Christmas 2023 Taste Test Winners

Under the Christmas Tree’s 2023 Christmas taste test results are in. We’ve compared over 35 festive foods to help you find this year’s best food and fizz.

Preparing the perfect festive feast can be a daunting and stressful task. With a sleuth of supermarkets and brands offering so many new treats for the festive season, it isn’t easy to know where to start and what actually tastes really good.

But fret not! UnderTheChristmasTree is your one-stop solution, taking the guesswork out of the equation. We’ve gone ahead and done all the “hard work” for you.

Our expert panel diligently prepared and sampled over 35 delectable Christmas items, determining who offers the most delightful products this year. Unlike other online magazines, we ONLY test Christmas-themed products so no best-of-roast potatoes here!

See our Christmas 2023 taste test results below:

Mince Pie Winner: Iceland Luxury 6pk All Butter Mince Pie, £2.50

Christmas in a mouthful – this is how the team described our winner Iceland’s mince pies. Crammed full of zesty and rich mincemeat you could really taste the citrus and festive spices throughout. Not overly sweet and had just the right amount of booze to give you that warm feeling. More-ish is an understatement!

SEE ALL MINCE PIE RESULTS HERE 

Christmas Centerpiece Winner: Tesco Finest Chocolate Woodland Log Cake, £17

Packed full of chocolate, our winner the triple-layered chocolate cake is filled and coated with a delicious chocolate ganache with a beautiful festive design. Our team described Tesco’s Woodland Log Cake as rich, indulgent and just melted in your mouth and really loved the warm, festive design the Yule Cake had – perfect for any Christmas centerpiece.

SEE ALL CHRISTMAS CENTERPIECE RESULTS HERE 

Christmas Cake Winner: Iceland Mary Berry Iced Fruit Cake, Serves 12, £10

Ticking all the boxes and giving off a homemade feel, our team felt that this was the best all-rounder when it comes to Christmas cakes. With an excellent cut, instantly you can smell the richness of the mixed peel, brandy and cognac. Spices such as cardamom and ginger gave this a real warmth. The marzipan and soft icing on the cake were delicious and the edible sugar decorations gave a lovely finish to the cake. One slice was not enough!

SEE ALL CHRISTMAS CAKE RESULTS

Christmas Pudding Winner: ASDA Extra Special Jewel Topped Christmas Pudding, £12

Our team absolutely adored this 6-month matured Christmas pudding, it had everything we would want from the get-go. Crammed with rich, boozy fruit and the whole candied orange slices that encase the pud had a lovely bite to them. We felt that you could really taste the vine fruits especially the orange and one bowl would not be enough! Looking for the showstopper? then ensure this is in your trolley this Christmas.

SEE ALL CHRISTMAS PUDDING RESULTS

Christmas Cheese Winner: Tesco Wensleydale with Cranberries Hidden Centre, £4.00

The first-place winner of our cheese category goes to this stunning square block from Tesco, we felt it looked extremely impressive with the cranberry sprinkles on top and its squared block design. On cutting the cheese it was smooth, creamy and crumbly, inside was a river of deep red cranberry sauce which certainly impressed us. It had aromas of Christmas and had a lovely taste, the cranberry was sweet and not too strong but definitely enough to make you say wow. If you’re looking for the cheeseboard show stopper make sure this is on your shopping list this Christmas.

SEE ALL CHRISTMAS CHEESE REUSLTS HERE

Christmas Fizz Winner: CO-OP Les Pionniers Non Vintage Champagne 75cl, £22.75

Trying this multi-award-winning champagne was absolutely delicious, our team loved the flavours and could flavours of nectarine, apple and slightly biscuity and felt that the balance between sweet and citrus was perfect with the amount of bubbles, this is one champagne we will be serving this Christmas!

SEE ALL CHRISTMAS FIZZ WINNERS HERE

We hope we’ve made your 2023 Christmas food buying a whole lot easier with our tried and tasted taste test winners. Congratulations to all.