‘Tis the season to indulge in sweet treats as Britons snuggle up in front of the fire and tuck into a mince pie (or six).
Most will spend a couple of pounds for a box of the hearty baked goods, perhaps shelling out a little bit more as a special treat.
Upmarket supermarkets Waitrose and Marks & Spencer are selling their premium boxes of mince pies, made with Cognac, at £4.
However, upmarket bakeries and retailers are charging more than triple that for a box – and that’s without a tip for staff members.
On Tuesday, FEMAIL revealed that Pump Street Bakery, located in the village of Orford, Suffolk, is charging an eye-watering £25 for just six pies.
It seems several bakeries have followed suit, charging upwards of £15 for a box and billing it as ‘luxury’.
London-based bakery Jack & Beyond and nationwide chain Patisserie Valerie both have options to tip staff upon entering payment details.
Gail’s is also charging a jaw-dropping £14.95 delivery to get their baked treats dropped off at your door.
Here, FEMAIL reveals some of the priciest mince pies you can get your hands on this Christmas – but only you’re willing to splurge.
Flavourtown £24 for 6 (£4 each)
Flavourtown are selling their mince pies at a whopping £24, making them one of the most expensive
This London-based bakery, which has stores in Richmond and Fulham, is selling a box of six mince pies for a whopping £24, which makes them £4 each.
They say that each one is ‘a little different’ and measures around 3.5 inches across, almost like a ‘mini-tart’.
The pies are topped with a handmade streusel, with oats, butter, golden syrup and crumbled Biscoff biscuits.
Each box is available to pick up at the London stores, or they deliver to homes but only within the capital.
Delivery to a London address is available at a jaw-dropping £7.99, bringing the cost of these to £31.99.
Jack & Beyond £18 for 6 (£3 each)
Jack & Beyond are currently selling their homemade ‘deep-filled’ mince pies at £18 for a box of six
This business describes itself as an ‘online cake shop’ but it does have a physical store located on Battersea High Street, a stone’s throw away from Clapham Junction.
Jack & Beyond are currently selling their homemade ‘deep-filled’ mince pies at £18 for a box of six.
However, they also do a gingerbread version, peanut butter and chocolate pies for those who dislike mincemeat and vegan mince pies boxes for £19.
Jack & Beyond also asks their customers for tips at the payment window
The filling consists of: Icing sugar, butter, eggs, lemon zest & juice, orange zest & juice, flour, raisins, currants, sultanas, candied mixed peel, ground nutmeg, ground mixed spice, vegetable suet, soft dark brown sugar, and Bramley apples.
The business makes bespoke cakes for all occasions that can be delivered nationwide.
Delivery within London comes to £8, meaning if you want the freshly baked goods to be delivered to your door, you’ll need to shell out £26.
However, upon checkout, Jack & Beyond asks their customers whether they want to leave a tip of two per cent, five per cent or 10 per cent.
It states: ‘Show your support for the team at Jack and Beyond. Thank you, you are awesome!’
Jack & Beyond was founded by Fulop Gabor who was previously manager of Konditor in Borough Market.
The brand also states that many of their recipes were created by award-winning pastry chef, Daniel Fletcher, who has worked at Michelin-star restaurants.
Pump Bakery £25 for 6 (£4.16 each)
Pump Street say they take ‘great care’ in making the mince pies and want to bring the ‘best possible’ products to their customers
Pump Street Bakery, located in the village of Orford, Suffolk, is charging a whopping £25 for just six pies
At a steep £4.16 each, Pump Bakery in located in the village of Orford, Suffolk, is one of the priciest retailers in Britain.
Pump Street says they take ‘great care’ in making the mince pies and want to bring the ‘best possible’ products to their customers.
The bakery says it uses pastel de nata moulds to shape the pastry and that its mincemeat is made in-house with fresh apples from High House Farm in Woodbridge.
It also incorporates Vostizza currants which are also used in the bakery’s Eccles cakes, along with raisins, sultanas and lemon, orange peel, spices and brandy – however, they do not specify which type or brand of alcohol they use.
The bakery says the pies can be served ‘slightly warm with double cream or clotted cream’.
