2024 - Mince Pie Reviews

Tesco Finest All Butter Pastry Mince Pie Review 2024

November 16, 2024November 16, 2024Will O'Hara2024, 7.9, TescoLeave a Reply

Review: Tesco’s Finest range of mince pies usually score well and this is no exception.

To start we’ve got a fancy star design on top with little cut out pieces and a shake of icing sugar too. It’s a good looking mince pie – something you’d be happy to bring out to guests for sure.

The only real problem here is the pastry. While it tastes nice, it’s slightly too thin and that’s resulted in two mince pie faux pas; a soggy bottom and poor structural integrity. Needless to say you’ll need a plate to eat one (or two) of these.

The mincemeat is the star of the show – it’s got a generous kick of brandy & port and you can taste them too. Nicely spiced and full of fruit too.

A really good mince pie (assuming you have the aforementioned plate to hand) and I’ll admit I ate three in one sitting.

Link: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/257246799

Cost: 50p each (£3.00 for 6)

Overall rating: 7.9

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Tesco Finest Crumble Topped Mince Pie Review 2024

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024Will O'HaraTesco, 2024, 7.7, FancyLeave a Reply

Review: Many crumble topped mince pies have scored well over the years. And this Tesco pie hasn’t changed much since last time I tried it.

The curious thing is they don’t come in a case. Just in the plastic tray – so you’ll 100% need a plate.

Next issue is there’s definitely more pastry than filling. Now in this case that’s not all bad as this pastry is more like a biscuit consistency – quite a crunch to it. But that’s all by design I’m sure.

The mincemeat filling is sweet, and has a nice hint of the citrus and festive spices.

This pie is perfect to have warm with a scoop of ice cream or maybe a nice custard. A slightly fancier pie – wouldn’t be the sort of thing you just offer at a whim to a Christmas-time visitor. Probably better for pudding after a meal. Decent though…I’m going to grab one more now actually

Link: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/317404913

Cost: 88p each (£3.50 for 4)

Overall rating: 7.7/10

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Aldi Specially Selected All Butter Mini Mince Pie Review 2024

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024Will O'HaraALDI, 2024, 5.5, MiniLeave a Reply

Review: I’ve reviewed many mini mince pies over the years and I’ve never encountered one worth having. It’s not like a standard mince pie is a huge eat anyway, so do we even need mini versions?

The issues that hampered previous minis have struck again here I’m afraid. It’s hard to make a mince pie smaller without messing with the often perfect ratio of juicy & fruity mincemeat and sweet and perfectly crumbly pastry.

Most mini mince pies are a one mouthful affair but try that with these and you’ll find your mouth under attack from an abundance of pastry.

After almost succumbing to death by choking on pastry, the overall taste is ok. Just unfortunate you have to step back from the light to get to that point.

They’re pretty, with a star and sprinkling of icing sugar – but they’re also far too pricey at 29p each for a mini.

Link: https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/p-specially-selected-all-butter-mini-mince-pies-224g9-pack/4061464757813

Cost: 27p each (£2.39 for 9)

Overall rating: 5.5/10

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Aldi Hollylane Deep Filled Mince Pie Review 2024

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024Will O'HaraALDI, 2024, StandardLeave a Reply

Review: We’re starting 2024’s reviews with a standard mince pie from Aldi’s Hollylane range. A more standard mince pie you could not hope to find. The box is the same as the last few years…nothing new there.

It’s a pretty festive looking top, nice star design and a decent sprinkle of sugar. That’s where positives end though.

The inside hides a fairly uninteresting filling – it’s smooth rather than bursting with fruits, and also has a slightly bitter aftertaste too.

The pastry isn’t anything special either but it’s certainly not bad – just something I would struggle to remember anything specific about more than 20 mins after I ate it.

But cheap….cheap as chips. 21p per mince pie is great value. If you need them in numbers, these could fit the bill.

Link: https://groceries.aldi.co.uk/en-GB/p-holly-lane-deepfilled-mince-pies-290g6-pack/4088600435633

Cost: 21p each (£1.25 for 6)

Overall rating: 5/10

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