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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Apple desserts
Mince pie apple crumble
Apple crumble gets a festive makeover in this easy make-ahead dessert recipe. Mincemeat and a spiced crumble topping bring the festive vibes.
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Sausage rolls
Turkey and cranberry sausage rolls
These turkey and cranberry sausage rolls are perfect for preparing ahead and keeping in the freezer for those last-minute festive occasions.
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Christmas cupcakes and small bakes
Gingercake bites
Sticky gingercake gets better with age, so it’s perfect for giving as a Christmas gift. We’ve coated each cube of cake with a lemony icing.
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Mince pies
Air fryer mini mince pie turnovers
Even the simplest mince pies taste better than shop-bought when freshly baked, or air-fried. These festive turnovers have just 4 ingredients.
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Alternative Christmas roast
Air fryer festive traybake with gravy mayo
Everything you love about Christmas dinner in a single traybake, all cooked in the air fryer – perfect if you can’t wait until the big day.
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Prawn cocktails
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
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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Easy starters
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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Budget Christmas party food
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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Boxing Day
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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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
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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Christmas buffet
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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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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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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Canapés
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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