COLD COMFORT

FROZEN FOOD IS ESSENTIAL UNDER LIFE IN LOCKDOWN. WE ROUND UP SOME DELICIOUS OPTIONS

MAGNUM RUBY RRP £2 for single stick/£3.69 for three pack, major stores nationwide

MAGNUM is the first to launch ruby chocolate ice cream in the UK. Ruby chocolate is considered to be one of the greatest chocolate breakthroughs in decades and paired with ice cream, is a match made in heaven.

CORNETTO MERMAID Multipacks RRP £3, Sainsbury’s and Tesco

DESIGNED to look like mermaid scales, these ice cream treats come in matcha and raspberry and classic raspberry and vanilla and are topped with edible pearl shapes.

4 PAIN AU CHOCOLAT £2, Tesco

FROZEN so you can enjoy them warm from the oven with gooey chocolate, and that freshly baked aroma in your home. Made to an all-butter recipe, rolled with rich chocolate filling.

MELT MIDDLE 4 CHOCO PUDDINGS £4, Waitrose

CHOCOLATE sponge with a melting middle, made with Belgian chocolate.

SPECIALLY SELECTED WHITE CHOCOLATE & RASPBERRY LUXURY CHOCSTICKS £1.79, 300ml, Aldi

WHITE chocolate and raspberry is always a great combination. Throw in ice cream and you have a recipe for heaven on a stick.

BREW CITY From £2.79 per pack, major supermarkets

THESE snacks are designed to be eaten hot with your favourite craft beer. The nine-product frozen range includes halloumi fries; Mac N Jack, a combo of Monterey Jack cheese and macaroni pasta, all wrapped up in a crispy IPA beer batter coating perfect with a dry and intense Irish stout; and arancini shots, a blend of risotto rice, tomato and mozzarella in a crispy herb coating. Perfect with a cooling, creamy Brown ale.

WILD & GAME ISOLATION BOX £30 plus £3 p&p, wildandgame.co.uk

PUSH the boat out on this host of top quality good eats including: two chicken pheasant and mushroom pies; two premium steak pheasant and ale pies and a pack of grouse and wild boar sausages.

BRAMLEY APPLE PIE £3 Waitrose

IT’S at times like these we need a comforting slice of apple pie. This is made from chunky British Bramley apples in a butter enriched pastry finished with a sprinkling of demerara sugar.

HEALTHY FOOD MIXES £1.49, 500g, Aldi

WITH one of these in the freezer you can rustle up a meal in minutes. Flavours include Giant Couscous & Vegetables and Thai Style Vegetables.

IRRESISTIBLE CORNISH SMOKED CHOCOLATE ICE CREAMS STICKS £2.50, Co-op

SMOKY chocolate ice cream with a salted caramel sauce in a crisp salted chocolate shell.

PORTUGUESE TARTS 4 PACK £2, Tesco

THESE delicious tarts are made in Portugal to an authentic recipe and have a crumby pastry with a velvety custard filling. Best enjoyed warm, fresh from the oven.