Price: £1.70 for a box of 6 (08/12/2024) These are Sainsbury’s standard mince pies for the 2024 festive season, sitting below their premium Taste the Difference Mince Pies in their range. The packaging describes them as ‘butter enriched shortcrust pastry cases with a mincemeat filling’. They are suitable for vegetarians and they do contain palm […]
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Aldi Specially Selected All Butter Mince Pies
Price: £1.99 for a box of 6 (26/11/2024) These Aldi Specially Selected All butter Mince Pies are flavoured with a trio of alcoholic beverages, namely Cognac, Ruby Port and Dry Cider. The text on the box claims that these contribute to a ‘rich, deep flavour‘. Specially Selected is Aldi’s premium foods range, so these are […]
Co-op Irresistible All Butter Pastry Luxury Mince Pies
Price: £2.95 for a box of 6 (23/11/2024) This is Co-op’s premium mince pie variety. They have a slightly unusual splodge shaped pastry lid with gaps around the edge and in the centre to let heat escape during cooking. They are decorated with an eight point star and they are described on the box as […]
Lidl Deluxe All Butter Mince Pies
Price: £1.99 for a box of 6 (26/11/2024) These ‘Deluxe All Butter Mince Pies’ are from Lidl, although you wouldn’t know it from a quick glance at the packaging because neither the Lidl name nor logo appears anywhere on the top or sides of the box. It is there discretely on the underside, as if […]
Aldi Holly Lane Mince Pies
Price: £1.25 for a box of 6 (29/11/2024) These are Aldi’s budget mince pie offering. They are marketed under their ‘Holly Lane’ brand, which is named after the location of Aldi’s UK headquarters in Atherstone, Warwickshire. Appropriately, the box is decorated with some holly leaves, amongst other festive foliage, although the pies themselves bear a […]
Lidl Favorina Mince Pies
Price: £1.25 for a box of 6 (26/11/2024) Favorina is Lidl’s own brand of festive holiday specialties. They describe these mince pies as ‘crumbly shortcrust pastry cases filled with lightly spiced mincemeat’. These are some of the cheapest mince pies to be found on the UK market ahead of Christmas 2024, priced at only £1.25 […]
Iceland Luxury All Butter Mince Pies
Price: £3.00 for a box of 6 (16/11/2024) The Iceland Luxury All Butter Mince Pies were much anticipated in my household because they have performed well in independent reviews in previous years. This year the packaging promises a ‘new improved recipe’, raising expectations even higher. The text on the box describes them as ‘shortcrust pastry […]
Iceland Mince Pies
Price: £1.45 for a box of 6 (16/11/2024) These are the standard, no frills mince pies from British supermarket chain Iceland. The packaging describes them as ‘pastry cases filled with mincemeat, topped with a pastry lid and a sprinkling of sugar. They are of average size and adhere to the conventional design and shape for […]
M&S Classic Mince Pies
Price: £2.75 for a box of 6 (04/11/2024) This is Marks and Spencer’s standard mince pie offering, sitting just below their M&S Collection Mince Pies in their 2024 range. It’s slightly more affordable than that premium version, but at £2.75 a box it’s still considerably more expensive than the standard own-brand mince pies at most […]
M&S Collection Mince Pies
Price: £4.00 for a box of 6 (04/11/2024) Marks and Spencer, or M&S as they are commonly known, have a reputation for high quality food. Their ‘collection’ range is their premium line of products, so I had high expectations for these mince pies. The hefty £4 price tag only served to elevate those expectations yet […]