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The 40 Best Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets of 2024

Our favorites include chocolates, ice cream, wine, and self-care essentials.

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Whether you’re putting together a Valentine’s Day gift basket yourself or choosing a curated, pre-made one, these fun and thoughtful gifts are a great way to spoil your Valentine and make them feel special and loved.

We spent hours researching gift boxes and baskets specifically for Valentine’s Day to find the best options, from the usual yet elevated flowers and candy to the more unconventional and unique like popcorn and cheese. Here are the best Valentine’s Day gift boxes and baskets to show your love and admiration.

While a trip to Paris may be the ultimate romantic gift, a more affordable but still charming gift is the Vahdam Tea Weekend in Paris Gift Set. This tea set is a great gift for the partner who is a tea lover and wants to give some new flavors a try. The set includes nine loose leaf herbal, black, and chai teas like Hibiscus Rose, Chocolate Vanilla, and Turmeric Chamomile. Each tea comes in its own round tin caddy and packaged in a beautiful Paris-themed box. 

This curated gift set from Seattle Chocolate comes with three of its famous truffle bars, including unique flavors like “Like You a Latte” and “Tart & Soul,” as well as three 1-ounce dark chocolate bars and an illustrated postcard with chocolate pairing suggestions. Plus, each purchase from this woman-owned business supports Girls Inc., a non-profit organization serving girls across the United States and Canada.

What’s better than regular donuts? Donuts that spell out “I Love You,” of course. These special donuts are the creation of Katy Gerdes, the co-owner of Angel Food Bakery and past winner of the Food Network’s Donut Showdown. The donut letters measure around 3-4 inches and are hand-cut from a thick brioche dough. They come in assorted frosting colors and decorations, which may vary and are subject to change. The donuts are ready to eat upon delivery, so it’s best to give them as soon as possible for maximum freshness. But, if that’s not possible you can keep them fresh in a freezer for up to one week.

If you’re looking for something fancy, the Vosges Champagne Dessert Cups are a gift that your loved one might fall head over heels for. The box consists of six dark chocolate mini cups mixed with chocolate ganache and French champagne flavors. Also, there are dried strawberries sprinkled on top so you get fruity flavors with every mouthful. We suggest pairing it with your bubbly of choice to kick off a romantic evening for two.

If you’re looking for a sugary treat to share with your loved one, best friend, or housemate, this creamy banana pudding and cupcake bundle from Magnolia Bakery will satisfy any sweet tooth. The bundle features two tubs of Magnolia’s world-famous banana pudding, which is made with fresh bananas and vanilla wafers, and six Valentine's Day cupcakes complete with sweet messages.

If your partner likes the classics, you can’t go wrong with gifting Shari’s Berries Sweetly Sprinkled Gourmet Dipped Berries. Choose from a half, full, or two dozen of these decadent strawberries dipped in white and milk chocolate and sprinkled or drizzled in a Valentine’s hue. This delicious treat is a meaningful way to share a romantic moment, or even indulge yourself with a well-deserved sweet. 

If they’re a fan of red velvet or just have a sweet tooth, this drool-worthy box of red velvet cheesecake truffles is the one for Valentine’s Day. The box includes a dozen decadent cake truffles stuffed with chocolate chips and cream cheese in a chocolate shell and rolled red velvet crumbs. Milk Bar lets you schedule your delivery date, so the package turns up at your loved one’s doorstep just in time for Valentine’s Day. You can also add your own personalized note to include in the package.

If you’re looking to buy an edible gift for a friend, co-worker, or teacher, this Harry & David box does not disappoint. It consists of a scrumptious-looking heart-shaped dark chocolate ganache cheesecake surrounded by ten raspberry galettes and a dozen raspberry-filled shortbread cookies with heart cut-outs. The desserts are beautifully packaged in a pink heart-patterned box, which is sure to impress your Valentine. While two-day shipping is included, we suggest not waiting until the last minute to order in case it goes out of stock.

