Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Chocolate and coffee swiss roll
This chocolate and coffee swiss roll recipe has been updated with a coffee kick tucked in the cream filling. If...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Swedish almond cake
Swedish almond cake, also known as mandeltårta, is a light, fluffy cake with a creamy custard icing and toasted almonds....
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British puddings
Boozy inside-out trifle cake
This inside-out cake recipe is a brilliant twist on the traditional trifle and can be prepared the day before serving...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Spiced fruit, mascarpone and muscat semifreddo
This beautiful, fruit-flecked semifreddo is a scrumptious alternative to traditional Christmas desserts and much lighter than Christmas pudding. Even better,...
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Festive desserts
Pistachio and walnut baklava with honey yogurt ice cream
These delicate homemade baklava are a dainty alternative to traditional Christmas pudding – finish with a festive dusting of icing...
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Festive desserts
Salted caramel cheesecake with a dark chocolate base
Follow the Three Wise Men to Christmas cheesecake perfection with our salted caramel recipe made with a dark chocolate digestive...
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Festive desserts
Chocolate, marsala and coffee torte with macadamia brittle
This deeply indulgent chocolate and coffee torte recipe makes a decadent dinner party dessert.
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Mince pie recipes
Brownie mince pies
Paul A Young’s festive hybrid mince pie recipe is a cross between a classic boozy mince pie and a gooey...
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Boozy bakes and adult puds
Matt Tebbutt’s sherry cake
This moist sherry cake recipe has a distinctive treacly taste and is simple to make. You cane make it in...
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Chocolate, black cherry and vanilla arctic roll
This arctic roll recipe is a great retro pudding. It’s quick and easy to make AND you can make it...
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Frozen dessert recipes
No-churn clementine ice cream
An alternative to Christmas pud? This is an easy no-churn ice cream recipe made with just four ingredients.
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Christmas baking recipes
Cranberry mincemeat and apple jalousie
A wonderful festive dessert recipe made with fruit, nuts and crisp, golden pastry. Serve with cream, vanilla ice cream or...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Christmas pudding semifreddo
If you find traditional Christmas pudding too heavy after a large meal, this stunning frozen semifreddo makes a lovely alternative...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Poached pears with Earl Grey ganache and spiced jellies
This dessert is perfect as dinner party showstopper, or a Christmas pudding alternative, combining rich chocolate and cream with fresh...
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Boozy bakes and adult puds
Rick Stein’s Malaga raisin ice cream with Pedro Ximénez sherry
Give vanilla ice cream a grown-up transformation with this Spanish-inspired dessert recipe from Rick Stein, with plump sherry-soaked raisins.
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Cranberry recipes
Italian torrone parfait
This Italian torrone recipe is filled with delicious pistachios and cranberries. It’s a festive dessert perfect for Christmas or New...
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