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Nuts and Christmas have always gone hand in hand, and any snacker will appreciate this party-ready nuts gift basket. Ideal for a holiday gathering or a post-sledding snack, this tray includes cheese crisps, pecans, pistachios, cashews, dried apricots, salami, olives and mission figs. Plus, it ships for free.
How We Found the Best Christmas Gift Baskets
We found the best Christmas gift baskets through research and firsthand testing. We perused the internet for gift baskets with a range of contents and price points (oh, and good reviews) so that both gifter and giftee could feel equally excited about the present. Then, we called in the handful of gift baskets that our readers responded to best in order to ensure they were as great and gift-worthy as we expected. Taste of Home staffers from various departments and with various tastes took these baskets home to share with loved ones and then provided thorough and honest feedback to our writers.
Why You Should Trust Us
You should trust us because these gift baskets and Taste of Home have the same basis: food. Whether tested by our shopping editors who sample products, oftentimes consumables, for a living or our culinary professionals who have decades of combined kitchen experience, these baskets were vetted by people who know—and love—food. If we say these baskets contain food gifts we’d be proud to give, we’re confident you’ll agree.
Holiday Gift Basket FAQs
Is a gift basket a good Christmas gift?
Gift baskets are a great gift for a number of reasons. First, they range widely in terms of price. You can go all out for your spouse or parents with a $200 gift basket while spending $25 or $50 for a co-worker or Secret Santa giftee. Also, they’ve become so niche that there’s an option out there for everyone. Beef jerky, candles, coffee, macarons and bath bombs all have gift baskets dedicated entirely to them. Lastly, they’re made to be shipped. With online shopping as the primary mode of gift-buying, it makes sense to buy presents that are intended to travel across the country. You know they’ll arrive to your recipient safely and soundly.
Are Christmas gift baskets worth it?
You might find the price on some of these gift baskets to be higher than you anticipated, but there’s something to be said about a thoughtfully curated gift with various items, oftentimes sourced from multiple vendors, that’s wrapped into a beautiful presentation. Not all of these baskets are over-the-top festive, but those with ribbons, frills and reusable containers might cost a bit more. The time it would take to shop for, handpick, order, wrap and potentially re-ship these items is worth something. For this reason, we definitely feel gift baskets are worth it. Plus, you can find options that cost under $30, so not all gift baskets break the bank.
Additional research contributed by Shelby Deering