1. Just a bite

Good things, like these cake bites, come in small packages: 24 Karat (carrot) Cake, Turtle-ific (chocolate cake, caramel and pecan), Keen Key Lime Pie, Lotta Lemon, and Maple Bacon Crisp; $9 to $12 per half dozen. mamacories.com

2. We’re jamming!

Ruth Taylor’s prize-winning jams feature fresh North Carolina fruit. Flavors include blackberry, strawberry, chocolate-strawberry and blueberry, 4-ounce jar, $3.95; 8-ounce jar, $6.99 to 7.99. mrsruthjams.com

3. In good taste

Jim’s Own Sauce has been a local favorite since Jim Arnold started the business in 1997. Now made by a Cary-based company, Jim’s Own includes several sauces and dry rubs; $4.99 each. jimsownsauce.com

1. Game on!

Outta the Park barbecue sauces, developed by Scott and Beth Granai of Cary, are a hit with grillers of all stripes; $5.99 each. outtathepark.com

2. Iced, iced, baby

Karen Bond of Cary creates fanciful vanilla bean sugar cookies for any occasion, minimum order of a dozen cookies. Simple designs start at $3 per cookie; detailed and character cookies start at $4 each. trilogyedibles.com

3. Spice it up

A portion of the profits from every bottle of these Morrisville-made spices goes to local food banks; organic seasoning mixes, $5 each; Gravitas and Verdure, $6.99 each. good-rub.com

4. No average Joe

Raleigh-based Slingshot coffees are brewed using organic, fair-trade, directly sourced beans. Award-winning baristas Jenny and Jonathan Bonchak bring you cold brew coffee concentrate, $10.99; single-serve coffee and cascara tea, $3.99; and ready-to-drink cold brew coffee in a 64-ounce fridge pack, $14.99. slingshotcoffeecompany.com

5. Take the cake
Cary’s Jessica Mattison makes cake pops in a variety of flavors including Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate!; Monkey Business (banana); Monk’s Bodacious Blueberry; Sticky Fingers (marshmallow and chocolate); Simply Strawberry; Gommy’s Rainbow Chip (vanilla with sprinkles). Cake pops are $9 to $12 per half dozen. mamacories.com