The gourmet gift basket is one of those gifts that keeps on giving. Just getting it delivered is great. Then, when you check out all the goodies, that’s great. Then, each time some of the goodies are devoured (sorry — “elegantly presented” etc.), it’s great.
There are a wide variety of “gift baskets” out there. Hot sauce gift baskets. Truffle oil gift baskets. Gift baskets filled with fancy nuts and cheeses. Pretty much any and every comestible available can be rounded up and presented as a basket. We’re not knocking that.
What we are doing, though, is going for the gift baskets that present an assortment of treats. Some of the baskets are all savory, some are all sweet, and some have a bit of both. Don’t just look at the photo, make sure you check out the contents of each basket that we list. Enjoy giving, enjoy getting, and enjoy eating!
Our Review
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If you’re looking for unique gift baskets, this is a great choice. It not only includes some tasty treats, but it also has a cutting board and cheese knife and it has some English tea, too. A total of 21 items in this one.
- Ahmad English Tea
- Brown & Haley Cashew Roca
- Chocolate Caramels
- Hot Honey Crunch Mix
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Walnut Cookies
- Peanut Brittle
- Hummus
- Smoked Salmon
- Raspberry Fudge Candy
- Monica’s Brownie Cookies
- Nonni’s Bruschetta Italian Toast
- Caramel Popcorn
- Sesame Crackers
- Walkers Shortbread Cookies
- Olives
- Grapevine Trading Co. Tapenade
- Lille Coconut Cookie Thins
- Sonoma Jacks Garlic & Herb Cheese Wedges
- Cheese Knife
- Cutting Board
The basket is woven and is finished with a green ribbon and bow.
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This is a beautiful — and very popular — array of biscotti. Just in case you didn’t know, biscotti is a twice-baked Italian cookie, which is how it gets its crunch and why it’s so perfect with coffee.
The black box (with turquoise designs and bow) comes with 18 biscotti inside. Each one is beautiful alone, but on the whole, it’s a really impressive gift. Each biscotti is dipped into creme or chocolate (including dark and white chocolate) and then topped with a variety of treats like nuts, sprinkles, dried fruit, etc. It’s also certified kosher.
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Give them the gift of FLAVOR with the ultimate gift box for spice-enthusiasts. You could check out virtually any of The Spice House’s gift boxes and be satisfied, but if you’re planning to go big – for a Christmas gift or housewarming gift – your best bet is the mega Spice Trader gift box.
These culinary delights are from all over the world, including Madagascar, Afghanistan, Syria, and right here in the U.S. – they’re sure to add incredible flavor to your favorite meals, taking what you thought was a “good” meal to an incredible one.
The Spice Trader box comes with the following:
- Kampot Red Peppercorns
- White Truffle Salt
- Lake Shore Drive Seasoning (Put that on EVERYTHING!)
- Back of the Yards
- Vulcan’s Fire Salt (Incredible!)
- Vanilla Extract
- Ras El Hanout
- Smoked Spanish Paprika
- Madagascar Vanilla Beans
- Aleppo Pepper
- Saigon Cinnamon (My personal favorite!)
- Afghan Saffron (yum!)
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While Dan the Sausageman specializes in — ahem — sausages, there’s a lot more to his gift baskets than sausage. This one comes with eight items.
- Dan’s Original Recipe Summer Sausage
- Roasted Garlic Red Pepper Sausage
- Wisconsin Cheddar
- Swiss Cheese
- Dan’s original Sweet n’ Hot Mustard
- Berry Pistachio Mix
- Anna Pantry’s Pretzels
- Nunes Farm Caramels
Comes in Dan’s handmade pine wood crate.
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This is one of those dee-lish sweet and savory gourmet gift baskets. Total of seven items.
- Italian dry salami
- Roasted garlic Champagne mustard
- Rosemary and olive oil flatbread crackers
- Butter toffee pretzels
- Caramel and chocolate popcorn
- Dried apricots
- Almonds
Presented in a wire mesh and burlap basket.
