Gourmet Edible Gifts

• Edible gifts come in an assortment of arrangements and foods. Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images

  Edible gourmet gifts can be a great way to express thanks to someone who has done something nice for you, or for someone in your family as a birthday or anniversary present. Local bakeries and online shops offer specially made edible gourmet gifts that can be made any way you like.

Fruit Arrangements

• Fruit arrangements are a great way to go for a nutritious and aesthetically pleasing gourmet edible gift. You can add several types of fruits, according to what the gift recipient likes or dislikes. Fruit arrangements can be made with strawberries, bananas, pineapples, cantaloupe, honeydew, grapes and even a few pieces of chocolate if you so desire. Fruit arrangements can be in the form of a bouquet or other types of arrangements.

Chocolate-Dipped Fruit Arrangements

• Chocolate dipped fruit is another way to go. Edible arrangements has an assortment of possibilities for chocolate dipped fruits and more than a hundred different themed fruit bouquets. Some of the possibilities for chocolate dipped fruit include the Halloween Scaredy Cat bouquet, which consists of chocolate cats, a Halloween balloon and fruit kabobs; a tennis ball bouquet, called Sweet Serve, which consists of a tennis ball shaped base, fruit shaped like flowers and additional fruit kabobs.

Rice Crispy Treats

• Rice Crispy treats can be a great edible gourmet gift for the right occasion. Rice crispy treats can be dipped in chocolate, dressed up in holiday food dressing and are great for any holiday including Easter, Halloween, Christmas, or birthdays. Putting a picture on the rice crispy treat is also an option that could give a more personal touch. For children, there are rice crispy treats resembling cartoon characters or children's icons, like Elmo or Winnie the Pooh.

Wine Baskets

• Wine baskets are also a great edible gourmet gift that would be perfect for the holidays or special occasions. Wine baskets can include virtually any kind of wine that you select and can have other additions, such as chocolate, fruit, Cabernet cheddar cheese, cookies, toasted sesame crackers, almonds, chocolate covered fruit or different meats, like beef salami. Some ideal wine choices for gift arrangements include California Cabernet Sauvignon, California Chardonnay, California Zinfandel, or Brachetto.

Lollipop Bouquets

• Lollipop Bouquets are good for nearly any occasion mentioned previously. Lollipop bouquets can contain lollipops resembling cartoon characters for birthdays, ghost and pumpkins for Halloween, Christmas trees and angels for Christmas, or flowers and bunnies for Easter. Lollipop bouquets are also ideal for Valentine's Day, in which a lollipop bouquet resembling red roses would certainly be appreciated.