Looking for some last minute gifts for your friends, neighbors, co-workers, or host gifts this year? Or perhaps looking for some budget friendly gifts for the food lovers on your list? Here are some of our favorite edible gifts to give this holiday season.
Edible gifts make for excellent additions to any gift basket. These are great for anyone on your list, from neighbors, to host gifts, to teachers, to your friendly postal workers, or co-workers. You can combine them with a bottle of wine, or a gift card to a butcher to elevate the gift.
From smoked nuts, to dry rubs, sauces, and more. Here are a few of our favorites.
All of these smoked nuts can be made in advance, and placed in a mason jar with a homemade label and added to any holiday gift basket.
Smoked Candied Pecans
These Candied Pecans are tossed in a mix of sugar and cinnamon, then slowly smoked giving them a great mix of sweet, savory, and smoky flavors that are sure to be a holiday hit! These are crunchy and sweet.
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Smoked Candied Pecans Recipe
Slowly smoked pecans that have been tossed in a sweet cinnamon sugar rub. These are great as a holiday snack or put into a mason jar as an edible gift.
These almonds are slowly roasted in the smoker and have a slight bacon flavor and simply seasoned with kosher salt and extra virgin olive oil. One of my favorite healthy daily snacks!
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Smoked Almonds
Roasting almonds using a low and slow method to get an amazing smoky flavor and crunch. We add a touch of extra virgin olive oil and kosher salt to finish.
Smoked hazelnuts add incredible flavor to homemade Nutella, making a fantastic family friendly, yet smoky, treat! This is a fantastic edible gift for the chocolate lover!
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Smoked Hazelnut Nutella
A great way to add smoked flavor to homemade Nutella. Smoked Hazelnut Nutella. Easy, creamy, and simply indulgent.
Dry rubs are a fantastic edible gift. If you’re adding them to a gift basket, add a frozen steak, or gift certificate to a favorite butcher, so they are encouraged to start using the dry rubs right away.
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Ultimate BBQ Pork Rub Recipe
A fantastic homemade pork rub great for pork. Our Ultimate pork seasoning adds savory and sweet flavors to provide a wow factor to your next BBQ.
A sweet and savory blend of brown sugar, kosher salt, and spices for the ultimate pork rub. Perfect for baby back ribs or spare ribs in your smoker, oven, or crockpot.
A blend of savory, salt, and heat that elevates the flavor profile of fish, especially on the grill. Great all purpose seafood rub for any cooking style.
This would be a great combo to prepare the brownie in the skillet (but let the recipient of the gift cook it). It’s a dual, dessert + new cast iron pan gift!
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Skillet Brownies on the Grill
Made to be dense and rich in chocolate, these Skillet Brownies are cooked on the grill and then topped with a chocolate drizzle and vanilla bean ice cream. Gluten free.
You could even make all three and add to a gift basket with a bag of chips. A salsa lovers dream!
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Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
An easy tomatillo salsa verde using smoked tomatillos and made in the blender. A delicious topping for sausages, grilled chicken, or simply with chips.
I'm Mary, a wine/food/travel writer, Certified Sommelier, mom of twins, former vegetarian turned BBQ fanatic, runner, founder of Vindulge, and author of Fire + Wine cookbook. Thanks for stopping by!
