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Best store bought mince pies

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milkydress · 03/12/2023 13:57

Tell me about yours! I bought a pack of 9 mini mince pies £3 (I think) from M&S - they were delish!!!!!!

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Sexlivesofthepotatomen · 03/12/2023 17:18

Another vote for the Iceland ones, better than M&S, Aldi, Waitrose and Tesco. Worst so far have been the deep filled Mr Kipling ones, they are really not good

VanityDiesHard · 03/12/2023 17:28

BigFatLiar · 03/12/2023 16:26

Are there bad mince pies? Surely not.

Ooooh yes. Those gross icing topped ones, for starters. Tesco's are also rank IMO.

VanityDiesHard · 03/12/2023 17:29

Mytholmroyd · 03/12/2023 16:25

Thomas the Baker make the best ones in my opinion and are the ones we always buy but I think their shops are only in Yorkshire.

Thomas the Baker is epic. I run there every time I'm in York!

wutheringkites · 03/12/2023 17:31

Mini Sainsbury's ones warmed up and with M&S clotted cream or their Christmas Speculoos cream.

misscockerspaniel · 03/12/2023 17:33

The Coop Free From (gluten and milk free) mince pies are lovely.

MistyMountainTop · 03/12/2023 17:39

Konditor (London only, sorry) or Waitrose ordinary, not the posher ones

Mytholmroyd · 03/12/2023 18:13

VanityDiesHard · 03/12/2023 17:29

Thomas the Baker is epic. I run there every time I'm in York!

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That are aren't they? And the brack is fab too!

Mytholmroyd · 03/12/2023 18:15

Sorry that should have said they not that! 😂

mrssunshinexxx · 03/12/2023 19:08

@Mytholmroyd totally agree, it's just shut down in our town booooo

mrssunshinexxx · 03/12/2023 19:08

Also must be warm with cream YUN

JudgementalRaccoon · 03/12/2023 19:17

I love the Sainsbury’s ones with a layer of mincemeat then a layer of frangipane.

headcheffer · 03/12/2023 19:19

JanetandJohn500 · 03/12/2023 14:27

We like the iced mince pies. It's like a toss between a mince pie and a cherry Bakewell 😍

YES!!! And a bit sickly, which means I only eat one. Unlike a normal mince pie

AnotherOneGone · 03/12/2023 19:25

My favourite used to be Greggs until they changed the recipe a couple of years ago - swapped out the butter for palm oil to make them vegan. No where near as good as they were

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 03/12/2023 20:49

Yes o finest. Or home made.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 03/12/2023 20:50

Tesco

hopsalong · 05/12/2023 05:42

Gail's! But the packets are annoyingly expensive.

Delicious sugar crust which should be replicated more widely. (Have tried the recipe at home but wasn't quite the right texture.)

happyandhopefull · 05/12/2023 06:09

A big vote for Morrisons. We 'taste test' and so far they are better than Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburys and Waitrose. I'll have to try the M&S ones next.

I made my own yesterday using Sainsburys gingerbread mincemeat, nice pastry but the mincemeat was a bit disappointing.

Iwanttheraintostop · 05/12/2023 06:32

My friend gave us Konditor mince pies on Sat. They were voted the best mince pies in London and they were really good. I wouldn't be able to justify the price tag though £20 for a box of 12!!!

1975wasthebest · 18/12/2023 11:23

Gail’s. It’s crazy expensive - £3.45 each to eat in - but really good quality.

Alchemistress · 18/12/2023 11:30

M&S from the bakery, sold individually. Stupidly expensive but the pastry is incredible.

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