The holiday season is often a time for enjoying sweet treats, but who says those treats can’t be good for you? Edible Arrangements has some fabulous holiday fruit bouquets that are sweet, delicious, and incredibly festive.

Our family recently received the Edible Arrangements “Very Merry Festival” fruit bouquet for review.

Not only did the arrangement look beautiful, but the second we opened the cellophane wrapping, an amazing smell of fresh fruit filled the room.
This particular arrangement comes with cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries, oranges, grapes, and white chocolate-covered pineapples, colored green and cut in the shape of Christmas trees. The directions suggest you eat the arrangement right away or refrigerate after 4 hours. My 4 year old son made light work of all the grapes (and I mean all of them), and I particularly enjoyed the white chocolate pineapple. All the fruit was so fresh that we were still able to enjoy it that night at dinner, and the next night as well!
I also appreciated the bright red container that came with our fruit bouquet. It will make a fantastic addition to our home’s annual Christmas decor.
Edible Arrangements fruit bouquets can be ordered online, over the phone, or in person at one of their many local stores. They have several festive Christmas bouquets to choose from, as well as bouquets for Hanukkah, and even some delicious New Year’s Eve bouquets.
Whatever your holiday occasion, a fruit bouquet from Edible Arrangements makes a great centerpiece and a fun, festive treat for your guests to enjoy this season!
Enter to win!
One lucky 5 Minutes for Mom reader is going to get one of these lovely baskets for the holidays as well! To enter this giveaway, visit the Edible Arrangements site and tell us which basket you would love to try!
This giveaway will end on December 28th, 2011. Winner will be chosen by random.org and announced in our weekly Around the Blogosphere post.
*This is a sponsored post for Edible Arrangements. I received an Edible Arrangements fruit bouquet in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are honest and my own.
This post is written by Stacey. Stacey Nerdin is a busy work-at-home mom of 5 currently living in the Houston metro area. She’s been blogging since 2005 and writes about anything at everything at her blog Tree, Root, and Twig. Stacey believes that in life and online, everything is connected.”






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Christmas Delicious Celebration is what I would pick, but I really don’t think you could go wrong with any of them! They look delicious!
Counter-productive, no doubt, but got to go with The Sweet Indulgence Platter.
I have to pick the sweet indulgence!
Christmas Snowman keepsake
Those chocolate covered strawberries and apples look so good!!
I like the Snowman Keepsake.
all of them.
The tis the Season to be Berry basket looks pretty awesome!
Tis the Season to be Berry – berry yummy that is!
‘Tis the Season to be Berry sounds good!
Tis The Season To Be Berry™ yum!
The Merry Berry Christmas with strawberries! Anything with chocolate… yum!
LOVE the tis the season to be berry one or the snowman keepsake
I would like to try the Merry Berry Christmas arrangement. Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love the Tis’ The Season to Be Berry Basket.
Any of the arrangements that have chocolate dipped strawberries would suit me just fine!
My sister just had a baby tonight so I’d love to send them the Rock a Bye Baby bouquet with dipped Strawberries! Cute and yummy!
The tis the season basket looks awesome.
We’d love the Gingerbread Man Daisy!
I’d like to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet Dipped Strawberries in Snowman
Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com
Would love to try the Gingerbread Man Daisy!
The Christmas Delicious Celebration®
. Thanks for sharing.
Dipped Strawberries & Pineapple looks great — can’t go wrong with chocolate covered fruit
I like the Sweet Indulgence ! Thanks for the opportunity!
All of them look great, especially the Christmas Fruit Festival® Dipped Strawberries.
the sweet indulgence!
I would love to try the Sweetheart Bouquet!
Twitter: longwait4bella
December 16, 2011 at 1:50 pm
I’d love to try the Berry Special Dipped Strawberries arrangement.
I’d love the Fruit Festival!
i would like the touchdown delight!
katherinedibello (at) gmail (Dot) com
I would love to try their Christmas Delicious Celebration®
Harvest party dipped strawberries
Love the mickey mouse club house. the toodles shaped fruit are too cute
Heard of these but have never tried, would like to though.
Sweet Indulgence sounds yummy!!
I like the Christmas Delicious Celebration Dipped Strawberries
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Wow! They sure have a large selection on their site.
I’d select the Holiday House Bouquet. Catalog # : 1874
momsholidaycooking at gmail dot com
id love to try:Holiday House Bouquet
vlbelk(at)hotmail.com
I like the Christmas Delicious Celebration Dipped Strawberries!
