The Perfect Candle For The Texas Roadhouse Fan In Your Life
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Texas Roadhouse has many devoted fans who appreciate its affordable steaks, made-from-scratch sides, and Texas country vibe. Also dear to their hearts are the famous rolls made every five minutes by an in-house baker, and brought to the table with honey cinnamon butter. That's why if you have a Roadhouse fan in your life, who maybe knows all the tips, tricks, and hacks its fans should, the chain's Honey Cinnamon Butter Candle would be perfect to give them.
Texas Roadhouse describes the scent as sweet and buttery, and says it's based on both the butter and the rolls. The $15 candle sold via the website comes in a 13-ounce round metal container with a lid and two wicks, and will last for around 50 hours. The chain also has the same scent in Wax Melts, which come in a 2-ounce pack with six cubes for $10.99. Conveniently enough, the online merch shop offers a $49.99 Candle/Wax Warmer as well, shaped like one of the bread baskets for the rolls, that can be used for the melts.
While the candles may smell good enough to eat, Texas Roadhouse does sell something you actually can eat at home. Its Honey Cinnamon Whipped Buttery Spread and Mini Rolls with Honey Cinnamon Glaze are available at retailers like Walmart and Target and grocery stores. While the classic yummy flavors are there, the rolls' partner isn't the same as at the restaurant, since it's a "buttery spread" made with 70% vegetable oil. If you or your Roadhouse fan wants an actual butter copycat, you can make one in two easy steps with just four ingredients.
Other restaurant chains have also released food candles
Texas Roadhouse's candle is one example of what has been a bit of a trend over the last few years of restaurant chains introducing candles based on their food, which naturally get attention. KFC, for example, debuted two in 2024, working with candle company Homesick. They were Bucket of Chicken, with a scent blend that included chicken, peppercorn, and oregano, and Buttery Biscuit, with golden honey, caramel, and buttermilk notes. It also released a Bucket of Chicken air freshener for people who want their car to always smell like they're at KFC.
A couple of years earlier, Shack Shack put out two as well with candle company Apotheke. Burger in the Park was a nod to the burger giant's start as a hot dog cart in New York City's Madison Square Park, and included a mix of floral, grass, tomato, griddle smoke, and ShakeBurger scents. The other, Shake and Fries, was meant to evoke dipping a fry in one of its vanilla milkshakes, and featured, among others, fried potato, malted milk, and vanilla notes.
Perhaps the most creative may have been McDonald's. It released six candles a little earlier that were meant to be burned at the same time to recreate the smell of a Quarter Pounder. The six individual scents were bun, ketchup, pickle, cheese, onion, and the beef patty.