Christmas is just around the corner (Image: Getty)
Supermarkets are known for introducing products specially for the festive period and this year is no exception.
We have taken a look at the leading supermarkets including Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl, Aldi and Morrisons and rounded up the top food products.
Some of the items are available to buy now and others are online and in-store later this month.
Let’s not forget a little about each product’s description, weight, and costs.
There are the top three Christmas products from each of the supermarkets this year.
Christmas wouldn’t be the same without pigs in blankets (Image: Sainsbury’s )
M&S
Collection 8 Bao Bun Selection (320g)
Price: £7.50 from M&S in-store from November 13.
Handmade in Vietnam, filled with vegetables in a hoisin plum sauce
Collection 12 Caramelised Onion and Goat’s Cheese Tartlets (306g)
Price: £7.50 from M&S in-store now.
Onions and goat’s cheese in all-butter puff pastry what more could someone want?
12 Halloumi in blankets in hot honey (175g)
Price: £5.50 from M&S in-store from Oct 16.
Bacon-wrapped halloumi with a hot honey drizzle is a firm favourite and something that people will want all year round.
Ocado
The Carved Angel Double Chocolate Orange Christmas Pudding (454g)
Price: £12.95 from Ocado online plus delivery)
The Christmas pudding is for chocolate orange lovers and is a twist on the traditional recipe.
Daylesford Organic Traditional Mini Mince Pies 210g
Price: £12.00 from Ocado online plus delivery)
These are the perfect little bites of festive joy and are crafted with organic ingredients.
Bauli Panettone with Baileys Cream (750g)
Price: £15.95 from Ocado online plus delivery.
For a twist on the traditional, Bauli’s Panettone with Baileys Cream is sure to impress.
Asda
Asda Extra Special Salted Honeycomb Meringue Stack 500g
Price: £6 from Asda in-store or online plus delivery.
Shoppers can defrost this from frozen and packs a punch in terms of flavour.
Asda 5 Mince Pie Cookies (5 pack)
Price: £1.30 from Asda in-store or online plus delivery.
The cookies will become a new family favourite and are perfect with a cup of tea.
Asda Cracking Chocolate Orange Bombe (227g)
Price: £3 from Asda in-store or online plus delivery.
For only £3 the dish is light and fluffy with a burst of orange in the middle.
Sticky Toffee Bombe is a highlight from Lidl’s festive range (Image: Lidl)
Waitrose
No.1 Wagyu Roast Potatoes (800g)
Price: £2.75 from Waitrose available online or in-store from November 27.
Roast potatoes are basted in Wagyu beef fat, rapeseed oil and butter, so they go extra crispy when cooked, and are delicious.
No.1 Lobster, Crab & Prawn Cocktails (170g)
Price: £4.75 from Waitrose available online or in-store from December 16.
The two prawn cocktails give the classic starter a luxurious twist by including brown and white crab meat along with cold water prawns.
No.1 Red Velvet Bauble Dessert (Serves 10)
Price: £20 from Waitrose available online or in-store from December 19.
The rich white chocolate mousse with raspberries sits on a feuilletine and cocoa sponge base. It’s finished with a red lustre, and comes with decorative baubles for you to add the finishing touches.
Tesco
Tesco Finest Roasted Vegetable & Cranberry Star (340g)
Price: £6 from Tesco online from December 20
Flaky pastry with roasted butternut squash and parsnips with chestnuts, cranberries and herbs, perfect for a starter.
Tesco Finest Raspberry and Peach Bellini Trifle (780g)
Price: £10 or £9 with Tesco Clubcard in-store or online plus delivery.
There’s nothing more traditional than a classic trifle and this recipe has a slight twist with a peach bellini flavouring.
Tesco Finest Orange & Mascarpone Highwall Cheesecake (650g)
Price: £12 or £10 with Tesco Clubcard in-store or online plus delivery.
The cheesecake serves six people and everyone will be wanting more after they have tried this.
Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s Proper Pigs in Blankets, Taste the Difference x6 (294g)
Price: £4.25 from Sainsbury’s in-store or online plus delivery.
Slightly more expensive compared to other supermarkets but there are flavoursome and go deliciously crispy.
Sainsbury’s All Butter Shortbread Petticoat Tails (440g)
Price: £2.40 from Sainsbury’s in-store or online plus delivery.
There’s nothing better than dipping shortbread into tea on a cold winter’s day and these biscuits are buttery and delightful.
Sainsbury’s Maple Roasted Vegetables, Taste the Difference (365g)
Price: £3.50 from Sainsbury’s in-store or online plus delivery.
While many people think Christmas is all about indulgence these vegetables also add an extra touch to the festive day.
Aldi’s offering of gin is a popular choice with customers (Image: Aldi)
Aldi
Haysmith’s Hand Steeped Sloe Gin 70cl
Price £14.99 from Aldi in-store.
Aldi often make the news for their delicious drinks and this one is no different, pair with tonic and you’ve got yourself a stunning drink.
Let’s Party Mushroom Arancini (240g)
Price: £1.99 from Aldi in-store.
A pack of 12 will be great for any get-together that you may have over the festive period. Delicious yet light.
Specially Selected Belgian Milk Chocolate & Sea Salt Pinecones (210g)
Price: £6.49 from Aldi in-store.
This pack of eight will look great on any table centrepiece and even better they are deliciously moreish.
Specially Selected Millionaire’s Bauble (500g)
Price: £7.99 from Aldi in-store.
The bauble looks too good to eat but once people tuck in the sweet treat is delightfully rich yet succulent.
Lidl
Deluxe Melt in the Middle Bombe (227g)
Price: £2.49 from Lidl in-store.
A much cheaper version compared to other supermarkets for pretty much the same item. The dessert lives up to the name with gooey melt in the middle perfect for showing off.
Partytime Prawns in a Crispy Coating (132g)
Price: £1.79 from Lidl in-store.
Great for throwing into the oven for when guests arrive on Christmas Eve or Boxing Day. The prawns are deliciously crunchy and enough bite to want guests to keep coming back for more.
Deluxe Bao Buns (210g)
Price: £2.99 from Lidl in-store.
The festive buns are delightful and fun to add around the dinner table. These come in a pack of 6 in either snowman or reindeer-themed baos.
Deluxe Christmas Crisps (150g)
Price: £1.25 from Lidl in-store.
No food table would be complete without some festive crisps. Shoppers can choose from Norfolk Turkey & Sage and Onion Stuffing, Pigs in Blankets or Lobster Cocktail.
Morrisons
Morrisons The Best Sticky Toffee Pudding With Caramel Sauce Centre (550g)
Price: £8 from Morrisons in-store or online plus delivery.
There’s no better dessert in our opinion and this has to be one of the best on the market.
Morrisons Christmas Caramel Profiterole Gateau Small (550g)
Price: £8 from Morrisons in-store or online plus delivery.
A little on the pricer side but it definitely makes up for it in terms of flavour.
Morrisons The Best Pork, Chestnut & Caramelised Onion Stuffing Balls (360g)
Price: £3.25 from Morrisons in-store or online plus delivery.
According to customers, there is a strong taste of chestnut throughout the stuffing balls.
Morrisons 8 Cheese & Bacon Loaded Potato Skins (224g)
Price: £4 from Morrisons in-store or online plus delivery.
Deliciously cheesy and certainly a people pleaser over the festive period.
