Easy Christmas recipes

Take the cooking stress away from Christmas with our round-up of easy, speedy recipes. These snacks, mains and sides can be whipped up with hardly any effort.

We’ve got elevated classics like devil pigs on horseback, cheesy dreams like this baked camembert bread bowl, and traditional favourites like easy Christmas cake.

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Prawn cocktail platter

Prawn cocktail recipes

Prawn cocktail platter

Create the ultimate prawn cocktail platter with proper marie rose dip made with homemade mayo, prawns and crisp lettuce leaves.

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Harissa, feta and filo cigars

Harissa recipes

Harissa, feta and filo cigars

Tangy feta meets fiery harissa and sweet honey, in this filo cigars recipe. The perfect pre-dinner bite or fancy snack – no humidor required.

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Smashed potatoes with crème fraîche and roe

Easy starter recipes

Smashed potatoes with crème fraîche and roe

Smashed potatoes with crème fraîche, chives and roe make for a decadent starter or sharing dish. They're salty, creamy and very moreish.

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Pickled walnut and cheese rolls

Budget Christmas party food recipes

Pickled walnut and cheese rolls

These moreish walnut and cheese rolls are a perfect no-fuss nibble for Christmas parties. Make them ahead, then pop in the oven on the night. 

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Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip

Boxing Day recipes

Turkey kofte with cranberry-tahini dip

These turkey kofte are easy to make and can be cooked from frozen, before serving with a cranberry-tahini dip at your Christmas bash.

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Devil pigs on horseback

Christmas trimmings, sides and sauces

Devil pigs on horseback

Devils on horseback meet pigs in blankets for this ultimate mash-up of bacon-wrapped goodness that’s our hero Christmas side dish.

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Halloumi in blankets

Halloumi recipes

Halloumi in blankets

Firm halloumi gets wrapped up in a snug bacon blanket, with sweet honey and a little oregano as a nod to this festive canape's Cypriot roots.

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Cheesy Marmite puff pastry swirls

Christmas buffet recipes

Cheesy Marmite puff pastry swirls

These simple but sophisticated cheese scrolls keep for 2 months in the freezer. Have a batch on hand ready for Christmas parties and nibbles.

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Pigs in blankets sausage rolls

Christmas canapés

Pigs in blankets sausage rolls

What do you get if you cross a pigs in blankets with sausage rolls? These Christmassy sausage-and-bacon puff-pastry bites (ideal as canapés).

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Baked camembert bread bowl

Recipes using sourdough bread

Baked camembert bread bowl

This camembert bread bowl works as a hearty starter, informal tear and share lunch, or perhaps as part of a vegetarian Christmas buffet.

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Cheesy polenta fritters

Canapé recipes

Cheesy polenta fritters

There are so few ingredients in these little cheesy morsels and yet they’re so tasty. Serve them as a canapé or snack before a dinner party.

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The ultimate Swiss cheese fondue

Alpine recipes

The ultimate Swiss cheese fondue

We've tried and tested numerous recipes in search of the ultimate swiss cheese fondue – and we think we've finally cracked it.

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Mini crayfish and crab brioche bites

Canapé recipes

Mini crayfish and crab brioche bites

We've given the seventies-style prawn cocktail an update with these crayfish and crab brioche bites. They make an elegant canapé at a dinner party.

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Quick and easy Christmas cake

Christmas cake recipes

Quick and easy Christmas cake

Christmas cakes usually take about 3 hours to cook, but our quick Christmas cake recipe is ready in half the time – perfect for a last-minute fix!

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Blue cheese, date and walnut sausage rolls

Sausage roll recipes

Blue cheese, date and walnut sausage rolls

These cook-from-frozen blue cheese and walnut sausage rolls make entertaining a breeze. We love the combo of salty sausagemeat and blue cheese with sweet dates.

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5-minute chocolate banana split

Quick pudding recipes in under 20 minutes

5-minute chocolate banana split

We've put a healthy spin on banana split by swapping ice cream for frozen yoghurt, chocolate sauce for dark chocolate and dousing it all with almond butter

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