Everyday blends of nuts, seeds, and fruits simple, satisfying, and ready to enjoy anywhere.

The wooden tray gift basket is the format that outlasts every other gift basket in your catalog. Cardboard gift boxes get recycled. Foil-wrapped baskets get tossed. Plastic sectional trays sit unused in a closet. A solid wood tray stays in the recipient's home for years, repurposed as a coffee table catch-all, a kitchen counter fruit bowl, a bread tray on a dining table, or a serving platter at their own gatherings. The contents disappear in two weeks; the tray sticks around as a reminder of the gift.
Our Nut and Dried Fruit Gift Basket in Reusable Wooden Tray, 12 Assortments delivers that lasting format. Twelve individually portioned assortments of premium nuts and dried fruits arranged in a solid wood tray, tied with a decorative ribbon. Hand-packed at our Monroe, NY facility, kosher certified, ready to gift with no wrapping required.
What's Inside
Twelve individually portioned assortments split across nuts and dried fruits. Typical composition runs around 7 nut varieties to 5 dried fruit varieties.
Nut selections (typically 7 varieties):
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Roasted and salted almonds
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Walnut halves
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Roasted cashews
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Whole roasted pistachios
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Honey-glazed pecans
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Honey-glazed peanuts
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Mixed nut house blend
Dried fruit selections (typically 5 varieties):
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Dried cranberries
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Dried apricots
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Dried pineapple chunks
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Dried mango strips
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Dried kiwi or dried apple rings (varies by season)
The 7-to-5 nut-to-fruit ratio gives the tray substantial savory-forward weight while keeping enough sweet variety for full-spectrum gifting. Composition may vary by season based on inventory rotation.
The Reusable Wooden Tray
The tray is solid wood, designed to outlast its first life as a gift container. After the food is gone, customers tell us the tray gets repurposed in dozens of different ways. Some keep it as a centerpiece on the dining table for fruit. Others use it as a bread or charcuterie serving platter for their own gatherings. Many use it as a kitchen counter catch-all for keys, mail, or daily essentials. A surprising number end up as bathroom vanity trays for jewelry or small toiletries.
That post-gift utility is part of what makes the wooden tray format genuinely different from cardboard or foil alternatives. Recipients don't have to discard the packaging, which means the gift continues to register every time they use the tray.
The wood is sturdy enough for years of regular use. Wipes clean with a damp cloth, doesn't need oiling unless heavily used, and develops a natural patina over time that most owners come to prefer over the original finish.
Tied with a Decorative Ribbon
The ribbon wraps the tray for presentation and removes cleanly when the recipient is ready to start eating. Color varies by season, typically running in neutral or holiday-appropriate tones. The ribbon doesn't carry occasion-specific text (like "Sympathy" or "Get Well") so this tray works across all general gifting moments rather than locking to a specific event.
Who This Is For
Most of our wooden tray buyers are sending to people they actually want to keep gifting to. Parents, in-laws, longtime friends, the decade-plus colleagues who've moved past the obligation-gift stage. The tray's permanence in their home is the point. They use it, they remember the gift every time they pull it out for a dinner party, the gesture compounds. Cardboard gift boxes don't do that.
Recipients with curated home aesthetics tend to gravitate toward this one too. Wood plays well with modern, traditional, farmhouse, or Scandinavian-influenced kitchens, so the gift fits their space rather than fighting it. If you're gifting to someone whose home looks intentional, this tray won't end up in the donate pile after a month.
A surprising chunk of our orders at this tier come from businesses sending to clients. Premium corporate gifting where standard cardboard boxes feel cheap. The tray reads considered, the 12 assortments read substantial, and the year-round neutral packaging works for any client relationship without locking to Christmas or any specific season. Bulk orders come with custom ribbon options or printed messaging on request.
Wedding gifts are a quieter use case. Couples who like to entertain end up using the wooden tray as a serving piece at their own dinner parties for years, which doubles the value perception of the gift and turns the giver into a recurring topic when guests ask where the tray came from.
Housewarming gifts work well here. The tray immediately becomes useful in a new home, and first-home buyers furnishing kitchens and dining areas often appreciate functional pieces more than decorative ones at that life stage.
Retirement gifts are another spot. Someone transitioning to more time at home often prefers items that work in everyday life over purely decorative pieces, and a wooden tray earns its place in their daily rotation.
For long-distance gifting where you can't visit in person, this tray is reliable. Ships substantial, arrives gift-ready, food inside is shelf-stable for weeks so it survives any delivery delay without spoilage.
How This Compares to Our Other Wooden Tray Baskets
We have three other wooden tray options, each with an occasion-specific ribbon: Sympathy, Get Well Soon, and Red Ribbon. Those work when the gift moment calls for a specific message on the ribbon (bereavement, recovery, or holiday celebration). This basket sits at a different tier with neutral ribbon and a different content mix, which is why the price point lands higher. Pick the occasion-specific options when the moment needs the matching ribbon language. Pick this one when you want the wooden tray format without locking the gift to a single event type.
Dietary and Allergen Notes
kosher certified. Contains tree nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans, walnuts) and peanuts. Not suitable for anyone with a peanut or tree nut allergy. Honey-glazed varieties contain added sugar. Dried fruits may be lightly sweetened. Check individual packaging inside the tray for specifics.
What's Included with Every Order
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Solid wood reusable keepsake tray
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12 individually portioned nut and dried fruit assortments
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Decorative ribbon wrapping the tray
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Sealed freshness packaging for each assortment
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kosher certification
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Hand-packed in Monroe, NY
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