Supermarket Christmas Food 2024: the ultimate guide to festive ranges from Aldi, M&S, Waitrose, Tesco, Morrisons and more – Which? News

Want to get ahead on the Christmas food shop this year? We’ve rounded up the best available supermarket specials to help you plan your festive feasts.

From surprising starters to magnificent mains and decadent desserts, we reveal what you can expect to see on supermarket shelves soon.

We asked supermarkets to nominate their top turkey options for both big and small Christmas gatherings, and we’ve rounded up a selection of alternative meaty mains, vegetarian and vegan dishes and showstopping festive desserts, drinks and snacks to go with them.

Not all products are available to browse or buy yet, and some supermarkets haven’t released their full Christmas ranges. Keep an eye on this guide, as we’ll update it with new information as it comes in.

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Aldi Christmas food 2024

• Available in-store only, full Christmas range and dates not yet available.

Aldi appears to have gone all out this Christmas, with a multitude of turkey options and a festive Wagyu beef range that includes everything from a tomahawk to a picanha steak.

The supermarket has also introduced what it calls its ‘biggest ever’ festive vegan and veggie range this year. You’ll find vegan-friendly ‘pigs in blankets’, as well as a footlong edition of this Christmas classic, plus an array of meat-free vegetable tarts and a cheesy mushroom Wellington. 

Starters and sides

• Specially Selected Stuffing Balls, £2.29, 350g. Available in two flavours – punchy caramelised onion and new cranberry and orange – these are perfect to partner with a hearty festive main. Available 19 December. 
• Specially Selected Candy Cane Shaped Pigs in Blankets, £2.99, 248g. Pork wrapped in streaky bacon in a candy-cane shape, available in brie and cranberry or honey and ginger flavours. Available 12 December.
• Ashfields Loaded Yorkshires, £3.79, 315g. Each mini-Yorkshire pudding is filled with pork stuffing and topped with a Cumberland sausage wrapped in smoky bacon. Available 19 December. 
• Plant Menu Ultimate Footlong Vegan Pig in Blanket, £2.99, 404g. A new addition for 2024, this giant, vegan-friendly ‘pig in a blanket’ features plant-based sausage wrapped in vegan smoky bacon. Available 27 November.
• Specially Selected Topped Baking Camembert, £3.29, 280g, Comes topped with either smoky chilli and honey, acacia honey and truffle or red onion glaze. Available in stores now.

Mains

• Ashfields British Turkey Breast Joint, price TBC, 500g, serves three. British boneless turkey breast joint, basted with turkey stock for flavour and succulence. Available 6 December.
• Specially Selected Roly Poly Whole Turkey, £9.99 per kg, 4-5.99kg, serves 10 to 14. A free-range premium-breed whole turkey, with giblets for a delicious homemade gravy. Slow-grown in East Anglia. Available 19 December.
• Specially Selected Peppercorn Crusted Wagyu Picanha, £24.99 per kg. A marbled cut of Wagyu beef. Available 19 December.
  
• Specially Selected Brie, Butternut & Mushroom Wellington, £4.99, 440g, serves two. Veggie. Individual pastry parcels packed with kale, roasted butternut squash and mushrooms, and mixed with brie. Available 14 October.
  
• Specially Selected Roasted Vegetable Snowflake, £4.99, 400g, serves four. Vegan-friendly, made from roasted butternut squash, caramelised onion and cooked brown rice, hand-sprinkled with a chestnut crumb and served with a drizzle of mulled-wine glaze. Available 19 December.

Desserts

• Specially Selected Black Forest Melt in the Middle Pudding, £6.99, 730g, serves six. Belgian chocolate sponge with a sweet Morello cherry compote centre, ready to be finished with a chocolate pouring sauce and pink glitter. Available 19 December.
• Specially Selected Panna Cotta Star, £9.49, 900g. Available in a refreshingly light passionfruit or raspberry and Prosecco jelly, topped with a smooth and creamy Madagascan vanilla panna cotta made using British cream. Available 21 December.
  
