These Harry & David gifts are guaranteed to please just about everybody on your list for Christmas, Hanukkah and beyond
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When you’re stumped on what to give, food is always a winner—everyone loves to eat, and there’s no clutter left behind, just the memory of a delicious gift. Harry & David is famous for its exceptionally sweet Royal Riviera Pears, but its offerings now include everything from baked goods and gourmet snacks to wine, flowers and even home decor.
Here at Taste of Home, we’ve tested (and gifted) so many Harry & David gifts over the years. From curated gifts to their food of the month clubs, we’re always impressed with the quality and attention to detail present in these picks. Whether you’re gifting an individual or an entire office, there are gift baskets of all sizes and price points. Here are some of our favorite Harry & David gifts to give this holiday season.
Editor’s note: Packaging may vary between our testing photos and the product listing.
For the Muncher
Holiday Snack Gift Box
Your most snacky friend will love Harry & David gifts like this mix of sweet and savory bites—and you’ll love the budget-friendly price tag! It includes a container of Harry & David’s beloved caramel Moose Munch popcorn, an Elevation Artisan Meats Thuringer pork sausage (that pairs perfectly with the block of sharp white cheddar cheese and a box of three-seed crackers) and, for some extra zing, a jar of honey hot mustard.
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For the Fancy Pants
Chest of Chocolates with Wine
For folks who enjoy the finer things, you can’t go wrong with a Chest of Chocolates with Wine. This behemoth of sweets showcases a little bit of everything, including Moose Munch popcorn, chocolate decadence cake, candies galore and a bottle of red blend wine.
“The chest of chocolates and wine were packaged very carefully—some of the best packaging I’ve seen when it comes to keeping items safe and intact,” shares shopping editor Mary Henn in our Harry & David review.
For the Entertainer
Christmas Cookie Collection
Whether they’re welcoming Santa Claus or out-of-town relatives into their home this holiday season, every host needs some good Christmas cookies. This Christmas cookie collection delivers. With nine types of cookies and 22 treats in total, the variety and quality of this festive box is impressive. Product tester Dylan Fischer was especially wowed by the raspberry-filled shortbread cookies and chocolate-covered peppermint cookies. See more Christmas cookie delivery options.
For the Movie Marathoner
Moose Munch Premium Popcorn Holiday Drum
Moose Munch premium popcorn is a perennial favorite and one of the most popular Harry & David gifts in its catalog. Made of two types of corn and plenty of butter, this crunchy and sweet holiday treat will likely be gobbled up before New Year’s Eve! Packaged in a festive holiday drum, this set includes three flavors of Moose Munch premium popcorn: milk chocolate, dark chocolate and classic caramel.
“It’s easily the best popcorn I’ve ever eaten,” says Product Testing Manager Annamarie Higley “The corn is fresh and maintains its crunch, and the chocolate is luscious and melts in your mouth. The dark chocolate was my favorite.”
For the Fresh Foodie
Royal Riviera Christmas Pears
Harry and David Rosenberg began their empire in 1934 with one item: Royal Riviera pears from Medford, Oregon. Nearly a century later, these pears have become a treasured holiday tradition that spans generations. Sarah Tramonte, Culinary Producer and the tester of these pears, called them “perfect.” She recommends them to anyone who doesn’t eat sweets or who loves fruit.
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For the Sweet Tooth
Signature Bakery Assortment
The Signature Bakery Assortment arrives overflowing with cakes, baklava, galettes, cookies and a cinnamon swirl. It’s the ultimate gift for holiday hosts and folks who love a healthy assortment.
“Everything looks fresh, and upon opening the box it smelled absolutely lovely, like a local bakery,” shopping editor Emily Way says of the delivery experience. “Excellent variety—there’s a little something for everyone whether you’re a fan of fruity cookies and cakes or prefer chocolate. My husband and I went through about half the treats after a week. The good thing is that everything freezes well, so that’s an option if your giftee can’t work their way through it quickly enough (though that shouldn’t be a problem—everything is delicious!).”
For the Picky Eater
Create-Your-Own Gift Box
While Harry & David curates some super gorgeous premade gift baskets, they also offer the option to build your own. Choose from signature sweet chocolate covered pretzels, savory cheese and everything in between. Then, have the experts assemble it for you. It’s like building a box yourself, but without all the work that comes with shopping and packaging!
For the Early Riser
Holiday Coffee Assortment
This holiday coffee assortment is the ideal gift for coffee lovers. Featuring Harry’s Christmas Blend, Dark Chocolate Candy Cane and Cinnamon Swirl, it’s perfect for chilly winter mornings.
