There were two types of mince pies - the 'traditional' pastry topped ones and also a packet of iced pies. Sous Chef J likes the look of the iced mince pies the best as he's "not keen on too much pastry".
The box of goodies also contained a panettone style loaf cake. It was a softer cake than we were expecting, but there was a good distribution of fruit and was a tasty treat.
Also included were two packs of cake slices - both contain 5 slices - one has Iced rich fruit cake and the other Mini chocolate logs. The Iced fruit cake slices seem to
have a good proportion of cake to icing. Looking at the Mini chocolate logs, they're more of an iced slice than a log shape but Sous Chef J thinks that won't stop him eating them. All!
It was good to see some products aimed at children included in the range. Sadly the Gingerbread biscuit man hadn't survived the post in tact but Sous Chef J had a solution for that... and promptly ate the biscuit.
The Freefrom Santa Choc bar is Gluten, Wheat and dairy free and would make a great stocking filler. Also, the choc selection net, which contains a santa choc bar, choc'n'crispie bar, choc bar, choc buttons and choc discs, looks like a treat that will fill a space in a Christmas stocking nicely.
Whilst it's been nice to get a pre-Seasonal goodie box, we'll be 'monitoring' the goods on sale in store as "reliability of availability" is something we harp on about a lot. It's great to know Gluten Free Christmas food items exist but is doubly frustrating when you can't get hold of them.
Disclosure - Sainsbury's sent us a selection of FreeFrom items without charge but we have not been paid for this post.
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