have to pour the contents in a pot before adding water to enjoy this after a long day. Could it get any easier?
5. Italian Lentil Soup-in-a-Jar
This Italian lentil soup is scrumptious and a feast for the eyes. Of course, this soup’s amazing taste when it’s in your bowl is the goal.
It tastes yummy with a delicious tomato flavor and lovely texture from the barley, wild rice, and lentils. Top it off with a wooden spoon or ladle before gifting this amazing soup!
6. Red Lentil and Orzo Soup Mix
An amazing gift for the foodie in your life, this orzo and red lentil soup mix tells them that you care! Its layers made with colorful red lentils and whole-wheat orzo are stunning both on the shelf and served in your bowl.
A warm bowl of soup always hits the spot. Show them you care with this thoughtful gift!
7. Potato Soup Mix
This potato soup mix is so handy for a simple and quick meal. In just a matter of minutes, you can combine this soup mix.
For a hot bowl of potato soup anytime, just pour those ingredients inside a mason jar. Select instant potato flakes with potato as the sole ingredient for a healthy tip.
8. Lentil & Split Pea Soup (DIY Christmas Gift in a Jar)
This split pea and lentil soup creates the ideal Christmas present by hand. Your friends and relatives will cherish the holiday break from cooking.
It is also a fantastic respite from sweets and chocolate Santas! Include a nice tie-on label with your jar so your family can prepare this without any problems.
9. Mason Jar Split Pea Soup with Rice
Not only do these dry soup mixes in a mason jar create wonderful gifts, they are incredible for meal prep, as well. It’s totally plant-based and has so much healthy goodness.
You are sure to appreciate the split peas and arborio rice. Place ingredients inside a jar for when you are ready to use.
It’s that easy!
10. Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix in a Jar
Do you know somebody that has had a truly busy week? Lighten the load and make dinner easy.
This chicken tortilla soup inside a jar creates the ideal meal to grab on those busy nights. Offer this to your loved ones so they can appreciate a tasty meal when they’re at their busiest.
Just 20 minutes is all it takes to make this, how cool is that?
11. Cream Soup Base Mix in a Jar
With this cream soup base mix inside a jar, you can make a great number of delicious and creamy soups. This recipe can be a handy pantry ingredient or a sweet and thoughtful gift idea.
With a long shelf life, it’s ready to use when you are craving a creamy soup! From mushroom to chicken, the possibilities for soup are limitless.
12. Taco Soup in a Jar
Those crazy dinner emergencies have met their match with this taco soup in a jar. There’s no need for takeout when you can grab this soup mix from off of the shelf.
With ingredients like freeze-dried ground beef and black beans, it’s loaded with hearty goodness. This is prepared by throwing the mix with water inside a pot.
For 30 minutes, leave it to cook, that is all!
13. Soup in a Jar
On cold nights, cozy up with this convenient soup inside a jar. Ready in a jiffy, it is filled with healthy deliciousness.
It is filled to the brim with pasta, lentils, split peas, and barley. That’s everything you have to have for a hearty, cozy meal.
Simply swap out the beef bouillon cube for a vegetarian one to easily make this plant-based.
14. Copycat Lipton Onion Soup Mix
Ingredients that are already in your pantry can make your own healthy onion soup. This recipe mirrors Lipton’s copycat.
This soup is very versatile. It does more than whip up French onion soup, such as making dip, compound butter, and other dishes.
Stir it into roasted potatoes or pot roasts to take it to the next level. How awesome is that?
15. Curried Lentil Soup in a Jar
This curried lentil soup is prime for those cold winter days, and makes an awesome holiday gift idea. Filled with warm spices, it is set in a snap. It’s a win-win!
Ensure you provide coconut milk for a loved one to add if gifting this marvelous soup. It is certainly a must.
16. Pasta Fagioli Soup Mix in a Jar
This pasta fagioli soup inside a jar creates a great meal ready for the pantry. If your fridge has nothing to eat, this recipe is a smart choice.