Set the right mood for your Valentine’s movie night with hot, buttery popcorn courtesy of the Movie Night Bundle from Popsmith. The popcorn included in this bundle is made on a stovetop, not a microwave, and the kit includes 10 kernel packs and a stainless steel stovetop popcorn maker to make theater-quality popcorn right at home. All popcorn kits come with Popsmith’s butter flavoring packs, so you don’t have to season it yourself. But if you want to make your own flavor combo, you can do that as well. The pot is available in five eye-catching colors: butter, poppy, mint, cobalt, and cream.

The Love Letter Brownie Gift Box features 12 individually wrapped brownie squares in a variety of flavors, plus an extra brownie in the shape of a love letter (hence the name). The box includes the brand’s best-selling brownie flavors like Red Velvet and Cookies and Cream as well as recently released flavors, which might vary from month to month. The packaging is absolutely gorgeous and makes a beautiful presentation for loved ones or friends.

From white chocolate squares to gummies and pretzels, the Love & Kisses Sweets Crate from Olive & Cocoa is a candy lover’s dream. The candies come in a hand-crafted wooden crate which you can buy in petite, medium, and large sizes. The petite box contains a white chocolate square, heart gummies, pairs of pink chocolate lips, strawberry twist pops, packages of white and pink chocolate pretzels, and red and pink tinted popcorn. If you want the large box, you’ll get everything the petite crate has plus red caramel popcorn, strawberry licorice, and chocolate lips.

This cookie box from Delight Patisserie makes a great Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s gift for friends or family. These vanilla shortbread cookies are handmade and consist of just six ingredients, making them a wholesome treat for your loved ones. Each cookie has a message (“this cookie is filled with love”), and a heart imprinted on it for the extra cuteness factor. The cookies are also individually wrapped and will keep fresh for up to two months.

Made in Japan by a family-owned business, the limited edition Bouquets of Chocolate Gift Set features exquisite chocolate roses and leaves made from pure chocolate in strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate cones. The set comes with ten small pieces, making it the perfect bite-sized treat for your significant other. It is pricey, but you do get free express shipping with orders over $149.

A cheeky name makes this Fries Before Guys Gift Basket a fun gift for friends. The basket features shortbread cookies made to look like crinkle-cut fries in a wide variety of flavors, such as green mint chocolate chip, confetti, and lemon poppyseed, just to name a few. The basket is meant to be shared with a crowd and comes in nine or eighteen assorted carton sets. Both sets come with an 8-ounce bottle of chocolate dipping sauce, but if you opt for the large 18-carton option, you get an additional marshmallow dipping sauce with it.

There’s nothing like a steaming hot cup of tea to warm up with on chilly evenings, which is why this assorted tea collection from David’s Tea is an appealing gift for tea lovers. The set features a wide variety of loose-leaf teas catering to different taste buds. While it comes with familiar flavors like peppermint and cinnamon spice tea, you can also find teas with a twist, like chocolate macaroon, lavender Earl Grey, and jelly donut teas to sample. Each tea container has six servings, and the set comes with a mug and tea basket to brew tea.

A box of chocolates might just be the ultimate symbol of Valentine’s Day, so if your partner likes the classics, go ahead and sweeten their day with the Godiva Valentine’s Day Heart Assorted Chocolate Gift Box. The festive heart-shaped box holds 14 gourmet chocolates in assorted flavors, including fan faves such as White Praline Heart and Dark Ganache Heart. There are also other flavors present inside including raspberry star white chocolate, and milk chocolate caramel squares.

This box of Hickory Farms favorites leans into the savory, without skipping the sweet. It includes beef summer sausage, smoked gouda, Cheddar cheese, and sweet hot mustard—a combination that’s designed to be enjoyed together. Finish it all off with a sweet treat in either the cranberry pistachio crisps or the heart-shaped pretzels. 