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Sticking with the Belgian chocolate theme, this Godiva gift basket pulls out all the stops. With over two pounds of chocolate, this holiday-themed gift should more than satisfy even the most ravenous chocolate lover. In addition, when you order it from Amazon, you’re saving a bit of money compared with ordering it from Godiva’s own site. Here’s what you’re getting in this massive package:
- Assorted Chocolate Gold Gift Box — 36 pieces
- Ultimate Dessert Truffles — 12 pieces
- Wrapped Milk Chocolate Caramels — 20 pieces
- Solid Milk Chocolate Bar — 1.5 ounces
- Solid Dark Chocolate Bar — 1.5 ounces
- Dark Chocolate Assorted Gift Box — 16 pieces
- Milk Chocolate Assorted Gift Box — 15 pieces
Need more options? Browse more Godiva gifts here.
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Gourmet gift baskets containing all sweets are perfect for those with a sweet tooth. This one, from Broadway Basketeers, comes with 13 items.
- Milk Chocolate Covered Bavarian Pretzels (2pc)
- Brown & Haley Cashew Roca Butter Crunch (.77oz)
- Milk Chocolate Covered Pretzel Balls (4oz)
- Brownie Brittle-Salted Caramel (1oz)
- Chocolate Hazelnut Wafer Rolls (3.25oz)
- Dark Chocolate Covered Graham Cracker (1pc)
- Blueberry Greek Yogurt Cookies (5oz)
- Gourmet Caramel Popcorn (4oz)
- Assorted Fruit Flashers (12pc)
- Old Dominion Peanut Crunch (3oz)
- Cashew Roca Butter Crunch (2pc)
- Nut & Dried Fruit Dyno Mix (2oz)
- Assorted Milk Toffees (12pc)
Comes in a great looking dark woven handled basket that’s finished with a gold ribbon and bow.
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This is one of the more unique gift baskets because it’s billed as an array of healthy snacks. (For an interesting look at how snacks can fit into the diet, take a look at the link at the bottom of the list.)
This one has 21 items (some are single item, some items come in pairs). Both sweets and savory here.
- RXBAR Whole Food Protein Bar
- Pirate’s Booty Aged White Cheddar
- Lenny & Larry’s The Complete Cookie, Snickerdoodle
- Beanfields Bean and Rice Chips
- The GFB Gluten Free, Non-GMO High Protein Bars
- Point 6
- Justin’s Peanut Butter, Honey Squeeze Packs
- MyGourmet Tuna Salad ready to eat kit
- Pacific Gold Original Beef Jerky
- Nature’s Bandits Organic Fruit & Veggie Stix variety flavor
- FlapJacked, Mighty Muffin, with Probiotics
- Health Warrior Chia Bars, Superfood Snack Variety Flavor
- Mamma Chia Squeeze Vitality Snack
- Rip Van Waffles Snack Wafels, Variety Flavor
- Field Trip All Natural Beef & Pork Jerky, Pepperoni Sticks
- Wonderful Pistachios, Roasted and Salted
- Wild Things Cocoa Skinny Dipped Almonds
This gourmet basket doesn’t come with a basket but, instead, a box.
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This is a very lovely presentation, with a tiered look comprised of boxes and packaging in golden hues. Everything in this one is sweet and you get four different treats.
- Brown & Haley Almond Roca Butter Crunch
- Yogurt Covered Pretzels
- Chocolate Chip Cappuccino Cookies
- Gourmet Triple Play Popcorn
- Old Dominion Peanut Crunch
This is kosher certified.
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A great gourmet gift basket for the fruit lover from Golden State Fruit. There are 13 different items total, but you get 11 pieces of fruit, two cheeses, caramels, almonds and crackers.
- 2 Comice Pears
- 1 Mango
- 1 Bosc Pear
- 1 Red Pear
- 1 Braeburn Apple
- 1 Granny Smith Apple
- 1 Navel Orange
- 3 Mandarins
- 6 oz. Fresh-Style Natural Cheddar Cheese
- 6 oz. Creamy Jack Cheese
- 4pc. Milk and Dark Chocolate Covered Sea Salt Caramels
- 3 oz. Roasted and Salted Almonds
- 2 oz. Partners Olive Oil Sea Salt Crackers
Comes in a handled woven basket and is finished with a ribbon and bow.
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For the person who’s got a sweet tooth and loves a little crunch along with it. This is a box-like woven basket containing nine different items.
