Gift Baskets vs Individual Chocolate Gifts: Which Should You Send? (2026)

Send a gift basket when the gift has to serve a room, and an individual chocolate gift when it has to feel personal. That is the whole decision; the rest is sizing. The Sweet Tooth, a chocolate factory in North Miami Beach handmaking gifts since 1979, offers same-day delivery throughout South Florida for orders placed before 2 PM EST, and we build both sides of this choice every day: gift baskets starting at $69, and single gifts starting at $8. Here is how we talk it through with customers at the counter.

Key Takeaways

• Gift baskets start at $69 for the Small Round and climb through the $629 Supreme, with statement baskets up to $850; the $89 Medium Round holds about 40 handmade pieces and serves 6 to 8 people.
• Individual chocolate gifts start at $8 for a chocolate greeting card; a 9-pack of handcrafted truffles is $18, and a photo printed on chocolate in edible ink is $59.
• Every basket mixes milk, dark, and white chocolate: dipped Oreos and pretzels, handmade truffles from a rotating lineup of 30+ flavors, chocolate bark, dipped dried fruit, and pecan pralines. Larger baskets add variety, not just quantity.
• Baskets are built tall and wrapped in ribbon for one person or family; trays lay flat and serve a crowd at offices, events, and tables.
• Orders placed before 2 PM EST are delivered that day across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, and everything ships to all 50 states.

Basket or Individual Gift at a Glance

	Gift basket	Individual gift
Built for	A household, a party, a room full of people	One person, one message
Price range	From $69, up to statement baskets at $850	From $8
Feels like	An arrival: built tall and finished with a hand-tied ribbon	A choice made for them specifically
Typical occasions	Birthdays, condolences, holidays, office send-offs	Thank-yous, milestones, "thinking of you"
Personalization	Occasion ribbon, plaque on top, custom mix	Names, photos, and messages on the chocolate itself

What's the Difference Between a Gift Basket and an Individual Chocolate Gift?

A gift basket is an arrangement: dozens of handmade pieces built tall in a wicker basket, wrapped in cellophane, and finished with ribbon. An individual gift is one item chosen on purpose, like a box of truffles, a chocolate plaque carrying a message, or a single showpiece bar.

What goes into our baskets is the same across sizes: chocolate-dipped Oreos and pretzels, handmade truffles from a rotating collection of more than 30 flavors, dipped graham crackers, wafers and tea biscuits, a medley of chocolate bark, dipped dried fruit, and pecan pralines. A bigger basket adds more variety from that list rather than duplicates of the same pieces.

One distinction saves a lot of second-guessing: baskets stand tall and are made for gifting one person or family, while trays and platters lay flat and are made for serving a crowd. If the chocolate will sit on a table at an event, that job belongs to a tray.

"A basket makes an entrance, and a single gift makes a point. When a customer can't decide, I ask one question: who else will be in the room when it's opened?"
— Michael Briansky, Owner

When Is a Gift Basket the Better Choice?

Choose a basket whenever more than two or three people will share the gift. The math is on the product pages. The Gift Basket – Medium Round ($89) packs about 40 handmade pieces into a 12-inch wicker basket and serves 6 to 8 people. The Large Oval ($139) covers a family table, and the Ultimate ($529) holds 330 pieces and serves 55 to 65 at a full party.

Baskets also win when you don't know the recipient's tastes. The built-in variety means the dark chocolate person, the pretzel person, and the praline person all find their piece, which is why baskets show up in so many of our birthday, condolence, and office orders.

A gift that arrives also does something a gift card can't. Harvard Medical School has written about the health benefits of strong relationships, and a wrapped basket at the door is one of the clearest ways to put that thought in front of someone.

When Does an Individual Chocolate Gift Land Better?

An individual gift lands better when the point is the person, so put their name, their photo, or your message on it. The Personalized Edible Chocolate Photo ($59) prints a photo you upload in edible ink inside a fully edible chocolate frame, a chocolate plaque carries a Congratulations or Get Well message for $20, and a chocolate greeting card mails the sentiment for $8.

