Gourmet Breakfast Gift Baskets

Check out these absolutely stunning ready made baskets (click on the pics for pricing and more info) and then scroll down to get some more ideas for making your own scrumptious gourmet breakfast gift baskets.

First you'll want to choose what delectable taste sensations you're going to include in your baskets. As breakfast is said to be by far the MOST IMPORTANT MEAL of the day, you'll find there is an excellent selection of tasty and different breakfast foods available.

Here's a few delicious BREAKFAST BASKET IDEAS to get you started.

TO EAT

• Hot or cold cereals, meusli, granola
  
• Pancake and waffle mixes
  
• Breakfast bars
  
• Jams and preserves, honey
  
• Fresh fruit such as pineapple, strawberries or blueberries
  
• Dried fruits such as cranberries
• Fresh baked breads, scones or muffins
  
• Meats such as ham, smoked bacon
  
• Hollandaise sauce
  
• Smoked salmon
  

TO DRINK

• Fruit juices
  
• Gourmet teas
  
• Coffee
  
• Champagne
  
• Egg nog mix
  
• Bloody Mary mix
  
• Mimosa mix

NICE EXTRAS TO ADD

• Cloth napkins
  
• Glasses
  
• Tea or coffee cups or mugs
  
• Tea pot
  
• Coffee plunger
  

Once you've decided what's going in your gourmet breakfast gift baskets you'll need to decide on a gift container of some sort. Baskets are always a good choice, or you could use a breakfast serving tray, a decorative tin gift bucket, a gift box or market tray, or even a mixing bowl.

1. Blueberry Heaven
   Add a selection of deliciously healthy blueberry breakfast food themed gifts such as blueberry jam, fresh or dried blueberries, a blueberry pancake or blueberry muffin recipe, blueberry tea and blueberry fruit bars.

2. Classic Canadian
   Add a pancake mix, Maple syrup, blueberries, bacon and a selection of coffee.

3. Celebration Time
   Add a bottle of champagne and some orange juice, or use a Mimosa mix, celebration glasses and fresh strawberries. Gourmet cheese and crackers would be nice with this too.

4. Eggs Benedict
   Add fresh eggs, smoky bacon, English muffins and a jar of Hollandaise sauce.

5. English Breakfast
   Whip up a batch of light and fluffy fresh scones or muffins, add a variety of jams or preserves and a selection of breakfast teas.

Ready for the next step? Have a look at these fab pages:

Gift Basket Assembly

Wrapping Techniques

How To Tie a Bow

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