Supermarket shelves across the UK are stacked high with mince pies, fruit cakes and Christmas puddings as Brits lick their lips in readiness for a festive season packed full of scrumptious food. This year’s festive ranges feature bespoke, luxury treats and main course show-stoppers as well as cost-friendly sweet treats as households deal with the cost of living crisis.
There’s no shortage of new meals and snacks being offered up in 2025 with traditional British delights being elevated to new levels while international flavours give some classics a festive twist.
We asked nine major supermarkets to pick three products each from their respective Christmas ranges which they think customers should be most excited about. From meaty mains to tantalising party food, read on to see their selections and, if you can, try to get to the end of the piece without your stomach rumbling.
Tesco
When it comes to the UK’s largest supermarket, Tesco, its range is certainly appetising. However, there are three products that supermarket bosses believe customers will go especially crazy for in 2025.
Tesco Finest Chef’s Collection Winslade Baking Cheese with Fig & Damsons (£18), a mild and soft British cheese complete with a brandied, caramelised fig and damson compote, promises ‘rich and creamy’ flavours, ready to pop in a ceramic pot to bake.Tesco Finest Slow Cooked Pork Belly Bites with cherry chipotle glaze (£5.50), which are slow-cooked with a smoky BBQ seasoning and a cherry chipotle drizzle.Tesco Finest Salted Banoffee Cascading Star (£14), a golden banana sponge with a salted caramel sauce and popcorn pieces for a nutty crunch.Asda
Asda is particularly excited about party food, side dishes and desserts.
Pigs in Duvet Wreath (£7.98), which is a tear-and-share pork sausage roll wreath, accompanied by a Vintage Cheddar cheese fondue bake.Christmas Tree Shaped Yorkshire Puddings (£1.98 for a pack of two) to enjoy as part of your Christmas Day dinner.Asda Gingerbread Man Chocolate Mousse (£5), a festive gingerbread man-shaped Belgian chocolate mousse filled with gooey toffee sauce and honeycomb pieces, which Asda calls a “perfect family fun dessert”.Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s has a stacked Christmas range in 2025, but it chose three pretty unique dishes for people to enjoy this festive season, and we are intrigued.
Taste the Difference Irish Coffee Tira Merry-Su (£12) is a stand-out in its 2025 range. This dessert is layered with Savoiardi sponge fingers, Irish coffee soaked sponge and a sweet mascarpone cream infused with whisky, finished with chocolate flakes and cocoa powder.Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Discovery 35-Day Dry Aged Aberdeen Angus Rump Joint (£25) is a tender dish with a velvety tarragon and pepper cream sauce that serves eight to 10 people.Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Lobster Mac & Cheese (£4.75) is made up of Canadian lobster, silky cheddar cheese sauce, enriched with lobster stock, double cream and English mustard.Waitrose
In true Waitrose fashion, the British supermarket has put an elevated spin on Christmas classics. It expects customers to be drawn to these three products this year.
Waitrose’s No.1 Golden Mince Pies With Limoncello (£4 for a pack of four) are comprised of mincemeat, made with juicy golden raisins, golden cherries and apricots, and finished with a generous splash of zesty limoncello encased in buttery pastry infused with lemon.The No.1 Hazelnut Crème Panettone (£20) is filled with a rich and velvety hazelnut crème, speckled with dark chocolate chips and finished with dark chocolate and roasted Italian hazelnuts on top.The No.1 The Nutcracker (£20) is made of creamy milk and dark chocolate mousse with a rich hazelnut and chocolate praline inside, and a crunchy chocolate feuilletine base with nuts and a hint of sea salt.Aldi
Among Aldi’s chosen hero products in its 2025 festive offering feature desserts, party food and festive snacks, all reasonably priced in true Aldi fashion.
Aldi’s Specially Selected Hazel-Nutcracker (£7.99) is a gold-dusted Belgian chocolate shell filled with caramel sauce, digestive biscuit balls, mini marshmallows, and a hazelnut and Belgian milk chocolate ganache.Aldi’s Specially Selected Double-Wrapped Pigs in Blankets (£2.49) is a “showstopper”, made up of pork sausage that has been wrapped multiple times with an entire rasher of oak-smoked dry-cure bacon.Aldi’s Specially Selected The Ultimate Mince Pies (£2.59 for a pack of two), which are filled with a rich cognac, ruby port, and dry cider-infused mincemeat filling, encased in all-butter shortcrust and finished with a sweet dusting.Morrisons
Morrisons brings some elevated and inventive party food offerings as part of its 2025 Christmas range, as well as scrumptious desserts and appetising main dishes. Its top three picks are:
The Best Prawn Coconut Curry Doughnuts with Dip (£6), which feature chopped king prawns and vegetables in a spiced coconut sauce encased in a bao bun pastry with coconut flakes, served with a curry dip.The Best Signature Collection Belgian Chocolate & Praline Star (£15), available from December 21, is comprised of Belgian chocolate ganache filled with hazelnut praline on rich syrup-soaked chocolate sponge, with a crisp hazelnut praline and wafer base.The Best Signature Collection Slow Cooked 3 Rib of Beef with Beef Dripping & Merlot Red Wine Gravy (£38) is available from late November. This British beef rib is seasoned with black garlic and herbs, slow-cooked for eight hours and paired with a beef dripping and merlot red wine gravy.M&S
M&S always has stand-out Christmas food and this year is no different. In fact, its mince pies won our 2025 taste test, and its Christmas pudding is also divine. When it comes to its three favourites from its 2025 range, M&S chose:
Lemon & Mascarpone Panettone Gateau (£25), made of layered soft panettone with mascarpone cream and lemon curd, topped with white chocolate curls.8 Mini Turkey Feast Toasties (£7.50), a party food standout comprised of pulled British turkey, sage and onion stuffing, ham hock, Emmental and Cheddar cheeses, cranberry chutney and béchamel sauce on toasted malted bread.Original Peanut Butter & Jelly Munch (£10), which the supermarket describes as an “indulgent” mix of fruity jellies, salted pretzels and milk chocolate filled with smooth peanut butter, along with chocolate popcorn, caramel-flavoured white chocolate peanuts and crunchy malt balls coated in milk and white chocolate.Co-op
Co-op brings us a wide range of Christmas delights in 2025, with the supermarket expecting customers to get excited about these three treats:
Battered Sausages with Curry Sauce and Salt & Vinegar Snow (£4), which features British cocktail sausages in a crispy batter dusted with salt and vinegar snow.Irresistible Turkey Double Dip n Dunk Wrap (£4.50), which is comprised of British pulled turkey breast with hot honey roasted carrot ribbons, sage & onion mayo, sage and onion stuffing, and baby leaf spinach, served with a sage and onion gravy pot and rosemary, thyme and garlic crumb pot.Irresistible Roast Duck & Spiced Clementine Crisps (£1.70), which are hand-cooked crisps made with real British duck, clementine and festive spices.Iceland
For frozen favourites, Iceland has revealed its three stand-outs for Christmas 2025.
Luxury Goats Cheese and Caramelised Onion Tart (£3.50 for a pack of two), which is simply comprised of a puff pastry open tart with caramelised red onion and goat’s cheese, sprinkled with parsley.Iceland Luxury XL Battered Tempura Prawns (£10 for a pack of six) are expected to be a hit this year, consisting of tail-on king prawns in a lightly seasoned tempura batter.Sticky Toffee Cottage (£8) is its 2025 standout, coming in the form of date and ginger sponge with caramelised biscuit sauce and a sweet dusting, shaped like a festive cottage out of a fairytale book.
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