Best-Rated Frozen Dessert Brands

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If you need something to bring to a party in a pinch or you’re looking for an easy dessert to feed the whole family, frozen desserts could be the way to go. In this review, Canstar Blue compares a range of frozen dessert brands. This includes desserts that you purchase from the freezer section of your local supermarket and heat in the oven or microwave. Check out our frozen desserts review to see which brands have been rated as the top cheesecakes, pies and crumbles and frozen cakes.

How we rate frozen desserts

Our review compares frozen desserts on customer satisfaction, so you can find out what other Aussies think about the compared brands before you go ahead with a purchase. Think of it as like asking hundreds of your closest mates which frozen dessert they think is best!

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Find more detailed information on our Most Satisfied Customers methodology.

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Best Frozen Cheesecake Brand – Sara Lee

Here are the best frozen cheesecake brands by overall satisfaction, as rated by consumers in Canstar Blue’s latest review:

1. Sara Lee
2. Coles
3. Woolworths

 

Sara Lee won the frozen cheesecake category for the fifth year in a row, with five-star ratings in every category: texture and consistency, value for money, taste, variety and range, packaging and overall satisfaction.

Coles was rated second best, receiving four stars in every category.

Woolworths came in third, scoring four stars for texture and consistency, value for money, taste, packaging and overall satisfaction and three stars for variety and range.

Best Frozen Pie and Crumble Brand – Nanna’s

Here are the best frozen pie and crumble brands by overall satisfaction, as rated by consumers in Canstar Blue’s latest review:

1. Nanna’s
2. Sara Lee
3. Coles

Nanna’s was the top pick in Canstar Blue’s frozen pie and crumble ratings for the third year in a row. The brand received five stars for taste, texture and consistency, variety and range, packaging and overall satisfaction, and four stars for value for money.

 

Sara Lee was the second favourite, with five stars for variety and range, four stars for taste, texture and consistency, packaging and overall satisfaction, as well as three stars for value for money.

 

Coles came third, scoring five stars for value for money, four stars for variety and range and packaging and three stars for taste, texture and consistency and overall satisfaction. Coles also received three stars for taste, texture and consistency and overall satisfaction.

 

Best Frozen Cake Brand – Cadbury

Here are the best frozen cake brands by overall satisfaction, as rated by consumers in Canstar Blue’s latest review:

1. Cadbury
2. Sara Lee
3. Streets
4. Woolworths
5. Peters
6. Coles

Cadbury topped the frozen cakes ratings, with five-star ratings for texture and consistency, taste, packaging and overall satisfaction. Cadbury also earned four stars for variety and range and three stars for value for money.

Sara Lee came in second, scoring five stars for taste and variety and range, four stars for texture and consistency, packaging and overall satisfaction and three stars for value for money.

Streets was third, receiving four-star ratings for texture and consistency, taste, value for money, variety and range and overall satisfaction, and three stars for packaging.

Woolworths received five stars for value for money, four stars for taste, variety and range and overall satisfaction and three stars for texture and consistency and packaging.

Peters scored four-star ratings for texture and consistency, taste, packaging, variety and range and overall satisfaction. It received three stars for value for money.

Coles scored four stars for value for variety and range and three stars for texture and consistency, taste, value for money packaging and overall satisfaction.

About our consumer experts

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Rachel Bollerman: Content Producer

This article was written by Canstar Blue Home & Lifestyle Content Producer, Rachel Bollerman. Rachel graduated with a Bachelor of Communications, majoring in Journalism at the Queensland University of Technology in 2021. She has worked in public relations, marketing and communications roles at Jessica Cotton PR & Marketing and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health . Gaining experience in broadcast journalism and blog writing, Rachel has also interned at 4ZZZ Community Radio and Fishburners.

When she’s not working, Rachel enjoys doing arts and crafts projects at home, watching true crime and spending time with friends. You can follow Rachel on LinkedIn.

 

Meet the Editorial Team

 

Samantha Howse: Consumer Research Specialist

Samantha Howse is Canstar Blue’s Consumer Research Specialist, coordinating the consumer research program behind our customer satisfaction awards across Canstar and Canstar Blue in Australia and New Zealand. Sam has earned a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Griffith University and, with seven years in market research and two years in marketing, she is experienced in survey design, implementation and analysis, coupled with an understanding of marketing principles and best practice.

 

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