Grilling Rub Recipe Perfect for Wedding Favors
Looking for a last-minute gift for dad? This is quick, easy, and useful. Our grilling rub recipe makes a fab wedding favor, too. Take a peek!
Grilling Rub Recipe Ingredients
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (be sure to press/break up lumps)
- 1/3 cup chili powder
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 tablespoons black pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon paprika
Sidenote: This is a rub, not baking, so feel free to adjust as needed. I actually lowered the salt in mine due to my high blood pressure.
You will also need a funnel and some sort of tube or glass to hold your rub to give as a gift.


Grilling Rub Instructions
- Layer all ingredients into the jar you are using.
- Mix together OR leave as layers with instructions to mix before using as a rub. The layers are really pretty!
- Use as you would any rub for meat or grilling and enjoy!
Want more DIYs? Take a peek at our suggestions here.










The rub will definitely give our food a kick! .. and the idea of giving it in a glass jar is adorable! we love the presentation!
I love how that looks, and I bet it tastes fabulous! What a cool idea, and definitely useful for a variety of gifting occasions.
It looks so delicious. What a pretty cool idea! Thanks for sharing.
I love the idea of a grilling rub for a fathers day present that is such a great idea and the fact that you made it all by hand is so impressive as well! Well done you.
What a great fathers days gift, very unique from other gifts. I would definitely give this to my partner as he loves spices.
This is great, a very innovative and thoughtful idea. I may use this for next year!
wow what a great gift idea, my dad loves grilled seafood and this will be perfect for him!
This is so good and fab for gift ideas too, I would of never thought of doing this.
The rub sounds great to use on meat and chicken. I think my dad would have loved that as a Father’s Day gift.
Oh my gosh, how creative is this. So many fathers would love and cherish this darling keep sake rub.
I love the little gifts you can do it yourself, they always have a personal touch to it comparing to the ones you buy it and this is a cool idea!
This is such a lovely idea for a gift/wedding favour. So very creative and unique. Great job.
That is the perfect grilling rub to gift any time of the year for someone who is a grill master. I love how easy it is to make!
It looks so delicious. This is a great idea!!
Wow what a fab idea to create a rub seasoning. this would then be also great to gift off x
This is a great idea for wedding gifts. The jar is so adorable and cute 🙂
Love this idea! It’s such a unique wedding favor and so easy to make. Thanks for this!
this is such a good idea for gifts 🙂 video tutorial was good 🙂 it is very creative
How wonderful! It looks like it takes a lot of patience to make, lol!! It looks a great gift idea!
Oooo. That looks like a great rub for a barbecue. Looks like an easy and unique gift.
What a great idea for a wedding favor! Definitely something everyone can use and so pretty too!
That’s such a cool giveaway at your wedding. I think it’s really nice and definitely not expensive. Love how it’s packaged too!
What a great idea for as a wedding gift. Next time, I attend a wedding, I will think of this one. Bookmarked