Each year, we not so patiently wait for the good news that Aldi’s Christmas food range has been released. We’re not the only ones - Aldi’s army of fans are just as eager to get their hands on festive treats and tipples. The time has come, Aldi has announced new festive goodies. So we’ve wrapped up all the top picks and best buys for Aldi Christmas 2024.
The days are getting colder and there are more brilliant Christmas menus and offerings than we can count. Marks and Spencers’ Christmas food is coming back, and the best Christmas hampers promise to be bigger and boujier than ever. Yes, M&S has some great stuff, but it certainly isn’t cheap. But what about those of us on a budget? Although this is officially the UK’s cheapest supermarket, the 2024 Aldi Christmas range has done an impressive job of maintaining quality.
If you’re thinking cheap Christmas food means dry turkey and floppy vegetables, think again. Aldi Christmas Food 2024 includes some surprisingly elevated entries, including Waygu beef sliders, a new slow-cooked porchetta main, and a glittery caramel coin cake. The 2024 Aldi Christmas range will be available for click and collect, and orders can be changed for free until 11.50pm the night before. Perfect for when that relative suddenly decides they’re vegan.
If you ask us, no Christmas is complete without a little tipple. That’s why we’ve thrown in some delicious drinks to wash down your festive feast. Start with a bottle of great-value French sparkling, before sipping on chocolate orange Bailey’s alternative that’s just as good and costs half as much. Finally, enjoy an award-winning single malt Scotch.
The full range will be revealed later in the year, but here are all the treats from the Aldi Christmas 2024 release that we know about so far.
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The best Aldi Christmas starters
Given the feast ahead, starters might seem like overkill. But when else in the year do we get a whole day to eat this much food? These are our favourites to nibble on before your meal or serve them alongside mains.
Specially Selected Seafood Ramekins
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What: Satisfyingly creamy and perfectly rich, these seafood gratins come in reusable terracotta dishes. Variations include scallop and prawn in prosecco sauce along with a new lobster mac and cheese creation, but we like the look of the scallop and prawn version swimming in a Thermidor sauce. Available from 21 December.
How much: £3.99
Buy now: TBA
NEW Specially Selected Breaded Chicken Doughnuts
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What: This new Aldi Christmas for 2024 starter is going to be great for both kids and adults. Breaded chicken with waffle sprinkles and barbecue sauce might even convert the most ardent fried dough lovers. A savoury spin on a classic treat? We’re sold. Available from 6 December.
How much: £3.49
Buy now: TBA
NEW Wagyu Beef Sliders
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What: This one’s for the meat lovers. Aldi’s Christmas 2024 Wagyu range is brilliant this year, and you won’t have to wait til the main course to get your hands on it. Introducing the new Wagyu sliders, these perfectly cute mini burgers are available with either cheese or chimichurri sauce. Available from 6 December.
How much: £4.99
Buy now: TBA
NEW Specially Selected Bao Buns
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What: Stuffed full of either hoisin duck or sweet and sour veggies, bao buns are always a win - no matter what day of the year. Anyway, we all like a little variety on Christmas every now and then, and this Aldi Christmas 2024 addition will provide exactly that. Available from 6 December.
How much: £3.99
Buy now: TBA
NEW Specially Selected Ultimate Pigs in Blankets
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What: This Christmas Aldi is offering a new contender for the top spot: specially selected ultimate pics in blankets. Bigger and better than ever before, you’ll get big flavour in each bite. You’ll also find mini Yorkshires loaded with pork stuffing and topped with mini pig in blankets. All piggies, little and large, will go to the (super)market from 19 December.
How much: £2.99
Buy now: TBA
The best Aldi Christmas mains
On to the main event! Here are seven hearty options that are guaranteed to impress your guests. Most of them are ready to pop straight in the oven, making for a less stressful day and a prompt start time for eating.
British Turkey Crown
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What: Great for smaller gatherings and breast meat fans, Aldi's turkey crowns will always be a favourite. The 2024 Aldi Christmas range also includes a Specially Selected Stuffed Turkey Crown to make an attractive festive table centrepiece. There are three sizes available, so go for the largest if you like turkey sarnies. In stores from 19 December.
