Our best ever Christmas dessert recipes for 2023 (2024)

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If you're looking for a Christmas dessert that isn't a Christmas pudding then you've come to the right place! These are all our favourite non-traditional Christmas dessert recipes to satisfy every sweet tooth.

Top of your Christmas dessert ideas should be a trusty trifle recipe. Our clementine and prosecco trifle is a real show-stopper with an orange and prosecco jelly and clementine-infused custard.

We’ve also taken inspiration from the classic snowball co*cktail and created a snowball co*cktail tart for the ultimate kitsch Christmas dessert. It’s topped with whipped cream and glace cherries, of course, and Advocaat custard.

For another grown-up dessert, there's our espresso martini meringue tart. It has fluffy, sweet meringue on top and taste just like the famous drink – it’s a real crowd pleaser.

A good cheesecake is hard to beat, and this Christmas pudding cheesecake has all the flavours of a Christmas pudding, plus a tangy Cointreau and brandy glaze.

Make a sophisticated yet speedy centrepiece with our pannetone party bombe – which is a hollowed out panettone, filled with ice cream, pistachios, almonds and glace cherries. You can make this dessert even easier by buying vanilla ice cream, rather than making the easy no-churn version. Either way, it will be delicious.

Individual dessert recipes are great for smaller groups and gatherings. These brandy butter caramel chocolate fondants are decadent, but if time is of the essence then these Black Forest trifle pots can be assembled in 10 minutes, leaving you more time to celebrate with friends and family.

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Tahini and Sesame Choc Chip Blondies

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This blondie combination, with its sugar-sesame-salt sprinkle is mightily addictive. You have been warned!

Recipe: Tahini and Sesame Choc Chip Blondies

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Chocolate and Orange Panettone

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Any leftover stale panettone makes for stellar French toast or bread-and-butter pudding.

Recipe: Chocolate and Orange Panettone

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No-Bake Irish Cream and White Chocolate Tart

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The tangy flavour of crème fraîche in this Christmas dessert helps balance the sweetness from the white chocolate, but you could use extra double cream, if you prefer.

Recipe: No-Bake Irish Cream and White Chocolate Tart

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Gingerbread Latte Tear and Share Bread

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If, like us, you love a gingerbread latte during the festive season, then you need to try these warming spiced buns. Don’t want the extra caffeine kick in the icing? Replace the espresso with decaf or water.

Recipe: Gingerbread Latte Tear and Share Bread

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Clementine and Prosecco Trifle

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Trifles should mean you're never stuck for a Christmas dessert idea! The retro mix of almonds and sugar sprinkles gives much-needed crunch to the topping on this fruity but rich pud, but you could use some pared orange zest instead.

Recipe: Clementine and Prosecco Trifle

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Profiterole Pick ‘N’ Mix Wreath

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Adorn this Christmas profiterole dessert wreath with any of your favourite Pick ‘n’ Mix sweets! This can be enjoyed all year round, using any colours you like to dye your chocolate.

Recipes: Profiterole Pick ‘N’ Mix Wreath

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Gingerbread Gin Apple and Blackberry Crumble

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For a low-key Christmas dessert idea, this boozy and warming crumble will put a smile on your guest’s faces. The gingerbread mixture makes more biscuits than you need, but they keep well and are delicious with a cup of tea or hot milk.

Recipe: Gingerbread Gin Apple and Blackberry Crumble

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Eggnog Panna Cotta with Boozy Mulled Figs

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Boozy, rich and delicious, this elegant Christmas dessert is a great alternative if you’re not a fan of Christmas pudding but still want something suitably festive.

Recipe: Eggnog Panna Cotta with Boozy Mulled Figs

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Snowball co*cktail Tart

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Christmas desserts don't get more retro than this boozy custard tart. This old-school classic, with a nostalgic festive twist, is perfect for a dinner party.

Recipe: Snowball co*cktail Tart

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Candy cane roulade

This vibrant Christmas dessert is guaranteed to impress your guests at Christmas.

Recipe: Candy cane roulade

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Triple chocolate Bûche de Noël

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The whole family will love our triple-chocolate version of this traditional Christmas recipe.

