The 20 best gift baskets of 2025: Find the perfect edible gift

When it comes to edible gifts, Harry & David is a classic choice. The company is known for its beautiful boxes of juicy pears, but you can find many more that will please even the most demanding palates. We’re fans of Harry’s Gift Box, which offers all the greatest hits at an affordable price. For $60, you get:

• Half a dozen pears
• Popcorn Moose Munch
• Hickory smoked summer sausage
• Sharp white cheddar cheese
• Mixed nuts

This gets props from our team for including a bottle of Veuve Clicquot, a champagne that instantly elevates any gift basket. McCreas candies, among other goodies, are also a nice touch. This sophisticated gift basket will make a loved one feel special, no matter the occasion, whether it’s celebrating a birthday, the holidays, or just saying “thank you”.

Zingerman’s is a beloved Michigan brand, but since they ship throughout the United States for free, these gift boxes can be enjoyed by everyone. The Gift Box Weekender is the most popular option. The colorful box contains an assortment of sweet and savory treats, including bread, cheese, beef sticks, coffee cake, peanut brittle and more. Everything we tried held up well during shipping and arrived fresh, with flavors that evoke the Midwest. We liked that there were instructions on the baked goods to freeze them if you didn’t plan to eat them right away.

New York’s Manhattan Fruitier is known for its carefully curated gift baskets, and this tower of fruit and snacks is no exception. Inside this snack tower you’ll find a delicious assortment of their most popular items, from fresh fruit, orange slices and chocolate covered pretzels, to an assortment of nuts, trail mix and more.

Give your friends and loved ones a taste of Southern comfort. Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit is based in Charleston, SC and delivers sweet and savory butter cookies straight to your door. The cookies arrive fully baked and frozen, so all you have to do is pop them in the oven whenever you’re ready for some buttery cookie goodness. We tried the Charleston Cravings Biscuit Sampler (linked below) and especially the sausage and pimento cheese biscuits.

Start the morning the right way with flaky, buttery croissants hot out of the oven. This mixed assortment of 12 pastries will transport your friends or loved ones straight to Paris with each buttery and crunchy bite. Each box includes an assortment of chocolate croissants, butter croissants, almond croissants, kouign-amann sticks, chocolate kouign-amann and bread aux raisins. The cakes arrive frozen, so you can defrost one at a time or eat as much as you want, which can be good for everyone.

Carb lovers will swoon over this collection of English muffins from Model Bakery. These are English muffins Oprah confessed he came back from Napa Valley on purpose. Goldbelly offers a variety of options. A pack of 12 muffins with a jar of seasonal preserves costs $60.

If your gift recipient has a soft spot for East Coast classics, a New York bagel box is the way to go. This selection curated by the legendary Russ & Daughters includes some of the city’s best hand-rolled bagels, creamy toppings and delicious Nova lox on top. Finishing touches include a rich chocolate babka, a bag of Private Blend coffee and a Russ & Daughters ceramic mug to enjoy in style.

Whether you want to impress everyone at a party or indulge someone who lives far away, a charcuterie board from Boarderie is an ideal choice. These best-selling boards are expertly crafted with premium ingredients, including specialties like black truffle salami, merlot pecorino, creamy aged gouda and dried fruit like hand-cut Turkish figs. Everything is designed and ready to serve. Just remove the cellophane wrap.

Classic cheese and charcuterie boards start at $129. Holiday boards start at $139, but you’ll want to order yours quickly because these tend to sell out.

If you’re gifting a cheese lover, you can’t go wrong with a delivery from Jasper Hill Farm. The Vermonter includes three fine Vermont-specific cheeses (Whitney, Harbison and Cabot Clothbound Cheddar) plus Brewer’s Sea Salt Crackers and Squirrel Stash Nuts.

Olympia Provisions has packed bites inspired by the best of Europe into this tasty snack box. Salami made in the styles of France, Italy, Spain and Greece is the main event, but there’s also pate, a slice of cheese, honey, pickled beets, crackers, hazelnuts, olives and a mini mustard in this heavenly package. You may want to sample this gift before sending it.

It’s only fitting that a “hive” crate comes with a jar of luscious honey. This gift box truly lives up to its name because it’s packed with all kinds of cheese from Utah-based Beehive Creamery. Our favorite is the Seahive cheese, made from cow’s milk and rubbed with sea salt and honey. Overall, this case offers a nice blend of curated snacks and aesthetic appeal.

We love these massive cookies from New York’s Levain Bakery. A cookie goes a long way, and if you put it in the oven for a few minutes, it comes out with a wonderful ooey, gooey center. Each batch of cookies arrives thoughtfully wrapped with cellophane and ribbon and comes packaged in a beautiful blue box with a personal message. Get a four-pack for $29, an eight-pack for $49, or a 12-pack for $79.

Salt & Straw, based in Oregon, makes delicious fresh ice cream with local and sustainable ingredients, and as CNET’s David Watsky noted“It’s become something of a staple on the West Coast.” But wherever your gift recipient lives, they’ll appreciate incredibly inventive flavors like honey lavender, blackberry cinnamon tamales, and honey fried chicken. You can buy curated packages or make your own choices and mix and match flavors. A minimum order is five pints for $75.

Our CNET office is dangerously close to the legendary Recchiuti chocolate shop, located in San Francisco’s Ferry Building. That means, luckily for us, we got to sample plenty of the company’s signature chocolates and creative flavors, including bergamot tea, fleur de sel caramel, and blackcurrant cognac. You can buy a mixed assortment of chocolates starting at $32, or the company also sells smaller packages of specialty items such as mint thins, Pates de Fruits and candied orange peel.

This option will go especially well with children. There are four gift boxes filled with various chocolates from the famous candy emporium Dylan’s Candy Bar. Chocolate covered pretzels, milk chocolate sandwich cookies, rainbow milk chocolate nonpareils and more make their day.

The flavors of the famous Momofuku restaurant and culinary brand are now available at home, and this gift box does not disappoint. Chef David Chang includes his favorites: five servings of Soy & Scalloon Noodles, Chili Crunch and Tamari Sauce, plus Spicy Seasoned Salt. For advice: If you haven’t tried spicy-crunchy chili oil, you’re missing out. It has a delicious crunch with just the right amount of heat. You can add it to any dish to elevate your meal, from ramen to grilled chicken to bagels.

Think outside the box (gift) and give beans. Everyone (including O, the Oprah Magazine) has been raving about Rancho Gordo beans, so it is a great gift option for cooks in the know. Included are six of the company’s all-time favorite bean bags, including cooking instructions and tips.

The actual whiskey is not included in Man Crates’ Whiskey Appreciation Crate, but so many other things are. A decanter and personalized glasses, for starters. Your lucky giftee will also find ice scoop molds, coasters, savory snacks and even a pocket-sized whiskey tasting journal to record their notes on favorite drams.