• Specially Selected Marbled Roulade, £4.19, 425/445g. Available in salted maple and pecan-marbled brown-sugar meringue with a salted maple sauce, filled with caramel cream and pecans; or Black Forest marbled-chocolate meringue, swirled with cherry sauce and whipped cream. Available now (in-store only).
• Specially Selected Belgian Chocolate Ganache Pinecones, £3.99, 210g. Gooey bite-size chocolate pinecones, available in milk chocolate and sea salt or blonde chocolate and salted caramel. Available 6 December.
• Specially Selected Gingerbread & Butterscotch Christmas Pudding, £8.99, 800g. A luxuriously indulgent spiced Christmas pudding laced with cider, with a decadent butterscotch-sauce centre and topped with roasted almonds. Available 1 November.
• Specially Selected Ruby Port Fig and Cheese Puff Pastry Mince Pie, £2.59, 4 pack. Aldi has an array of intriguing mince pie flavours, including apple crumble, chocolate and hazelnut, one topped with country cream, and a maple and pecan version. But this bold new-for-2024 savoury version has a puff-pastry case with cheddar and Emmental cheese, filled with a ruby port, fig and pear mincemeat. Available from 1 November.
  

Asda Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book from 15 October for Asda Delivery Pass customers, 22 October for all other customers.

Much of Asda’s 2024 Christmas range is not yet available, but there are a few exciting additions to keep an eye out for.

In true festive spirit, you’ll see both sweet and savoury wreaths on offer this year, including a meaty and cheesy charcuterie, as well as a fruity pistachio pavlova wreath. Vegetarians may also be excited to tuck into the hasselback halloumi with a honey glaze, for a non-traditional twist.

Starters and sides

• Wonderful Charcuter-wreath, price and size TBC. A DIY wreath with Italian Milano salami, prosciutto, manchego cheese triangles, mini pickled cornichons and sweet red pepper drops. Availability TBC.
• Exceptional Pigs in Blankets Wreath with Camembert and Hot Honey Drizzle, price and size TBC. Gooey French camembert surrounded by pork cocktail sausages wrapped in oak-smoked streaky bacon, topped with festive rosemary sprigs. Availability TBC
• Exceptional Fig, Whisky & Spiced Honey Smoked Salmon Side. Scottish smoked salmon in Asda’s signature 2024 festive flavour. Availability and pricing info TBC.
• Exceptional Brie wedges with Fig, Whisky and Spiced Honey dip. Breaded brie to dip and demolish. Availability and pricing info TBC.

Mains

• Exceptional Heritage Slate Turkey, £10 per kg, 4-5.5kg. A slower-grown, traditional heritage breed reared free-range in Norfolk and known for its excellent flavour and succulence. Available 17 December.
• Exceptional Perfect Cook Turkey Crown, price TBC, 1.5kg-2.5kg, serves six. Comes with a pork, roasted chestnut, cranberry and apricot stuffing, topped with applewood and cherrywood-smoked streaky bacon. Available 17 December
• Exceptional Bone in Beef Pie, price and size TBC. All-butter pastry case filled with slow-cooked Aberdeen Angus beef, caramelised onions, mushrooms and oak-smoked bacon and salsa truffina. Finished with a decorative marrowbone. Availability TBC.
• Tempting Hasselback Halloumi Roast with Honey Glaze, £6, 292g. Traditional Cypriot halloumi with hasselback slits, ready to roast with honey. Available 17 December.
• OMV! No Turkey Joint with Gravy, £6, 578g. Whole vegan ‘turkey’ made using soya protein to create a lean, white ‘breast’ meat, dark ‘leg’ meat and golden, crisp ‘skin’. Available 17 December.

Desserts

• Extra Special Raspberry, Pistachio and Passionfruit Pavlova Wreath, size and price TBC. Made with free-range eggs and British cream, this slow-baked pavlova wreath is hand-decorated with raspberries, pistachio pieces, raspberry compote and passionfruit cream. Availability TBC.
• Exceptional Fig, Whiskey and Spiced Honey Mince Pies, size and price TBC. A mince pie with an indulgent twist, these all-butter shortcrust pastry pies are filled with Scotch whiskey-infused fig mincemeat. Availability TBC.

Co-op Christmas food 2024

• Available in-store only, full Christmas range and dates to be released later this year.

We haven’t got information on Co-op’s full Christmas 2024 range yet, although the supermarket has given us a little insight into what to expect.

There’s a stuffed turkey joint for smaller gatherings or a larger options for bigger dinners, plus a peppercorn-crusted beef joint and a veggie-friendly Wellington. 

Co-op has announced that it will be doubling its premium party-food range this year, and adding air fryer cooking instructions to many products.

Mains

• Co-op Medium Turkey, £35, average weight 4.75kg, serves seven to eight. A fresh Class-A turkey, with giblets. Available 11 December.
• Co-op Irresistible Slow Cooked Turkey Joint with Chestnut and Cranberry Stuffing, £17, 900g, serves four. British turkey breast joint stuffed with outdoor-bred British pork, chestnut and cranberry stuffing, and topped with maple-cured streaky bacon. Available 11 December.
  