We just bought one of these for a co-worker a month or so ago. They are great! I would like the holiday house bouquet – so cute!
These bouquet’s are great for gift giving.
I’d love the Merry Berry Christmas bouquet or the merry gingerbread men bouquet. They are both so yummy looking!
Tis the Season to be Berry would be my choice. Looks sooo yummy!
I’d like to try the Merry Berry Christmas arrangement
I love the Merry GIngerbread Men in Snowman Bouquet!
Ooooh! That looks delicious! Sure would love to win one of these! I like the Snowman with the dipped strawberries and pineapple.
The Snowman Keepsake is adorable! I also would LOVE to have some of those chocolate covered strawberries!!
ape2016(at)aol(dot)com
I’d love to try the Christmas Delicious Celebration® Dipped Strawberries & Pineapple.
Thanks for the giveaway!
i like deck the trees with chocolate
nannypanpan at gmail.com
I would choose the Snowman keepsake.
tarter95 at hotmail dot com
Snowman Keepsake
Dipped Strawberries & Pineapple
thepryfamily@gmail.com
The Berry Special Occasion dipped strawberries look scrumptious!
The snowman keep sake is nice.
i really like the fruit truffles box
I’d like to try the Harley-Davidson® Ride Free Celebration Dipped Strawberries. Thanks.
I would choose the Sweet Indulgence Platter. I am not too crazy about melon and I hate lemons and limes so it leaves the Platter. That looks wonderful!
I would love to try the snowman bouquet!!
I would love the ‘Tis the Season to be Berry’ Basket
Yum–sweetheart bouquet!
I love the “Tis the Season to be Berry” basket.
The Merry Gingerbread Man bouquet looks adorable and delicious!
Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
Dipped Strawberries in Snowman
I like the strawberries dipped in chocolate. Yummy
I like The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet it looks yummy. THEY ALL LOOK good, so it is very hard to pick.
These all look so good, but I really like anything that has strawberries in it.
They are so awesome, you don’t even want to eat it, just admiring it! lol
‘Tis the Season to be Berry’ Basket looks nice!
I like Snowman keepsake arrangement.
Holiday Fruit Bouquet is my fav.
decisions-how about merry gingerbread men! thanks
I would love the chocolate dipped strawberries, apples and bananas. What mommy doesn’t need some chocolate?
Yummy!
I’d love to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet!
I would like the ‘Tis the season to be berry
My wife & I like the assorted fruit basket, looks very nice.
I’d luv to try the NEW Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet™ …yum, yum, yum!
I like the Simply Daisies arrangement.
The Spiderman one
I would love to try the Peanut Butter Basket Bouquet…looks delicious!!!
I would love the peanut butter chocolate bouquet
I am not crazy about citrus so I would pick the Sweet Memories Platter, if they could make it without nuts!
My favorite is the SpongeBob Bikini Bottom Bouquet Chocolate Dipped Strawberries basket.
I’d love the Fruit Truffles bouquet. Mmmmmm
Id love to try Tis the Season To Be Berry!
My fav is Tis is the Season to be Berrry, tracietrump@yahoo.com
I would like to try the simply daisies arrangement.
i want the chocolate cover strawberrys
I’d like to try “Tis the season to be berry”.
I would like to try the Honey Bear Bouquet!
I like the The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
I would like to try the Deck the Trees with Chocolate Fruit Bouquet.
alittlepieceofheaven777(at)yahoo(dot)com
delicious celebration arrangement
I would love to try the Fruit Festival 2012 bouquet!
OMG they all looked so good so hard to choose one. But the one i kept staring at was the Christmas Fruit Festival®
Dipped Strawberries.. YUMMY
I would like to try the Christmas Fruit Festival Dipped Strawberries. Yummy!!
swizzle berries in semisweet chocolate.
I love the chocolate dipped orange wedges
rhondastruthers@yahoodotca
I also like the Christmas Fruit Festival® Dipped Strawberries
deb55106{at}gmail{dot}com
sweet indulgence platter looks amazing!
I like the Chocolate Daisy Dipped Pineapple
I like the Delicious Fruit Design basket.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
Berry Chocolate Bouquet®
Dipped Pineapple & Bananas
This looks so scrumptuous
Tis the Season to be Berry is my choice.
I would love to try the Fruit Festival® Dipped Bananas.
Christmas Fruit Festival®
Dipped Strawberries
I would love to try the Berry Chocolate Bouquet with Dipped Pineapple & Bananas.
