Christmas spice recipes
Get grinding those festive spice blends…the flavour of Christmas is here again. Mulling spices – cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg – have so much more to offer than to perk up cheap red plonk. Use the flavours to add some festive sensory sparkle to everything from meaty stews to sweet syrups – they’re a must-have in your festive cooking.
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Pear recipes
Mulled pears, three ways
Transform classic poached pears into a Christmas showstopper, with our beautiful trio of mulled fruits. Choose your favourite or try...
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Orange recipes
Blood orange, burrata and cinnamon-cashew salad with mulled wine glaze
A wintry blood orange and burrata salad gets a festive spin with a spiced mulled wine dressing.The bitter chicory is...
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Duck recipes
Sauerkraut-stuffed duck with roast apples and mulled wine gravy
This festive roast duck sings with mulled wine flavours. A cinnamon, clove, star anise and nutmeg rub spices the duck’s...
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Christmas biscuits
Mulling-spiced apple biscuits for cheese
Oats, parmesan and apples are given a heady mulling spice kick to create a seriously good cheeseboard biscuit. They’re buttery,...
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Venison recipes
Mulled wine-braised venison cobbler
The warming, fruity flavours of mulled wine are a natural companion for venison, which benefits from a little sweetness. Paired...
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Christmas cake recipes
Mulled fig and apple Christmas cake
This lighter take on Christmas cake is packed with fruit, adding dried figs and apples to the classic raisins, sultanas...
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Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces
Mulled wine carrots with crispy sage breadcrumbs
Carrots can sometimes fall by the wayside in the Christmas sides hierarchy; give them the attention they deserve by braising...
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Oranges in mulled wine syrup
A fruit salad recipe with a difference. It makes a beautiful, refreshing dinner party dessert, or an alternative to Christmas...
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Festive desserts
Hazelnut meringue cake with mulled wine pears
This is an indulgent meringue cake that’s creamy in the middle and crisp on the outside – complemented perfectly by...
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Pear recipes
Poached mulled wine pears
Give poached pears a festive twist with our easy mulled wine pears recipe. A lighter alternative to Christmas pudding or...
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Burns Night recipes
Honey parfait with mulled red wine plums
These delicately flavoured frozen parfait desserts manage to be classy, romantic and delicious.
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Chocolate tarts, tortes and pies
Chocolate tarts with mulled pears
These delicious chocolate tarts with mulled pears from expert baker Eric Lanlard make a great alternative to Christmas pudding, and...
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