Best luxury
Crackling Turkey, £9.99 per kg, Morrisons
There’s no need to cook another joint of meat alongside your turkey with this clever combo.
This Crackling Turkey takes a British Turkey Breast Joint, then stuffs it with smoked pork tenderloin and tops it with crispy pork crackling so you get the best of both worlds in each slice – and without trying to squeeze yet another tin into an already full oven!
Extra Special Premier Cru Brut Champagne, £17.50 - normally £19.75 - per 75cl bottle, Asda
This award-winning Champagne is exclusive to Asda and is aged in the bottle for three years before it hits the supermarket shelves, giving it a rich, fruity flavour with notes of citrus, pear and quince.
At such a great price and with the accolade of four awards (it’s rare to get a decent bottle of champers for under £20) it’s perfect for celebrating on a budget.
Heston from Waitrose Hidden Chocolate Sauce Pudding, £14 per 907g pudding
First he gave us a Christmas pud with a hidden orange, then a mini version with a hidden Clementine.
This year’s festive surprise from celeb chef Heston Blumenthal comes in the form of a rich chocolate sauce in the centre of a traditional fruity pud that’s flavoured with nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon (think Xmas pud meets chocolate fondant and you get the idea).
Champagne Prawn Cracker, £15 per 600g, M&S
It’s on the pricy side but this isn’t any old fish mousse – this is an M&S fish mousse! It combines prawns with smoked Scottish Lochmuir salmon and champagne into a festive cracker shape. Serving eight people, it’s perfect for buffets but also ideal as a light supper on Christmas evening or Boxing Day served with crackers or French bread.
Best value
Chestnut and Cranberry Wellington, £5.99 per 400g, Waitrose V
This tasty fresh creation offers the perfect vegetarian solution to turkey.
It combines a mix of chestnuts, almonds, cranberries and hazelnuts, topped with a mushroom paste and spinach béchamel, wrapped in buttery puff pastry.
Totally delish!
Finest Party Food range
Forget spring rolls and mini samosas!
Tesco has taken party food to the next level with offerings in the Finest range including Thai Prawn & Crab Baskets (180g, pack of 12), Pork Belly Pieces with Apple Sauce and Pork Poppers (308g, pack of 12), Goat’s Cheese Truffles (84g, pack of 6), Asian Pork Wraps (229g, pack of 6) and Mini Beef Wellingtons (279g, pack of 9) – all £4.
Extra Special Brandy Buttercream Mince Pies, £1 per pack of 4, Asda
This clever idea combines mince pies with a swirl of brandy buttercream.
That’s a result for your bank balance as you won’t need to buy clotted cream or brandy butter separately – normally at a cost of around £2 per pot – to serve with them!
Taste the Difference Conegliano Prosecco Superiore DOCG from Sainsbury's
You can’t go wrong with a glass or two of this popular and well-priced festive fizz, which has notes of lemon and apricot.
This year it comes in a range of different bottle sizes to suit all occasions from dinner for one to large get-togethers. Choose from the standard sized bottle (£9.99 per 75cl), a half bottle (£5.79 per 37.5cl), a single-serve bottle (£3 per 20cl) or a magnum (£18.99 per 150cl) – equal to two bottles and so perfect for parties.
