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The best Christmas crisps for all your festive get-togethers, from Japanese fried chicken to beef and bearnaise
Merry crisp-mas!
Tested by Georgia TurnellGHI Food & Drink Tester
Whether it’s for low-key entertaining with a cracking glass of wine, or as the perfect pairing for a picky tea with our selection of the best supermarket canapes, there’s always a reason to have a tasty sharing bag of crisps (or three) in the cupboard.
And Christmas is the perfect time to push the boundaries, with brands bringing out lots of innovative festive flavours to tempt us, from roast turkey to those inspired by our favourite starters and indulgent cheeseboards.
The Good Housekeeping Institute got snacking to separate the weird from the wonderful.
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How we test Christmas crisps
The Good Housekeeping Institute tested a selection of innovative new Christmas crisp flavours to find their top picks for 2025, with each presented to our panel “blind” to avoid brand bias. They were looking for snacks with a clearly identifiable flavour that truly captured the taste of Christmas.
Merry crisp-mas one and all!
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Roast Turkey Dinner Crisps
Score: 86/100
If you’re partial to a chunky ridged potato snack, Sainsbury’s is the place to go for your sharing bag this Christmas. These combine the comforting flavour of rich turkey gravy with a peppery kick that we think roast dinner fans will approve of.
Morrisons The Best Spicy Prawn Cocktail Ridge Cut Crisps
Score: 84/100
There was some debate as to whether prawn cocktail counted as festive, but this limited-edition thick, ridge-cut crisp was just too good to gate-keep.
Morrisons has taken inspiration from the classic Christmas starter and dialled up the spice. It was described as “the perfect prawn cocktail crisp” by one tester, and we’ll be serving ours alongside a negroni. Cheers!
Score: 81/100
Savoursmiths' posh crisps would be equally at home at a drinks party alongside canapés, as in our leftover turkey Boxing Day sandwich. These are, surprisingly, vegan-friendly, and while lightly spiced festive ham is the dominant flavour, the truffle acts as a delicious background note, to avoid overpowering.
A luxe crisp deserves the best, so don’t be afraid to crack open a bottle of champagne to serve alongside.
Score: 78/100
This fun mega mix will appeal to the whole family and has been given the M&S maple treatment for Christmas. Our testers enjoyed the variety of textures and shapes and found each had a good coating of sweet and salty smoky bacon seasoning. Enjoy with a glass of sparkling tea, for the non-drinkers.
Score: 76/100
Inspired by Japan’s Christmas Eve KFC tradition, these ridge-cut crisps deliver an authentic spicy fried chicken flavour. We’d like to see a bowl of these at our next drinks party, served with a glass of champagne – the ultimate high-low pairing.
Score: 75/100
Cheeseboard purists may want to look away now, because Kettle Chips has taken inspiration from an oozy brie and combined it with caramelised onion to flavour this Parisian-inspired snack.
The result? Sweet and salty with hints of rosemary and garlic – it’s the ultimate posh cheese and onion crisp and will work with a variety of dips.
Score: 71/100
If beef is your meat of choice for the main event, we recommend trying Waitrose’s crunchy hand-cooked crisps to whet your appetite. They’re flavoured with roast beef and buttery bearnaise no less, and proved popular with our panel, with an authentic roast dinner flavour and notes of dried herbs.
Available 10 November 2025
Score: 70/100
The combination of meaty roast duck, infused with delicate spiced clementine, results in a well-seasoned snack that’s well suited to the festive season. Our testers confirmed these have an excellent crunch, and we think they’d be delicious served alongside a rum-based cocktail such as a mai tai.
Available 3 November 2025
Aldi Specially Selected Roast Turkey and Thyme Butter Crisps
Score: 70/100
Stock up on Aldi’s well-priced, moreish turkey flavoured crisps, for your next snack attack. The classic thin-cut crisps are packed with creamy roast turkey, thyme and lemon flavour – the perfect match for a chilled, crisp glass of white wine.
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Stacey looks after all food and drink reviews — from coffee pods and veg boxes, to natural wine and tequila. Stacey is also founder of Crummbs, where she’s written nearly 2,000 restaurant and hotel reviews since 2013. Prior to this, Stacey wrote hundreds of in-depth buying guides for the Independent, i newspaper and BBC Good Food, as well as reviewing restaurants and interviewing celebrities in her column at Balance Magazine. Stacey has also appeared in BAFTA-nominated BBC documentary Blood, Sweat & Takeaways, where she investigated South East Asia's food production industry, appearing on both Newsnight and BBC World Service to share her findings. Regularly checking out the latest restaurants, bars and product launches, Stacey also loves experimenting with recipes at home, and is a WSET-certified wine and spirits expert, with over 10 years of experience in the business. You can follow Stacey on Instagram @crummbs_uk
Georgia has been part of the hospitality industry for the last nine years. Her starting point was the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu culinary school where she gained a Diplôme de Pâtisserie. She has worked at a number of well-known restaurants and bakeries including The Club at the Ivy and Ottolenghi, Notting Hill where she was the head pastry chef. Most recently, Georgia worked at The Clink Bakery inside HMP Brixton, which aims to reduce reoffending through teaching. She is an expert in all things baked goods and holds a WSET level 2 in wine.
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