“I like my coffee strong and flavorful and this coffee did the trick,” says Mary of the brand’s java. She tried the Moose Munch Milk Chocolate Caramel Ground Coffee and Vanilla Crème Brulée Coffee Beans. “These coffee flavors make me think of the holidays, and the price seems fairly cheap for gourmet coffee.”
For the Decorator
Holiday Sweet and Savory Wagon
This fun and festive assortment contains a little something for every palate! Loaded with items like hot honey mustard, Moose Munch, chocolate cherries and hickory-smoked sausage, this charming wagon is cute enough to display year after year. As a bonus, each assortment comes with an adorable festive throw blanket, so it’s perfect for snuggling up on a cold winter’s night.
For the Char-Cutie
Ultimate Charcuterie and Cheese Collection
Send your charcuterie-loving friend a board in a box that comes with everything for a premium tasting session! Each charcuterie gift box arrives with a signature Harry & David reusable charcuterie board, along with nearly a dozen delicious stackable snacks. Inclusions like Rosemary and Olive Oil Asiago cheese, Toscano salami and 2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon allow your giftee to build each bite to their liking.
For the Chocoholic
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Gift Basket
Wow your favorite chocoholic with a gift box bursting with rich cocoa flavor. Each beautiful black velour gift basket features a number of Scharffen Berger specialities, including an orange chocolate chunk cookie, dark chocolate-covered praline pecans, raspberry truffle Moose Munch Premium Popcorn and oat milk chocolate with coconut sugar, plus other indulgences. It truly covers every chocolate-coated base!
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For the Pizza People
Pesto Pizza Kit
Mama Mia! This pesto pizza kit is the perfect present for those who always crave a cheesy piece of pie. From pesto Genovese sauce to Sicilian Jack cheese and sliced Sopressata salami, there’s plenty of flavor found in each carefully curated gift box. Each basket contains enough ingredients to serve six to eight people. Pizza night, anyone?
For the Tea Partier
Tea Gift Box
Tea sippers will surely sing over this caffeinated tea gift box. Behind each “You’re my cup of tea” printed medallion is an assortment of classic flavors, each with 50 tea bags to enjoy. Inclusions span bestsellers like Harry & David’s farmhouse breakfast black tea, orchard peach black tea and a generous 3-ounce jar of Savannah Bee Company’s Honey for Tea. Pinkies up!
For the Sweet Tooth
Holiday Sweet Treats
Everyone knows somebody with a sweet tooth, and this affordable gift set is sure to satiate it! They’ll get a bag of Harry & David’s buttery Moose Munch premium popcorn, made even more decadent with the addition of creamy milk chocolate. If that’s not enough chocolate for them, they’ll also get to indulge in chocolate-covered cherries and rich chocolate truffles. For something a little different, there are tree-cutout shortbread cookies filled with raspberry jam. Speaking of chocolate, these are the best boxed chocolates you can buy.
For the One Who's All Over the Board
Epicurean Antipasto Collection
Harry & David gifts are a lot more than just cookies and pears. The Epicurean Antipasto collection is full of old-world favorites they can easily set out for entertaining (or keep for themselves). They’ll receive three sumptuous dried sausages—sweet Sopressata, Toscano salami and Tartufo salami—to pair with three cheeses—sharp aged cheddar, creamy rosemary with olive oil Asiago and nutty Gruyère cheese with black truffles. A wide array of condiments, like barrel-aged balsamic vinegar glaze, marinated mushrooms and fig and olive tapenade, add additional pops of flavor.
For the Flavor-Forward Friend
Pick 12 Relishes
Harry & David’s condiments are the unsung heroes of their holiday gift baskets—or any gift basket, for that matter. They might not be as showy as pears, chocolates or cheeses, but they’re just as beloved. Unlike many other Harry & David gifts, these jars can sit in the pantry for year-round enjoyment. The Pick 12 gift set lets you mix and match from a selection of different chutneys, relishes, spreads and jellies for a gift that’s as personal as it is delicious.
Emily has tried four of the relishes the retailer offers, and enjoyed each. “The relishes arrived in a box containing what resembles a drink holder from a fast food place, and each was wrapped in bubble wrap for security. Really great packaging, zero breakage,” says Emily. “While a bit pricey, the relishes are yummy and the portions are generous. The Original Pepper & Onion Relish is delicious. I’d honestly put this on everything: sandwiches, charcuterie, toast, crackers. Really nice, light, balanced flavor.”
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For the One Missing Grandma's Baking
Holiday Bakery Tray
What would the holidays be without a bountiful amount of baked goods? This holiday bakery tray includes a variety of sweet snacks, like Harry & David’s famous baklava and cinnamon swirl. There are three cakes and six types of cookies.