Give your loved one the gift of comfort with the Choco-Lot of Love Package. This set features a cozy blanket, fuzzy socks, and a breakable white chocolate (it comes with a wooden mallet to crack it open) heart filled with M&M candies. Additionally, it comes in fun packaging, guaranteed to uplift their mood. You can buy the product and get it shipped at a later date, so you can buy it early and send it to their address as a Valentine’s Day surprise. You can also add a personalized message to the package for an extra-special touch.

If you’re looking for a basket that’s a feast for the eyes (and tummy), this limited edition Barbie-pink chocolate Oreo tray might be the perfect gift. Each cookie is dipped in decadent pink chocolate, giving you double the chocolate flavor with every bite. The box comes with 12 cookies and includes ice packs to ensure they don’t melt while in transit. If you’re sending straight to your recipient, you can include a personalized note for free or add a gift wrapping, ribbon, a gift box, or a handwritten card for an additional charge.

Harry & David has the market cornered when it comes to grand gift baskets and boxes, so it’s no surprise that we love their Deluxe Valentine’s Day Basket. The Valentine-themed goodies include Harry & David’s signature Moose Munch Premium Popcorn in dark chocolate, heart-shaped crackers, sharp white cheddar cheese, sweet pepper and onion relish, roasted almonds, milk chocolate hearts, a frosted heart-shaped sugar cookie, gummy peach hearts, and dried fruits—all in a cute and festive fabric basket. There’s plenty to go around and share with this gift basket, or you can send it to your favorite couple as the ultimate Valentine’s gift.

With the Crazy Cocktail Kit, anyone can be a bartender and concoct a homemade cocktail or mocktail. This curated kit features five cocktail mixes including concentrated ginger beer syrup, cranberry five-spice syrup, Moscow Mule pomegranate syrup, apple bitters, and ruby-spiced apple shrub syrup from different brands. It’s a good chance for them to see what they like and what they don’t like, and who knows—they might just find their new favorite drink.

Brighten their Valentine’s Day with this gorgeous flower bouquet set from UrbanStems. The bouquet comes in a 4.75-inch gold-colored vase and features two types of roses, carnations, scabiosa (pincushion flowers), ranunculus, and anemones in white, pink, and burgundy blooms. The set also includes three milk and honey bath bombs to set the mood for a relaxing spa night. 

Pamper yourself, your SO, or your BFF after a long day with this bath spa set from Etsy. This handmade bath set uses only natural ingredients and colorants and has everything a person needs for a luxurious bath, including scented candles, natural soap bars, body scrubs, body oils, a shower steamer sponge, and a face towel. If you plan on gifting this set, you can add their name in gold lettering at the top of the box for an extra price.

For anyone who’s not sure if their gift basket will be a hit or a miss, why not let them choose the exact treats their heart desires? Sugarwish offers a limited edition Valentine's Treats Box that allows your loved ones to select candies, freshly baked cookies, gourmet popcorn, snacks, or coffee and tea in their favorite flavors. All you have to do is select and pay for the box size you wish to buy, and Sugarwish will send them a link to customize their gift. The gift arrives in a beautifully decorated box with a custom gift card with a personalized message from you. It’s also an affordable option with prices starting at $25.

The Edible Arrangements Blooming Hearts With Mug includes a mini bouquet of chocolate-dipped strawberries and pineapple hearts arranged in a cute red mug. There are two options available: The “with love” mug bouquet comes with pineapple hearts, plain strawberries, and semi-sweet chocolate-dipped strawberries with no sprinkles, while the “extra love” mug has all of that plus sprinkles. Either way, it’s a delicious fruity treat.

Give your loved one this indulgent cupcake dessert from Wicked Good Cupcakes. The set consists of your choice of two, four, or six cupcakes layered with frosting and sprinkles in a small glass mason jar. Choose from more than twenty flavors, including chocolate ganache, salted caramel cupcakes, cookies and cream, and two limited edition Valentine flavors: Cupid’s Confetti and Valentine’s Velvet Cupcake Jar. It also comes with a cute card featuring a pop-up paper rose bouquet when opened. 