How much: £19.99 for 1.8kg
Buy now: TBA
Specially Selected Whole Lobster
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What: Who said Aldi doesn’t pull out all the stops? Lobster is back on the menu this year, offering all the opulence and drama we deserve in December - just without a pocket-punishing price tag! Go on, for just a tenner you indulge yourself with a little extra treat this year. Available from 6 November.
How much: £9.99
Buy Now: TBA
Specially Selected Crackling Gammon Joint (Bone-in)
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What: If you're going down the alternative Christmas main route, this beautiful bone-in gammon joint could be the one. With crunchy crackling and brown sugar glaze, it's juicy, sweet, salty, tangy, and looks a treat in the middle of the table. Back in full sugar-baked glory from 6 December.
How much: £18.99
Buy now: TBA
Maple & Clementine Glaze Side of Salmon
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What: A side of salmon makes a lovely showstopper for Christmas lunch, and this lemon-infused, maple and clementine glazed version caught our eye. It’s back for Christmas 2024, and cooks in just 35 minutes. Who doesn't fancy a little variety on Christmas? Available from 19 December.
How much: £11.99
Buy now: TBA
Specially Selected British Peppercorn Crusted Wagyu Picanha
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What: Just imagine your guests' faces when you plonk this hefty pepper-crusted Wagyu picanha on the table. Picanha is a Brazilian beef cut beloved for its tenderness and flavour, and the fragrant, peppery crust elevates that to new levels. Carving up a beautifully marbled picanha is the stuff of our dreams. Available from 19 December it serves 4-6.
How much: £24.99 per kilo
Buy now: TBA
NEW Specially Selected Slow Cooked Porchetta
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What: Pork lovers will be glad to hear the Specially Selected Crackling Gammon Joint is back for another year, but this Christmas there’s a new face on the scene. Gorgeously smokey slow-cooked Britsih porchetta with crackled skin and succulent layers. It’s all set to hit the shelves on 19 December.
How much: £14.99
Buy now: TBA
NEW Vegan No Beef Wellingtons
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What: A brilliantly seasoned no-beef filling with rich mushroom duxelles all packaged up in dairy-free meat-free pastry, that’ll put a smile on any vegan face. And for the veggies among us there’s a new Aldi Christmas 2024 option: a brie and butternut squash Wellington with creamy cheese and wintery flavours. Both are available from 14 October
How much: £4.99
Buy now: TBA
The best Aldi Christmas desserts
Sweet treats are one of the best things about Christmas each year. Aldi often has some brilliant creations, all at highly agreeable prices (the Christmas pud is a particularly great bargain).
NEW Ultimate Gold Coin
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What: For Christmas 2024 Aldi has introduced its most decadent dessert. Picture rich chocolate ganache and a biscuit piece base topped with blonde mousse and oozing caramel all encased in an embossed milk chocolate shell dusted with gold. This brilliant centrepiece is available from 21 December.
How much: £6.99
Buy now: TBA
Specially Selected Marbled Roulade
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What: A favourite from last year, the famous roulade is making it back for round two, this time with new flavours. Variations include salted maple and pecan, brown sugar meringue with salted maple sauce, and black forest with marbled chocolate meringue and tangy cherry sauce. We like the sound of the maple one. Available in stores now.
How much: £4.16
Buy now: Salted Maple & Pecan Marbled Roulade
NEW Specially Selected Ruby Port, Fig and Cheese Puff Pastry Mince Pies
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What: Who said mince pies have to be all sweet? For Christmas 2024 Aldi shoppers can enjoy a new type of mince pie, one which sees Ruby Port blended with fig and pear mince meat encased in all butter puff pastry and topped with Cheddar and Emmental cheese. Available from 1 November.