• Co-op Irresistible Hereford Beef Joint Red Wine & Bone Marrow Gravy, £10, 710g, serves three. Prime British Hereford beef joint with a peppercorn crust and a red wine and bone marrow gravy. Available 11 December.
• Co-op Irresistible Mushroom Wellington, £4, 368g, serves two. Two vegan puff-pastry parcels filled with mini portobello and chestnut mushroom duxelles with chestnuts, onion and spinach, and topped with a seeded crumb. Available 18 December.
  

Desserts

• Co-op Irresistible Golden Sponge Gingerbread Crown, £8, 600g, serves six. An all-butter, lightly spiced date sponge served with caramel sauce and caramel fudge pieces. Available 11 December.

Iceland Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book from 11 December.

While the full Christmas 2024 range isn’t out yet at Iceland, there are still plenty of picky bits to peruse in the meantime. You’ll find a selection of fun party food, including breaded brie wedges, a doughball Christmas tree and battered lobster tails.

If you’re shopping in advance, you might want to consider a frozen turkey crown to defrost and roast on the big day. Plus, there’s a wide range of desserts – from a pavlova topped with macarons to a sticky toffee snowflake.

Starters and sides

• Iceland 10 Pack Breaded Brie Wedges, price and size TBC. Creamy brie coated in a crispy golden breadcrumb. Available 12 November.
  
• Battered Lobster tails. More info to come soon.
• Yorkshire Pigs in Blankets. More info to come soon.
• Pigs in Blanket pinwheel. More info to come soon.
• Doughball Christmas Tree. More info to come soon.

Mains

• Luxury Perfect Whole Turkey, £35, 4kg, serves 12 to 14. Large, full-flavoured whole turkey wrapped in bacon. Available 4 November.
• Luxury The Perfect Turkey Crown, price TBC, 2.2kg, serves eight to 10. Premium frozen turkey crown marinated in a blend of sunflower oil, herbs and spices. Available 12 November.
• Luxury Easy Carve Stuffed Goose, price TBC, 1kg, serves four. Tender goose breast and chicken thigh enhanced with cherry, onion and smoky bacon stuffing, encased in smoked streaky bacon. Available 12 November.
• Luxury Beef and Mushroom Wellington
• No Turkey Roast with Sage & Onion Stuffing, £6, 390g, serves four. Vegan alternative to a turkey crown made from pea and fava, with a classic sage and red onion stuffing. Available 4 November.
  

Desserts

• Luxury Ultimate Macaron Topped Pavlova Wreath, price TBC, 575g, serves eight. Baked meringue wreath, covered with chantilly cream and raspberry sauce, topped with blackcurrant and vanilla macarons and white chocolate shavings. Available 12 November
  
• Luxury Snowman Dessert, price TBC, 675g, serves eight. Melt-in-the-middle toffee pudding filled with a gooey caramel sauce, coated in white chocolate and decorated with hand-moulded white chocolate shapes. Available 12 November.
• Iceland Luxury Sticky Toffee Snowflake, price TBC, 765g, serves 10. A date and toffee-infused sponge with a rich toffee sauce, topped with white chocolate curls. Available 12 November.
• Mini Orange Choc Ices. More info to come soon.   

Lidl Christmas food 2024

• Available in-store only, full Christmas range and dates to be released later this year.

Lidl’s Christmas 2024 range isn’t fully out yet, but we do know of a variety of centrepieces that will be on offer soon.

For those who prefer to minimise prep time, a roast-in-the-bag turkey crown is a sure favourite. There’s also a two-bone rib of beef, if you’re looking for a turkey alternative, while veggies and vegans can tuck into a festive wreath or goat’s-cheese Wellington.

Mains

• Deluxe British Broadland Free Range Bronze Turkey, £7.99, 4-6kg, serves six to 10. Fresh Grade-A free-range Bronze Broadland whole turkey reared on small farms in the heart of East Anglia. Available 19 December.
  