If you want a smaller gift that still feels chosen, the Handcrafted Truffle Box of 9 assorted flavors is $18. The ganache centers are made in-house, cut on a guitar cutter, and run through the enrobing machine, and the flavor lineup rotates through the year; lychee and coconut have been the favorites this past year. A single Dubai Chocolate Bar at $12 — the one item that ships free on $50+ orders with code FREESHIP — or chocolate covered strawberries from $49 do the same job in different directions; the strawberries are dipped fresh to order the day they go out, which is why they appear at so many anniversary dinners.

The individual gift is also the honest pick when the recipient lives alone. A $69 basket sitting on one person's counter for three weeks is generosity that turned into homework; a 9-piece truffle box is finished while it is still at its best.

Do You Have to Choose Between Them?

No, and the orders we remember usually combine the two: a basket for the room with one personal piece for the person. A chocolate plaque rides on top of any basket, a photo box can sit beside it, and basket add-ons like the truffle 9-pack slide inside the cellophane.

The baskets are easy to customize. Swaps like extra Oreos and no pretzels are a note at checkout, any basket can be built dark-heavy, sugar-free pieces can be substituted for someone managing diabetes, and Build-a-Basket on our site lets you pick the occasion, the size, and what goes inside. For gifting beyond the chocolate itself, our guide to why gift presentation matters covers the wrapping side of the argument.

Can You Get Either One Delivered Today in Miami?

Yes. Order before 2 PM EST and a basket or an individual gift is delivered that afternoon across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, with regular stops in Aventura, Sunny Isles Beach, and Hollywood. Offices are one of our most common stops; include the company name, the suite or floor, and the recipient's name. Local deliveries go out on Sundays even though the store is closed weekends, and there is no minimum order for local delivery.

Farther away, everything we make ships to all 50 states, in insulated packaging with cold packs whenever the weather calls for it. Each order can include a free printed gift message, no invoice or prices ever go in the box, and you can pick your delivery date at checkout, days or months ahead.

Quick Facts

• Gift baskets start at $69 and run through the $629 Supreme, with specialty statement baskets up to $850.
• The $89 Medium Round basket holds about 40 handmade pieces in a 12-inch wicker basket and serves 6 to 8 people; the $529 Ultimate holds 330 pieces and serves 55 to 65.
• Every basket includes milk, dark, and white chocolate; vegan baskets are dark chocolate only.
• Local orders placed before 2 PM EST are delivered that day across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, including Sundays.
• Voted Best Chocolate Shop and Best Desserts in the Miami New Times Best of Miami 2026 Readers' Choice awards.

What Customers Ask Us

Do you sell individual chocolates or just baskets?

We sell both. Besides baskets, we sell individual items: a 9-pack of truffles, chocolate bars, dipped Oreos, pretzels, strawberries, pralines, and more.

What comes in the basket?

All baskets include a mix of milk, dark, and white chocolate (vegan baskets are dark chocolate only): chocolate-dipped Oreos and pretzels, our seasonal collection of handmade truffles, dipped graham crackers, wafers and tea biscuits, our signature bark flavors, dipped dried fruit, and pecan pralines. Larger baskets mean more variety, not just more quantity.

Can I customize a basket with extra Oreos and no pretzels?

Swaps like extra Oreos and no pretzels are no problem. Leave a note at checkout or contact us and we'll build it that way.

Can I add a gift note?

Every order can include a free printed gift message, and no prices or invoice ever go in the box.

About Us

The Sweet Tooth is an independently owned chocolate factory and gift shop at 18435 NE 19th Ave, FL 33179, a few minutes from Aventura and Sunny Isles. Every product is made in-house in a 5,200-square-foot factory and certified by Kosher Miami, with local delivery across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties and shipping to all 50 states. The shop is backed by 1,300+ reviews at a 4.9 average and has passed 10,000 online orders.

Last updated: October 2026