Part of the fun of festive eating lies in exploring the nibbles and appetisers, and Asda has a fantastic array of meat-free morsels this year, from its Extra Special Vegan Bao Bun Selection, featuring fluffy bao buns filled with BBQ jackfruit, Char siu mushroom and Massaman vegetable...

or the Oriental Vegan Selection which contains Mini Duckless Spring Rolls, Katsu Wontons and Vegetable Fritters. There’s also a Vegan Mexican Style Selection and Tempura nests to look out for.

Brimming with two popular seasonal flavours – chestnuts and cranberries – Asda’s Vegan Yule Log is a fantastic festive centrepiece contender. Encased in crisp puff pastry and scattered with a sage and onion herb sprinkle, the yule log also contains meat-free mince.

Evoke flavours of Christmas markets near and far with Asda’s Extra Special Cinnamon Roll Layered Dessert. Here, moreish cinnamon rolls combine with toffee sauce, salted caramel and chocolate custard for a deliciously indulgent dessert. For vegans, the Gold-topped Chocolate Cottages are a take on rocky road and taste as good as they look.

The Extra Special Vegan Spiced Apple and Orange Cocktail Sausages will make a great addition to any seasonal dinner plate or buffet… if you can resist gobbling them all at once!

If you’re vegan, you no longer need to skip your turn when it comes to the festive cheese board. The Breaded Baking Vegan Melts are designed to be served hot and are filled with melt-in-the-mouth vegan cheese.

The Vegan Festive Filo Swirls are one of the most fragrant centrepieces we’ve come across this year, and they’re fun to look at, too. Containing Moroccan-spiced butternut squash, apricots and raisins, they’re guaranteed to bring some warmth and flavour to your Christmas dinner.

Featuring crisp meringue filled with chocolate semifreddo, cherry and kirsch sauce and Amarena cherries, the Black Forest Roulade is great for sharing (serves 8).

It’s not really Christmas until you’ve enjoyed a festive sarnie or too. The Vegan Roasted Roots with Carrot & Parsnip Falafel Wrap showcases everything from braised red cabbage to parsnip houmous and is a must-try.

Delicious devoured warm or cold, mince pies are a Christmas staple for many – and they’re now available in vegan form. Despite being butter-free, the pastry on the Plant Chef Mince Pies is still crumbly: win!

Many seasonal meat-free mains tend to focus on nut roast-style centrepieces, but Tesco is offering something a little different this year. The Wicked Kitchen No-Turkey Roast Crown offers an easy-carve vegan alternative to turkey, made with soy and wheat protein and finished with a vegan coconut melt and sage and onion crumb. It also takes just 45 minutes to cook.

The Wicked Kitchen Ginger Chai Cake needs no introducing. This ginger-spiced chai tea-soaked centrepiece embodies seasonal flavours and is certainly one to impress. Did we mention it’s also vegan?

If you’re hoping to enjoy Christmas dinner with all of the trimmings, don’t miss the Plant Chef Sage & Onion Stuffing Balls made with pea protein, vegetable suet, sage and onion. made with pea protein, vegetable suet, sage and onion.

Crisp, oozy and vegan, the Plant Kitchen Mini No Chicken Kievs are made from soya and ideal for serving with festive drinks.

The Merry Christmas Giant Vegetable Roll (in stores from 9 December) is not only emblazoned with the aforementioned popular greeting, but features a medley of carrot, swede, butternut squash, cranberries and seeds all encased in vegan puff pastry. The Plant Kitchen Vegan Vegetable Wreath (in stores from 18 December) is also a worthy main and is packed with roasted mushrooms and chestnuts and coated in an orange and cranberry glaze.

The Plant Kitchen Chocolate Torte is guaranteed to look the part on any table; topped with a cocoa powder snowflake decoration, dark chocolate ganache meets with a moreish biscuit base to tempt you this Christmas.

M&S has gone above and beyond with its baked goods this year; Santa’s Yumnuts, featuring 48 layers of dough all finished with Santa’s buckle glaze, and Rudolph the Red-nosed Doughnut, decorated with a caramel glaze and chocolate curls in the shape of Rudolph's face.

Look no further than The Best Tempura No-Prawns and No-Duck Spring Rolls, made from jackfruit and oyster mushrooms (pack of 10)...

or The Best Vegetable Tempura Nests with Chilli Dip (pack of 8) – crisp, tasty and perfect for nibbling.

Suitable for vegetarians, The Best Beefless Wellington comprises cranberry, apricot and chestnut, plus a wholegrain mustard melt, set within golden puff pastry.

The Best Vegan Trifle is set to give a sense of occasion with its fruity strawberry sauce, biscuits, vanilla cream and custard layers. And if that’s not enough, it’s covered with a golden shimmer.

The Gingerbread Doughnuts, filled with a creamy ginger filling, epitomise this most wonderful time of year, and also happen to be vegan.