It’s only September, so we’re a long way from opening our advent calendars. However, Christmas always comes early for supermarkets. Without fail, the likes of Waitrose, Asda and Tesco are quick to get into the holiday spirit, unveiling their festive food and drink before autumn has even started.
From crowd-pleasing party foods to show-stopping centrepieces and desserts, every year supermarkets launch simple dishes that take the hassle out of hosting. On top of this, most of the big supermarkets have their own food-to-order service, so you can order ahead of time for delivery closer to Christmas. We’d always recommend booking your slot early, as they tend to fill up quickly.
Christmas menu items will continue to trickle in over the coming weeks. But, with the likes of limoncello mince pies, chocolate and gingerbread S'mores tarts and even festive-themed brunch dishes for Christmas Day on the menu already, we’re off to an indulgent start. Keep reading for what we know so far about food from Waitrose, Tesco, Asda and The Co-op.
Waitrose Christmas food 2025
Waitrose was one of the first to unveil its offering. The supermarket has announced a whopping 665 products, including 267 new arrivals – from a “turkey bauble” to limoncello mince pies. The ‘bauble’ refers to turkey breast with stuffing inside and wrapped in dry-cured beechwood smoked bacon with a cranberry and orange glaze, but it’s only one of the options on the menu.
Other mains will include a sweet-cured British gammon with a black cherry glaze, stuffed Scottish salmon with prawns and a salsa verde drizzle. There’s plenty for vegan and veggie diners too, with a No.1 mushroom, malbec and port wellington, and a No.1 cauliflower cheese galette crown.
New for this year, Waitrose will be launching a range of pies, including a turkey pie. On top of that, there will be plenty of options for party food, with pigs-in-blankets-inspired Scotch eggs and partridge in a pear pâté. The cheeseboard selection this year will include a spiced cheddar with candied jalapeños and a gouda and cider bake.
As for desserts, the No.1 ‘nutcracker’ chocolate mousse is sure to be a showstopper, but there’s also pistachio meringata, triple chocolate snowflakes, a sticky toffee yule lodge and more. The Bueno-inspired No.1 hazelnut crème panettone is likely to be a hit, and the free from salted caramel hazelnut brownies offer a good option for coeliacs.
The Waitrose Christmas range will be available to order from 22 September.
Tesco Christmas food 2025
Tesco’s Christmas offering is set to include more than 260 new products this year. While the Tesco food to order range is largely under wraps (slots open from early November), its general festive range also looks promising. For a traditional main course, there will, of course, be turkey (and a turkey curry pie, for a twist on tradition), beef wellington and more.
For hosting a crowd, sharers include Tesco Finest burrata with a hot maple glaze and pistachios, Tesco Finest char siu duck bao buns, and Tesco Finest feta, apricot and harissa pastries with a hot honey drizzle. We’re eyeing up the Tesco Finest festive camembert crown and Tesco Finest New York deli pretzel bites, too.
As for desserts, the Tesco Finest chocolate and honeycomb choux wreath, and a Tesco Finest salted banoffee cascading star are bound to impress. There are intriguing panettone flavours, with a Tesco Finest gingerbread panettone and Tesco Finest sticky toffee panettone Christmas pudding. As well as a huge mince pie offering, there are Tesco Finest chocolate and gingerbread S'mores tarts for the mince pie naysayers.
Asda Christmas food 2025
From its first-ever range of Christmas Day brunch foods (think Exceptional hot maple pigs in Blankets and hot honey streaky bacon) to its festive fondue, the supermarket has shared some of its Christmas food range, and you can even buy some of it already online or in Asda shops.
The ultimate cheese-lovers party food, the fondue kits come with Milano Salami, chorizo, gherkins, marinated cherry tomatoes and more, for dipping into a vintage cheddar cheese fondue. For a festive twist on the dish, you’ll also be able to try a ‘pigs in duvet wreath’ version.
To take some of the hassle out of cooking on the big day, Asda will sell a ‘turkey with all the trimmings’ box, which includes everything you need for a Christmas dinner.. Another option is the Exceptional slow cured rack of pork with truffle butter and parmesan crumb.
When it comes to desserts and sweet dishes, the gingerbread man is the star of the show. More than 30 gingerbread-themed products are launching in stores, including a frozen gingerbread man-shaped Belgian chocolate mousse, filled with gooey toffee sauce and honeycomb pieces.
If you’re looking for a decadent tipple to serve with your Baileys in the evening, you’ll want to add the Exceptional pistachio and milk chocolate flavour cream liqueur to your basket too.
Asda’s Christmas food to order range, which will include more than 20 centrepieces, will be available to order from around October for delivery or collection between 21st and 23 December.
The Co-op Christmas food 2025
While The Co-op won’t have a Christmas food to order service, you will still be able to order its Christmas range online or in shops when it arrives later in the year. In the meantime, the menu looks promising. Co-op’s premium “Irresistible” brand brings party dishes and small plates, like Irresistible vegetable fritter slider bao buns with soy dip, Irresistible gruyère cheese and caramelised onion crostini, Irresistible Mexican-style pulled beef croquettes with smoky ketchup, and melt-in-the-middle cod fishcakes.
For lunch, starters and mains will include Irresistible smooth brussels and mulled wine pate, Irresistible oak smoked salmon with a creamy dill sauce, and Irresistible chicken, ham hock and cranberry pie. There’s plenty of choice when it comes to desserts too, from Irresistible black forest brownies to Irresistible gingerbread and white chocolate cakes, and Irresistible gingerbread and maple mince pies.
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