Recipe: Triple chocolate Bûche de Noël

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Meringue kiss tower

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A tower of these meringue kisses will look stunning on your Christmas table. Dust with edible glitter for a final festive flourish.

Recipe: Meringue kiss tower

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Christmas cake crepes

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Turn leftover Christmas cake into a whole new dessert, with these quick festive crepes.

Recipe: Christmas cake crepes

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Chocolate orange panettone pudding

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Yes, you can make a last-minute pud that everyone loves. This takes minutes to cook in the oven while you’re enjoying your roast turkey and trimmings.

Recipe: Chocolate orange panettone pudding

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Espresso martini tart

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This boozy and decadent tart is the perfect dinner party dessert. Combining all of the rich flavours of an espresso martini, such as vodka, coffee liqueur and chocolate, encased in buttery pastry and then topped with fluffy and sweet meringue, it's a true crowd pleaser!

Recipe: Espresso martini tart

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Hidden orange Christmas pudding

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A candied whole orange as a surprise centre gives this Christmas pudding recipe real wow factor.

Recipe: Hidden orange Christmas pudding

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Brandy Butter Caramel Chocolate Fondants

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With a seasonal twist on salted caramel, these brandy butter fondants are a decadent treat worthy of Christmas Day.

Recipe: Brandy Butter Caramel Chocolate Fondants

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Flourless Chocolate and Chestnut Torte

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Earthy chestnuts and rich chocolate make for a deliciously dense pudding cake.

Recipe: Flourless Chocolate and Chestnut Torte

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Mulled Clementine Meringue Wreath

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Once the meringue is cooked, this impressive wreath comes together quickly.

Recipe: Mulled Clementine Meringue Wreath

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Black Forest Yule log

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It wouldn’t be Christmas without a Yule log, and this one has a fruity, boozy hit of cherries and kirsch.

Recipe: Black Forest Yule log

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FAQs

What is America's favorite Christmas dessert? ›

Consumer dessert preferences for Christmas in the United States 2021. When asked what their most essential dessert for Christmas was, approximately 46.3 percent of responding U.S. adults picked apple pie in 2021. Chocolate chip cookies were the second most coveted dessert for Christmas.

What kind of desserts are you going to make if there is a celebration at home? ›

We favor desserts made in individual portions, such as cookies and cupcakes, or ones that can be easily portioned out—think bar cookies, sheet cakes, and Bundts—so there is less to fuss over at the last minute. We have included a few easy treats, like fruit crisps, that you could scoop and serve at the party.

What is the most expensive Christmas dessert? ›

Diamond fruitcake – $1,650,000 ($ 1.65 million) World's Most Expensive Desserts - Diamond Fruitcake Sold on Christmas 2005, this cake was also created by a Japanese pastry chef. Creating the cake required six months of conceptualization and another month to produce it. It's decorated with 223 diamonds.

What is the hardest dessert to make at home? ›

  • Jun 14, 2023, 10:53 PM IST. 7 Most Difficult Yet Impressive Desserts To Make. ...
  • Baklava. Phyllo dough demands time to work with. ...
  • Chocolate Soufflé Desserts like chocolate soufflé are known to be challenging. ...
  • Clafoutis. ...
  • Crème Brûlée. ...
  • Fried Ice Cream. ...
  • Macarons. ...
  • Lemon Meringue Pie.
Jun 14, 2023

What food do American eat the most on Christmas? ›

Every family in every part of the world serves their own traditional Christmas foods, but in the U.S., some are enjoyed nationwide:
  • Turkey.
  • Prime Rib.
  • Baked Ham.
  • Mashed Potatoes & Gravy.
  • Stuffing.
  • Green Bean Casserole.
  • Candied Sweet Potatoes.
  • Roasted Vegetables.
Dec 19, 2022

What is the most popular food at Christmas in America? ›

The Most Popular Christmas Foods
  • Roasted potatoes (91%)
  • Scalloped potatoes (83%)
  • Roast beef (77%)
  • Red velvet cake (76%)
  • Ham (76%)
  • Christmas nuts (76%)
Aug 1, 2023

What is the national dessert of America? ›

The Delicacy Apple Pie - is the Official “National dessert of the United States of America” respectively. American Apple Pies are also sometimes considered the national dishes of the US.

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