If you are still passing your soan papdi to friends and relatives this Diwali season, it is time to spruce up gifting options. This festive season, break away from the norm of buying the usual mithai and indulge in these Diwali hampers that range from a fusion between mithai and ice cream, namkeen snacks, savoury delicacies and mithais with a twist.
For all the indecisive folks overwhelmed with the number of hampers out there, we have curated a list of Diwali hampers we would buy.
Located at The Shalimar Hotel, Nova Artisan Gelato is bringing a fun fusion twist to our favourite mithai we all grew up eating. Nova Gelato brings the best of both worlds with its festive delights! Think motichoor ladoo stuffed with almond gelato, a jalebi sandwich with rose and cardamom gelato, and more. Their Festive Edit Dessert Box (₹1,175) includes the Jalebi Sandwich, Burnt Honey Bite with flavours of saffron ganache combined with pistachio bark, Paan and Chocolate Cannoli which as the name suggests, is a unique combination of paan, wrapped in a crisp chocolate-coated cannoli shell, and the Motichoor Nutty Ladoo. Our favourites from this box include the Motichoor Nutty Ladoo, and the Paan and Chocolate Cannoli.
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Listed in the World’s Greatest Places – 2024 by TIME, Manam Chocolate offers a variety of options to choose from. Their Diwali Edit includes several hampers and boxes for everyone. These hampers include hearty hot chocolate stir-it-ups, creamy spreads, chocolate-coated dragees, sweet & savoury mixes, indulgent bonbons, and much more. The hampers start at ₹1,100. These limited-edition boxes and tins that feature illustrations by acclaimed digital artist Namrata Kumar.
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The festive hampers from Food Square are here to spruce up Diwali gifting with the variety of things they offer. Their Luxury Grazing Box (₹ 5,500) includes a variety of premium, handcrafted, and luxury cheeses. Think Handcrafted Cream Cheese Truffle & Green Olives Cream Cheese, Fig and Truffle Honey Cream Cheese, Green olives and sriracha cream cheese, Clawson Smoked Cheddar Paprika, Singleton Cheddar Sage, along with many other options. Pair these with olives, Cherry Pepper Stuffed With Feta & Cream, Olive Pate, Pecan Nuts, Walnuts , Sourdough Mixed Herbs Crackers, Herb Crostini, Bread Stick, Red Gleombere Pat Fresh Grapes, fresh fruits – Figs, Cherries & Kiwi.
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Navi Mumbai Marriott Hotel has a range of exquisite Diwali hampers. The Bliss Box (₹ 1,999) includes premium sweets, healthy snacks such as masala cranberries, flavoured dragees, salted almonds, dry fruit sweet, pralines, and much more.
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The Allure Diwali Hamper (₹ 6,500) from Andaz Delhi by Hyatt offers a combination of luxury items such as incense sticks from Phool, a brass Ganesha Lakshmi, and a diya. This hamper also includes dry fruits, a ceramic bowl from The Wishing Chair, playing cards from Phool, beetroot crisps, coffee from Billi Hu, oil set from Alternative, and much more.
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Toujours has a list of hampers and boxes that enhance the spirit of Diwali in the best possible way! From Marzipan Crackers, inspired by Diwali fireworks, Mendiant Bars, vegan brownies, cashew ragi cookies, Financier Bars, in Pistachio Raspberry and dark chocolate orange, to Rangoli-shaped Diwali cookies, they definitely are the perfect Diwali hamper to share with your friends.
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With a new flagship outlet in Pune, Éntisi Chocolatier’s Diwali collection is as pretty as a picture! The chocolate diyas are made with layers of floral saffron caramel, pistachios, cardamom ganache, and a decadent sea salt cookie crumble, all in a diya. They also have a firecracker hamper with a three-drawer box containing 12 chocolate mediants in dark, milk and white chocolate, along with chocolate coated orange peels and rose almond dragees.
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Spruce up your Diwali hampers gifting game with these boxes from Foodstories. The Chip & Dip Box (₹ 1,400) is a party in a box with a selection of chips and dips such as sun-dried tomato pesto, basil seed pesto, garlic hummus, herbed crostini, and cacio-e-pepe crackers. They also have a variety of other hampers such as coffee, guacamole, nuts, truffle, cheese, fruits, vegetables, and much more.
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Pune’s Malaka Spice’s festive hampers not only feature traditional Diwali goodies but also condiments from their own Cherish Farms. The hampers include faral and items everyone grew up eating during Diwali. Think Karanji, Nachani Ladoo, Chivda, Chakli, Shankarpali, Rasam Powder, Curry Leaves Chutney, and much more. These hampers are priced at (₹1,500 onwards) and also include Agarbatti, Diwali lantern, Diyas.
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Bring in the festive spirit with hampers from Marriott Bonvoy on Wheels by JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar. The Crafted Euphoria (₹ 2,500) includes mini mathri, munch magnet peanuts, beetroot crisp, quinoa chaat puff, waffle mini cone, royal rose bite, granola, and salted almonds.
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