Best Yorkshire puddings: Aunt Bessie's vs supermarket own brands

A Yorkshire pudding is a simple addition to a festive dinner – and if you buy them frozen, they take only a few minutes to cook in the oven or air fryer. But which ones come out crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside? We went in search of pudding perfection. 

To perform our test, we gathered 69 Yorkshire pudding fans at our lab to blind-taste and rate seven premium puddings from the frozen aisles of Asda, Lidl, Tesco and more. As well as the supermarket own-labels, we also included well-known brand Aunt Bessie’s.

Yorkshire puddings from the two discount supermarkets – Aldi and Lidl – topped our taste test this year. Not only were they the most enjoyed, but they were also joint cheapest, so either brand is an excellent choice.

Aunt Bessie’s puddings were generally liked, but didn’t quite match the top scorers for flavour. 

It’s worth noting that pack and pudding size vary between brands, with the smallest pud weighing less than 33g and the biggest 48g. See below for all the details.

Best Yorkshire puddings

Aldi and Lidl were the two top-scoring Yorkshires, while Morrison's pricier puddings took runner-up spot.

Best Buy & Great Value: Aldi Specially Selected Large Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings 

Price: £1.99  for 290g pack (69p per 100g)

Score: 76%

Aldi’s Yorkshire puds were popular across the board, with three quarters of our testers satisfied with their colour and two thirds saying the outside had just the right crispiness.

Most were also happy with the flavour, as well as the texture and moistness of the insides.

Aldi's puddings are the joint biggest on test (48g) and cost just 33p per pud, so as well as being our tied top Best Buy they win our Great Value badge, too.

Available in-store at Aldi (in-store only).

Best Buy & Great Value: Lidl Deluxe Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings

Price: £1.99 for 288g pack (69p per 100g)

Score: 76%

Lidl’s puds were enjoyed just as much as Aldi’s, and matched them for price, so they also win our Best Buy and Great Value awards.

The colour of these puddings was almost universally well received, and three quarters said the crispy outsides were spot on.

Most of our testers enjoyed the texture and moistness of the inside; just over half said the flavour was just right.

Available from Lidl (in-store only).

Morrisons The Best Yorkshire Puddings with Beef Dripping

Price: £3.60 for 240g pack (£1.50 per 100g)

Score: 75%

Morrison’s puddings are a good deal pricier than our top scorers, but they went down almost just as well with our tasters.

First off they looked tasty, and testers said the texture of both outside and inside the puds was generally good.

They were good on flavour too, while the insides were fluffy and soft without being overly moist.

Available from Morrisons.

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How other frozen Yorkshire puddings compare

There wasn't a lot to choose between the other puddings we tested. None matched the scorers on flavour, but were still generally enjoyed.

• Aunt Bessie’s Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings – 72%. Not quite up there with the best, these dark-coloured puds were crisp on the outside and pleasantly fluffy on the inside. £3 for 180g pack (£1.67 per 100g). Available from Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Ocado.
• Asda Exceptional Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings – 71%. Good-looking puds with a pleasing crunch, but a bit bland flavour-wise. £2.37 for 288g pack (82p per 100g). Available from Asda.
• Tesco Finest Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings – 71%. These small puds had a good colour and excellent, crisp outer texture, but were somewhat lacking in flavour. £2.55 for 195g pack (£1.31 per 100g). Available from Tesco.
• Iceland Luxury Beef Dripping Yorkshire Puddings – 69%. Good looks and crisp outer texture but rather bland and overly soft on the inside. £2 for 160g pack (£1.25 per 100g). Available from Iceland.

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Full results from our frozen Yorkshire pudding test

What's in a Yorkshire pudding?

Nutrition per 100g, sorted by highest saturated fat

Typical ingredients for a Yorkshire pudding are flour, egg, skimmed milk, beef dripping, rapeseed oil, salt.

The puddings contain moderate amounts of overall fat, saturated fat and salt. They are low in sugar. There’s a bit of variation across the brands, with Aunt Bessie’s having the most fat/calories and the least protein.

So an Aunt Bessie's 45g pudding will supply 141kcal, 2.3g sat fat and 0.23g salt, while a Tesco 32.5g one gives 89kcal, 1.4g sat fat, 0.23g salt.

Some also contains extras: water, sugar, yeast extract, onion powder.

Are Yorkshire puddings vegetarian?

All the puddings on test use beef dripping, so they aren’t suitable for vegetarians.

However, Yorkshire puddings made with plant-based fat (usually rapeseed oil) are widely available, so it should be quite easy to find veggie-friendly options.

Can I buy gluten-free and vegan Yorkshire puddings?

Tracking down puddings that are wheat-free, or egg- and milk-free, is more challenging, as they're not routinely stocked by supermarkets.

Aunt Bessie’s makes a gluten-free pudding mix that uses chickpea flour and maize flour as well as tapioca starch and potato starch. 

Vegan Yorkshire puddings are trickier to find in shops, but brands such as Plantside and Mabel’s are available online.

Can I cook Yorkshire puddings in an air fryer?

Yorkshire puddings cook best at high temperature, so if your oven isn’t already on, then an air fryer is a great option.

The small space heats quickly and uses less energy than an oven. Air frying is usually a little quicker than oven cooking, too.

Follow the instructions on the pack, but most advise heating to at least 200°C and cooking for 5-9 minutes. 

How to make your own Yorkshire pudding

A frozen pudding is a quick and easy addition to a meal, but if you want to push the boat out, then you could make your own.

There’s lots of advice out there on how to make the perfect pud, but if you haven’t tried it before, here’s a simple recipe to get you started.

If you use a solid animal fat, you’re likely to get crispier results, although a plant-based oil, such as rapeseed or sunflower, should also work well and means your puddings are suitable for vegetarians.

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Are Yorkshire puddings made using free-range eggs?

Most of the fresh eggs sold in the UK come from free-range hens. However, the egg content of processed foods can come from caged hens, either from here or abroad. 

Aldi, Asda, Iceland and Lidl all state on their packs that they use free-range eggs in their Yorkshire puddings.

Aunt Bessie’s, Morrisons and Tesco don’t specify free range on their packs, and since brands like to show off any welfare credentials, it’s likely the eggs come from hens kept in cages.

How we tested frozen Yorkshire puddings

All the puddings were blind-tasted and rated by a panel of 69 people in October 2026 at our specialist test lab.

We recruited a panel of people who buy and eat Yorkshire puddings and who broadly represent the demographic profile of adults in the UK (age range, gender split and more). 

The taste test was blind, so our testers didn’t know which pudding they were trying. They tasted the puddings in a fully rotated order to avoid bias. Each tester had a private tasting booth so they couldn’t discuss what they were tasting or be influenced by others.

The tasters rated the flavour, aroma, appearance, and texture of each Yorkshire pudding and told us what they liked and disliked.

The overall score was based on:

• 50% flavour
• 20% appearance
• 20% texture
• 10% aroma

These weightings are based on the attributes people ranked as most important when tasting Yorkshire puddings. All our results are checked and analysed by our in-house statistical team.

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Price and availability correct as of October 2026