Festive desserts
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Filo pastry recipes
Armenian pakhlava with pomegranate syrup
“A pakhlava lies at the heart of Armenian baking, from a dish to bring a little joy on Lent days...
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Christmas baking recipes
Romanian mill wheels (chocolate and hazelnut meringues)
Food writer Irina Georgescu shares her recipe for traditional Romanian mill wheels, little meringues sandwiched with chocolate cream. “This chic...
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Christmas baking recipes
Orange gugelhupf with cranberries
A majestic, yeasted gugelhupf studded with dried fruit is a festive must-bake in many Central European countries. Irina Georgescu shares...
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Quick and easy dessert recipes
Sweet filo triangles with cardamom, clementine and pistachios
Say hello to sweet filo triangles! Fragrant cardamom, sticky citrus, crunchy nuts and crisp pastry – this beautiful, festive dessert...
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Trifle recipes
Traditional English trifle
Raspberry jelly, thick vanilla custard, sherry-soaked sponge fingers and pillowy mounds of whipped cream: it’s the ultimate traditional trifle recipe....
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Celebrity chef Christmas recipes
Jeremy Lee’s profiterole tower
Jeremy Lee shares his tried-and-true recipe for a classic profiterole tower. Delicate choux puffs are baked until golden, then stuffed...
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Festive desserts
Jam doughnuts with lemon and cinnamon syrup (sufganiyot loukoumades)
Joe Baur’s jam doughnuts are a delicious cross between sufganiyot, eaten during Hanukkah, and loukoumades, little Greek doughnuts which are...
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Christmas chocolate recipes
Terry’s Chocolate Orange cream pie
Looking for an easy make-ahead Christmas dessert? Try our luscious chocolate orange cream pie, with a choc custard filling and ...
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Cherry recipes
Paul A. Young’s cherry syrup brownies
Chocolatier Paul A. Young uses cherry syrup in his brownies recipe, so the cherry flavour is baked right in. Serve...
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Cookie recipes
Sheet pan cookie with Christmas chocolates
Looking for an easy Christmas dessert with wow factor? Meet our two-step, one-pan sheet cookie with Christmas chocolates. Serve warm...
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Trifle recipes
Sherry trifle with praline and orange custard
Our stunning sherry trifle is topped with orange scented custard, a billowing layer of cream and praline shards. Some crafty...
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Cheesecake recipes
Lindor white chocolate and passion fruit cheesecake
For a truly decadent festive dessert, top our delicious white chocolate cheesecake with passion fruit, toasted coconut and white choc...
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Christmas chocolate recipes
After Eights chocolate tart
Give chocolate tart a festive upgrade with After Eights. A crisp pastry base is filled with layers of velvety mint...
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Christmas chocolate recipes
Ferrero Rocher self-saucing chocolate pudding
Give self-saucing chocolate pudding a festive twist. This melt-in-the-middle pudding is filled with hazelnuts and topped with Ferrero Rocher. Have...
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Festive desserts
Baileys yule log
Give yule log a boozy twist with a splash of Baileys. Chocolate roulade is filled with luscious Baileys frosting in...
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Sharing recipes to feed a crowd
Giant Ferrero Rocher éclair to share
The award for the biggest, best pastry goes to our giant Ferrero Rocher éclair. This showstopper serves 8-10 and makes...
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