11/03/2025
Things you can make under Michigan Cottage law
Breads
Baked goods
Cookies
Cakes, including celebration cakes (birthday, anniversary, wedding)
Quick breads and muffins (e.g., pumpkin or zucchini bread, blueberry muffins)
Cooked fruit pies, including pie crusts made with butter, lard, or shortening
Fruit jams and jellies (as defined in 21 CFR part 150) in glass jars that can be stored at room temperature (except vegetable and other non-fruit based jams/jellies)
Confections and candies (made without alcohol)
Granola
Dry herbs and dry herb mixtures
Dry baking mixes
Dry dip mixes
Dry soup mixes
Dehydrated vegetables or fruits
Popcorn
Cotton Candy
Non-potentially hazardous dry bulk mixes sold wholesale can be repackaged into a Cottage Food product. Similar items already packaged and labeled for retail sale cannot be repackaged and/or relabeled.
Chocolate covered pretzels, marshmallows, graham crackers, Rice Krispies treats, strawberries, pineapple, bananas, or other non-TCS foods
Coated or uncoated nuts
Dried pasta made with or without eggs
Roasted coffee beans or ground roasted coffee
Vinegar and flavored vinegars
Things you can’t:
Meat and meat products like fresh and dried meats (jerky)
Fish and fish products like smoked fish
Raw seed sprouts
Vegetable jams/jellies (e.g., hot pepper jelly)
Canned fruits or vegetables like salsa or canned peaches
Canned fruit or vegetable butters like pumpkin or apple butter
Canned pickled products like corn relish, pickles, or sauerkraut
Pies or cakes that require refrigeration to assure safety like banana cream, pumpkin, lemon meringue or custard pies; cheesecake; and cakes with glaze or frosting that requires refrigeration (e.g., cream cheese frosting)
Milk and dairy products like cheese or yogurt
Cut melons
Caramel apples
Hummus
Garlic in oil mixtures
All beverages, including fruit/vegetable juices, Kombucha tea, and apple cider
Ice and ice products
Cut tomatoes or chopped/shredded leafy greens
Confections that contain alcohol, like truffles or liqueur-filled chocolates
Focaccia style breads with fresh vegetables and/or cheeses
Food products made from fresh cut tomatoes, cut melons or cut leafy greens
Food products made with cooked vegetable products that are not canned
Sauces and condiments, including barbeque sauce, hot sauce, ketchup, or mustard
Salad dressings
Pet food or treats ** NOTE: A commercial feed license is required to make in a home kitchen **