The Fruit Festival 2012 looks like a fun way to ring in the new year!
yum, the Delicious Fruit Design® 2012 looks wonderful! My mouth is watering just looking at it!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love to try the Chocolate Dipped Pineapple Daisies® with Coconut.
I’d most love to try the Very Merry Festival™
Dipped Strawberries
I’d like to try the Delicious Party
I love the Chocolate Dipped bananas!
I would like to try the Delicious Fruit Design 2012.
I would like to try the Merry Gingerbread men arrangement.
Great contest!
I like the Simply Dipped Daisies
ky2here at msn dot com
I like the Merry Gingerbread men arrangement.
austma7@aol.com
I would love to try classic Delicious Fruit Design®
The Sweet Indulgence platter looks so tasty.
I would like the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Apples & Bananas
I like the Honey Bear Bouquet.
I’d love to get the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Bananas
I like the Merry Gingerbread men arrangement!
gatsby1981 at gmail dot com
The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet is my fav
I would like to try the Mark Martin Victory Celebration. Thanks
They all look so good, it was hard to pick just one. I really like the Fruit Festival
Cinnamon Chocolate Apple Wedges. Thanks
I would like The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
I’d love to try Blooming Daisies. Thanks!
Thanks for offering such a healthy treat for in between the Hoildays. I would love to try the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries. Apples, Bananas
I would love to try Hello Kitty’s Friendship Bouquet
ReggieM1961 at gmail dot com
I think everything a Edible Arrangements looks wonderful! The one I’d most like to try is the Sweet Indulgence Platter. mcgillrmcgill(at)charter(dot)net
Christmas Fruit Festival®
Dipped Strawberries
\love the strawberry swizzle
I would love to try any of them, but my favorite would be the chocolate dipped strawberries.
I would love to try the:
‘Tis The Season To Be Berry™
I think the Chocolate Banana Daisy basket looks good. reejen at comcast dot net
The peanut butter chocolate basket sounds yummy!
I liked their Merry Gingerbread men arrangement!!!
kadia3 at yahoo dot com
Tis the Season to be Berry looks delicious.
I want The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
Oh, I didn’t think I’d ever make up my mind, but I think I’d love the basic Delicious Fruit Design.
The Classic Evergreen sounds delicious!
berry chocolate roses – mixed box – yummy and romantic
I think the Shamrock Celebration for St. Paddy’s day is so cute!
I would like to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
chrisdeglen(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Dipped Bouquet.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Be still my heart! the Berry Special Occassion Dipped Strawberries arrangement would be sooo Yummy.
‘Tis The Season To Be Berry™ gift package >>>>looks YUM-O!!!!!!!!!
I’d like the chocolate dips strawberries and bannanas one
nickieisis3atgmaildotc om
LOVE the Triple Play Bouquet!
I like the tis the season to be berry basket.
I’d love to try the Christmas Delicious Celebration with dipped strawberries.
The Simply daisies Fruit Basket arrangement looks fun and festive.
I would love to try the sweetheart bouquet.
I would like the sweet indulgence platter.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com
fruit festival 2012
I would like to try the ‘Tis The Season To Be Berry.
I would like to try the Forever in our Hearts bouquet.
I like the Snowman Keepsake Dipped Strawberries and Apple Wedges.
The Sweetheart Bouquet®
I’d like to try the weekly special – the New Year’s Celebration basket. Thank you.
I’d love the chocolate dipped strawberries.
chestnutyouth(at)hotmail(dot)com
i would like to try the The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
Delicious party dipped apple wedges and pineapple
YUM I Would get the Peanut Butter Chocolate Bouquet!
I love the SpongeBob Bikini Bottom Bouquet with Chocolate Dipped Strawberries!
I like the delicious party 2012 one.My 4 kids would have that eaten in 20 mins as they love fruit lol.Thanks!
lstanziani(at)yahoo(dot)com
‘Tis The Season To Be Berry
Delicious Fruit Design I think. They all looked so great. It is hard to choose.
I would love The Touchdown Delight
My kids have crazy allergies and could never have a regular gift basket with snacks in it – but this would be SO fun for them: Disney Princess Enchanted Bouquet they would eat that up in a afternoon happily!
love the 8 nights of fruit
I like Fruit Festival 2012
I would love the delicious party dipped apple wedges and pineapples for my daughter’s birthday!
