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Finish your festive celebration with our special Christmas dessert ideas and recipes, try a traditional Christmas pudding or a Christmas cake showstopper. Find more Christmas recipes and ideas.
Rich, chocolaty and gooey, this super quick chocolate fondant is a great Christmas dessert. Whip up the cake batter in 10 minutes, then freeze. These delicious puddings can be baked from frozen and don’t need to be defrosted.
Get into the festive spirit and learn how to make a traditional Christmas cake.
Dominic Chapman’s speckled chocolate cornflakes is bound to be a winner with the kids needing to help out with the chocolate and sprinkling.
These delicious Christmas tree meringues are easy to make and wonderfully festive.
his decadent vegan dessert is completely gluten-free and dairy-free, yet you'd never guess.
This easy, no-bake pear cheesecake is sure to be a Christmas crowd-pleaser
This fun and festive gingerbread train is packed with all your favourite treats
Originating for South Africa, malva pudding is filled with apricot jam and drizzled in syrup. We've given ours a festive twist with extra cinnamon and nutmeg. Try as an alternative dessert idea for Christmas Day.
These gooey dark chocolate fondants are irresistibly good and the perfect Christmas dessert. With an oozing chocolate centre, they are worth the effort for an epic vegan dessert.
Make this gingerbread affogato recipe for a Christmas treat ready in five minutes. Combine spiced gingerbread latte liqueur and smooth vanilla ice cream, then pour over hot espresso for a festive twist on an Italian classic.
For some fun Christmas baking with the kids, try this white chocolate snowball cookies recipe
These sweet present-shaped gingerbread biscuits make for a wonderful edible Christmas gift
This dainty, pretty Swedish-style gingerbread house is so charming you'll want it to last all season long
Show off your baking skills with this pretty gingerbread Christmas tree
What's that you say? You're looking for a gingerbread London Tower Bridge recipe? We'll you've come to the right place. Follow the steps and get those creative juices flowing. It'll look good enough to eat.
We've made panettone even better by layering it with cream cheese icing and topping with sticky salted caramel sauce and figs. Now that's what you call a festive showstopper!
With shards of pistachio-jewelled brittle, sweet caramelised clementines and boozy orange blossom cream, these stunning Pavlovas are the perfect way to finish your Christmas dinner.
A fresh twist on a favourite Christmas dessert, combining chocolate and orange
This rich and fruity Christmas pudding tastes just as rich and indulgent as the original, yet it’s completely dairy- and egg-free, so suitable for vegans
Wow your guests with this gingerbread masterpiece – a stunning alternative to traditional Christmas cake
A simple but stylish DIY dessert platter to please those with a sweet tooth this Christmas
This ice cream tower is a real show-stopper
This easy blackberry fool recipe puts a new vegan twist on the classic English dessert. Layer up sweet blackberry pureé with creamy coconut yogurt for a pretty striped dessert, perfect for Christmas.
Advocaat is a sort of Dutch eggnog, and, used in recipes like this one for fluffy cupcakes, lends a boozy, Christmassy richness to proceedings. With buttercream icing piped over the top, these little cakes will make an irresistible addition to your festive menus.
This is tiramisu like you've never known before - ground ginger, crystalised ginger and ginger nuts transform this traditional Italian dessert into a spiced seasonal show-stopper. Serving 12, this needs to be on your Christmas dessert table!
A jar of mincemeat works wonders in this twist on a traditional baklava. We've added mixed spice and orange liqueur to make it even more festive. Wonderful for a party spread or teatime treat after Christmas shopping!
A warm steamed pudding is just what your Christmas dessert table needs. Packed with orange and gingerbread spices and drizzled with custard, you'll love this surprising flavour twist.
This is the ultimate show-stopper dessert for Christmas. Layers of pain au chocolat, chocolate custard and cherries create a decadent Black Forest spin on this timeless festive pud.
Stollen gives this bread and butter pudding tart a special festive twist for Christmas. You can even freeze leftovers for another time but we doubt you'll have any, it's that good!
When juicy pomegranates are in season you have to make this jewel-bright chocolate bark. With only 4 ingredients, it's great for edible gifting or snacking over the festive period.
Make that first mince pie moment memorable with this indulgent, yet totally worth it festive treat, flavoured with caramel, hazelnuts and black cherries in kirsch. The good news is this recipe uses premade mince pies and if you don't fancy making Italian meringue, buy the meringues, too! It's something special, however you make it.
Rice snaps are mixed with melted dark chocolate, dried cranberries and a pinch of salt, then shaped into mini Christmas puddings and decorated with white chocolate. The perfect Christmas treat.
These dark and dramatic mince pies are inspired by that vintage classic the Black Forest gateau: they make a thoughtful and very tasty gift.