Snag this from off of the shelf and put together a delicious soup! Add browned ground beef when you need to add protein and improve the dish.
17. Spicy Black Bean Soup In a Jar
To share a spicy gift, create this spicy black bean soup in a jar during the holidays. It’s comfy, veggie-based, and packs quite a punch!
Apart from its yummy flavor, this soup is truly simple to create with hot water alone. What makes this soup great is just how healthy it is.
Enjoy an awesome break from holiday goodies and sweets.
18. Spiced Lentil & Split Pea Soup in a Jar: A Food Gift for the Holidays
A warm, ready-to-make winter soup will make someone you cherish feel good. It is the best way to show them you are thinking of them.
There are spices, rice, and legumes layered throughout this spiced split pea and lentil soup. Simple veggie broth does the trick for the cooking process.
How easy!
19. Country Soup in a Jar
Do you need home comforts? This country soup satisfies every time.
Hearty ingredients like rice, barley, lentils, and pasta fill this to the brim. Comfort comes from the beef bouillon granules for some amazing heartiness.
Have this country soup on standby to make on your following chilly day. Enjoy when you want a warm pick me up.
20. Five Bean Soup Mix in a Jar
This five-bean soup mix inside a jar allows you to give a small token of homemade love. They will love this gift made with healthy, hearty, and yummy goodness.
This dry mix contains five different kinds of beans. For those on a budget, this is a fantastic gift idea.
Make your mason jar extra lovely with raffia ribbon and a cupcake liner!
21. 5-Legume Soup Mix with Barley
This five-legume soup mix with barley is the best simple gifting tip, especially on a budget. Legumes such as beans, barley, split peas, and lentils fill this tasty mason jar soup.
The combination of colors the legumes create is truly gorgeous. Just as lovely hot in your favorite soup bowl as it is in a jar on the shelf!
22. Chicken Noodle Soup Mix in a Jar
If you are a lover of the chicken noodle or know someone who is, make this chicken noodle inside a jar. A bowl of chicken noodle from your grandmother is truly comforting.
This soup gift shows you are there for your friends if they are ill. Most won’t want to cook.
It is a wonderful gift to show that you truly care.
23. Lentil Brown Rice Dry Soup Mix
Do you need some hearty and healthy plant-based meals prepped in advance? Do that by mixing this lentil and brown rice mix!
Combine in a jar with a handful of ingredients in under five minutes! To cook this, you only have to stir in diced onion and tomatoes.
If you want healthy eating on the fly, prepping these dry mixes will have you covered.
24. Snowman Soup (Easy & Fun Edible Gifts)
Flex those creative muscles of yours to make this amazing snowman soup! Making this fun, simple gift is a fantastic idea.
Each person can’t resist this hot chocolate that looks just like a snowman. The young and old will enjoy these to the max.
They come with mini candy canes, hot chocolate mix, squares of peppermint bark, and mini marshmallows. Yum!
25. Make-Ahead Split Pea Soup Mix in a Jar
Sometimes, you won’t have time to prepare a meal. Luckily, this split pea soup you can prepare will help!
By preparing these amazing mason jars of dried soup, life is more simple. When you have an after work rush or long day, grab one of your jars and you’re set for the day.
Easy peasy.
26. Beefy Bean Soup Mix Jar Gift
Are you having trouble coming up with something that is truly a gift? Put together this beefy bean soup gift.
This is so fun to create. Have your children involved!
This is sure to be an awesome activity for the holidays that will become more touching with your loved ones pitching in.
27. Minestrone Soup Mix in a Jar
People enjoy this minestrone mix in a jar. Legumes and dried veggies are amazing.
Incorporate sausage or some ground beef when you whip this up for some protein to the dish. Do you want this as a gift?
Fasten a piece of colorful fabric to the lid of the jar before fastening some ribbon.