The best mini sausage rolls: tried and tested

All these sausage rolls were ‘ready to eat’ but can be cooked. We found cooking transformed them, so we advise doing so too – even if you subsequently eat them cold.

WINNER: Aldi Specially Selected 4 Hog Roast Sausage Rolls

188g, £2.19

These were good-looking with flaky, crisp pastry and ample sausage meat, sweetened by apple sauce. With a thyme dusting, all in all a great twist on a traditional sausage roll.

Rating: 9/10

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Higgidy 6 Great British Pork Sausage Rolls

160g, £3.30

Lovely, moist and substantial pastry, with a sprinkling of poppy seeds. The caramelised onion flavour slightly masks the pork but overall these were tasty.

Rating: 8/10

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Tesco 20 Mini Sausage Rolls

220g, £2.20

Although a satisfactory amount of meat, these were rather bland, and the pastry was neither crisp nor very appetising.

Rating: 5/10

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M&S 6 British Sausage Rolls

180g, £2

Excellent pastry with a dark and golden hue, which was both moist and firm. Packed with a hearty quantity of deliciously spiced sausage meat. Tasty and traditional.

Rating: 8/10

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Waitrose Essential 15 Mini Sausage Rolls

225g, £2.30

With lovely, golden pastry and excellent meat content, these looked good, but the taste did not live up to the appearance. They lacked in overall flavour.

Rating: 7/10

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Morrisons 20 Pork Mini Sausage Rolls

200g, £2.25

Insufficient pork in a dry, bland-looking and uninspiring pastry. However, these sausage rolls were much improved after cooking.

Rating: 5/10

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Sainsbury’s 20 Mini Sausage Rolls

200g, £2.25

Tiny ‘bite-size’ sausage rolls with good, flaky pastry. Although a little light on the quantity of sausage meat, these were still pleasant. Good but not filling.

Rating: 7/10

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