Earn serious brownie points from your loved one by gifting them Boarderie’s Valentine’s Cicetti Cheese & Charcuterie Board. This board gets top marks for presentation and is perfect for sharing or eating alone. It features six different kinds of cheese, including creamy coppinger, peppadew pepper white cheddar, merlot pecorino, blueberry Wensleydale, and aged yellow cheddar, plus cute cheddar hearts and XO letters. It also comes with three types of charcuterie meat and tasty accompaniments like rosemary crackers, cashews, dried cherries, Turkish figs, and chili marinated green olives.

If your Valentine has a sweet tooth, the beautifully presented Nancy Silverton’s Favorite Gelato Gift Box is the ultimate gift. This box includes nine 4-ounce pints of Nancy’s favorite gelato flavors which can vary, but can include Butterscotch Budino with a Caramel Rosemary Swirl, Italian Custard with Marsala & Citrus Caramel Swirl, Whiskey Cake and Cream, and Amarena Cherry with Amaretti, among others. Leave a lasting impression on your loved one with this sweet box, finished with a branded grosgrain ribbon in the color of your choice.

If you want this Valentine’s Day to be a celebration (maybe you’re popping the big question), the Knack Salut! Gift Set is completely toast-worthy. This box includes two fluted champagne glasses with a gold hammered base and a 9-ounce Prosecco candle with notes of citrus, sugar, and lily of the valley. To really make this gift pop, you can customize it and add champagne gummy bears, a confetti push pop, and of course, a bottle of bubbly (there’s even a non-alcoholic option).

Macarons are the perfect V-day gift: They have a light and airy texture and seem almost too pretty to eat. Maddie About Cake, a micro-bakery specializing in French macarons, offers a Valentine’s Day Variety Box consisting of a dozen macarons in six flavors: cheesecake, chocolate-covered strawberry, pistachio rose, raspberry cookies and cream, red velvet, and strawberry milkshake. You get to choose two of each flavor to complete the set, but if you want more customization, we suggest ordering the “Build-A-Box” option which allows you to pick your faves only.

There’s nothing like the warmth and coziness of a coffee date, but a coffee date at home on Valentine’s Day adds an extra layer of intimacy and romance. We love this Coffee Date Night Gift Box from Meeting Place Coffee that has everything you need for the best coffee date with your partner. 

The gift box includes six bags of gourmet coffees (three seasonal flavors and three origin or house coffees) available in ground or whole bean, two speckled ceramic mugs that read “Hug in a mug,” a ceramic Melitta pour-over cone, two homemade biscottis, and a signature coffee scented soy candle. The box also comes elegantly packaged with a ribbon in a color or print of your choice.

Looking for a Valentine's gift for him? This ready-to-ship gift box is made up of items he’ll actually use, but wouldn’t necessarily buy for himself, including a scented candle, face and body soap, chocolate bar, silk eye mask, and exfoliating mud mask. For further customization, you can choose a greeting card or a variety of add-ons.

The Sweet & Spicy Pack from Momofuku is perfect for any ramen-obsessed person in your life. The pack consists of five Sweet & Spicy Noodle packs, the brand’s signature chili oil and hot honey, plus a box of chocolate snacks mixed with unconventional flavor blends like miso-potato chip and vegan white chocolate crispy rice. While it’s not technically Valentine’s Day-themed, it’s a fun way to make dinner together.

A romantic Valentine’s dinner at a restaurant runs the risk of feeling hectic and crowded. If you and your partner are looking for a more intimate night-in this year, Tasty Ribbon’s The Night-In Dinner Box will help make your night the coziest and most memorable one yet. 

The box includes spaghetti, tomato sauce with ricotta and pecorino cheeses, extra virgin olive oil, parmigiano reggiano cheese savory cookies, sun dried tomato and olive tapenade, vanilla cookies, hazelnut spread, and a milk chocolate bar with a hazelnut filling. Whether your partner is a self-proclaimed foodie or a novice cook, nothing says “food is my love language” more than this box. 

