Homemade Christmas food hamper ideas

1. Choose your theme

Tailor the contents of your hamper to the food they love best – maybe it’s a wedge of their favourite cheese, that viral treat they’ve been desperate to try, or a small-batch, single-origin coffee and a new mug.

2. Choose a hamper

This could be a wicker basket, gift box or bag.

3. Make it personal

Add a handwritten note, a funny message, a photo, or a home-baked treat to make the hamper feel like their own.

• For cheese lovers: our exclusive 3-year-aged Stilton, British sourdough crackers, vintage port and a jar of Festive Chutney.

• For pistachio obsessives: a jar of Italian Collection Pistachio Crème, our indulgent Pistachio Star and Pistachio and Shortbread Crunchy Clouds.

• For trendsetters: our most viral Christmas treats, like Gingerbread and White Chocolate Cookies, The Original Gimme S'more Munch and PB&J Spread.

• For mulled wine lovers: treat them to their favourite festive tipple. We have rosé, red and alcohol-free mulled wines, plus everything they need to serve it at home.

Hamper ideas for a cocktail lover

Pair delicious ingredients with a handwritten recipe card and give them everything they need to mix up a festive cocktail at home.

For the chocolate and cherry lover: Fill a hamper with our Collection Chocolate and Cherry Flavour Irish Cream Liqueur, Collection Cherries in Kirsch and Malt Balls for a gift that feels wonderfully indulgent.

Serves 1

• 50ml Collection Chocolate and Cherry Flavour Irish Cream Liqueur

• 25ml vodka

• 2 Collection Cherries in Kirsch, plus extra to garnish

• 10ml kirsch syrup from the jar

• Ice

• 1-2 Malt Balls, crushed, to garnish

Muddle the cherries in a cocktail shaker. Add the liqueur, vodka, kirsch syrup and ice, then shake until ice cold. Double strain into a martini glass and garnish with the extra cherries and crushed Malt Balls for a festive tipple.

Cocktails

Choose our mini The Marksologist Margarita pack of four bar-quality pre-made cocktails, or a bottle of ready-to-pour The Marksologist Old Fashioned with dark muscovado sugar and aromatic bitters.

Chocolate

From our charming Swiss Milk Chocolate Santa and moreish Munch Tins to our Playful Penguins, our Foodhall is full of beautifully packaged, top-quality chocolate treats to pop in their hamper.

Mince pies

Add a box of our all-butter Collection Mince Pies, filled with Calabrian orange peel, vine fruits and cranberries infused with VS cognac and brandy. Made with our new brown butter pastry, they're rich, fruity and perfect for gifting.

Cheese and crackers

A wedge of Stilton, creamy Delice De Bourgogne, or vintage Comté will go down a treat with British sourdough crackers.

Wine

Treat them to a bottle of something special – our Collection Saint Emilion Christian Moueix is a refined red made by the esteemed Moueix family in Bordeaux, with notes of ripe plum, and comes in a giftable box.

Biscuits

A keepsake Christmas biscuit tin, like our Gingerbread Truck, Magical Projector Chocolate Chip Shortbread Biscuit Tin or Santa Jack-in-the-Box Musical Tin, will go down a treat.

Chutneys and preserves

Pop in a jar of Blood Orange Marmalade or Sticky Fig and Hot Honey Chutney. If you’re including cheese, some Fig, Apple and Balsamic Fruit for Cheese is a must.

Add a personal touch with a homemade edible gift, from fudge to infused vodka – try these easy recipes to add to your hamper.