Festive desserts

Don’t like Christmas pudding? Try these festive dessert alternatives, including recipes for a salted caramel Yule log and a clementine and almond trifle.

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Chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake

Chocolate cake recipes

Chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake

This terrific chocolate cake is wholly inspired by Nigella’s magically moist chocolate orange cake, which in her words lasts for...

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Bonet (Italian chocolate and amaretti pudding)

Italian dessert recipes

Bonet (Italian chocolate and amaretti pudding)

Bonet is a classic Piedmontese dessert showcasing two of the region’s favourite things – chocolate and amaretti biscuits. Gently cooked...

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Michel Roux Jr’s Yule log

Festive desserts

Michel Roux Jr’s Yule log

Supremo chef Michel Roux Jr shows you how to create a classic bûche de Noël or Yule log, the traditional...

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Clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake

Clementine recipes

Clementine, cardamom and ricotta cake

Light and fluffy, rich with ricotta and fragrant with cardamom, this easy clementine cake is a crowdpleaser you’ll make again...

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Almond cheesecake meringue nests

Almond recipes

Almond cheesecake meringue nests

Scoops of pillowy amaretto-spiked mascarpone top golden sugar meringue nests to make these individual festive desserts. The meringues can be...

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Mulled pears, three ways

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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Coconut pannacotta and raspberry trifle

Trifle recipes

Coconut pannacotta and raspberry trifle

Dreamy layers of coconut cake, pannacotta and cream make this trifle with a twist exciting enough, but the surprise layer...

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Best of the best Christmas pudding

Stir-up Sunday recipes

Best of the best Christmas pudding

“Love it or hate it, Christmas pudding is THE pudding of the festive season,” says Pollyanna Coupland. “Inspired by my...

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Spiced fruit and mascarpone ice cream sandwiches

Ice cream recipes

Spiced fruit and mascarpone ice cream sandwiches

These festive ice cream sandwiches are inspired by our popular Christmassy spiced fruit and mascarpone semifreddo recipe. The sponge is...

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Ecclefechan tarts

Baking recipes

Ecclefechan tarts

The Hebridean Baker (aka Coinneach MacLeod), shares his recipe for ecclefechan tarts, a delightful Scottish alternative to mince pies. Enjoy...

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Gingerbread s’mores tree

Gingerbread ideas for Christmas

Gingerbread s’mores tree

Forget gingerbread houses – this year, it’s all about the gingerbread tree! Break off a few pieces, sandwich one of...

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Black forest ‘forest’ trifle

Show-stopping Christmas dessert recipes

Black forest ‘forest’ trifle

This dramatic dessert embraces the elements of a black forest gateau – cherries, chocolate and kirsch – using layers similar...

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Ravneet Gill’s gianduja chocolate tart

Chocolate tarts, tortes and pies

Ravneet Gill’s gianduja chocolate tart

Ravneet Gill’s rich chocolate and hazelnut tart is the perfect dessert to impress friends at a gathering. Ravneet says: “This...

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Caramelised walnut and coffee pavlova

Pavlova recipes

Caramelised walnut and coffee pavlova

Chetna Makan’s easy pavlova is topped with cream and beautifully caramelized walnuts, then drizzled with dark chocolate ganache – the...

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Chestnut parfait with chocolate bourbon caramel

Chestnut recipes

Chestnut parfait with chocolate bourbon caramel

Creamy chestnut purée is perfect for making into all sorts of wonderful desserts, including this decadent parfait, which comes topped...

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Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce

Festive desserts

Sweet golden dumplings with ginger sauce

These golden, sweet dumplings are a Christmas favourite in Hungary and Romania. Serve the warm, yeasted buns with a jug...

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