- 5 oz. Midnight Dream Popcorn
- 5 oz. Caramel Gourmet Popcorn
- 4 oz. Chocolate Covered Pretzels
- 4 oz. White Chocolate Caramel Drizzled Pretzels
- 3 oz. Peanut Brittle
- 3 oz. Chocolate Covered Cashews
- 3 oz. Chocolate Almond Bark
- 3 Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Squares
- 3 Ghirardelli Caramel Filled Milk Chocolate Squares
This one gets stellar reviews from satisfied customers, so you can gift with confidence.
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Sometimes a gourmet basket focused on a certain country’s cuisine is the best way to go. This one is filled with versions of foods found in Italy, with a heavy emphasis on cheese. It’s primary function as an Italian cheese basket is reinforced by the inclusion of a cheese knife. No matter where you give this basket to someone, you’ll be able to start the party right away. Snacks in this basket include:
- 8 oz. Montasio cheese
- 8 oz. Pecorino Crotonese cheese
- 8 oz. Mountain Gorgonzola cheese
- 8 oz. Grana Padano cheese
- 4.2 oz Grissini crunchy breadsticks
- Torrone nougat dessert
- 250 ml 100% Italiano extra virgin olive oil
- 250 ml Acetum balsamic vinegar
- 180 g Italian vegetable tapenade
- 3.2 oz. Falanga Italian biscotti
- T’a Milano Italian chocolate bar
Any basket that includes a tapanade is okay in my book.
Need more options? Browse more igourmet products here.
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Speaking of sweet flavors, this choice focuses solely on gourmet dessert treats. There are no savory elements here — choose this one if you’re buying for someone with a strong sweet tooth. Small-batch Belgian chocolate covers everything in this large basket, so each of the following items (excluding the barks) will be dipped in it:
- 12 sandwich cookies (Oreo-style cookies)
- Six Nutter Butter cookies
- Six graham crackers
- 1/2 pound dried fruit variety
- 3 oz. pistachio and cranberry bark
- 3 oz. cookies and creme bark
- 3 oz. dark chocolate almond bark
- 3 oz. pretzel caramel bark
- Six truffles
Need more options? Browse more Golden Edibles products here.
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For some, sweets aren’t really that appealing. I’m certainly in that group. For people like us, you’ll want to consider something that focuses only on savory items when picking a gift basket. This one is pretty straight-forward: three sausages, three cheeses, a couple of snacks, and mustard. It’s a tasty little sampler that will make for a good snack tray at parties and during games. Included in this hearty box:
- 12 oz. hickory smoked summer sausage
- 12 oz. jalapeño and cheddar summer sausage
- 12 oz. smoked garlic summer sausage
- Two 4 oz. cheddar cheese
- 4 oz. pepper jack cheese
- 2.2 oz. water crackers
- 2 oz. dipping pretzels
- Sweet and tangy mustard
Need more options? Browse more Wisconsin’s Best and Wisconsin Cheese Company products here.
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Let’s remain in Spain for a moment (apologies for the terrible rhyming) to consider this entirely-savory food gift. Multiple meats and cheeses combine for an authentic taste of Spain that would pair well with the above or make a great gift on its own. Perfect for tapas or for general snacking. Included in this fine kit:
- 3.5 oz. Jamon Serrano cured ham
- 7.5 oz. Manchego cheese
- 7.5 oz. Murcia al Vino cheese
- 7.5 oz. Mahon cheese
- 12 oz. Spanish olives
- 4 oz. Marcona almonds
- 7.9 oz. Palacios chorizo
- 6.34 oz. Tortas de Aciete sweet crackers
Need more options? Browse more igourmet products here.
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With all the decadence that the holiday season usually entails, you might want to gift food gifts that are on the lighter side. This so-called “healthy” gift basket offers an alternative to the baskets above which tend to feature a lot of sugar or fat. Not everyone can indulge in huge quantities of those, even if it is that time of the year, so this basket will provide something a little different for those people on your list. The following items are arranged in a gold fabric tote:
- 6 oz. Late July organic Classic Rich crackers
- 1.5 oz. California Nature’s Joy pistachios
- 2 piece Brown & Haley Cashew Roca Butter Crunch
- 1.25 oz. Late July organic mini peanut butter crackers
- 2 oz. dried fruit medley
- One Stash organic breakfast tea
- One Stash organic chai
- One Stash organic berry herbal tea
- One Stash organic lemon ginger tea
- 3.5 oz. Go Naturally organic cherry heads
Need more options? Browse more Broadway Basketeers products here.
