We knew this year has to end eventually. Let’s celebrate with love and nothing says “I love you” to a foodie more than salivating gifts.

Below is a list of amazing gift ideas we have tried and loved. What’s even better is they were curated from a list of small to mid-sized family-owned businesses. So support them and I’m sure your foodie friends will thank you for it.

Sugar Plum’s deluxe tins of uniquely flavored nuts and chocolates make refined and elegant gifts for clients and loved ones who truly appreciate luxury snacks. The tastes are luxurious but they manage to keep the price tags affordable. Our favorites are as follows and we’re sure your foodies will be impressed.

Around The World Spicy Nut Sampler Gift Tin

Sugar Plum’s Around the World Sampler lets you do some culinary exploration of your own without even leaving your couch. You’ll enjoy globally-inspired peanuts with flavors consisting of African Piri Piri, Caribbean Jerk, Coconut Curry Thai, Mexican Spiced Cocoa, and Moroccan Harissa Lime. These five sweet and spicy flavors of peanuts are sure to take you on the journey you didn’t know you needed – no passport required. Each set retails at $30.

Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark Gift Tin

A wine lover's delight, our Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Bark blends deeply rich 72% dark chocolate with luscious pomegranate to produce a boldly indulgent bark that wants to pop off the tongue with every bite. Try pairing this with a smooth Merlot or bright Sangiovese for an experience so good that you just might not want to share!

Each box of dark chocolate pomegranate bark includes 1 full pound of chocolate bark, ready for your snacking pleasure. Each tin box retails at $25.

Jar Goods is a new brand of clean-label tomato sauces & pesto made with vine-ripened tomatoes, pure olive oil, fresh onions, garlic and basil. The ingredients read like true homemade sauces with nothing you do not recognize. They make great gifts for your favorite chefs.

Created with love by two sisters-in-law, you can definitely taste the freshness in every jar. They have vegan-friendly tomato sauce for your choosiest chefs and their classic red is perfect for no fuss but full of flavor kind of weeknight dinners. Each jar retails at $8.

For your caffeine lovers, Elmhurst Oat Lattes are crafted with simple ingredients including 100% whole grain oats, providing 30 grams of whole grains per bottle, equivalent to 62% of the minimum daily recommended goal of whole grain intake. An excellent source of Omega-3 ALA, each variety contains 95 mg of caffeine which is equivalent to one cup of coffee. With just 7 grams of sugar per 12-oz. serving, they’re lowest in sugar compared to most other oat lattes in the space.

With the new Oat Lattes available in four on-trend flavors – two coffee- based, Cacao Oat Milk Latte and Flash Brew Oat Milk Latte, and two tea- based, Matcha Oat Milk Latte and Golden Oat Milk Latte. The new Oat Lattes are the perfect grab-and-go pick-me-up that require no prep time.

For foodies who work out, they also contain twice the amount of protein of most other oat lattes on the market. Each latte retails at $4.49.

For your Latin cuisine lovers, this is it! Pez Cantina’s holiday gift box is the ultimate indulgence. Your lucky receiver will cook and make cocktails like one of downtown LA’s hottest Latin restaurants. For a limited time only, their Holiday Gift Set is available and makes a fantastic gift to send to family and friends who appreciates spice in their life. Retails at $75, the gift set includes:

• Personalized Note to the  receiver

• Choice of 1 x 32 oz Bottle of PezCraft Cocktail- https://www.pezpowder.com/holiday-box-set/pezcraft-cocktail-mixes 

• Trio of Pez Powder Chile and Lime Seasoning- https://www.pezpowder.com/store 

• 1 x 8oz jar of Pez Tamarind Chamoy Cocktail glass rimmer  

• 1 x 8oz jar of Pez Chipotle Salsa 

• 1 x 12 oz bag of Pez Tortilla Chips 

• Corralejo cocktail shaker 

• Loteria Card Game 

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