• Deluxe Broadland Free Range Bronze Turkey Crown Roast In Bag, £19.99, 1.5-2.5kg, serves four to six. Fresh Grade-A Bronze Broadland turkey crown, with British pork, chestnut, onion and thyme stuffing. Topped with beech-smoked, dry-cured bacon lattice and garnished with rosemary, bay leaf and a five-pointed star of butter. Available 19 December.
• Deluxe Two-bone British Rib of Beef, price TBC, 1.5-2.5kg, serves four to six. This fore rib of beef has been taken from the ribeye and dry-aged for 14 days on the bone, then further matured for 21 days. Available 19 December.
• Deluxe Moroccan Style Vegetable & Goat’s Cheese Festive Wellington, £4.99, 500g, serves four. Chickpea, sweet potato and red lentils in a festively spiced Moroccan tomato sauce with creamy goat’s cheese centre, wrapped in flaky puff pastry. Available in-store now.
• Deluxe Vegan Sausage and Cranberry Wreath, £4.99, 550g, serves eight. A soya and wheat vegan sausage with sweet cranberries, sage and onion. Encased in golden puff pastry and finished with a parsley-breadcrumb sprinkle. Available 1 December.
  

Desserts

• Deluxe Christmas Express, £9.99, 726g, serves eight. Belgian chocolate train filled with chocolate mousse and salted caramel, with a brownie base and marshmallow steam cloud. Available 19 December.
  

Morrisons Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book now from Morrisons. 

Morrisons has an array of Christmas classics lined up for 2024, with flavourful options for both meat-eaters and veggies. Seafood-lovers may enjoy a sweet and salty smoked salmon to start, and vegan’s don’t have to miss out on pigs in blankets with the meat-free Plant Revolution No-Pigs in Blankets.

For something sweet after dinner, one highlight is the frozen Santa’s Sleigh Chocolate Mousse with hazelnut biscuit and a light sponge.

Starters and sides

• The Best Maple Cured Smoked Salmon, £4.50, 100g, serves two. Scottish salmon cured with sea salt, demerara sugar, Canadian maple syrup and a blend of spices. Available 11 December.
• The Best Mulled Wine Stuffing Balls, £3.25 or 2 for £5, 210g, serves six. Balls of seasoned British pork, dried cranberries, orange zest and festive spiced Spanish red wine. Available 27 November.
• The Best 8 King Prawn Bao Buns, £5.50, 264g, serves eight. Light and fluffy steamed buns, filled with prawns, vegetables and fragrant coriander, seasoned with warming spices. Available now from Morrisons.
• The Best Three Cheese Tear & Share Christmas Tree, £7.50, 330g, serves six. A caramelised onion chutney and mix of four cheeses, encased in a hand-twisted cheese pastry and topped with a parsley and beetroot crumb. Available 16 December.
  
• Plant Revolution No-Pigs In Blankets, £3, 210g, serves five. A blend of wheat and pea protein with mushrooms, wrapped with a Plant Revolution rasher for extra flavour. Available 18 December.
  

Mains

• The Best Bronze Free Range Whole Bird, £8.50 per kg, 3.5-5.49kg, serves seven to 10. A succulent free-to-roam turkey with giblets, reared slowly for flavour and tenderness. Available 19 December.
  
• The Best Free Range British Turkey Crown with Red Onion & Sage Stuffing, £20 per kg, 1.5-2.3kg, serves four to eight. British free-range Bronze turkey crown stuffed with pork, sage and caramelised red onion, topped with smoked bacon, bay leaf and rosemary. Available 19 December.
• The Best British Lamb Guard of Honour with a Pork & Apricot Stuffing, £30 per kg, average weight 1kg. Available fresh from Market Street counters, these French-trimmed racks of lamb are completed with a deliciously fruity pork and apricot stuffing. Available 19 December.
  
• The Best Outdoor Bred Maple & Orange Gammon joint, £10 per kg, 1.3-1.7kg, serves up to six. Expertly cured for over six days for a rich flavour, topped with a succulent orange and maple glaze and hand decorated with a candied orange slice. Available 27 November.
  
• Plant Revolution Butternut Squash, Chestnut and Cranberry Wreath, £5, 550g, serves six. A savoury roast made of roasted butternut squash, red onions and chestnuts, topped with sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and juicy cranberries. Available 18 December.
  
• Plant Revolution Mushroom, Spinach & Pine Nut Mini Wellingtons, £5, 410g, serves four. A blend of white, shiitake and oyster mushrooms with spinach and pine nuts, all encased in a golden vegan pastry decorated with a lattice top. Available 18 December.
  

Desserts

• The Best Sticky Cascade Toffee Pudding, £8, 550g, serves six. An indulgent sticky toffee pudding crafted in a spiral shape with chocolate sauce that cascades down the dessert as you pour, for added spectacle. Available 13 December.
  
