Great Christmas food hampers

Whether they are for you, or a treat for a loved one, great Christmas food hampers for 2021 are an indulgent gift packed with festive treats.

Here, we look at some of the best Christmas food hampers around containing everything from savoury and sweet delights to alcohol and tea.

** This article is from 2021 but the reviews and links are still valid **

There’s no doubt that receiving a hamper is a lovely surprise, particularly at Christmas when many of us like to indulge ourselves with treats, and a Christmas hamper is an excellent way to introduce people to new tastes and products.

So, while many hampers and gift boxes will have usual Christmas staples such as cheese boards, puddings and biscuits, there are also hampers around offering popular favourites from around the world and lovely items to delight from the UK.

Many of these creations come in a wicker basket and there are hampers ranging across various price points to deliver the perfect gift to impress.

So, whether you have a sweet tooth, or like sweet and savoury delights including Christmas cake, mince pies or Christmas pudding, a festive hamper is a great way to enjoy Christmas Day.

And most luxury hamper creators will create Christmas food hampers that will have enough for the following days including, for example, a tasty Boxing Day chutney to round off the perfect afternoon tea.

Here, the Christmas.co.uk team have sampled some of the best offerings to deliver our verdict on which are the great Christmas food hampers for 2021.

The Italian Meal Essentials Hamper

Indulge your loved one with a taste of Italy. This curated collection of Italian kitchen essentials includes everything they need to cook delicious meals at home. From premium olive oil and balsamic vinegar to authentic pasta and flavourful sauces, this gift basket is a true delight for any food lover. Costs £79.95.

 

 

 

COUNTRY LIFE – The British Gourmet Cheese and Charcuterie Hamper

This hamper really is a taste of British excellence, and you get to indulge in the finest flavours of Britain. From the heart of the English countryside, there’s a curated a selection of artisanal cheeses, charcuterie and beverages that celebrate tradition and innovation. Cheese delights include The Fine Cheese Co. Cave-Aged Cheddar – a timeless classic, aged to perfection for a rich, complex flavour. There’s also Little Rollright – a luxurious, resinous cheese from the Cotswolds, crafted with care and passion. Recipients also get to enjoy Bungay Raw Butter and Tempus Spiced Coppa – a tasty aromatic cured meat, elevated by a blend of warming spices. Drinks include Burrow Hill Cider plus there’s pickled onions and oatcake rounds from The Fine Cheese Co. and Grate Britain Stilton Buttercrumb- delicate biscuits infused with the rich, blue flavour of Stilton. Costs £100.

Social Supermarket Festive Feast Hamper

The Festive Feast Hamper from Social Supermarket costs £159.99 and it’s a thoughtfully curated collection packed with delicious treats and ethical goodies that will delight your loved ones. Each product in this hamper supports a cause, from fair trade initiatives to social enterprises. It’s a gift that not only tastes good but also feels good. Recipients will enjoy Sea Change Prosecco and Sassi Rosso Montepulciano 2020, along with these crafted beverages: Tap Social Time Better Spent Juicy IPA and Tap Social False Economy Craft Lager. Sweet indulgences include Spice Kitchen Classic Hot Chocolate, Equal Exchange Organic Festive Blend Ground Coffee and Arthouse Unlimited Caramel Hebridean Shortbread Biscuits. We also love the savoury snacks including Island Bakery Traditional Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese Biscuits and Boundless Activated Snacking Chipotle & Lime Crisps. This year, give the gift of taste, ethics and festive cheer with this Festive Feast Hamper.

Other great Christmas food hampers to consider

The Champagne Breakfast Hamper

Indulge in the ultimate Christmas morning treat with this Harvey Nichols Champagne Breakfast Hamper at £125. Start your day in style with a glass of exquisite Premier Cru Brut Champagne, followed by a leisurely breakfast. Savour a classic cup of English Breakfast Loose Leaf Tea or Christmas Ground Coffee, paired with the finest marmalade and honey. To complete your breakfast feast, enjoy our delectable Pumpkin Seed, Cherry & Chocolate Biscuits – a granola-like biscuit perfect for a festive morning. Elevate your Christmas morning routine with this luxurious hamper.

Marianna Leivaditaki Aegean special box

We also love a real foodie delight from Marianna Leivaditaki, the head chef at Morito in Hackney. She’s put together an impressive range of small hampers including the Aegean special box at £120. It contains a homemade chocolate bar with sour cherries, along with red wine and cinnamon biscuits, Cretan mountain tea and Cretan time honey. It’s an unusual but impressive creation.

Oliveology ‘Christmas Showstopper’ hamper

Another great outfit to consider is the ‘Christmas Showstopper’ hamper from Oliveology at £125. This is packed with festive delicacies including olive leaf tea, truffle oil and raw pine honey with honeycomb. There are also almond biscuits, dried figs, rusted hazelnuts and chilli vinegar among other items. The hamper is a real treat for anyone who loves a Mediterranean diet or quality items to deliver a tasty distraction.

Biscuiteers’ Christmas offerings

We also enjoyed the Christmas offerings from the Biscuiteers – who also impressed us last year. They have brought back their popular biscuit tin Monopoly and these talented craftspeople have also created ‘The Snowman’ biscuit tin. The attractive tin costs £38 and contains The Snowman, a Christmas tree and other characters in biscuit form – which are delicious. There are also letterbox biscuit gifts in the shape of The Snowman, and Santa’s sleigh. The website also has a Nutcracker gift box at £105 which has a Christmas cake, some very impressive handmade biscuits and a bottle of Prosecco. While it’s not strictly speaking a hamper, it does make for an e