While the cheese advent calendar has revolutionised our December countdown over the past three years, we were left wondering how we were meant to get our dairy fix on actual Christmas Day.
Thankfully, we have to wonder no more, thanks to these cheese Christmas crackers, which have been created for the first time in 2019. Cheese. Christmas. Crackers. YES.
Cheese-lovers nationwide can rejoice this Christmas, as Sainsbury’s has announced it will be stocking the UK’s first Christmas cracker filled with cheese. Created by the same people behind the cheese advent calendar, the Cheese Cracker is the perfect alternative to normal crackers for any festive occasion this December.
Inside each cracker hides two flavours of cheese - one stick of creamy Ilchester Cheddar Cheese made in the West Country and one stick of Ilchester Red Leicester Cheese, with a smooth and slightly nutty taste. Also included in the crackers comes five mini oatcakes and a jar of tangy Tiptree Tomato Chutney, as well as a party hat and cheesy joke.
Emma Garvey, Cheese Buyer for Sainsbury’s, said: "We’re always looking for distinctive products to offer our customers, especially at Christmas when people are on the lookout for something new and special. We’re excited to be introducing the Cheese Cracker this year, to cater to cheese aficionados nationwide. The cracker makes for the perfect addition to a festive feast and we can’t wait to hear the response from our customers."
The cheese crackers are available to purchase for £3 in Sainsbury’s stores from 4 December.
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Love your daily brew? Make December extra special with our favourite tea advent calendars for 2025
Fortnum & Mason Fortnum’s Tea & Biscuits Sharing Advent Calendar
Ok this might not strictly be just tea, but who wants tea without biscuits anyway? This is where Fortnums comes to the rescue with their tea & biscuits advent calendar - designed to be shared! We think this is such a sweet idea and will grabbing one for ourselves. Inside you'll find 24 tea and biscuit pairings, all designed to enhance one another and make December evenings a little bit more special.
Tea lovers will absolutely adore this beautiful advent calendar from Newby Teas. This design is inspired by the wheel of time concept in ancient Greek/Roman times with 12 pull out drawers revealing a host of delicious teas and tisanes, individually wrapped.
Fortnum's are true purveyors of fine quality tea so why look further than their tea advent calendar? Countdown to Christmas in true Fortnum's style with a daily supply of their silky tea bags. It's filled with classics, Christmas blends and scented teas like Black Tea with Fig, Strawberry and Rose Infusion and our favourite - the Christmas Black Tea.
This absolute bargain advent calendar is filled with a host of exciting and unique flavour blends from the Twinings range - think strawberry & raspberry, super green matcha, some for sleep, some for detox and some to make you feel like you're glowing from within, which let's be honest, we will need with the busy party season ahead!
Yawn provides the ultimate tea selection! Choose between 24 pyramid tea bags or 24 loose leaf sachets. The blends come in the following flavours; Christmas seasonal blends, the British fave Breakfast blends, Caffeine Free or Supreme Single Origin.
Pukka's organic tea selection makes the perfect gift for a tea lover this Christmas. Each day you can discover a delicious surprise with 24 different herbal tea sachets. Plus, look out for hidden QR codes that will lead you further into a festive world of herbal discovery.
If you’re conscious about making sustainable purchases, this advent calendar by The English Tea Shop is a good choice. Containing 25 festive blends, the brand’s teas are all organic and ethically produced by small farms in Sri Lanka using traditional methods. Choose from a variety of colours for 2023.
Each tea bag is wrapped in an individually designed packet by Victoria Mae Designs, making it one of the more thoughtful advent calendars in our collection.
Bird & Blend, the purveyors of the first tea advent calendar, is back again, with a choice of regular or caffeine-free blends in its 2025 offering. Behind each door is a range of limited-edition teas, bestsellers and exclusive Christmas blends in exciting flavours. Plus, there's a caffeine-free version which is perfect for those who prefer it!
Whether you’re treating yourself to a festive selection, or purchasing as a gift for a loved one, this advent calendar contains a variety of delicious, enticing teas to try. The Christmas Tea is our personal favourite!
Bird & Blend is back with their matcha tea calendar and this year's is filled with such fun and delicious flavours - even non-matcha lovers will like this. It's 100% plastic-free and contains 25 beautifully flavoured matchas inside, including lemon, peaches and cream, pina colada and honey - to name a few.
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