The supermarket's £2 All Butter Deep Filled Mince Pies were crowned the winner, knocking Aldi and Waitrose into second place in that category.
They took the prize in BBC Good Food's annual festive blind taste test to find the most delicious Christmas food so shoppers can eat well this December.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) won the most categories once again, taking the crown in five out of 17, including for its £10 per kg Pembrokeshire Bronze Free Range Turkey.
But budget supermarkets also beat high-end retailers on many occasions, with Morrisons picking up three prizes.
Asda’s £6.50 Extra Special Christmas pudding won the Christmas pudding category.
Meanwhile Lidl won twice for its £2.39 Deluxe Apricot and White Stilton Stuffing, ranking above Tesco and Asda, and its £3.99 Deluxe Luxury Stollen with Jamaican Rum, beating Booths.
As well as its mince pies, Morrisons also won for its £2 Free From mince pies, which won the Gluten-Free mince pies category, and in the Christmas Cake category, with its £12 The Best Poinsettia Christmas Cake.
And though Marks & Spencer won for its turkey, both Aldi and Lidl were highly commended for Aldi’s Specially Selected Exquisite Ramburgh Farm British free range whole turkey (£8.99 per kg) and Lidl’s Silverslate Turkey (under £9 per kg).
BBC Good Food said it was the best performance ever in the turkey category by budget supermarkets.
Aldi came top in two categories, winning the best sweet canapé for its £3.29 Specially Selected Snowflake Tiffin in Honeycomb & Orange, and picking up the prize for best panettone for its £6.99 Specially Selected Exquisite Panettone.
Judges from the magazine blind-tasted 166 products from 11 of the UK’s leading retailers.
The most expensive product taste tested apart from the turkeys was Waitrose's £30 Fiona Cairns Chocolate Fruitcake, which was beaten by Morrisons in the Christmas cake category, and M&S's £45 Bristish Sirloin of Beef, which won in the alternative meat centrepiece category.
The cheapest item were Morrisons' £2 Free From Mince Pies and its The Best All Butter Deep Filled Mince Pies.
BBC Good Food's blind Christmas taste test winners – the full line up
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
TURKEY
WINNER – M&S Pembrokeshire Bronze Free Range Turkey, £10 per kg
Highly commended – Aldi Specially selected Exquisite Ramburgh farm British free range whole turkey, £8.99 per kg
Highly commended – Lidl Silverslate Turkey, under £9 per kilo
HAM
WINNER – Waitrose & Partners Juniper Smoked Spiral Crackling Gammon, £12.49 per kg
Highly commended – Booths Whisky & Orange Glazed British Gammon Joint, £25.00
STUFFING
WINNER – Lidl Deluxe Apricot and White Stilton Stuffing, £2.39
Highly commended – Tesco Festive Christmas Tree Stuffing 494g, £4.50
Highly commended – ASDA Extra Special Pork & Caramelised Onion Stuffing with Bacon Wraps £3.00
ALTERNATIVE MEAT CENTREPIECE
WINNER – M&S Bristish Sirloin of beef (1.5kg), £45
Highly commended – Lidl Bone Marrow Pie, £14.99
Highly commended – ASDA 30 Day Matured Beef Rump Joint with a Portobello, Porcini & Truffle Duxelle, £20 per kg
VEGETARIAN MAIN COURSE
WINNER – M&S Baked ricotta stacks with creamy white wine sauce (380g), £7
SMOKED SALMON
WINNER – ASDA Extra Special Heather Honey and Black Pepper Smoked Salmon, £3.99
Highly commended – Co-op Irresistible Smoked Salmon 100g, £5.00
TRADITIONAL PUDDINGS, DESSERTS & MINCE PIES
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
WINNER – ASDA Extra Special Christmas Pudding (907g), £6.50
Highly commended – Tesco Finest 12 Month Matured Christmas Pudding 907g, £8
Highly commended – Sainsburys Taste the Difference 18 month matured cognac laced Christmas pudding, £9
GLUTEN FREE CHRISTMAS PUDDING
WINNER – Waitrose & Partners Free From Richly Fruited Christmas Pudding (454g) £5.00
Highly commended gluten-free Christmas pudding – Tesco Finest Free From Cranberry and Orange Christmas Pudding 200g, £3.00
Highly commended – Morrisons The Best Free From Jewelled Christmas Pudding £6
MINCE PIES
WINNER – Morrisons The Best Deep Filled Mince Pies (6 pack), £2
Highly commended – Aldi Specially Selected Exquisite Mince Pies £2.99
Highly commended – Waitrose 1 All Butter Mince Pies 6's £2.50
FREE FROM MINCE PIES
WINNER – Morrisons Free From Mince Pies (4 pack), £2, Morrisons
Highly commended gluten-free mince pies – Waitrose & Partners Free From Star Topped Mince Pies 2's 160g £2.50
CHRISTMAS CAKE
WINNER – Morrisons The Best Poinsettia Christmas Cake (1.5kg), £12
Highly commended – Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Falling Leaves Iced Fruit Cake £15
Highly commended – Waitrose & Partners Entertaining Fiona Cairns Chocolate Fruitcake 1.5kg £30.00
STOLLEN
WINNER – Lidl Deluxe Luxury Stollen with Jamaican Rum, £3.99
Highly commended – Booths 12 Festive Stollen Bites £3.25
Highly commended – ASDA Extra Special Chocolate, Hazelnut & Amaretto stollen loaf £5.50
PANETTONE
WINNER – Aldi Specially Selected Exquisite Panettone (800g), £6.99
Highly commended – Morrisons The Best Chocolate Orange and Brandy Panettone £8
CENTREPIECE DESSERT
WINNER – M&S Belgian Chocolate & Cherry Dessert (1kg), £20
Highly commended – Iceland Luxury Black Forest Layered Pavlova £6
PARTY CANAPES
VEGAN CANAPES
WINNER – Waitrose & Partners Vegan Jackfruit Tacos (264g), £7
Highly commended – Morrisons Thai Vegetable Filo Tartlets £2.50 or any 3 for £6 Pack of 9 180g
VEGETARIAN CANAPE
WINNER – Waitrose & Partners Feta, Spinach and Pine nut Spanakopita (170g) £7
Highly commended – Aldi Specially selected souflettes £2.99
Highly commended – M&S 10 Goats Cheese Tartes Tatin £7
SAVOURY CANAPE, MEAT OR FISH
WINNER – M&S 10 Spicy Pulled Pork Tacos (215g), £7
Highly commended – Lidl Chicken and Chorizo Cups, £3.49
Highly commended – Booths 12 Chicken Panang Cups, £7.00
SWEET CANAPE
WINNER – Specially Selected Snowflake Tiffin in Honeycomb & Orange, £3.29, Aldi
Highly commended – Tesco 6 Chocolate Cookie Cups 144g, £3.00
Highly commended – M&S 9 Mini Cheesecakes, £5
In other Christmas food news, Boots was the first to unveil its festive sandwich range this week.
M&S has launched milk and cookies granola, which is like a posh version of Nestle's Cookie Crisp.
Meanwhile Asda has launched unusual plum and sloe gin cocktail sausages.
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