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!
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.
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.
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!)
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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:
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:
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
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:
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
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.
We've searched and found 11 gourmet gift baskets with top quality ingredients . Sweet stuff, savory goodies or a combo - they'll love these unique gift baskets.