• Santa’s Sleigh Chocolate Mousse, £6, 500g, serves five. Layers of light sponge in a milk chocolate mousse on a base of hazelnut feuilletine biscuit in the shape of Santa’s sleigh. Available now from Morrisons.
• The Best Free From Yule Log, £7, 511g, serves 10. A gluten-free soft chocolate sponge that’s filled and covered with a rich Belgian dark chocolate buttercream. Available 25 November.
• The Best Clementine and White Chocolate Cheesecake, £7.50, 506g, serves six. Zesty and fruity, this dessert tops a buttery biscuit base with fresh clementine conserve, finished with a Belgian white chocolate Christmas tree and bronze sprinkles. Available 20 December.
• The Best 4 Cherry Bakewell Mince Pies, £2.75, serves four. Made with all-butter pastry, these pies combine a rich cherry mincemeat with a fluffy frangipane sponge, all topped with flaked almonds. Available now from Morrisons.
  

M&S Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book now from M&S.

There’s plenty to look forward to at M&S this Christmas, including turkeys with all the trimmings, and a decadent-looking Wagyu beef pie.

Last year, M&S dressed up a Colin the Caterpillar™ pud in a cosy (edible!) Christmas jumper; this year, Colin has put on his red Santa hat and boarded a chocolate sleigh.

Starters and sides

• Collection Four Lobster, Salmon & Prawn Towers, £24, 320g, serves four. Layers of smoked salmon, garlic mousse, Honduran prawns and watercress mousse, topped with Atlantic lobster and king prawns. Available to preorder from M&S.
• Collection Brussels Sprout Gratin, £10, 750g, serves six. Brussels sprouts in a white wine sauce with Barber’s West Country vintage cheddar and mozzarella, with leeks, cavolo nero and a crispy onion and ciabatta breadcrumb topping. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Collection Brie en Croute, £17, 729g, serves six. Brie encased in handcrafted all-butter puff pastry and studded with rosemary and garlic. Available to preorder from M&S.
• Shallot Tarte Tatin, £7, 280g, serves two. Individual puff-pastry tarts filled with caramelised shallots in a sherry and balsamic vinegar glaze. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Outdoor-Bred Garnish Selection, £14, 864g, serves eight. Ready in just 25 minutes, this 32-piece pack includes outdoor-bred pork, sage and onion stuffing balls and pigs in blankets, which have been double-wrapped in streaky dry-cured bacon. Available to preorder from M&S.
  

Mains

• British Oakham™ Stuffed Turkey Crown, £45, 1.9kg, serves six to seven. Bone-in crown turkey, stock-basted for extra flavour, with fragrant pork, sage and onion stuffing. Finished with oak-smoked bacon. Available to preorder from M&S.
• British Pembrokeshire Heritage Blue Whole Turkey with Giblets, £95, 4.5kg, serves six to 10. Reared in Wales on Capestone Farm, which has been supplying M&S for 25 years. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Collection Wagyu Beef Pie, £50, 1.7kg, serves six. Slow-cooked Wagyu beef with ale-caramelised onions, topped with an all-butter puff pastry lattice lid. Available to preorder from M&S.
• Collection Traditional Easy-Carve Duck with Cherry & Chestnut Stuffing, £39, 1.5kg, serves four. Easy to carve and extremely tender, this duck has a fragrant pork, cherry and chestnut stuffing for a festive twist. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Collection Handcrafted Honey Glazed Vegetable & Barber’s Cheddar Galette, £22, 800g, serves four. Honey-glazed root vegetables, sautéed leeks and winter greens in a creamy Barber’s cheddar sauce, wrapped in all-butter puff pastry. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Plant Kitchen Butternut Squash & Spinach Pie, £8.50, 425g, serves two. Butternut squash, carrot and spinach in shortcrust pastry and a crispy filo topping. Available 18 December.
  

Desserts

• Sleigh Ride Colin the Caterpillar™, £15, 730g, serves 10. Colin the Caterpillar™ goes Christmassy with a cheery red Santa hat and a gift-filled chocolate sleigh. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Collection Vanilla & Raspberry Panna Cotta, £16.50, 800g, serves 10. Panna cotta made with double cream and Madagascan vanilla, topped with a tangy raspberry jelly and raspberries. Available to preorder from M&S.
  
• Collection Popping Down the Chimney Dessert, £25, 1.1kg, serves 10. New this year, this gorgeous dessert is filled with a dark and milk chocolate mousse and an oozing butterscotch-caramel sauce on a crisp white chocolate and toasted popcorn base. Availability TBC.
• Collection Chocolate Pine Cones, £16.50, 540g, serves six. Dark and milk chocolate mousse and a rich and dark chocolate sauce, dipped in dark chocolate. Available to preorder from M&S.
• Rodney Reindeer pies, £3 for 4. Brown-butter pastry pies with a chocolate brownie filling and a cheery reindeer pastry topper. Available now at M&S (in-store) and Ocado.

