25 Food Gifts Under $50 That Make Perfect Stocking Stuffers

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Whether you're looking for something edible, practical, or both, we've got you covered. Everything here is under $50, and most cost much less.

Photography: Peter Ardito

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Runamok Maple Pantry Favorites Collection

We love this real-deal maple syrup from a family-run business in northern Vermont. Their all-star sampler is perfect for gift-giving because it lets the recipient explore a fleet of different flavors. Trying each one on pancakes is a no-brainer, and the bourbon barrel-aged syrup is our new favorite way to perk up a cup of coffee.

$19.95 for a pack of four 2-ounce bottles, s hop.runamokmaple.com
Photography: Martyna Szczesna

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Mini Cookbooks

In these fun, info-packed cook booklets, culinary gurus take a deep dive into a single topic (e.g., Dorie Greenspan on butter).

$14 each, shortstackeditions.com
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Dona Chai Concentrate

For the chai latte lovers in your life! Organic black tea is slowly steeped with ginger, cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves, and black peppercorn, then lightly sweetened for this flavorful drink base.

$12 for a 16-ounce bottle, d onachai.com
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Cheese Tools

Form and function meet in these hand-crafted cheese utensils with brass-riveted walnut handles by Edgewood Made.

$48 for each knife or set of 2 picks, preservationfinegoods.com
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Fat Toad Farm Classic Caramel Jar

When we're not whipping up our own sundae sauces, this rich, velvety goat's milk caramel (also known as cajeta) is our go-to topping. It also makes an excellent dip for fresh fruit.

$14 for an 8-ounce jar, fattoadfarm.com
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Martha's Signature Coffee Blend

A caffeine boost is always a good gift idea! Martha's coffee blend teams medium-roast beans from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Guatemala with a darker Indonesian roast and comes in clean, sleek packaging—no wrapping necessary.

$13.50, marthastewartcafeshop.com
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Huilerie Beaujolaise Calamansi Vinegar

Not familiar with calamansi? It's a cross between kumquat and a mandarin that hails from the Philippines and makes a powerful sweet-and-sour vinegar. A little goes a long away in salads, fish, shellfish, desserts, and cocktails.

$28.99 for one 17-ounce bottle, artisanalfoods .com
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Fig Bonbons

Figs are infused with dark chocolate and brandy then dipped in more dark chocolate in these treats by Spanish maker Rabitos Royale. Each bonbon is individually wrapped so you can tuck one into the toe of a stocking, or if you're feeling generous, a box of three.

$20.95 for 3 boxes, tienda.com
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Inspired Jams

Spread joy with cult tea purveyor Bellocq’s jams, in flavors like tea-infused peach or blackberry, cassis, and sage.

$16 each, bellocq.com.
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French Rolling Pin

A test-kitchen favorite, these handmade rolling pins from Vermont are as beautiful as they are functional. The tapered ends make rolling out dough a snap.

$45 for cherry or maple, vermontrollingpins.com
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Olive Oil That Gives Back

Our food editors love this ultra-fruity, organic EVOO from Harvest Peace. Its olives are grown in Palestine, and profits help plant trees destroyed by conflict.

$25, harvestpeace.com.
Photography: Lennart Weibull

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Halvah

Finding high-quality halvah, a crumbly Middle Eastern sweet made from sesame paste and sugar, is getting easier, thanks to purveyors like New York City’s Seed + Mill, whose inventive flavors include pistachio, cardamom, and rose oil. Eat it in small pieces, sprinkle it over brownies before baking, or pair it with dates and cheese for a sweet-salty bite.

$7 for 1/4 pound, seedandmill.com
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Taiwanese Oolong Tea

Forget matcha, it’s all about oolong! The owners of this oolong-only tea shop in New York’s West Village travel to Taiwan every year to bring back the best of the best. We’re partial to the fruity, complex Oriental Beauty (also known as champagne oolong!).

$17.50 for 1 ounce, tecompany.com
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Citrus Press

One of Martha’s favorite tools! This sunny gadget solves one of our kitchen pet peeves, fishing seeds out of freshly squeezed lemon juice, which whoever you gift it to is sure to appreciate.

$32, macys.com
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Tamarind Drinking Vinegar

We’re obsessed with the celebrated Thai restaurant Pok Pok’s tart, refreshing drinking vinegars. We could drink the tamarind flavor straight every day, but it’s also delicious diluted with soda water or mixed into a cocktail.

$15, pokpoksom.com
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Kitchen Timer

It’s time to stop using your phone as a kitchen timer! Our test kitchen swears by this versatile little number—it can be pinned to the fridge, clipped onto an apron, or worn around the wrist.

$8.99, amazon.com
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Sushi Sac Reusable Bag

Perfect for impulse grocery shopping, this reusable bag is waterproof, has a sturdy, comfortable handle, and rolls up into a small sushi-shaped coil (hence the name!).

$19, julynine.com
Photography: Doug Park

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American-Made Soju

Remember when we said that Korean food is having a moment? So are Korean spirits like soju (rice liquor)! The first soju produced in America, Tokki's recipe boasts American sticky rice, traditional hand-cultivated yeast, and water.

$24.96, astorwines.com
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Salvador N.19 Spice Blend

Famed New York spice store La Boîte brings together two of Spain's most popular exports—saffron and pimentón—and throws seafood essence into the mix. The resulting blend adds smokiness and depth of flavor to paella, bouillabaisse, and cioppino and is just the thing to gussy up homemade chicken stock.

$27, laboiteny.com
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Microplane Zester

Everyone needs this sturdy workhorse in the kitchen! It’s great for zesting all kinds of citrus and grating everything from cheese and chocolate to nutmeg and ginger.

$25, macys.com
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Garlic Spread

Totally worth the garlic breath! We love schmearing this super flavorful paste on crackers or toast, using it as a marinade, and if we’re being completely honest, eating it straight out of the jar.

$13, filfilfoods.com
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Foodie Thank You Cards

Who doesn’t love a good food pun? Gift a pack of these, and we bet you’ll get one in the mail thanking you for the thank you cards after the holidays.

$25 for a pack of 8, nourishingnotes.com
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Mini Smoked Salt Tin

A little pinch of this smoked salt will instantly upgrade any sad desk lunch. The diminutive tin is the ideal size for traveling or stashing in a desk drawer.

$10.99 for a pack of 3, amazon.com
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Snowflake Cookie Cutters

These sturdy steel cookie cutters come in a variety of sizes and festive winter colors. Our test kitchen used them to make these stunning Glazed Spiced Snowflake Cookies.

$13 for a set, randm.us
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Habanero Hot Sauce

We can’t get enough of this habanero-and-roasted tomato hot sauce from Portland’s Secret Aardvark. It’s got just the right amount of heat and wakes up everything from our morning eggs to midnight tacos.

$9, amazon.com
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