I like the New Year’s Eve Fruit Festival Cinnamon Chocolate Apple Wedges. Who can resist fruit when its prepared like this?
I love the super cute Snowman arrangement!
Would love the 2012 Delicious Party Dipped Strawberries
I love the Holidy House Bouquet
I’d like to try the Festival of Love. Thanks.
I would love to try the delicious party with dipped strawberries! Yum! info (at) giveawaybandit (dot) com
I’d love the Delicious Party arrangement!
I love The Sweetheart Bouquet
I would love to try the Berry Chocolate Bouquet!
Disney Princess Enchanted Bouquet
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I like the 8 Nights of Fruit.
I’d love to try the Peanut Butter Chocolate Bouquet
The Gingerbread Basket looks good
Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet in Snowman is my favorite
I would like to try the Hip Hip Hooray Bouquet.
mizztuts AT bellsouth DOT net
SpongeBob Bikini Bottom Bouquet
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
I would like the touchdown delight.
swizzle berries
I like the merry gingerbread men arrangement. Thanks for the giveaway.
These baskets look fabulous – and what a pretty way to celebrate the holidays in a healthy way. I like theDelicious Party 2012″ with the chocolate dipped strawberries.
The Spiderman and Hello Kitty arrangements for kids sure are cute too! creedamy [at] yahoo[dot] com
I really like the Christmas Delicious Celebration® Dipped Strawberries & Pineapple
I’d love to try the Hello Kitty Friendship Bouquet!
I’d like to try the ‘Tis The Season To Be Berry
I’d like to try the Fruit Truffles Bouquet!
I’d love to try the Delicious Party Dipped Strawberries basket.
Thanks so much.
I would love love love to try the 2 Dozen Swizzle Berry Chocolate Roses
Mixed Chocolate Catalog # : 1893! yummers!!!!
Id love the Cinnamon Chocolate Apple Wedges!
tiff715@hotmail dot com
The The Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet looks yummy!
would love to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet Dipped Strawberries
The Sweetheart Bouquet looks delicious!
I saw one at the hospital in memphis, before my sweet Donald passed, and it looked GREAT, love to win one, GOD BLESS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
I would love to try the chocolate & peanut butter bouquet!
I would love to try the Orange Blossom Bouquet.
I would love to try the Blooming Daisies, its so pretty!
Farm_mommy3@yahoo dot com
I would love the Sweet Indulgence Platter…sounds yummy! Thank you!
I like the Chocolate Dipped Strawberries, Apples and Bananas too!
I absolutely love the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party Bouquet!
mysteri_015 at yahoo dot com
I would love to try the Hearts and Kisses arrangement
Shaunda.Eppes at gmail dot com
I would love to try the 8 nights of Fruit.
Thanks for the chance!
The Orange Blossom Bouquet looks awesome!
misusedinnocence@aol.com
I would like to try the Berry Special Occasion Dipped Strawberries.
I like the heart and kisses arrangement
I think the Simply Dipped Daisies bouquet is adorable. Three of my favorite things; fruit, chocolate and daisies!
I would like to try the Swizzle Berries™- Semisweet Chocolate
I would like to try the Swizzle Berries
The Orange Blossom Basket would be my choice.
kcthelush at yahoo dot com
I would like the Delicious Party.
I like the Fruit Festival.
juleemm2003 at yahoo dot com
Since I’m a fruit love – it was a bit difficult to pick one.
Here it is – 8 Nights of Fruit.
thank you
I would pick the Hearts and Kisses arrangement
Festival of Delights
I really want the Very Merry Fruit Design Chocolate Apple Wedges. It looks amazing.
I would love the Berry Chocolate Bouquet with Hearts
the chocolate & peanut butter bouquet
The Dale Jr Victory Celebration Dipped Strawberries.
Thanks.
would love to have the delicious party half dipped! gorgeous!!!
selenajowest at live dot com
The Sweetheart Bouquet looks delicious!
I liked the Chocolate Banana Daisy Dipped Pineapple.
I would love to try the Fruit Festival. SweepsGirl(at)aol(dot)com
I’d like to try 8 Nights of Fruit!
I would love to try the Berry Bouquet with Hearts. Thanks!
I like the Delicious Party
I’d love to try the 8 Nights of Fruit basket! Yum!
I love the Holiday House Bouquet! My daughter just finished learning about the Gingerbread Man story at school!!
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party Bouquet!
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com
Hearts and Kisses arrangement
I like the Holiday House Bouquet.