Sainsbury’s Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book from 23 October.

Seafood-lovers will adore the starter options at Sainsbury’s this year, such as prawn and scallop shells with samphire and cheesy lobster thermidor crumpets.

You’ll also find a bone-in poacher’s pie, new for 2024, packed with venison, beef and bacon. Veggies and vegans can enjoy all manner of pastry-wrapped goodies, such as the roasted carrot galette or mushroom and chestnut filo pie.

Starters and sides

• Taste the Difference Lobster Thermidor Crumpets, £9, 400g, serves four. Crumpets topped with a cheese, cream and brandy sauce, cooked lobster meat and Italian hard cheese. Available to preorder from Sainsbury’s.
• Taste the Difference British Pork, Chestnut & Bacon Stuffing Parcels, £7.25, 250g, serves six. Filled with prime cuts of pork, roasted chestnut pieces and wildflower honey, then hand-wrapped in smoked streaky bacon. Available to preorder from Sainsbury’s.
• King Prawns in Duvets, £2.25, serves eight. Tail-on prawns wrapped in crispy dough and flash fried. Available 13 November.
• Ice Ice Bao-by Penguins, £6, serves eight. Vegan-friendly Vietnamese bao buns featuring a penguin design, filled with a mixture of char siu vegetables and mushrooms. Available 13 November.
  
• Taste the Difference King Prawn & Scallop Shells with Citrus Butter, £9, 300g, serves four. King prawns and Patagonian scallops with citrus butter and samphire. Available to preorder from Sainsbury’s.

Mains

• Taste the Difference Free Range Medium Bronze Turkey, £9 per kg, 4-5.99kg, serves seven to 10. These free-range Bronze turkeys are a traditional slower-growing breed, specially selected for their full flavour and succulent texture. Available 19 December.
  
• Taste the Difference 4 Turkey Parcels, £23, 1.1kg, serves four. Turkey breast steaks encased around pork and jewelled-fruit stuffing, wrapped with oak-smoked bacon and served with a festive cranberry and orange sauce. Available 19 December.
• Taste the Difference Poacher’s Pie, £35, 2kg, serves eight. British beef, British venison and smoked bacon in a savoury gravy with ale, encased in a shortcrust pastry base and topped with an all-butter puff pastry lid, finished with a marrowbone. Availability TBC.
• Taste the Difference Roast Carrot Galette, £9, 500g, serves four. A vegan galette packed full of harissa-roasted carrots and zesty vegan orange cream with a crisp, herby crumb – all wrapped in vegan puff pastry. Available 6 December.
  
• Taste the Difference Mushroom, Cavolo Nero & Chestnut Filo Pie, £12, 500g, serves four. Handcrafted filo pie made with creamy mushrooms, butter beans and pecorino cheese, decorated with sage leaves and pumpkin seeds. Available 19 December.

Desserts

• Taste the Difference Golden Forest, £15, 650g, serves nine. An edible, gold forest crafted from Belgian blonde chocolate mousse, white chocolate-coated shortcake biscuit balls and a centre of ginger-spiced caramel sauce. Available 20 December.
  
• Taste the Difference A Christmas Carol-Mel and Brownie Cheesecake, £14, 780g, serves eight. A high-wall biscuit base filled with Belgian chocolate cheesecake, chocolate brownies and a salted caramel sauce, topped with Belgian chocolate mousse and chocolate curls. Available to preorder from Sainsbury’s.
• Taste the Difference Millionaire’s Yule Log, £11, 690g, serves 10. Chocolate sponge filled with whipped cream and toffee sauce, covered with rich chocolate fudge and topped with bronze shortcake balls.
• Taste the Difference Chocolate and Hazelnut Tarts, £3, 4 x 170g, serves four. Four all-butter pastry tarts with a nut-chocolate filling and frangipane topping. Available now from Sainsburys.

Tesco​​​​ Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book from 5 November for Anytime Delivery Saver customers, 12 November for all other customers.

Who says cheesecake is just for dessert? Not Tesco. The supermarket is selling a three-cheese savoury cheesecake, which comes with a caramelised leek and onion jam.

And once your diners are finished with their stuffed turkey thighs or maple and black pepper salmon plait, they can dig into the raspberry and prosecco panna cotta or cherry chocolate delice (if they have any room left!).

