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7 Giant Christmas Foods For A Hugely Delicious Festive Season

Can you ever *really* have too much of a good thing?

by Alice Broster

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: Dec. 16, 2020

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With chocolate selection boxes lining supermarket shelves and a big roast dinner on the horizon, Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year. The rule "everything in moderation" usually applies, but the festive season is definitely time to indulge a little bit. Nothing says treat yourself like these oversized Christmas foods. Dec. 25 will be a little bit different this year, but it doesn’t mean you can’t pull out all the stops when it comes to Christmas dinner.

It's one of the most anticipated meals of the year. Prep for the big day starts weeks in advance and the Office of National Statistics revealed that an area covering 3240 football pitches is used to grow Brussels sporuts in the UK. If you lined all those sprouts up, they would stretch from London to Sydney. That’s a serious amount of sprouts. While you probably don't fancy eating a giant sprout on Christmas day, there are some delicious festive treats definitely worth supersizing. Here’s where to find the biggest and the best.

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Giant Pigs In Blankets

Aldi Two Meter Long Pig In Blanket

Pigs in blankets are one of the most delicious bits of Christmas dinner, right? As well as offering the standard bacon-wrapped sausage, this year Aldi has created a two-meter long pig in blanket which could serve as a fabulous side or centre piece to the table. It’s part of the Christmas range and can be bought in stores.

3 Giant Pigs in Blankets

One big pig in blanket sounds delicious but the reality is, there could be serious arguments about placement on the table. To solve that Aldi have released a pack of three giant pigs in blankets. They’re pork and caramelised onion sausages wrapped in honey cured smoked bacon. So tasty.

Giant Eclair

Asda Giant Eclair

Christmas desserts are just as important as the main course and Asda have created a patisserie treat to die for. Their giant eclair is choux pastry filled with chocolate mousse and topped with caramel sauce and fondant. It’s covered in gold dusting to give it that festive sparkle and serves ten so no one will be left hungry.

Giant Ferrero Rocher

Belgian Chocolate and Praline Bombe

Ferrero Rocher are delicious all year round but really come into their own on the run up to Christmas. This year Aldi have put a twist on the chocolate you know and love by creating their giant belgian chocolate and praline bomb. It’s a multilayered desert with a sponge base, chocolate and hazelnut mousse, and chocolate feuilletine. It's basically a giant festive Ferrero Rocher —perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth.

Giant Candy Cane

Giant Candy Cane

Not On The High Street

While other brands of sweets and chocolate bring out festive iterations at this time of year, nothing screams Christmas quite like a candy cane. If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth and really want to make the most of this (usually small) treat then Not On The High Street is selling peppermint canes that are over 20 cm long.

Croquembouche

While you may not be able to have Christmas parties this year it doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to something special. Iceland’s Croquembouche is made up of delicious choux pastry buns filled with reconstituted skimmed milk and coconut oils, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, and gold sugar sprinkles.

Giant Sausage Roll

Pigs in Blankets Sausage Roll

Once the Turkey is eaten and Dec. 25 is passed it can feel like Christmas is over with. However, Boxing Day often features equally delicious meals. If you finished all of the pigs in blankets on Christmas Day then Asda’s pigs in blankets sausage roll will hit the spot. It’s pork sausages wrapped in streaky bacon and encased in our golden puff pastry.

Giant Camembert

Luxury Sharing Bread With Camembert

The festive season is about so much more than the main event on Dec. 25. There’s also cheese boards and wine to be had. In the spirit of sharing food with your loved ones this festive season Aldi has developed a giant, luxury sharing bread with camembert in the centre. So decadent.

This article was originally published on Dec. 16, 2020