For the Seafood Lover
Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Trio
The flavor of wild Alaskan smoked salmon is incomparable. When smoked in the traditional style of the Pacific Northwest, it becomes the sort of holiday gift you dream about all year. This wild Alaskan smoked salmon trio includes three filets in three flavorful varieties: classic, black pepper and lemon dill.
For the Person Who's Hard to Shop For
Grand Christmas Gift Box
The Grand Christmas Gift Box pairs Harry & David’s famous pears with sweet snacks your giftee will love noshing on over holiday break. When they’re in the mood for something sweet and salty, there are yogurt-covered snowflake-shaped pretzels and Harry & David’s signature trail mix to satiate that craving. From the bakeshop, there are slices of cinnamon swirl and raspberry-filled, tree-cutout shortbread cookies. Plus, the candy counter offers dark chocolate peppermint bark, milk chocolate snowman buttons and an assortment of holiday truffles.
For Holiday Cheers
Lucca & Sons Deluxe Wine Lover’s Gift Basket
This wine-themed gift basket features three excellent bottles of wine—cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay and merlot—along with an assortment of snacks to pair with them, including meats, cheeses, cookies and crackers. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys raising a glass to holiday cheer.
How We Found the Best Harry & David Gifts
We found the best Harry & David gifts through a mixture of research and firsthand testing. For the 10+ options we tried, we evaluated their presentation, compared them to their online listings and sampled and rated the contents. Other picks fulfilled our gifting criteria in different ways, usually by satisfying a range of budgets, receiving positive customer reviews and/or meeting different potential users’ interests or wants. Plus, there is often an overlap of products between those baskets we tried and those we didn’t.
FAQ
Are Harry & David pears worth it?
Harry & David pears come with a much steeper price tag than those from the supermarket, so understandably, you want to make sure they’re worth it. Touted as some of the world’s finest pears, they are the brand’s flagship product. Although you can’t always trust superlative claims like that, in this instance, you can. Various editors agreed that these pears were the best they’ve ever had.
Katie had this to say: “I have clearly never had a good pear before. These were incredible with a delightful, delicate flavor. They’re very juicy—like running-down-your-hand-as-you-eat-it juicy. They all got ripe and stayed fresh for several days. Truly amazing.”
What makes Harry & David pears so special?
The unique blend of growing conditions, timing and the temperature in Medford, Oregon is what makes Harry & David pears exceptionally sweet and juicy. In addition, the company puts special care into harvesting the fruit at the peak of ripeness so that all of the fruit is delicious when it reaches the customer.
Is Harry & David good quality?
Buying and shipping a gift—especially a food gift—is a bit nerve-wracking. You want to guarantee freshness, quality, accuracy and more. During our testing, we found that Harry & David passed our quality check with flying colors. Although some items (such as the pears, Moose Munch and cookies) impressed our staff more so than others, it’s safe to say all of Harry & David’s baskets are a success. Luckily, other brands, including Cheryl’s, 1-800-Baskets and Wolferman’s, are owned by the same company, so you can trust their stuff, too!
According to gifting expert and founder of Subarzsweets, Daphne Subar, shopping for a food gift online requires a bit of extra attention. Things like beautiful packaging make the gift even more meaningful, while practical details—such as no refrigeration, a good shelf life and nationwide shipping—ensure it’s both convenient and enjoyable.
Where are Harry & David products made?
Harry & David-branded items are produced in Medford, Oregon, at the company’s on-site bakeries, candy kitchens and packaging facilities.
Why You Should Trust Us
Aside from testing a handful of these products firsthand, this is just what we do on the daily! Both shopping editors and culinary experts worked on this list. Our shopping editors spend their time scouring the internet for the latest and best finds in food, kitchen and lifestyle categories. We’re pros at identifying top options based on price, user reviews, vendor, novelty and more. Similarly, our culinary team members are experts in their trade. With their combined decades of kitchen experience, they’re more than qualified to assess the quality of food products and ingredients.
For this piece, we spoke to gifting expert Daphne Subar for insights about what makes a good food gift. Daphne Subar is the founder and CEO of Subarzsweets, LLC, a unique online bakery and gifting service. In 2016, after 26 years of practicing law, Daphne decided to follow her passion for baking, launching a business that combines creativity, community, and entrepreneurship. Subarzsweets began with a single flavor and package size and has since grown to offer over 20 varieties in multiple sizes. The business now includes a popular membership program, allowing clients to enjoy regular deliveries.