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Measuring 16 inches long and weighing seven pounds, this basket is stocked with a number of savory options for serious snacking. Cheese and sausage again take center stage here, rounded out with crackers and mustard for a delectable feast. Again, this would be excellent for parties and sharing, or provide a couple of people snacks for several evenings. In this large basket, you get:
- Two boxes of three pepper crackers
- Two boxes of stone wheat crackers
- Garlic roasted cheese
- Tomato basil cheese
- Olive and pesto crackers
- Bavarian salami
- Bavarian garlic sausage
- Smokey beef sausage
- Beef salami
- Parmesan crackers
- Swiss cheese triangle
- Gouda cheese triangle
- Longhorn cheese stick
- Pepper cheese stick
- Grain mustard
- Sweet ‘n’ hot mustard
- Cheddar cheese swirls
- Herb bavarian pretzel crackers
- Vegetable herb cheese rounds
Need more options? Browse more The Gift Basket Gallery products here.
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It’s true that igourmet appears a lot on this list. They seem to do the best job of finding interesting foodstuffs to put into their baskets, covering a variety of regions and flavors. This one hops around Europe a bit, with French, English, and Italian influences. Items in this over-five-pound basket include:
- 7.5 oz. Parmigiano Reggiano Stravecchio cheese
- 6.5 oz. Boschetto al Tartufo Bianchetto cheese
- 8.8 oz. Camembert La Petite Reine cheese
- 8 oz. Saucisson Sec salami
- 7 oz. Salami Barolo by Creminelli
- 6.36 oz. mixed Greek olives
- 6.7 oz. Olive Tapenades by Conserve Della Nonna
- 370 ml Les Moulins Mahjoub organic extra virgin olive oil
- 8.8 oz. Italian espresso coffee
- 5.36 oz. Elegant & English biscuits
- 4.4 oz. Petits Tresors cookies
- 2.2 oz. Water crackers
- 2.75 oz. Mini toasts
Need more options? Browse more igourmet products here.
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This enormous basket manages to tip the scales at about ten pounds. Combine that with the festive details of decorating with pine branches and pinecones and you have a serious contender for gift basket glory. It’s less specialized than some of the igourmet offerings, but has been the best-selling Gift Basket Village product every holiday season. Accounting for the ten pound of snacks are the following:
- Focaccia crisp crackers
- Cranberry cheddar gourmet cheeseM
- Wisconsin swiss cheese
- Wisconsin cheddar cheese
- Green olive and pimento cheese dip
- Jumbo cashews and peanuts
- “Nik Naks” cocktail mix
- Assorted dipping mustard
- Beef salami
- Beef summer sausage with cranberries
- Mint chocolate wafer cookies
- Cranberry bog frogs
- Bourbon vanilla dessert twists
- Chocolate salted caramel cookies
- Chocolate rum cake
- Torguga Cayman Island rum cake
- Dipping pretzels
- Onion Blossom horseradish dip
- Pepper cheese
- Sugar cookies
- Christmas chocolate
To get under the $100 price point, they have a medium-sized version of the same basket, too.
Need more options? Browse more Gift Basket Village products here.
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Got a meat-enthusiast on your hands? Check out the Carnivore Club Gift box – which is a sampler containing 5 Italian meats from Nduja Artisans.
Here’s what’s included:
- Wagyu Salami
- Nduja (Spreadable Salami)
- Chorizo (flavored with smoked Spanish pimenton, Rioja wine, and garlic)
- Sopressata Dolce
- Pepperoni
Each meat is absolutely delicious, with unique flavors and quality you simply can’t find in a big box store.
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You simply haven’t lived until you’ve tried Barnett’s incredible chocolate cookies.
This gift basket presents 12 chocolate-covered cookies (expertly decorated!) with 12 different delicious flavors.
It comes in a sleek-looking and elegant gift box that’s holiday-less — meaning it works for literally ANY occasion!