Top 10 Chocolate Gift Basket Ideas

Creating the perfect gift or gift basket for someone can be difficult. It takes time and effort to find the perfect combination of items. Giving away chocolate is almost as personal as giving jewelry. You don’t want to offend anyone by giving or not giving chocolate. To help ensure you don’t end up in the dog’s house, we’ve developed a list of the top ten things to include in a chocolate gift basket.

10. A card. Express your love through words and the recipient will hold onto those words long after the chocolate is gone.

9. Wine. Get a rich and expensive dessert wine and put it in the basket. After the romantic dinner, dessert can be an extension of the romance.

8. Tickets. No, not to the Giants game on Sunday. Romantic tickets for a cruise, a romantic spa getaway, or homemade tickets for a romantic weekend in a hotel dining room are acceptable additions.

7. Movies. This must be a romantic movie and yes, you must watch it with her.

6. Poetry. A book of the most romantic poems in the world, enhanced if you read them while gazing lovingly into her eyes. Even better, write the romantic poem yourself and read it right after finishing dinner and before starting on number nine.

5. Chocolate roses. Chocolate roses wrapped in gold leaf.

4. Solid gold roses. Solid gold handcrafted in the beautiful and seductive shape of the most romantic flower in the world.

3. Beautiful crystal wine glasses to match the number nine.

2. Jewelry. Hide that special gem that you know will be loved and wait for the reaction when that special someone finds you among the number one.

1. Chocolate. Chocolate is the first thing to include in a chocolate gift basket. Decadent truffles, white chocolate, milk chocolate, and the most romantic of all dark chocolates are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sweet chocolate treats. Don’t forget to add some vegan and sugar-free chocolates!

Of course there are always other items you could include or for an even greater WOW effect you could combine some of these ideas listed above. Regardless of what you decide to put in the basket, be sure to add a personal note tied to the handle or carefully taped within the contents of the basket. That alone should ensure that you get the reaction you are looking for when making a large gift basket for someone you love!