Tesco is expanding its chilled and frozen dessert lineup this summer, leaning into trending flavours like pistachio, cinnamon and limoncello, and global influences from Italy and the US.
With younger consumers abandoning three square meals in favour of round-the-clock snacking, cakes and ice cream are increasingly playing double duty as both treat and occasion with take-home volume sales of small cakes are up 7% [Kantar 52 w/e 7 July 2024]. Meanwhile, ‘evening reward’ cake moments surpassed 223 million occasions in 2023.
The shopper appetite for indulgence is boosting premium formats too. Ice cream pints and chocolate snack tubs helped drive an 8.9% rise in value for luxury dessert tubs, even as volume across the wider category dipped [Kantar/NIQ].
And Tesco is listening. The new range includes a Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake inspired by the supermarket’s viral cinnamon tear & share buns, as well as new gelatos and tiramisus in the premium Finest range – aimed at turning everyday moments into premium treat occasions.
While the American-inspired whole cheesecakes and ice lollies still target summer barbecues, the new cheesecake slices and gelato flavours like Pistachio and Hazelnut & Cocoa aim at this sofa snacking trend and speak to the growing demand for global flavours of premium treats
Chilled desserts:
Finest Limoncello Tiramisu
£4.50
£4 Clubcard Price
Layered dessert made with limoncello liqueur soaked savoiardi biscuits, mascarpone mousse, topped with white chocolate curls.
Finest Torta Caprese
£5.50
£4.75 Clubcard Price
Sponge made with Belgian dark chocolate and ground almonds, topped with flaked almonds and sweet dusting. Inspired by a recipe from the island of Capri in Italy.
Finest Raspberry Maritozzi Buns
£3.75
£3.25 Clubcard Price
Fluffy Italian-inspired Maritozzi buns, piped with raspberry whipped cream and dried raspberry pieces. Finished with a sweet sugar dusting.
Finest Mango & Lime Tarts
£3.75
£3.25 Clubcard Price
Shortcrust pastry case filled with lime flavoured cream and a mango filling and finished with lime flavoured cream topping.
Banana Pudding
£4.50/320g
£4 Clubcard Price
Vanilla sponge pieces with white chocolate & banana mousses, topped with caramelised biscuit & butterscotch crumb.
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Finest Pistachio & Raspberry Tarts
£3.75
£3.25 Clubcard Price
Italian-inspired all-butter shortcrust tart filled with sweet raspberry jam and pistachio mousse, topped with freeze-dried raspberries.
Cheesecake:
Finest 2 Triple Chocolate Ombre Cheesecake Slices
£3.75/180g
£3.25 Clubcard Price
Slow-baked cheesecake with Belgian white and milk chocolate layers, made with mascarpone cheese on a cocoa-enriched base.
Finest 2 Alphonso Mango & Passionfruit Cheesecake Slices
£3.75/160g
£3.25 Clubcard Price
Inspired by New York, a slow baked alphonso mango cheesecake made with a mascarpone cheese on a digestive base. Finished with an passion fruit glaze and piped with a white chocolate mousse.
Key to my Lime Cheesecake
£5.25/500g
£4.65 Clubcard Price
American-inspired baked lime cheesecake, topped with cream, white chocolate curls and shortcake pearls.
Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake
£5.2/500g
£4.65 Clubcard Price
American-inspired baked cinnamon cheesecake, topped with caramel and cinnamon sauce and a white chocolate swirl. With a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
Choco Caramel Crunch Cheesecake
£5.25/500g
£4.65 Clubcard Price
American-inspired baked caramel cheesecake with a crunchy base, topped with a smashing Belgian dark chocolate flavoured layer with pretzel chunks.
Finest Dark Chocolate Mirror Glazed Cheesecake
£5.50/500g
Baked Belgian dark chocolate cheesecake on a butter-enriched cocoa digestive biscuit base, topped with a chocolate glaze and hand finished with a metallic flourish.
Finest New York Vanilla Cheesecake
£5.50/500g
Inspired by New York, a slow-baked Madagascan vanilla cheesecake made with a rich mascarpone cheese and Madagascan vanilla, on a New York-inspired base.
Frozen desserts:
Cherry Bakewell Cheesecake
£1.85
Almond flavour batter on a baked biscuit base, topped with cherry sauce, vanilla flavour mousse and almond flakes.
Cinnamon Bun Cheesecake
£2.75
£2.25 Clubcard Price
Cinnamon sponge with spots of vanilla flavour cheesecake on a digestive biscuit base, topped with cream mousse and decorated with hazelnut brittle.
Finest Berry & Chantilly Arctic Roulade
£5
Meringue swirled with raspberry, blackcurrant and cassis sauce, filled with vanilla flavoured cream and mascarpone full fat soft cheese semifreddo and raspberry, blackcurrant and cassis sauce.
Ice Cream:
Finest Sicilian Lemon & Limoncello Ice Cream
£3.25
Lemon and lemon liqueur ice cream swirled with a lemon sauce and dotted with sponge pieces.
Cola Float Ice Lollies
£1.50
Cola flavour and cream flavour water ice lollies.
Peach & Raspberry Ice Lollies
£1.50
Peach and raspberry flavour water ice lollies.
Summer Berry Sorbet Cones
£1.25
Raspberry, blackcurrant, and strawberry sorbet swirled with ice cream in a baked wafer cone.
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Finest Pistachio Gelato
£4.50
Ice cream made with cream and pistachio nut paste topped with sweetened pistachio pieces.
Finest Hazelnut & Cocoa Gelato
£4.50
Ice cream made with cream and hazelnut paste with a layer of chocolate flavoured sauce topped with roasted hazelnut pieces.
Finest Tiramisu Gelato
£4.50
Coffee flavoured ice cream made with cream, mascarpone full fat soft cheese and marsala wine.
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