Tesco Lattice Top Mince Pies

'Tesco Lattice Top Mince Pies'

They should make this Blog in a TV series. Matthew Slack on Pies. Seems like the kinda thing Channel 4 would pick up. If you're a C4 Producer HMU. I'd like to take my talk of pies to the nation!

Here be another review then. This time with a little beat of heat! Read on... #SlacksPieReviews

Vendor:Tescos
Price: On offer currently for £1

Pack size: 6

First impression: Now then. The more eager eyed (or Mince Pie mega-fans) amoung you might remember I reviewed the 'Tesco Iced Top Mince Pies' not that long ago. They were also on the same £1 offer as these lattice toped pies (also same box) so I thought I'd give them a whirl. Very pretty pies I must say. One to serve to the in-laws on Christmas Day methinks.   (4/5)


Pastry: Now then. These pies are actually EXACTLY THE SAME as their Ice Topped brothers & sisters, just without the fondant. As you can see by my universal pie measurement system above, the pies were again quite small. The pastry was OK again, probably a tad better as I had actually heated these pies up (yes you read that correctly) as explained in FILLING below.  (3.5/5) 

Filling: Cont. There was a little tip on the box of these pies that prompted you to heat them up for a "warm treat". It is getting colder out so I followed the heating instructions to see what all the fuss was about. 10 seconds on 900w later... PING! Now the mincemeat was the exact same recipe as the iced top pies, so the overall ingredients were still there. Heating it up did invigorate the sugars and did dull out the cirrus slightly. It was quite pleasant actually but was again very sweet & mushy as a result of it's time in the science oven.  (2.5/5)


Rating overall: Cheap pies that look a lot more expensive than they are. Nice warmed up, but I'd just eat them cold. Still only a quid though so if you're looking for feed a crowd, get a few of these!

Total score (10 / 15)