12 Terrible Things People Are Doing To Mince Pies

    Mince pie condoms anyone?

    Patrick Smith
    by Patrick Smith

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

    Every autumn, America gets overloaded with pumpkins. They are in cookies, cakes, savoury things and, of course, pumpkin spice lattes.

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    PSL don't contain any actual pumpkin and taste like hot candy floss and melted Haribo. The UK is largely immune from this craze, because we have something else. Something much better.

    THE IMMORTAL MINCE PIE.

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    The only trouble is, people are now using mince pies in very worrying ways.

    1. Mince pie crisps.

    2. Krispy Kreme has a mince pie donut.

    Leah Kravitz @LeahKravitz

    The ULTIMATE Chrismakkah food... A mince pie donut! #krispykreme

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    3. There is mince pie-flavoured popcorn.

    joeandsephs.co.uk

    The tasting notes say it has hints of caramel, brandy-infused fruit and almond.

    4. Mince pie cookies.

    5. Mince pie ice cream.

    Lauren Laverne @laurenlaverne

    WHAT RT @Thegreatmisto: @laurenlaverne don't go near mince pie ice cream....half a pot last night

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    6. Mince pie syrup.

    harveynichols.com

    "Mix into a 'Mince Pie Martini' using rum and pressed apple juice".

    7. Mince pie vodka.

    Marvellous Vodka Co @MarvellousVodka

    Bottling up lots of mince pie vodka for @altrinchammkt Thursday night. Come down early though sold out last time!

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    8. Tomato sauce and mince pie-flavoured crisps, from New Zealand.

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    9. Mince pie milkshake.

    Thehippyhippyshake @thehippyshake

    Xmas special mince pie milkshake. Limited edition...

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    10. Mince pie toastie.

    gloucestercitizen.co.uk

    Yes this is a real thing.

    11. Mince pie-flavoured macaroons – or "mincearoonies".

    Sauce Communications @SauceComms

    Lovely coverage of @CafeRoyalHotel's festive mince pie flavoured macaroon - the 'Mincearoonie' - in the Independent! http://t.co/TT2kTthnUk

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    12. And mince pie condoms.

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