If you’re anything like us, you’re a bit of a Christmas planner. But you’re also happy to admit that there’s usually a few bits and pieces that you’re going to need to buy last minute.
With IGA, last-minute Christmas preparations are just so easy!
No driving around the shopping centre carpark for hours waiting for a spot, no lining up at the seafood counter hoping there will be some prawns left by the time you make it to the front of the queue, and no worrying that the fresh produce that’s left at the end of the day is anything other than delicious, fresh and flavoursome.
We’re looking for active Mouths of Mums members who love to make their Christmas celebrations extra special and need a handy solution to all those last minute Christmas prep requirements.
We’ll give you an IGA voucher and send you shopping as though it was Christmas Eve, so you can bring to life just how easy, convenient and heart-warming it can be to shop for Christmas at your local IGA. Hey, you might even run into the big guy himself grabbing a few last-minute snacks for the drive!
You might like to put together a Prawn & Mango Xmas Salad full of juicy prawns and the freshest produce, or serve up a Double Baked Xmas Brie with some icy cold bubbles, or a Xmas Cocktail.
You could be like us and decide at the last minute there’s just ‘not enough food’, so you zip down to IGA to stock up on all the fresh fruits of the season and a wonderful selection of antipasto to whip up a Festive Star Xmas Platter. Or at the last minute you want to seat Grandpa beside your favourite neighbour because you’re ‘sure they’ll get along’!
No matter how organised you are this Christmas, you’ll always have the ‘day before’ list — maybe just a few bags of ice, a last minute ‘special’ bottle of bubbles, the fixings for a sweet treat for the kids, or that final tub of cream or cranberry sauce you’ve forgotten. The good news is your local IGA has it all waiting for you to drop by, drop in and be home before anyone at home has missed you.
Selected reviewers will need to create a recipe or two then share their review, photo and video before December 10th, 2025. We want to use your reviews and ideas to inspire others so we need it early.
Want more Christmas inspiration? Check out the ‘Get Ahead for Xmas’ or ‘An Extra Festive Christmas’ reviews.
Published 13th November 2025
6:39 pm
IGA one stop shop
4:29 pm
IGA is so great for any ingredients you need
I’ve definitely converted to IGA now knowing that each store is individually owned and operated and they often support local growers for their fruits and vegetables. This is something that’s important to my family and I.
6:32 am
Convenience and ease
11:10 pm
Christmas Sweet Treats
My son and I made the yummy shortbreads for the platter which is a simple 3 ingredient recipe we found!
Shortbread Recipe:
-2 cups plain flour
-250g softened salted butter
-3/4 cup of icing sugar
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 150°C fan forced or 160°C for standard
Step 2:
Line your baking tray
Step 3:
Cream butter by beating it until smooth and adding icing sugar then continue beating until all combined
Step 4:
Start adding the flour slowly, about half and beat until combined then add the rest. Use your hands or a silicone spatula to bring it all together and form into a ball.
Step 5:
Press down on it spread it out to around 1.5cm thickness and you can use either a cup of cookie cutters to cut out as many shortbreads as you like and place each one on to the lined tray.
Step 6:
Put the tray into the oven for 25-30 minutes until they are golden brown all over
Step 7:
Leave them to cool by turning the oven off and leave the oven door slightly open for at least 1 hour
Step 8:
Take the tray out of the oven and place on to a lined cooling rack!
For the platter I used fruit mince pies, shortbread cookies, lamingtons, iced fruit cake and freckle style covered rice cakes. This platter went down a treat this afternoon with my friends who popped over for a get together before they head off on their Christmas holiday!
7:45 pm
Christmas dessert
5:25 pm
IGA Does it Again!
I made our tradition of Christmas pav, made with a pavlova shell, lashings of whipped cream, slices of fresh banana, and sprinklings of grated Peppermint Crisp chocolate bar. It was all prepped fast and easy, and everyone loved it! Best of all was that I didn’t have to wait hours whilst baking! Thanks IGA; you saved the day/dessert!
5:25 pm
Getting ahead this Christmas
3:42 pm
Leche flan saves the government
3:23 pm
A quick shop made our friends Christmas lunch a breeze!
12:29 pm
Everything I need
6:39 pm
IGA one stop shop
4:43 pm
Stress Free Christmas Eve Entertaining with IGA!!
IGA made this lastminute prep simple, convenient and stress free. The store was well stocked, staff were friendly and the voucher worked seamlessly at the checkout. I loved that I could rely on IGA for both inspiration and ingredients at such a busy time of year. Highly recommend & this baked Brie was a fav, everyone commented on it! Will make again!
4:29 pm
IGA is so great for any ingredients you need
I’ve definitely converted to IGA now knowing that each store is individually owned and operated and they often support local growers for their fruits and vegetables. This is something that’s important to my family and I.
6:32 am
Convenience and ease
11:10 pm
Christmas Sweet Treats
My son and I made the yummy shortbreads for the platter which is a simple 3 ingredient recipe we found!
