Mince pies are an essential indulgence during the holiday season, filled with scrumptious mincemeat enveloped in shortcrust pastry and often adorned with a festive motif.
Some incorporate alcohol for added flavour, while others stick to the basics with just dried fruits.
Given the plethora of options available, choosing the right one can be challenging.
To assist you in making your choice, Express.co.uk conducted taste tests on supermarket mince pies from Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, and Amazon to identify the tastiest option.
In order to ensure a fair comparison, we sampled the most affordable variety each store had to offer, all priced under £2, reports the Express.
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1. Sainsbury's
Our taste testers were enamoured with the design of this mince pie, featuring a pastry-covered top adorned with a Christmas tree.
This was a departure from other supermarket designs this year, but it resulted in an excess of pastry, detracting from the mincemeat flavour.
It was significantly less sweet than the other mince pies, which some people might prefer.
These mince pies are sold at Sainsbury's stores for £1.70 for a box of six festive pies.
2. Asda
Asda's mince pies, priced at £1.50 for a box of six in a red festive package, didn't clinch the top spot among our taste testers.
We found them to have a balanced mincemeat-to-pastry ratio compared to other varieties, and they offered a satisfactory level of sweetness.
However, their slightly stodgy nature and the time it took to chew them prevented them from clinching the top spot.
3. Tesco
Retailing at £1.50 for a pack of six, the same price as Asda, Tesco's mince pies didn't fare well in any aspect of our taste test.
We found them to be spicier than the rest, which might appeal to some, but we felt it was too overpowering.
Despite having a decent texture, they were quite claggy and required considerable effort to chew and swallow, which was a bit of a letdown.
4. Morrisons
The most affordable pies in our taste test came from Morrisons, priced at just £1.45 for six mince pies.
Even though its packaging was the least appealing among all we tested, Morrisons emerged as our top choice based on taste, texture, and the pastry-to-mincemeat ratio.
Our taste testers described them as very sweet with a pleasant texture, suggesting they would pair perfectly with a dollop of cream to balance the flavours.
