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Pancake Day 2022: Aldi is the cheapest place for ingredients, research finds

Aldi has been named as the cheapest place to pick up ingredients for Pancake Day this year.

Consumer finance experts at Little-Loans.com looked into the prices of ingredients at nine supermarkets to find the best deal for this Shrove Tuesday, which takes place on March 1.

The supermarkets were then ranked from one to ten in terms of their value for money, with one being ranked the cheapest and ten the most expensive.

The items included in the pancake day costings were:

  • Six eggs

  • Plain white flour

  • One pint of semi-skimmed milk

  • Caster sugar

  • Lemon juice

  • Chocolate spread

  • Strawberries

  • Golden syrup

  • Blueberries

The findings concluded that Aldi is the best place to shop if you’re looking to serve up tasty pancakes on a budget this year.

At only £2.69 a head, you can make at least two delicious pancakes with a selection of topping options to choose from.

Also ranking in the top three supermarkets are Asda and Tesco, where you can get the bundle of pancake ingredients for less than a tenner.

Coming in as the most expensive this year is M&S, trailing behind at more than 1.5 times the cost of ingredients at savvy-spender favourite, Aldi.

Supermarket

Price

Price per head

Ranking

Aldi

£8.06

£2.69

1

Asda

£9

£3

2

Tesco

£9.67

£3.22

3

Lidl

£9.74

£3.25

4

Sainsburys

£10.22

£3.41

5

Morrisons

£11.22

£3.74

6

Waitrose

£11.30

£3.77

7

Co-op

£12.79

£4.26

8

M&S

£14.25

£4.75

9

Paul Wilson, Little-Loans.com ’s consumer finance expert, said: “We all look forward to Pancake Day - the tradition of getting competitive with our pancake flipping and then indulging in our creations. And though the start of the year can be a difficult time financially for everyone, this shouldn’t stop you from getting involved!”

“Celebrating Pancake Day can be done cheaply and easily. Whether you prefer making yours from scratch or using a pancake batter mix, don’t get caught out spending more than you need to by checking prices online ahead of supermarket trips to ensure you’re getting the best value for money.”

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