How much: £1.79
Buy now: TBA
Holly Lane Iced Mince Pies
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What: Last year saw Aldi's mince pie range double up. Fortunately, both the classic and much-loved Holly Lane Deep Filled Mince Pies as well as the new Holly Lane Iced Mince Pies are back for Aldi Christmas 2024.
How much: £1.59
Buy now: Holly Lane Iced Mince Pies
24-Month Matured Christmas Pudding
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What: Allowed to mature for a whole year to develop the flavour, this one comes in three sizes, so no matter your table size everyone can get the perfect amount. There’s nothing quite so warming as the rich blend of nuts, warming spices, and vine fruits. We’re sold on the large 800g version, turns out you can't have too much of a good thing.
How much: £7.99
Buy now: 24-Month Matured Christmas Pudding
The best Aldi Christmas drinks
If you haven't sampled Aldi's wine selection then you've been missing out. Here are our favourite festive tipples, including French sparkling wine, Irish cream, and a Scotch that's so good it's won medals.
NEW New Glen Marnoch Rum Cask Whisky
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What: Aldi’s wines are fast gaining a reputation as some of the most reliable and well-priced in the business, now it's their whisky that's taking the limelight. With an intense nose of tropical fruits, vanilla, and stem ginger balanced by pear characters and a lengthy finish this number scooped a gold medal at this year’s International Wine and Spirits Competition.
How much: £19.99
Buy now: New Glen Marnoch Rum Cask Whisky
Ruby Reserve Port
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What: If there’s one time you get to break out the port, it’s Christmas. It's not just because we're getting merry, port wine can stimulate digestion, something we all need on December 25. This ruby reserve bottle is just what you want from your tipple on Christmas day, with plenty of juicy red fruit notes.
How much: £9.25
Buy now: Ruby Reserve Port
NEW Espresso Chocolate Irish Cream
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What: Aldi isn't just known for its wines and spirits, they've been shaking it up with a new line of Irish Cream for 2024. This one’s what would happen if Espresso Martinis, chocolate, and Irish coffees had a baby. It’s guaranteed to provide the caffeine hit you need when that late afternoon, post-lunch slump comes along. Available in stores from 14 October.
How much: £9.25
Buy now: TBA
NEW Ballycastle Milk Chocolate & Clementine Flavour Country Cream Liqueur
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What: Finding your chocolate orange hard to break into? Aldi has come to the rescue, adding a milk chocolate and clementine variation to their Ballycastle range this year. This limited edition number combines silky chocolate and orangey flavours to create the most indulgent tipple. Available in stores now.
How much: £7.49
Buy now: Ballycastle Milk Chocolate & Clementine
Specially Selected Crémant du Jura
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What: This one’s coming back just in time. An award-winning tipple, acclaimed as the best Laurant Perrier dupe, Aldi’s Cremant de Jura boasts citrussy apple flavours with a fresh and elegant finish. A vivacious alternative to the more expensive options, it’s the perfect accompaniment to a smoked salmon starter. In stores now!
How much: £10.99
Buy now: Specially Selected Crémant du Jura
NEW Diamond Prosecco
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What: It seems Aldi is stepping up their sparkle game this year. Another new addition to the shelves, this prosecco offers vibrant apple, pear, and citrus notes. It's an elegant bottle too, adding a little glitz and glamour to your Christmas this year. One of the best things about it? It sits comfortably on the right side of a tenner. Available in stores now.
How much: £8.49
Buy now: TBA
When is Aldi Christmas food available?
This year's Aldi Christmas range (along with some seasonal creations that haven’t been released) will go into store at various times in October, November and December. Some dates have been revealed already, but later in the year, Aldi will release the full Christmas range.
How does Aldi click and collect work?
Having selected your food and preferred store, the team will do the rest for you. All you have to do is head to your selected shop on collection day and the staff will load your order straight into your car for you. Orders can be changed until 11:50 pm the night before and the pickers are trained to choose the freshest options. The food will be placed in your boot in compostable tray liners, making it super easy to take your purchases inside.
It’s Christmas menus galore right now, so be sure to check out our guide to this year’s Starbucks festive menu too.