13 Easter Gift Ideas for Food-Lovers
Fill your basket with cheese, truffle eggs, and honey.
Easter baskets aren't just for kids; they can be enjoyed just as equally by adults, too. Which is why we've come up with the ultimate list of treats, both sweet and savory, to fill a grown-up Easter basket. The spread includes plenty of gifts for food lovers, from chocolates made by high-end chocolatiers (milk chocolate gianduja Easter eggs, anyone?) to spicy honey and a charcuterie gift box. And don't worry, we didn't forget the chocolate bunnies, either. Read on to see your options.
Mouth Easter Gift Box
This Bunny Hop gift box from Mouth is basically a ready-made basket loaded with snacks. Craving jelly beans? Reach for the "Magic Beans." In the mood for marshmallows? You'll find those in the box, too, and they're "flavored with peanut hazelnut crunch, and finished with a Fair Trade chocolate swirl." And yes, there's a chocolate bunny, too. If you want to go all out, you can also upgrade to the Basket Case at $128, which comes with 12 items as opposed to eight.
Bunny Hop Gift Box, $77.50 at mouth.com
Easter Egg Truffles
Chocolate Easter eggs are a holiday classic, and Charbonnel et Walker filled these with milk chocolate gianduja and added sea salt for a savory note. A shimmery finish tops them off—they come packaged in an egg-shaped box, so they're easy to gift.
Charbonnel et Walker Easter Egg Sea Salt Truffle Box (Single), $30 at williams-sonoma.com
Box of Chocolates
If you're looking to give chocolate and don't want it to be Easter-themed, try a box like this one from andSons. Food52 has three different-sized boxes available: 12-piece, 24-piece, and finally, 36-piece. In the 24-piece option pictured, you'll find flavors including Yuzu Verbena, Basil Lime, Caramel Fleur de Sel, Speculoos Cookie, and more.
andSons Chocolatiers Signature Collection Box (24-piece), $68 at food52.com
A Breakfast Gift Set
For breakfast-lovers, this gift set includes everything you need for the makings of a great brunch: cinnamon bun mix, pancake and waffle mix, coffee, blueberry jam, strawberry jam, and maple syrup.
New England Breakfast Gift, $75 at stonewallkitchen.com
Easter-Themed Tea
This limited-edition tea (part of a larger collection for Easter) is a twist on Earl Grey, with ingredients like chocolate, white chocolate, and caramel included in the blend.
Limited Edition Easter Chocolate Earl Grey, $9 at davidstea.com
Charcuterie Gift Box
D'Artagnan's charcuterie gift box offers an assortment of meats: pork saucisson sec, duck saucisson sec, smoked chicken breast, French garlic sausage, and duck rillettes—plus, black truffle butter to round it all out. Pick up some crackers and cheese to go with them and you've got a full spread.
Charcuterie Gift Box for 4, $53 at dartagnan.com
Artisan Cheese, Truffle Honeycomb & Crackers Gift Package
If you'd prefer cheese to meat, Cheese Grotto has all kinds of gift sets, including this Artisan Cheese, Truffle Honeycomb & Crackers Gift Package. You not only get an (edible!) black truffle honeycomb from Regalis (more on them in a minute) and Olina's crackers, but three different kinds of cheeses: cow's milk brie, cow's milk natural rind, and cow's milk clothbound cheddar. If you need your box to be gluten-free, it can be customized.
Artisan Cheese, Truffle Honeycomb & Crackers Gift Package, $75 at cheesegrotto.com
Blackberry Farm Jams
We've waxed poetic before about Blackberry Farm's jam, and with this Goldbelly gift box, you can pick three varieties of jam, preserves, or butter to ship across the country (and you can mix and match, too). Options include Pumpkin & Pear Butter, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam—perfect for spring—and Peach Vidalia Preserve.
What's Your Jam Blackberry Farm, $69 at goldbelly.com
Truffle Sauce
Truffle-lovers can use this sauce to add a touch of decadence to all kinds of dishes.
Regalis Truffle Sauce, $25 at williams-sonoma.com
Bushwick Kitchen Honey Sampler Gift Box
Bushwick Kitchen's Bee's Knees spicy honey is another one of our favorite condiments, and you can try it in this sample set along with salted honey and Meyer lemon honey, too.
Bushwick Kitchen Bees Knees Honey Sampler Gift Box, $50 at amazon.com
Carrot Cake Macarons
In lieu of carrot cake, try these white-and-orange carrot cake macarons from Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate, which feature a cheesecake buttercream filling studded with pieces of carrot cake crumble.
Carrot Cake Macarons - 12 Pack, $65 at goldbelly.com
Chocolate Bunnies
We couldn't make an Easter food roundup without including a chocolate bunny—grab this milk chocolate one from Godiva to complete your basket.
Godiva Easter Milk Chocolate Foil Bunny - 4oz, $4 at target.com
Spice Set
A good spice set is key for home cooks. The Spice House has a kitchen starter pack that includes somes basics, such as California Granulated Garlic, Hungarian Sweet Paprika, and Greek Oregano.
Kitchen Starter Collection, $55 at thespicehouse.com