Starters and sides

• Tesco Finest Chef’s Collection Three Cheese Savoury Cheesecake, £8, 300g, serves two. A quiche with Somerset vintage cheddar, Regato and Emmental cheese, with a sweet layer of leek and onion jam. Available to preorder 12 November (5 November for Anytime Delivery Saver customers)
• Tesco Finest 2 Coquilles St Jacques, £15, 600g, serves four. Patagonian scallops in a double cream, cheddar and white wine sauce, topped with mash with a Regato cheese panko crumb. Available to preorder 12 November (5 November for Anytime Delivery Saver customers).
• Tesco Finest Chef’s Collection Chicken & Pork Pâté en Croûte, £10, size TBC. Marinated British chicken layered between British pork, smoked bacon and caramelised onion, encased in herb-infused pastry. Availability TBC
  
• Tesco Finest Crispy Mushroom Parcels with Garlic, Chilli & Lime Dip, price and size TBC. A mix of king oyster, wood ear and shiitake mushrooms, enveloped in crispy rice paper. Availability TBC
  

Mains

• Tesco Finest Free-Range East Anglian Gold Whole Turkey with Giblets, £17 per kg (£13 per kg Clubcard price), 5.5-7kg, serves 15-18. Raised with plenty of room to roam and a naturally varied diet for a depth of flavour. Available 19 December.
• Slow Cooked Turkey Thighs with Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing & Gravy, £14 (£12 Clubcard price), 795g, serves four. British turkey thighs, seasoned and stuffed with pork, sage and onion, and slow cooked for extra succulence. Available to preorder 12 November (5 November for Anytime Delivery Saver customers).
• Tesco Finest Scottish Salmon Plait, £18 (£16 Clubcard price), 840g, serves six. Hand-plaited Scottish salmon with a sweet-and-sticky maple and black pepper glaze. Available to preorder 12 November (5 November for Anytime Delivery Saver customers).
• Tesco Finest Roasted Vegetable & Cranberry Star, £6, 340g, serves four. Butternut squash and parsnips with chestnuts, cranberries and herbs, hand-finished with puff-pastry stars. Available 2 December.
  
• Tesco Finest, Roasted Butternut Squash Wellington, £7, 485g, serves four. Roasted butternut squash with seasoned vegetables and a roast shallot and mushroom duxelles, wrapped in lattice puff pastry. Available 9 December.

Desserts

• Tesco Finest Belgian Chocolate & Sea Salted Caramel Snowy Semi Freddo, size and price TBC. A sea-salted caramel semifreddo made using British whipping cream and mascarpone cheese, filled with a layer of bittersweet Belgian chocolate sauce and slow-baked chocolate meringue. It comes with a pot of edible shimmer. Availability TBC.
• Tesco Finest Chef’s Collection Morello Cherry Chocolate Delice, £20 (£18 Clubcard price), 900, serves 10. Belgian chocolate mousse and spiced cherry compote layered on a chocolate sponge and crisp cocoa feuilletine base, with a chocolate mirror glaze. Finish at home with liquid-gold shimmer, included. Available 20 December.
• Tesco Finest Raspberry & Prosecco Panna Cotta Wreath, price and size TBC. Made with British whipping cream, Madagascan vanilla and Italian prosecco. Availability TBC.
• Tesco Finest Blackberry & Dark Chocolate Panettone, pricing and size TBC. A chocolate twist on this Italian classic, topped with fruit. Availability TBC.
• Tesco Finest Blood Orange Spritzi, £5. A fruity drink made with wine, natural blood orange and bitter herbaceous flavours, perfect for lovers of Aperol spritz. Serve over ice with a slice of orange. An elderflower version is also available.

Waitrose Christmas food 2024

• Christmas food delivery slots available to book now from Waitrose.

Waitrose has done a fun twist on a bao bun this year, turning them into tiny, pillowy Santas filled with hoisin veggies.

You’ll also find a Wagyu joint in this decadent menu, as well as a vegan turkey roast packed with chestnut and caramelised onion stuffing.

Starters and sides

• No.1 8 Santa Bao Buns, £8, 320g. Mini bao buns filled with shredded vegetables in a sweet, sticky hoisin sauce. Available 13 November.
• No.1 2 Lobster, Crab and Prawn Cocktails, £5.95, 170g. Brown and white crabmeat layered with cold-water prawns and Marie Rose sauce, topped with British lobster. Available 16 December.
• No.1 Crab & Brown Butter Crumpets, £8, 192g. Mini crumpets topped with crab gratin, spiced brown butter with crème fraiche, medium-fat hard cheese, lemon juice, chives, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne and smoked paprika, and hand-finished with paprika. Available 27 November.
• Waitrose Bacon, Leek & Winter Herb Stuffing Log, £6, 425g. British pork sausage meat seasoned with leek and warming winter herbs, wrapped ballotine-style in smoked streaky bacon – ready for the oven. Available 20 November.
  