Shortbread Recipe:
-2 cups plain flour
-250g softened salted butter
-3/4 cup of icing sugar
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 150°C fan forced or 160°C for standard
Step 2:
Line your baking tray
Step 3:
Cream butter by beating it until smooth and adding icing sugar then continue beating until all combined
Step 4:
Start adding the flour slowly, about half and beat until combined then add the rest. Use your hands or a silicone spatula to bring it all together and form into a ball.
Step 5:
Press down on it spread it out to around 1.5cm thickness and you can use either a cup of cookie cutters to cut out as many shortbreads as you like and place each one on to the lined tray.
Step 6:
Put the tray into the oven for 25-30 minutes until they are golden brown all over
Step 7:
Leave them to cool by turning the oven off and leave the oven door slightly open for at least 1 hour
Step 8:
Take the tray out of the oven and place on to a lined cooling rack!
For the platter I used fruit mince pies, shortbread cookies, lamingtons, iced fruit cake and freckle style covered rice cakes. This platter went down a treat this afternoon with my friends who popped over for a get together before they head off on their Christmas holiday!
8:29 pm
Last last minute due to a disaster but put something together!
8:29 pm
Last last minute due to a disaster but put something together!
7:45 pm
Christmas dessert
7:42 pm
IGA to the rescue
A quick scoot to the IGA after Kindy drop off made it so much easier then going to a shopping centre and what I got for the price was amazing!
We ended up making passion fruit tarts, a festive jelly slice and sushi balls. These were all demolished so quickly (especially the sushi balls!)
Passionfruit tarts
- 1 packet butternut snap biscuits
- 1 tin condensed milk
- 170g passionfruit pulp
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
1.Mix condensed milk + passionfruit + lemon juice in a bowl
2. Microwave biscuits 20-25 secs to soften + shape into cups. This makes them soft so that you can mould them in the rounded patty tin.
3. Pop into patty tin, fill, bake 10 mins at 160°C
Feel free to top with milk chocolate, passionfruit, anything!
Festive Jelly Slice
- 1 packet of Raspberry jelly
- 1 tin of condensed milk
- 1 tub cream cheese
- 1 pack milk arrowroot biscuits
- Butter
1. Mix jelly with 1 cup boiling water.
2. Add condensed milk and cream cheese to jelly mix. Whisk well
3. Crush arrowroot with melted butter to form a biscuit base.
4. Pour jelly mixture over biscuit base. Refrigerate till set. Top with crunch candy cane
5. Cut and enjoy.
Sushi balls
- 2 cups sushi rice
- Salt, sugar, vinegar to season rice
Fillings
- roast chicken
- Cucumber
- Sesame seeds
- (Salmon and cream cheese also goes great!)
1. Cook and season sushi rice
2. Finely chop fillings
3. Mix together in bowl
4. Roll in to balls (the kids loved this part)
5. Refrigerate and serve with soy sauce
7:31 pm
It's a Christmas Miracle!
5:32 pm
Christmas made simple and easy with IGA!
The variety of food available was unlimited, they had everything you could imagine to make a delicious platter. The fresh fruit looked so delicious and so fresh in store. I was very happy with the experience in store, it offered a practical, efficient and smooth shopping experience.
With the last minute items I was able to pick up at my local IGA, I was able to whip together last minute a delicious platter to share with my family, The fresh fruit, salty snacks and cheese and biscuits created an enjoyable platter to enjoy the freshness, high quality products and variety. I love what IGA has to offer
5:25 pm
IGA Does it Again!
I made our tradition of Christmas pav, made with a pavlova shell, lashings of whipped cream, slices of fresh banana, and sprinklings of grated Peppermint Crisp chocolate bar. It was all prepped fast and easy, and everyone loved it! Best of all was that I didn’t have to wait hours whilst baking! Thanks IGA; you saved the day/dessert!
5:25 pm
Getting ahead this Christmas
3:42 pm
Leche flan saves the government
3:23 pm
A quick shop made our friends Christmas lunch a breeze!
12:29 pm
Everything I need
12:11 pm
IGA saves the day!
Reindeer Poops (or kid-friendly "rum" balls)
250g plain sweet biscuits such as Milk Arrowroot, Marie etc.
320g can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup dessicated coconut
Extra 1 cup dessicated coconut for rolling
Method:
1. Crush biscuits into fine crumbs in a food processor, blender, or large zip lock bag. Tip into a large mixing bowl.
2. Add in sweetened condensed milk, cocoa powder, and 1 cup of coconut.
3. Stir to combine until well mixed.
4. Place extra 1 cup of coconut into a separate small bowl.
5. Roll heaped teaspoons of mixture into balls, roll balls in extra 1 cup of coconut to coat evenly.
6. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Makes approximately 36-40 balls depending on size.
Can substitute regular sweetened condensed milk for sweetened condensed OAT or COCONUT milk, and biscuits for Digestives to make this recipe dairy free.
10:36 am
Great range for last minute shopping
7:46 am
Simple rocky road ahead
A simple mix of scotch fingers, glacé cherries, marshmallows and snakes mixed together with melted chocolate creates a delicious treat! Top it with some special Christmas sprinkles thanks to the excellent selection at IGA and you have the best Christmas treat!
11:15 pm
Last minute magic
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