Small-Batch Nut Butters · Telford, Pennsylvania · Since 2012
Nutty Novelties
A farmers’ market experiment that turned into a Pennsylvania pantry full of spoon-worthy peanut and nut butters.
Nutty Novelties makes its nut butters in small batches in Telford, Pennsylvania, with a simple philosophy: let the nuts taste like nuts, then add just enough flavor to make things interesting.
A farmers’ market table becomes the beginning of something much bigger.
Where It Began
A small farmers’ market idea in Lansdale starts with trail mix—not peanut butter.
It Didn’t Start With Peanut Butter.
When Caleb Mangum launched Nutty Novelties at the Lansdale Farmers’ Market in 2012, the original concept was a build-your-own trail mix bar.
The idea was fun. The customers, however, had other plans.
When the trail mix concept did not take off the way Caleb hoped, a friend suggested experimenting with natural nut butters instead.
That suggestion changed the business. The team began testing recipes, customers responded, and what started as a farmers’ market experiment gradually became a dedicated nut butter company.
Nutty Novelties begins at the Lansdale Farmers’ Market.
Trail mix gives way to small-batch natural nut butter.
The company moves fully into pre-packaged nut butters and wholesale.
The nut butters are still made in Pennsylvania in small batches.
Built at the Farmers’ Market
Where Customers Helped Shape the Business.
A farmers’ market gives a maker something a supermarket shelf cannot: immediate feedback.
Customers could taste the products, ask questions, and tell the maker exactly what they liked.
That environment encouraged experimentation. Classic peanut butter could sit beside cinnamon, chocolate, or something much more unexpected.
The market table became both a storefront and a test kitchen—one batch and one conversation at a time.
Make a batch. Bring it to market. Let the customers tell you what stays.
The early Nutty Novelties recipeThe Nutty Novelties Approach
Nutty First. Flavor Second.
The goal is not to bury the nuts beneath sugar and flavoring. The nut itself is supposed to remain the main event.
Made in Smaller Runs
The products are made in smaller production runs rather than treated like anonymous mass-market spreads.
Simple Ingredients
The focus stays on recognizable ingredients and naturally nutty flavor.
Flavor Without Overdoing It
Flavored varieties add interest without turning every jar into candy.
The Nut Still Leads
Even the more unusual varieties are built so peanuts, almonds, or other nuts remain the foundation.
Selected for a Reason
Why We Chose Nutty Novelties.
Not every maker in Gift With a Story needs a century-old company history.
Part of the American food story is being written right now by small makers willing to start at a farmers’ market, experiment with an idea, and build something locally.
Nutty Novelties is especially meaningful because it is a Pennsylvania maker producing its nut butters in Telford, not far from our own corner of southeastern Pennsylvania.
The jars also make excellent gifts because they invite experimentation: spread them on bread, dip a pretzel, bake with them, stir them into breakfast, or simply reach for a spoon.
The story of American food isn’t finished. Some of our favorite chapters are being made nearby.
Why Nutty Novelties belongs in the giftFrom the Nut Butter Pantry
Choose Their Jar.
Start classic or use the gift as an excuse to introduce them to something they probably haven’t tried before.
The Classic
Classic Peanut Butter
Peanutty · Smooth · Lightly Salted
A straightforward natural peanut butter and the easiest introduction to Nutty Novelties.
The Textured Classic
Classic Crunchy
Peanutty · Crunchy · Familiar
The classic peanut butter character with extra crunch for someone who likes a little more texture.
The Dessert Jar
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Chocolate · Peanut · Rich
Chocolate adds enough sweetness to feel indulgent while the peanut butter remains unmistakably present.
The Breakfast Jar
Cinnamon Peanut Butter
Warm · Nutty · Spiced
A cozy twist especially well suited to toast, pancakes, and autumn-inspired breakfast gifts.
The Sweet Twist
Butterscotch Peanut Butter
Buttery · Sweet · Peanutty
A playful jar for someone who likes familiar peanut butter with a sweeter finish.
The Adventurous Jar
Habanero Honey
Sweet · Nutty · Spicy
Honey brings the sweetness before habanero brings the heat—one of the most memorable ways to discover the brand.
The Almond Favorite
Dark Chocolate Almond Butter
Dark Chocolate · Almond · Rich
A richer nut butter that brings dark chocolate into the jar without losing the almond character.
The Simplest Jar
Pure Peanut Butter
Peanuts · Nothing Else
The stripped-down choice for someone who wants nothing getting between them and roasted peanuts.
Choosing Their Jar
Not Sure Which Nut Butter to Pick?
Think about what they normally reach for first.
The Traditionalist
For someone who wants peanut butter to taste like peanut butter.
Classic Peanut ButterThe Chocolate Lover
For someone who believes chocolate improves almost everything.
Chocolate Peanut ButterThe Breakfast Person
A warm flavor made for toast, pancakes, and morning routines.
Cinnamon Peanut ButterThe Adventurous One
For the recipient who wants a little heat in the gift.
Habanero HoneyFrom Jar to Table
A Better Jar Deserves a Better Pairing.
Nut butter becomes much more interesting when it meets another maker’s story.
Jar + Pretzel
Nutty Novelties + Martin’s Pretzels
Creamy nut butter meets hand-twisted sourdough crunch for one of the easiest snack pairings in the shop.
Jar + Breakfast
Nutty Novelties + New Hope Mills
Spread peanut butter over pancakes, waffles, or warm bread for a more substantial breakfast gift.
Jar + Orchard
Nutty Novelties + Bauman’s Fruit Butter
Nut butter and slow-cooked fruit create a grown-up version of one of America’s most familiar combinations.
Made in Telford, Pennsylvania
One of Our Modern Pennsylvania Makers.
The story isn’t from 1823 or 1912. It’s being written now.
Brothers Caleb and Jesse Mangum operate Nutty Novelties with a small team producing the company’s nut butters in Telford.
The business still maintains the spirit of its farmers’ market beginnings: small batches, unusual flavors, direct customer relationships, and an eagerness to keep experimenting.
A Modern Maker · A Familiar Pantry Staple
OLD FAVORITE.NEW STORY.
Peanut Butter Never Needed Reinventing.
Peanut butter already belongs to the American pantry. It has been spread on sandwiches, toast, and crackers for generations.
Nutty Novelties does not need to replace that familiar tradition. Instead, it asks what happens when a small Pennsylvania maker takes that everyday food and starts experimenting.
The answer might be cinnamon, chocolate, butterscotch, or even habanero honey. The pantry staple stays familiar. The story becomes new.
When Nutty Novelties Goes Into a Gift
Every Gift Comes With More.
Small-Batch Nut Butter
A Pennsylvania-made pantry favorite chosen for flavor, versatility, and the maker story behind it.
Local Maker History
From a Lansdale farmers’ market to small-batch production in Telford.
Recipes & Serving Ideas
Pretzels, fruit, breakfast, baking, and other ways to use the jar.
Personalized Story
Add an occasion story selected for the person receiving the gift.
For Campus
Find This Maker in The Collegiate Survival Parcel
A more thoughtful care package for dorm rooms, study breaks, and a little taste of home—built with American-made pantry favorites and the stories behind them.
From Our Shop
Gift Sets Featuring Nutty Novelties
Give them a jar worth opening—and the local maker story behind it.
Give More Than a Gift
Open the Jar. Meet the Maker.
From a farmers’ market experiment in 2012 to small-batch nut butter made in Telford today, Nutty Novelties proves that the next great American food story can start close to home.