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These hampers will keep you busy throughout the Easter season
Heading to a friend’s for Easter lunch and looking for a gift to bring? Or simply fancy treating the family to some seasonal goodies? Lots of chocolatiers, bakeries and shops have curated hampers packed to the brim with treats – from classic Easter eggs to simnel cake and sparkling wine. Find the C&TH pick below, featuring hampers from Fortnum & Mason, Biscuiteers, Harrods and more.
Never one to shy away from spring celebrations is Daylesford Organic, which has gone back to the classics for its spread of Easter goodies this year. Packed with seasonal sweet treats, Daylesford Organic’s latest Easter hamper comes with a selection of fudge, chocolates, fruit cake and a limited edition tin.
£125, daylesford.com
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Fortnum & Mason is renowned for its decadent hampers, which are jam-packed with goodies from the store. This Easter special includes a suitable amount of eggs (nougat, praline and dark chocolate praline) alongside tea and simnel biscuits.
£85, fortnumandmason.com
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You can’t go wrong with Hotel Chocolat, one of the most luxurious chocolatiers out there. This Easter hamper includes some of its best seasonal treats: Soft Boiled Eggs in dark and milk varieties (chocolate, not actual boiled eggs), Speckled Eggs (mini praline chocolate eggs), the Extra Thick Rocky Road to Caramel (a half caramel-milk, half milk chocolate egg filled with truffles and pralines), and much more.
£150, hotelchocolat.com
Switch up the chocolate for some biscuits with Biscuiteers, famed for its artistic hand-iced creations. This isn’t a hamper per se, but instead a pretty keepsake tin filled with equally pretty biscuits, featuring Fabergé-inspired egg-shaped designs.
£38, biscuiteers.com
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If you’re a sucker for savoury snacks, Harrods’ hamper is for you, filled with truffle crisps, pitted olives and Stilton crackers. But, of course, there’s also plenty for the sweet-toothed: think cocoa dusted almonds, sea salt caramel biscuits, and chocolate eggs.
£200, harrods.com
North London bakery Cutter & Squidge is best known for its show-stopping cakes, but that’s not all it offers – as shown in its Signature Easter Hamper. Inside you’ll find a Chunky Easter Cookie Box, a Pack of Chocolate Mini Eggs, Chocolate Shortbread Box, Billionaire Filled Easter Egg and a Hot Chocolate Tin.
£69.99, cutterandsquidge.com
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Eco-minded, ethical brand Chococo offers everything from boxes of chocolate to slabs and hot chocolate – plus an impressive range of hampers. This one includes a selection of Easter treats: from milk chocolate eggs to bunny-shaped chocolate and hot cross-bun flavoured bars.
£49.50, chococo.co.uk
Keep the whole family happy this Easter with a hamper from Yorkshire-based brand Betty’s. Spend the Bank Holiday weekend tucking into simnel fruit cake bites, spiced Easter biscuits, hand-painted ganache eggs and much more.
£95, bettys.co.uk
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Looking to treat a vegan friend this spring? This plant-based hamper from Harvey Nichols should do the trick, containing a dark chocolate Happy Bunny, vegan sweets, savoury snacks and a bottle of sparkling rosé from Busi Jacobsohn.
£120, harveynichols.com
Another great gift, Liberty’s Country Bunnies Easter Suitcase Hamper is dressed in the brand’s signature print, filled with the likes of all-butter shortbread, caramel truffle eggs, tea and clotted cream fudge.
£125, libertylondon.com
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Venchi’s Italian chocolates are irresistible – and this small hamper makes the perfect grown-up Easter present for a discerning chocolate lover.
£25, fenwick.co.uk
Featured image: Daylesford Organic
