20 Superb Gourmet Food Gifts, Most Under $20.00
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If you have foodie friends and family members who delight in the tastes of the new and scrumptious, we have some suggestions that won’t break the bank.
All have been NIBBLE Top Picks Of The Week and are beyond delectable—we order them personally all the time. All are made by American artisans. Delicious sugar-free sweets are also on our list, as well as some healthier suggestions. Three gifts are kosher (Biscottea Shortbread, Enstrom Toffee (also in sugar-free) and John Kelly Fudge).
Next week: superb savory gifts, with plenty of time to order online for holiday delivery.
Our holiday gift to you: 10% off at checkout with code SANTA through December 31, 2011.
1. BROWNIES
Brownies & Cookies Combo |
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Can't decide between brownies and cookies? This Geoff & Drew's gift box fits the bill with four of each. The beautiful box is a keeper. $18.00. More information.
2. CAKE
Cake Pops |
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Our favorite way to enjoy cake: Veronica’a Cake Pops are delightful, delicious and portion-controlled. They’ll charm everyone. In a great selection of different shapes/designs, including holiday themes: $24.00 to $38.00. More information.
3. CARAMELS
Chipotle Habanero Caramels |
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A memorable delight from Cowgirl Chocolates. The caramel’s sweetness, butteriness and spice linger on the palate. We love the keepsake tin (large photo below), but there are packaging options from $13.95 to $17.95 and up. The brittles are also delicious. More information.
4. CARAMELS
Lavender Sea Salt Caramels |
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A great salted caramel with a brilliant touch of lavender from Lillie Belle Farms, $24.00. The blue cheese chocolate truffles sound unusual, but they are incredible; $25.00. Bonbons made with organic ingredients, also great, $26.00 More information.
5. CHOCOLATE
Bonbon Beauties With Organic Ingredients |
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Handmade from organic chocolate by Gem Chocolates, these are a NIBBLE favorite—a true honor, given how many different brands we try. The bonbons are gorgeous; the beautiful box is a keeper. $12.95; larger sizes available. More information.
6. CHOCOLATE
Chocolate Spice Tiles |
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From Two Chicks With Chocolate, these 38% dark milk chocolate tiles are so good, we’re sad that they’re just made in the fall-winter season. Blended with cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg and cayenne pepper: a perfect seasonal gift. In a reusable box, $15.95. More information.
7. CHOCOLATE
Decorated & Flavored Bars |
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Sulpice Chocolat creates beautiful bars that are perfect for gift-giving. Each of the eight flavors made with Belgian chocolate is hand-painted. Two 3.5-ounce bars (two stocking stuffers) are $15.00. More information.
8. COOKIES
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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We love the cookies from this artisan baker. Charleston Cookies’ 45 miniature cookies deliver all of the flavor, and the smaller size delivers half the calories. In a gold tin, $15.95. More information.
9. COOKIES
Butter Shortbread With Coffee Or Tea |
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Who wouldn’t like a piece of buttery shortbread? Choose from Biscottea, flavored with fine tea; or Biscoffee, with coffee accents. The 24 individually wrapped cookies are nested in a nice gift box. Certified kosher by OU. $29.99. More information.
10. COOKIES
Whoopie Pies |
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The best whoopies we’ve ever had are from WannaHavaCookie. A half dozen chocolate-peppermint whoopie pies (seasonal), $12.00. Favorite flavors (including amazing red velvet) from $2.00 to $22.00. More information.
11. FUDGE
Fabulous, Not Cloying |
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John Kelly fudge always thrills. With choices from $14.00 and up, this fabulous fudge is also certified kosher (by KSA). More information.
12. HEALTHY
Gourmet Trail Mix
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We love giving these better-for-you fruit and nut mixes (with a touch of toffee) from Comfort Crunch. People remember them each year and hint to us, “We loved the trail mix you gave us.” $14.00 and up (the latter for multiple bags, nicely boxed). More information.
13. HONEY
Creme Honey Gift Set |
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Two regular-size jars, or a gift create of three smaller sizes, makes a better-for-you gift for just about anyone. From Honey Ridge Farms, the flavored honeys are divine, including seasonal cranberry. $17.78 and $18.99. More information.
14. MARSHMALLOWS:
Holiday & Classic Flavors |
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Handmade gourmet marshmallows from 240 Sweet simply melt in your mouth. Five different flavor collections include Chocolate and Holiday. More information.
15. POPCORN
Gourmet Popcorn Flavors |
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For anyone who doesn’t think popcorn is a gourmet food, the samplers from 479° Popcorn will be a revelation. $35.00. Flavors are also available as individual bags for stocking stuffers, $23.88. More information.
16. TOFFEE
In Dark Or Milk Chocolate |
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If there’s a toffee heaven, this is it. In individual squares or “broken from the slab,” $19.95 buys you the best toffee we’ve ever had. Sugar-free version below. Certified kosher. More infor-mation.
17. SUGAR
Fancy Sugar For Entertaining |
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While these beauties from Chambre de Sucre were a recent Top Pick, they deserve attention here as stocking stuffers and larger gifts. $10.95 and up. More information.
Delicious Sugar Free Sweets
18. SUGAR-FREE
Toffee
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The regular toffee (above) is amazing; and this sugar-free version, dipped in fine milk chocolate, is so sublime that it’s hard to tell it apart from its sugared brother. Here, $20.95 buys you an incredible sugar-free confection. Certified kosher. More information.
More sugar-free gourmet food gifts are below.
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