Mr Kipling Mince Pies Reviews

Christmas is coming and what's one of the best things about Christmas?....Mince pies of course! Every year the shops are filled with these delightful little treats and I can't resist buying a box or six when I'm doing my weekly shop. I think I have a Christmas time addiction to mince pies, every year as soon as they hit the supermarket ...  Read the complete review

While my husband was at the supermarket earlier I suddenly had the brainwave - what about mince pies!! I eagerly phoned him and mentioned it, and he came back with a couple of packets of these as they been on 2 for 1 in our usual supermarket, Tescos. As all the Christmas lights are out and seeing the Christmas adverts on TV, ...  Read the complete review

The humble mince pie has been eaten and enjoyed in millions of households for centuries. Hundreds of years ago the little pies contained a mixture of fruit and meat but today we tend to eat the traditional version of the tartlet which is a pastry case filled with sweet mincemeat and spices. Our forefathers knew the tasty tarts as ...  Read the complete review

I bought these mince pies along with a box of Tesco deep filled mince pies - both were on sale so they were the same price, but the Mr Kipling normally cost a bit more. I had the Tesco ones first and enjoyed them immensely so was looking forward to opening these up. Disappointingly, they didn't come close to the Tesco mince pies- the ...  Read the complete review

Intro And so it was all those Christmases ago, log fires ablaze, the tree glistening in the evening light and the mince pies cooking in the oven. The excitement and anticipation rising each day as Christmas day itself arrived. No huge presents as is customary these days, just something simple, and something heartfelt. A kiss ...  Read the complete review

Mr Kipling is a bakery company producing various tarts, cakes and pies. ~Mince Pies~ The Mr Kipling Mince Pies are brought out for the festive season and hold the title of "Exceedingly Merry Deep Filled Mince Pies". They are described as being "butter enriched filled pastry cases deep filled with ...  Read the complete review

Mr Kipling's is a brand synonymous with excellent quality cakes, slices and mini pies. Mr Kipling's Mince Pies do not disappoint in this respect! I am a huge fan of mince pies and wait patiently every year until they are released into the shops again, and mourn every January when they disappear. A fond favourite of mine ...  Read the complete review

Nothing can ever beat home made mince pies, but when you are given a free box of Mr Kipling Mince Pies you can't really refuse them! The box comes with 6 mince pies, each with a foil wrap on a red plastic tray. The box itself is 21cm x 14cm x 4cm and is red all over, with white text and various images of the pies all over the ...  Read the complete review

One of my favourite things about Christmas getting nearer is when mince pies start to appear on the supermarket shelves. This year they seemed to be on sale from about late August but I managed to resist until this week! I chose Mr Kipling's mince pies for my bit of indulgence as they were on special offer at Tesco and I ...  Read the complete review

Well its now nearly the second week of January and unfortunately my cupboards are still full of Christmas goodies so much for the NewYears Resolution of sticking to a strict diet and foregoing any more junk food!! Unfortunately the more I eat the more I seem to want to eat at the moment and as I don't like unnecessary waste I will have ...  Read the complete review

Ah, mince pies. When I was little Grandma used to make her own Christmas pastry. Mince pies, jam tarts, lemon curd, ground rice, bakewell tart, apple pie, bramble pie......there was enough pastry in our house at Christmas to feed an army. Now, aged 97 and with poor eyesight Grandma can't bake anymore so, as my pastry making skills are ...  Read the complete review

I am something of a mince pie fan, so when I saw Mr Kipling deep filled mince pies on offer at our local shop, I decided to treat myself. I paid £1.09 for a box of six and went home feeling very pleased with myself. Once home I made myself a cuppa and settled down to each some (I say 'eat some' because I had no intention of ...  Read the complete review

Huzzah! the 1st of December has come and my self appointed rule of begin to think about Christmas has arrived. Well on certain things anyway - it is still way too early to contemplate Christmas shopping, the tree is definitely a mid December project. Ok I will grant the kids their advent calendars from the 1st, but the important thing is ...  Read the complete review

I had my first mince pie of the year today and it was yummy, I didn't even know that Mr Kipling made mince pies but he obviously does because that's what I had! lol They are deep filled with mince mixture and delish even though I'm not usually mad keen on mince pies anyway. Actually the fact that I have had 2 today shows how ...  Read the complete review

Mr Kipling 8 Mince Pies. Its the Season to be jolly....traa lka la la la... Lovely Mince pies by Mr Kipling, and they are really lovely. Having brought a packet from Wilkos for £1.47p reduced to half price marked, getting eight for the price of six, well they are a real bargain, and i like to sample mine early ...  Read the complete review

I first saw these in Tesco back at the beginning of October and resisted temptation then to buy them as I figured it was far too early to be eating Mince Pies despite my love for them. For the past few weeks I have strolled past them and showed great self control, until today. As Halloween and Bonfire night have passed us by the next ...  Read the complete review

While it isn't exactly the time of mince pies, and while I do agree that it can be nice when things are seasonal, I could really go for a mince pie right now, and since they're just not available in June, I'll make do with writing a review of the second-best mince pies I know of (the best being my aunt Cath's homemade, which have fondant ...  Read the complete review

Tis the season to.... eat mince pies and if you're going to eat a mince pie why not have an exceedingly merry one! Now, I generally like home made mince pies or speciality shop ones but I saw these Mr Kipling mince pies on offer the other week in Sainsburys so I thought I would give them a try. In my opinion Mr Kipling ...  Read the complete review