Woo the chocolate lover in your life with a box of bonbons from Jacques Torres. This box is definitely not your everyday box of chocolates, and is a great way to express your love and care to a romantic partner or friend. Each bonbon is covered in either a dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or white chocolate shell and comes with a variety of fillings, including raspberry, espresso, fresh coconut, and caramel. The chocolates are available in three sizes: 12 pieces, 25 pieces, and 50 pieces, and come in a gift-ready box tied with a ribbon.

If your partner likes savory treats more than sweets, a decadent cheese box is a sophisticated Valentine’s Day gift. Cowgirl Creamery’s Just Add Wine Box pairs perfectly with several types of wine, so you and your sweetheart can enjoy a romantic wine and cheese tasting at home. The box includes three California cheeses—triple cream Mt Tam, the versatile and snackable Wagon Wheel, and the bold Red Hawk—along with fig and black tea preserves, red wine and shallot confit, wildflower honey, and organic flatbread crackers. 

The Bateel Adore Gift Set makes a lovely gift for anyone who doesn’t like chocolates or who just prefers a healthier option. The organic dates are packed in a heart-shaped velvet box that comes in medium and large sizes. You also have the option of choosing dates stuffed with candied lemon peel, orange peel, and roasted nut gourmet fillings, or just plain. Just take note that there is a shipping fee that varies depending on the destination and size of the box.

For those who don’t have a sweet tooth, this charcuterie box from Mercado Famous is a savory gift basket alternative. The box is tailored especially for those new to the world of charcuterie meats. The box features three organic cured meats from Spain: ham, a pork sausage chorizo, and lomo, a pork tenderloin, all of which are marinated in spices and ready-to-eat. It's enough for two people to enjoy and works really well for outdoor picnics or date nights.

The Vashon Island Love Brews Magic Coffee Dust Sampler is a thoughtful pick for the coffee lover in your life. The coffee “dust” is actually a spice blend of cocoa, allspice, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg that can be added to hot and iced coffee, or even oatmeal and desserts for a flavor boost. There are two sets to pick from, each containing around 36 servings. Choose between the Hot Momma, Spicy Papa, and Captain’s set or the Cocoa Calm, Gingerbread, and Healthful flavors. The set also includes a teeny-tiny spoon, a “love you” sticker, and a red pouch to gift it in.

If food is your partner’s love language, a steak dinner for two might be the perfect choice for a special evening in. The Valentine’s Day Gift Box from Eagle Rock Ranch in Colorado comes with your choice of either filet mignon, ribeye, or New York strip steaks, all of which are dry-aged for 21 days maximum flavor. There are two pieces of grass-fed steak in each box which you can then season and cook together for a fun and memorable evening. Plus, each box comes with a Rustic Rose scented candle for extra ambiance.

Questions You Might Ask

What should you put in a Valentine's Day gift basket?

If you’re looking to create your own Valentine’s Day gift basket for a loved one, it’s important to customize it and choose items that are specific to that person. If you have trouble deciding on gifts for a new relationship or for a friend who has it all, you can focus on a theme to highlight your thoughtfulness. For example, a spa gift basket could include scented candles, a bubble bath, and massage oil.

How many items should a Valentine’s Day gift basket have?

There is no hard and fast rule on how many items to include in a Valentine’s Day gift basket, as it’s the thought that counts regardless of the gift basket size. At least three items will make a small basket feel special, but you can easily bump it up to 10-15 depending on their preferences and your budget.

Who are Valentine’s Day gift baskets good for?

Valentine’s Day is typically seen as a romantic holiday, but can also be a special day to show your love to family and friends. While not all Valentine’s Day gift baskets are suitable for every person, you can still find one that is appropriate and meaningful for whoever you decide to gift it to, whether that’s a close friend, parent, or sibling.

Take Our Word for It

This article was written by L. Daniela Alvarez and Nor’Adila Hepburn, two contributing writers for Real Simple. To compile this list, they spent hours researching different kinds of Valentine’s Day gift boxes, focusing on a wide range of categories like food, home goods, and cozy drinks. 

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