15 Great Gift Baskets for Purim
Send mishloach manot in time for the celebration.
The Jewish holiday of Purim is one of celebration for its heroine Queen Esther who helped spoil a plot to persecute the Jews. The holiday is all about celebration and people dress up in costume and share in copious amounts of food and drink. People give Mishloach manot, baskets of food to family and friends and also give meals to those in need.
Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie with various fillings, named after the hat that the evil Haman wore (or so the tale goes), are a popular treat to be shared by all.
Looking to give something delicious this Purim? Here are 15 gifts perfect for just that.
One babka plus 24 hamantaschen makes the ultimate dessert spread for Purim. There is a reason why everyone loves the babka at Breads Bakery, filled with swirls of Nutella and Belgian dark chocolate. Don’t sleep on their hamantaschen either, traditional fillings like poppy seed and apricot, and fun twists including apple and chocolate.
Just like hamantaschen, kreplach are also triangular in shape, so many indulge in this traditional Jewish dish during Purim. Similar to dumplings, kreplach has a thin wrapper around a filling of meat, in this case noodle dough wrapped around brisket, chuck and short rib and caramelized onions. Eat them as is or throw them into a pot of chicken soup.
Inspired by co-founder Sam Howland’s mom’s desserts for Purim. She’d always make hamentashen, so he pulled together a strawberry hamantaschen ice cream, a Eureka lemon base with cream filled with strawberries and hamantaschen dough. She’d also make lemon poppyseed and rugelach, so he made pints of those as well. The fourth pint was inspired by her mom’s friend’s trip to Israel where she had a halvah pistachio and honey ice cream she couldn't stop raving about.
A very non-traditional take on the hamantaschen, this Chicago cookie company takes their creative cookies and turns them into triangle form with a few twists. Try double chocolate with a homemade caramel and sea salt center or brown butter chocolate chip with a chocolate ganache center, just two of the flavors in this six-pack.
This may look like a box of chocolates but it’s actually a stunning array of treats made from dried fruits and nuts making everything gluten free and vegan. There are mini pistachio hamantaschen and l’amandier gateaux, a French style cake with dried cranberries and slivers of almonds. This makes a beautiful mishloach manot gift for all.
If you are looking for a traditional assortment of hamantaschen, look no further than famed New York deli, Russ and Daughters, where hamantaschen are a staple year round. You’ll get eight cookies (two of each): poppyseed, prune butter, apricot and raspberry.
As a kid, one of the most fun parts of Purim is the Groggers. These noisemakers are used when anyone says the name of the “bad guy” Hamen. Everyone swings them around at the same time making a ton of noise (perfect for kids, not so much for parents). This hamentashen bundle from Zingermans in Ann Arbor, Michigan, comes with delicious triangular cookies with fillings like vanilla bean cream cheese and apricot jam. And two groggers for plenty of noisy fun.
What happens when you turn a giant Challah into a Hamantaschen looking treat? Pure deliciousness. This giant triangle shaped challah is filled with a chocolatey center. It’s Kosher, Parve and perfect for serving a crew of 6-8 people, perfect for any Purim celebration.
This stunning basket is filled with a variety of chocolates perfect for gifting to friends and family or serving at a Purim fete. Chocolate truffles, chocolate covered cookies and pretzels are adorned by hamantaschen shaped chocolates, chocolate masquerade masks and chocolate signs that say Happy Purim in Hebrew.
The hamantaschen at Three Brothers Bakery in Houston are so popular, people order them year round. The baker's choice box includes a mixed variety of their favorite flavors from more traditional prune and cherry to S’mores or lemon.
These marzipan crowns and masks are perfect for celebrating the heroic queen Esther. In royal colors of course, purple and yellow, infused with a little sparkle, these treats are a nice gift to give.
In the tradition of Mishloach Manot, giving bountiful baskets to family and friends, this Kosher fruit and sweets basket is a great way to show someone how much you care. Overflowing with fresh and dried fruit, nuts, chocolate, crackers and other sweet and savory treats that can be enjoyed for weeks.
These beautifully designed sugar cookies play into the costume part of Purim. Everyone dresses up so why shouldn’t your cookies? This 12-pack of dairy-free cookies comes in red, black, green and white all with a little bit of gold splatter paint design.
This seven-inch Parve chocolate praline pie is a perfect finish to any Purim feast. It’s topped with festive molded chocolate Purim decorations so it’s as photo-worthy as it is delicious.
Move over cronut, the doughnutaschen is the mash-up we need this Passover. A lightly sugared yeasted triangle donut is filled like a hamantaschen with either pecans and honey, strawberry jam, lemon curd or apricot.
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