• No.1 6 Seafood Shells, £15, 470g, serves six. Filled with king prawns, poached salmon flakes and Scottish smoked salmon pieces. Available from Waitrose.
• Whisky & Orange smoked salmon, £4.95, 100g. Scottish salmon cured with salt and demerara sugar, smoked over whisky oak-barrel chips, and hand-finished with Scottish malt whisky and orange oil, and gold lustre. Available 27 November.

Mains

• Medium Bronzed Whole Turkey With Giblets, £15 per kg, 4-6kg, serves eight. Medium free-range bronze turkey with succulent, full-flavoured meat. Available to pre-order from Waitrose.
• Glorious Treacle Glazed Turkey Crown, £30 per kg, 2-2.5kg, serves six. Turkey breast on the bone, brined for tenderness, with pork, chestnut and bacon stuffing, topped with treacle-cured bacon and finished with a sticky treacle glaze. Available to pre-order from Waitrose.
• No.1 British Wagyu Beef Sirloin Joint with a Beer Malt Glaze and Shallot, Herb and Garlic Crumb, £62 per kg, 0.95-1.15kg, serves four to six. Tender Wagyu beef with beer-malt glaze that adds a rich flavour, and finished with a shallot, herb, garlic and crispy onion crumb. Available to pre-order from Waitrose.
  
• PlantLiving: Chestnut & Thyme Plant-Based Turkey Roast and Gravy £10, 668g, serves three. A festive plant-based turkey roast, packed with thyme-scented chestnut and caramelised onion stuffing and served with a rich gravy that’s bursting with flavours of Cabernet Sauvignon and redcurrant jelly. Available 11 December.
• 2 Portobello Mushroom Thermidor Vol au Vents, £8, 320g, serves two. Savoury portobello mushrooms in a creamy wine and brandy sauce, topped with extra-mature cheddar in a puff-pastry case. Available 11 December.

Desserts

• No. 1 Red Velvet Bauble Dessert, £20, 730g, serves 10. Creamy white chocolate and mascarpone mousse, tangy raspberry and redcurrant compote and a crunchy feuilletine and cocoa sponge base. This is also available as individual bauble desserts. Available to preorder from Waitrose.
  
• Limoncello Fizz Panettone, £12, 750g. An Italian cake made with candied lemon peel, limoncello filling, sparkling-wine syrup and a sachet of lemon-flavoured sherbet icing sugar. Available from Waitrose.
• 12 Hot Chocolate Brownie Bites, £6, 315g. Rich Belgian chocolate brownie topped with milk chocolate, marshmallows and cocoa powder. Available 11 December.
  

Want to know what impressed in our independent taste tests for Christmas this year? Head to our Best food and drink guide for our reviews of supermarket mince pies, red wine, champagne, christmas puddings, dark chocolate, champagne truffles and more besides!

When to buy your Christmas food and how to store it safely

Getting ahead on Christmas food shopping can help spread the cost and save you stress on the big day.

Plenty of festive staples are relatively long-lasting and can be bought in advance, including store cupboard and frozen foods.

These include:

• Biscuit/chocolate selection boxes
• Christmas puddings
• Christmas condiments, such as cranberry sauce
• Savoury nibbles, such as nuts and crisps
• Mincemeat (if making your own mince pies)
• Crackers (for cheese)
• Frozen vegetables
• Frozen party food
• Fresh food – such as chilled desserts, cheese, meat and fish – may only keep in the fridge for a few days. Some may be freezable, but you’ll need to check the packaging to be sure.

If you’re doing an online shop, you can order fresh foods in advance for delivery or collection closer to Christmas.

Prepping and freezing festive favourites

Most Christmas foods can be prepped ahead of time and stored in the freezer. Dinner items such as turkey, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes and stuffing are usually suitable for freezing up to three months in advance (make sure you always check the pack instructions).

Some foods may lose some of their sparkle when frozen, so think about how you intend to use them. For example, soft cheeses such as brie or goat’s cheese lose creaminess and can become grainy, while harder cheeses will become crumbly and won’t make for a star slice on the day.

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