My honey/hubby and me both love fresh fruit AND chocolate . Right after the holidays he is going into the hospital tor his second total hip replacement surgery. for both before and after his surgery I would love splurge and treat us both to this week’s “Special”" “The Delicious Patyo – 1/2 Dipped” (Catalog #2068 – It just looks SO delectable (and beig enough to share with the hospital staff and visitors -0 if we don’t devour it all by ourselves!
I’d love to try the Berry Chocolate Bouquet with Hearts.
I love the Delicious Party® 2012
I would like to get the Delicious Party® Dipped Bananas.
s8r8l33 at yahoo dot com
I would love to try the swizzle berries box
I would love to try the Sweetheart Bouquet.
boylaneely at hotmail dot com
I like the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet in Snowmen. Lovely!
I like the
Arrangements
White and Semisweet Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
I would love to have the 2012 Delicious Party Dipped Strawberries for our Superbowl party. What a great idea!
Their 2012 Delicious Party® Dipped Strawberries look quite good!
I like the Delicious Daisy Dipped Strawberries and Bananas.
I love the Very Merry Festival Dipped Strawberries
Weekly Special: 2012
Delicious Party® Dipped Strawberries
Weekly Special: 2012
Delicious Party® Dipped Strawberries
I’d love to have the Fruit Festival basket.
8 nights of fruit
I totally love the Today We Celebrate You™
i would like to try the 8 nights of fruit
I would love to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet™ in Snowman.
i would like to try the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet
in Snowman
Fruit Festival Basket
freebiegoddess03@aol.com
I would love to try the Simply Daisies arrangement. Thanks for the chance!
id love the merry gingerbread men bouquet in snowman!
ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com
Nights of fruit…
The Mickey mouse party bouquet would be cute for my grandsons b’day party
jofo120 at yahoo dot com
I’d love to try the Fruit Festival Basket
Delicious Party Dipped Bananas is my favorite.
fruit festival basket
Eight nights of fruit.
spcale at yahoo dot com.
id love the The Delicious Fruit Design® with Cinnamon Chocolate Apple Wedges®
kathypease(at)gmail(dot)com
i like the Delicious Party Dipped Strawberries
marygardner49 at aol dot com
I would love to try the large Delicious Fruit Design® Dipped Strawberries & Pineapple. Yummy!!
Hello Kitty’s Friendship Bouquet Choco Dipped Strawberries
I like the Berry Chocolate Bouquet Dipped Bananas
Berry Chocolate Bouquet Dipped Bananas
I would love to get the Merry Gingerbread Men Bouquet Dipped StrawberriesMerry Gingerbread Men Bouquet Dipped Strawberries
The Delicious Party® looks like the perfect addition to our holiday party
Weekly Special: 2012 Delicious Party® Dipped Strawberries looks absolutely amazing!
I would love to win the mickey mouse clubhouse bouquet!!!
The disney princess bouquet would be a nice way to make my daughter eat more fruit!
I would like to try the Fruit Festival Basket. Thanks
I like the snowman keepsake basket, but all of them look great!
I love the Simply Daisies!
I’d love to try the Berry Chocolate Bouquet with Hearts
looks great
would like this Delicious Celebration®
Dipped Strawberries Snowman
ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com
Swizzle Berries™- Mixed Chocolate
I would to try the festive fruit basket
I’d like to try the new Swizzle Berries mixed chocolate. I’ve always wanted to try these dipped strawberries.
The 2012 delicious party basket would be great for a New Year’s party. Thanks for having this contest and Happy New Year!
I’d like to try the Fruit Festival Basket.
lazybones344 at gmail dot com
I like the 2012 Delicious Party® fruit bouquet with chocolate dipped strawberries.
Fruit Festival®
2012 is the one Iike best from their site.
FB: Toni Marie Caravello
reannenny at aol.com
Twitter: Tonic67
The Weekly Special: 2012 Delicious Party® Dipped Strawberries would be great to have for a New Year’s Eve party.
large Delicious Fruit Design® Dipped Strawberries & Pineapple
thank you
tatertot3741@gmail.com
I’d like to try the Delicious Celebration®
Dipped Strawberries Snowman
I like the Delicious Celebration®
Dipped Strawberries Snowman
Simply Daisies®
Thanks for the contest.
yes i love to have it
The Pearadise Bouquet looks swell!
Fruit Festival® Dipped Bananas looks amazing!
I like the Apple Blossom®
I like the fruit festival basket.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
The Dipped Strawberries Snowman