In December 2023, Pump Street sold the same mince pies at £18 for six, meaning the price has increased by £7 this year – a price rise of 38.8%.
Time Out magazine rated them three out of five stars, commenting that while they looked appealing, the pastry is ‘too short, and extreme crumbliness is unavoidable’.
Pump Street also only sends their products via an overnight Courier service, which will set customers back a further £8, bringing the total cost to £33 if you were to have them delivered.
The company said the mince pies will last up to five days at room temperature and ‘much longer’ in the freezer.
The bakery – which has been painted a picturesque baby pink – was founded in November 2010 by father and daughter Chris and Joanna Brennan.
The shop is located in a 15th Century building on Orford’s Market Square, which was previously unoccupied for 20 years.
Gail’s £16 for 6 (£2.66 each)
A box of mince pies from Gail’s will set you back £16, meaning each pie is £2.66 each
Gail’s is charging an eye-watering £14.95 to get them delivered within London
London-founded bakery Gail’s now has more than 100 stores nationwide and is known for its simplistic branding and old-fashioned baked goods.
A box of mince pies from the chain bakery will set you back £16, meaning each pie is £2.66 each.
However, the bakery does not make its own mincemeat – instead it comes from a French brand famed for its jams, Tea Together.
It contains Calvados, Jonagold apples, vine fruits, cranberries and candied citrus peel in a pastry and then sprinkled with demerara sugar.
To have it shipped to a London address, rather than getting it picked up in-store, would cost an eye-watering £14.95 – the cost of several boxes of supermarket mince pies.
This brings the cost up to £30.95 for those who do not live near a store.
The Biscuiteers £15 for 6 (£2.50)
The Biscuiteers have released a box of ‘luxury frangipane topped mince pies’ for £15
The Biscuiteers has released a box of ‘luxury frangipane-topped mince pies’ for £15 and claim that they are handmade in their London bakery.
The business says the mince pies are deeply filled with a mixture of cranberries, sultanas, currants, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mixed spice.
The mincemeat is mixed with alcoholic beverages such as brandy, rum, lemon juice, and orange juice.
They are made using a traditional vintage pie blocker in their bakery are topped with a layer of almond frangipane and will cost £4.95 to deliver.
Upon receiving them, the pies will last ten days before they need to be eaten.
Fortnum & Mason £14.95 for 6 (£2.49)
Fortnum & Mason have released a box of their ‘traditional mince pies’ for £14.95
The luxury department store, known for its signature bright blue packaging and high-end perishable goods, has released a box of its ‘traditional mince pies’ for £14.95.
This means that each mince pie comes to around £2.49 each, and contains ‘vine-ripened fruits’ along with their own cognac-infused mincemeat encased in the mince pie pastry.
Fortnum & Mason described the sweet goods as: ‘A decadent, crumbly treat, the hand-crafted, all-butter shortcrust pastry will make a merry match for our classic Cream Sherry or Cognac Butter.’
If you cannot get to a store to pick up the mince pies, delivery will set you back £5.95, bringing the total cost to £20.90 if you live outside of the capital.
Patisserie Valerie £14.95 for 6 (£2.49)
The British chain, which specialises in French patisserie, is selling their boxes of handmade mince pies for £14.95
Like Jack & Beyond, Patisserie Valerie also provides the option to ‘tip’ in the payment window
The British chain, which specialises in French patisserie, is selling its boxes of handmade mince pies for £14.95, putting the pies at the lower end of the higher at £2.49 each.
The pies – billed as luxury – are described as having ‘all-butter pastry filled with rich mincemeat—a blend of dried fruits and festive spices—finished with a snowy dusting’.
The mince pies are sent via nominated delivery, which will cost customers a further £6.95, bringing the total cost to £21.90.
Like Jack & Beyond, Patisserie Valerie also provides the option to ‘tip’ in the payment window.
The company appears to have set theirs up in 10, 15 and 20 per cent increments, along with allowing buyers to insert a custom tip.
It states: ‘Show your support for the team at Patisserie Valerie,’ along with ‘Thank you, we appreciate it’.
If someone was to tip 10 per cent on top of their order, it would cost them an extra £1.50.
Gail’s, Patisserie Valerie, Pump Bakery and Jack & Beyond were contacted for comment.