All those nibbles, pub lunches with work, turkey and trimmings . . . and that’s before we get to pudding.
Today we put together the cream of the Christmas crop for desserts and sweet treats, so you can round off your family’s special meal in truly indulgent style.
Mince pies. A Christmas must. Stick with traditional Deep Filled Mince Pies from Sainsbury’s, £1, or opt for something different like Aldi’s Salted Caramel Mince Pies, £1.99. Alternatively, get two desserts in one with Black Forest Mince Pie Crumbles from Morrisons, £2.
Christmas pudding. You mean you haven’t been maturing a homemade pud for the few months? Me neither. Tesco has plenty of good options, including its Classic Christmas Pudding, two for £3. Or treat yourself with Asda’s Extra Special Luxury Christmas Pudding, £1.50.
Yule log. This festive treat has had a few makeovers in recent years. Asda does a Baileys Chocolate Yule Log, £5.
Raise the roof with Santa’s Rooftop Chocolate & Caramel Yule Log from Marks & Spencer, £15. Or keep it simple and classic with Morrisons’ The Best Belgian Chocolate Yule Log, £6.
Bitesize treats. If you like a variety of sweet treats, head to Asda for its 50-piece dessert platter, £4.
Or try Iceland’s 64-Piece Dessert Platter, £5. You can pick up Morrisons’ The Best Christmas Chocolate & Orange Mini Trees, £6. Feeling creative? Pick up Iceland’s Decorate Your Own Reindeer Macarons, £3.
Showstoppers. The big supermarkets have got some spectacular finishers this year. Pile it high with Aldi’s Croquembouche Patisserie Kit, £4.99. Or smash your way to dessert heaven with the White Christmas Snow Globe pudding from The Co-op, £10.
£15K to win for XMAS – how do I enter?
HAVE a Christmas to remember thanks to our latest sensational Sun Savers competition.
We’re giving THREE lucky readers £5,000 each towards their festive expenses.
Bag our prize and you won’t need to worry about all the presents, the big food shop or any decorations you want to put up.
To enter, download the Sun Savers app or sign up at sunsavers.co.uk. Then collect TEN Sun Savers codes from the 18 printed daily in the paper until Tuesday, December 11.
Enter the codes on the Sun Savers app or website. After your tenth code, head back to the “Win Christmas” page found in the “Offers” section and click “Enter” there.
Make sure you enter before midnight on Monday, December 17 when the competition closes.
Sun Savers is our fantastic rewards club which gives all readers the chance to take advantage of FREE cash, treats and prizes. If you’re not already a Sun Savers member then sign up today and get involved.
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Top swap
Keep warm in the Aviator jacket from Nutmeg at Morrisons (£38), above, instead of the River Island jacket (£250), below.
SAVE: £212
READER'S SAVING TIP
Lee Antony, from Staple Hill, Gloucs, says: “Use a squeeze of lemon juice in hot water to wash cutlery and give your table an extra bit of Christmas sparkle.”
Send your suggestions to sunsavers.co.uk/tips and get 28 codes, worth £5, if we print yours here.
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Shop & save
Hook a festive hamper pack from The Saucy Fish Co.
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SAVE: £15
Hot right now
Pick up stocking fillers at Tesco half-price, like the Along Came Betty It’s All Mine beauty set.
Was £8, now £4.
MY SUN SAVER'S FIVER
Amanda Levy, from Braintree, Essex, says: “I’m keeping my Savers fivers to enrol in a slimming club in the New Year.”
Send your Savers fiver stories to sunsavers.co.uk/fivers and get 28 codes, worth £5, if we print yours here. Please include your name and town.
Deal of the day
Get 50 per cent off The Collection from Yardley at Boots. Was £25, now £12.50.
SAVE: £12.50
Cheap treat
Feed tiny tots with Piccolo organic baby food, on offer at Tesco. Was £1.10, now 83p. Ends Saturday.
SAVE: 27p
SUN SAVERS ARE LIFE SAVERS
TENS of thousands of pounds has poured in to our Christmas appeal this week alone – including £16,000 from big-hearted Sun Savers members.
And just yesterday a single anonymous individual gave an incredible £10,000.
A second £10,000 donation was given by News UK, the parent company of The Sun.
Every penny from our Light Up Christmas appeal will go to the charity Bliss, which helps to save the lives of premature or poorly newborns.
The Sun Savers bonanza came from members of our rewards club who have kindly chosen to donate cash they have saved from the free fivers we give them for every 28 papers they buy. It could not go to a better cause.
Up to 8,000 babies will spend this Christmas on a neonatal intensive care unit, and no one knows what their parents will go through better than Charlotte and Chris Gell, who are both 28.
Their twin girls Darcy and Scarlett were born six weeks early in April 2016 and were so ill they had to be whisked straight to intensive care.
It was a terrifying time for the parents, from Northallerton, North Yorks, and they credit Bliss with helping them cope.
Cookery teacher Charlotte said: “It was a lifeline to have a point of contact with a volunteer from Bliss. Being separated from your babies is a very traumatic experience.
“To have someone checking on us every day was just what we needed.”
One of the many things that Bliss do is to train “Champion volunteers” to provide cot-side emotional support to families — and they will be on hand right over Christmas.
Little Darcy and Scarlett are now happy and well and looking forward to a big Christmas Day.
Charlotte said: “They are hilarious, full of character, they keep me absolutely run off my feet. They’re just perfect.”
By Bo Wilson
Play now to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
JOIN thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle.
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We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.
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