No-bake Christmas desserts

Your oven works hard at Christmas. Give it a break while you rustle up one of our no-bake Christmas dessert recipes.

These easy-but-impressive recipes include spectacular trifles, cheesecakes, delicate jellies, chocolate puds and festive fridge cakes. If you’re entertaining over Christmas, why not have a couple of these no-bake dessert recipes chilling in the fridge?

Want even more flavour? Try our five Glow-Up hacks – including a candied pecan crumb to add crunch to your festive dishes.

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Chocolate budino

Italian desserts

Chocolate budino

With only five ingredients, this creamy Italian pudding – chocolate budino – is incredibly simple but beautifully smooth and indulgent.

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Triple chocolate baubles

Show-stopping Christmas desserts

Triple chocolate baubles

With a triple-threat of white chocolate shell, milk choc truffle and dark choc mousse, these baubles are a stunning make-ahead Christmas pud.

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Orange and ginger cake trifle

Trifles

Orange and ginger cake trifle

Orange trifle makes a glorious Christmas dessert. Orange jelly is topped with ginger cake, white choc pannacotta and Eton Mess cream.

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Traditional English trifle

Trifles

Traditional English trifle

Raspberry jelly, thick vanilla custard, sherry-soaked sponge fingers and pillowy mounds of whipped cream: it's the ultimate traditional trifle.

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Tiramisu mess

Tiramisu

Tiramisu mess

A mash-up of two dessert classics: Eton mess and tiramisu. Speedy enough for a midweek treat but fancy enough for Christmas or Valentine's.

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Chilled chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline

No-bake desserts

Chilled chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline

Looking for an impressive make-ahead dessert? These decadent chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline can be made 1-2 days in advance.

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Terry’s Chocolate Orange cream pie

Christmas chocolate

Terry’s Chocolate Orange cream pie

Looking for an easy make-ahead Christmas dessert? Try our luscious chocolate orange cream pie, with choc custard filling and an Oreo base.

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Chocolate and caramel popcorn trifle

Trifles

Chocolate and caramel popcorn trifle

Trifle can be an epic undertaking but this crunchy chocolate and caramel trifle, despite being made from scratch, only takes 30 mins to make.

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Sherry trifle with praline and orange custard

Trifles

Sherry trifle with praline and orange custard

Our stunning sherry trifle is topped with orange custard, a billowing layer of cream and praline shards. The perfect festive dessert.

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Chocolate and pistachio tiffin

Christmas chocolate

Chocolate and pistachio tiffin

Our rich chocolate and pistachio tiffin is filled with nuts, dried fruit and biscuits and topped with a thick layer of milk chocolate.

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Terry’s Chocolate Orange rocky road

Easy baking recipes to make with kids

Terry’s Chocolate Orange rocky road

This moreish Terry's Chocolate Orange rocky road uses the classic wedges as topping for an extra chunky texture. Fab for Christmas or Easter!

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Baileys chocolate tiramisu trifle

Baileys

Baileys chocolate tiramisu trifle

What do you get if you cross tiramisu with chocolate trifle? Make this glorious dessert in just 20 minutes and find out.

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Oreo cookie chocolate trifle

Make-ahead Christmas desserts

Oreo cookie chocolate trifle

This Oreo cookie trifle is set to be a new festive favourite. The biscuits bring a lovely bit of crunch to the choc custard and rich mascarpone topping.

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Crème caramels with caramel oranges

Dinner party desserts

Crème caramels with caramel oranges

These vegan crème caramels with caramelised orange slices make a spectacular (and easy) dinner party dessert – just sprinkle with pomegranate seeds to serve

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Clementine, pomegranate and cranberry jelly

Make-ahead Christmas desserts

Clementine, pomegranate and cranberry jelly

We've combined lots of festive flavours including clementine, pomegranate and cranberry to create this fruity Christmas jelly. 

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Baileys and hazelnut parfaits

Frozen dessert

Baileys and hazelnut parfaits

These nutty and boozy parfaits would make a fabulous dinner party dessert served with a jug of extra Baileys for drizzling. 

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