Aldi's Profiteroles

Woe is me, I've been to Aldi, Alas no profiteroles today probably just as well, I only eat them, although I do try to ration myself to just two in one serving.

LauraNorderr

Aldi’s cherry liqueurs. Bought half a dozen boxes as part of hampers made up for family at Christmas. Have eaten them all. Now have to replenish and then summon enormous amount of willpower not to dig in again.

A lady after my own heart. I am not to be trusted with advent calendars. If, by some miracle, they stay intact until 1st December all the windows have been opened and the contents eaten by the 2nd. So what, life is short.

Aldi is fantastic! I personally know a member of the board in Aldi's head office in Germany. He told me that they constantly strive to adhere to their ethos of quality products at the lowest price possible. If only the other supermarkets thought this way, but sadly so many of us are seduced by flash packaging and snobbery ~ then whining that they can't make ends meet!

TerriBull

My latest discovery. Heaven in choux pastry, or as Nessa might say lush! Better than Marks, better than all the rest and as expected, cheaper too. Slight problem though, they're not always in there, in fact I've only just tumbled upon them, maybe they're just around at Christmas

Have you made any magnificent food discoveries lately ? Tell us about those.

Are these fresh or frozen?

Last Christmas I discovered Waitrose profiteroles. They were delicious. Chocolate orange cream filling, chocolate coating with crispy sugared hazelnut pieces. Waitrose Chocolate & Orange Profiteroles 288g. At the moment £2.25 instead of £3.00. I managed to get them for ages after Christmas. They are frozen. Not looked for ages, because I couldn't find them, then I forgot about them, but having read this post, just checked and they are on their website. "Choux pastry profiteroles with a chocolate and orange flavoured filling, chocolate flavoured coating and topped with sugar coated toasted hazelnuts pieces." Ooh, ooh, ooh, I must buy some!

Fresh Jane 43.

Peaseblossom, I also bought the Waitrose ones you've mentioned last year, I saw them in there the other day. They were very nice and very handy to have in the freezer for the dried fruit pudding dodgers in my family. I'm beginning to feel profiterole obsessed now

I meant to add I don't think Waitrose market them all through the year, a Christmas special maybe?

TerriBull. I'm not sure, but I remember buying them for a long time after Christmas, as some of us are big choc orange fans. I've been making crystallised orange peel coated in dark chocolate for years for Easter and Christmas and it goes down very well with the family. Also pecan brittle, among other things.

Just looked it up "Yes, Waitrose's Chocolate Orange Frozen Profiteroles are typically a festive, seasonal item, appearing in their Christmas ranges for special occasions rather than being a year-round staple, though availability can vary slightly."

Best stock up! Wish I had an extra freezer. I think they're good value too.

Heading out tomorrow to find some of these goodies.

I’m on an instagram page that highlights all the goodies in Aldi and Lidl, especially additive free stuff.