Create your own Gourmet Food Hamper for Dad
While there are loads of gourmet food hampers available online, creating your own gourmet food hamper for dad has a number of advantages. You can include delicious products that you know he will love; you don’t have ‘filler’ products and you can tailor the hamper to best suit your dad. Since it is homemade, dad should love the hamper even more for the effort and thought you have put into it.
Here are two Gourmet Food Hampers we created that you can easily recreate for your Dad. When creating these hampers, I choose to use gourmet food products as a treat for Dad. Most of the products can can be found at David Jones, in a good Deli or via their online websites. (further Details below)
Dad’s BBQ Gift Hamper
Presented in this Open Tool Box (Pictured above), this Gourmet Gift Hamper offers everything Dad needs for a great relaxing or entertaining afternoon followed by a delicious BBQ. Let Dad spend the afternoon relaxing with a few beers and delicious nuts, then dinner can be taken to a new level with these Gourmet Condiments to enhance the flavours of your food.
Included in our Gourmet BBQ Hamper for Dad:
1 x Port Willunga Fine Foods Smoked Almonds
1 x Port Willunga Fine Foods Salted Pistachios
1 x Port Willunga Fine Foods Chilli Almonds
1 x Port Willunga Fine Foods Native seasoned salt
1 x Random Harvest Beer & Whiskey Carry Case which includes:
- Pale Ale Mustard,
- Roast Garlic & Pepper BBQ Rub, and
- Aged Whiskey Mustard.
1 x Ogilvie & Co This Gentleman’s Relish 260g
1 x Ogilvie & Co Smokey Chipotle Chilli Sauce 250ml
1 x Ogilvie & CO Drover’s Aussie BBQ Sauce 250ml
2 x James Squire One Fifty Lashes Pale Ale’s
I love the look and rugged feel of this Gift Hamper, presented in the Open Tool Box. It is great to look at and Dad will be able to use the Tool Box long after Father’s Day.
You can re-create this hamper for under $130 all together or under $100 without the Tool Box. The products within the hamper cost $94 and the Tool Box cost $33 (from Bunnings).
Dad’s Sweet Tooth Gourmet Food Hamper
If you Dad enjoys indulging in the sweeter items, this Sweet Tooth Gift Hamper is ideal. Packed with delicious Nougats, sweet dessert sauces and tasty treats for him to enjoy and hopefully share!
Included in our Sweet Tooth Gift Hamper for Dad:
1 x Random Harvest Mini-Me Dessert Sauces including:
- Rich Chocolate Sauce 50ml
- Brandy Liqueur Sauce 50ml
- Raspberry Sauce 50ml
- Wooden Spreader
1 x Port Willunga Salted Pistachios
1 x Ogilvie & Co Drover’s Aniseed Humbugs 170g
1 x Port Willunga Fleurieu Lime Pickle 140g
1 x Rinaldi Roasted Almond Nougats Leatherwood Honey Flavour 175g
1 x Rinaldi Soft Almond with Blue Gum honey Nougat 86g
1 x Rinaldi Soft Hazelnut with Orange Blossom honey Nougat 86g
1 x Rinaldi Soft Macadamia with Meadow honey Nougat, 86g
1 x Rinaldi Soft Chocolate Hazelnut, made with pure honey Nougat 86g
1 x Pinot Noir Ice wine 375 ml
Strawberries to decorate
The cost of creating this Gourmet Food Hamper was under $100 including the packaging. I purchased the Gift Box from a local discount store and the Ribbon from a major retailer.
I hope these Gourmet Food Hamper Ideas have inspired you and would love to see what food hampers you create!
For Stockist information on the Products in our Gourmet Food Hampers, visit:
Rinaldi Confectionery
