What types of food can I sell from my home?

Cottage Foods that may be produced in the home are: 

  • Any food, excluding meat, that does NOT require Time or Temperature Control for Safety. Hot meals, tamales, pizza, casseroles, tacos, ice cream, etc. are not allowed as a cottage food.
  • Baked goods that do not require refrigeration including bread, rolls, buns, biscuits, bagels, croissants, pastries, doughnuts, Danishes, cakes, tortes, pies, tarts, muffins, lemon squares, cookies, large pretzels, and tortillas. Flan, pumpkin pie, cream pies, meringue pies, and tres leches cake are not allowed as a cottage food.  
  • Candy including fudge, divinity, peanut brittle, toffee, chocolate, chocolate-dipped pretzels, chocolate-dipped Oreos, marshmallows, rice cereal treats, etc.
  • Coated and uncoated nuts
  • Unroasted nut butters
  • High acid or acidified fruit butters like apple, apricot, grape, peach, plum, quince, and prune butters, as long as the pH is 4.6 or below. Low acid fruit butters like pumpkin butter, pear butter, or banana butter, are not allowed as a cottage food.
  • Canned jams and jellies
  • Fruit pies including pecan pie, fruit cobblers, fruit crisps/crumbles, apple brown betty, cooked fruit tarts and tatins, etc. Pumpkin pies and cream pies are not allowed as a cottage food.
  • Dehydrated fruits and vegetables including dried beans
  • Popcorn and popcorn snacks
  • Cereal, including granola
  • Dry mixes
  • Vinegar
  • Pickles
  • Mustard
  • Roasted coffee or dry tea
  • Dried herbs or herb mixes
  • Canned acidified plant-based foods with a pH of 4.6 or less. Low acid canned foods like canned green beans or canned baby food are not allowed as cottage foods.
  • Fermented vegetables with a pH of 4.6 or less*
  • Pickled fruits or vegetables with a pH of 4.6 or less*

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