Best Christmas Dessert Recipes

This beautiful red velvet cake would make a show stopping centerpiece for any Christmas party. It’s what you call the perfect Christmas celebration cake. Keep scrolling for the easy-to-make sugared cranberries you’ll need to garnish this gorgeous Christmas cake.

A luscious chocolate fudge cake recipe that looks and tastes amazing. Topped with delicious white chocolate shavings and marbled buttercream icing. It’s a truly delicious dark chocolate cake, that’s dressed to impress your guests this Christmas.

Yule log cakes scream Christmas is here, and this delicious classic yule log recipe is no exception. This yule log cake recipe has a yummy moist chocolate sponge, filled with mascarpone whipped cream and topped with whipped chocolate ganache. All that’s left after baking is to decorate with beautiful sugared cranberries and sprigs of rosemary.

Is there anything more Christmassy than candy canes? These festive candy cane-inspired cupcakes taste absolutely delicious. With a moist vanilla cupcake sponge, topped with white glaze icing and red and white fondant, create the best Christmas candy cupcakes ever and they don’t taste of peppermint.

This recipe has turned the classic Christmas pudding on its head and made it so much better. If you love anything sticky toffee then you’re going to absolutely love this recipe. It has a spiced ginger sponge and is topped with a very indulgent toffee sauce.

Christmas Rocky Road Fudge is a fantastic recipe to make over the holidays. This festive recipe is stuffed with all the best Christmas treats, combining mini marshmallows, festive M&Ms, salty peanuts, and lots of sprinkles. Only taking 20 minutes to make before leaving it to cool, makes this a fun and easy recipe to make with the kiddies.

Having a trifle at Christmas is a must! This chocolate orange-tini trifle recipe is a little different from your traditional trifle—it’s more indulgent and full of festive flavors. Made with a layer of peaches and clementine’s covered in a vodka marmalade sauce, yummy. It’s a trifle for grown-ups only.

Sugared Cranberries or candied cranberries are a holiday dinner must. This frosted cranberry candy is a traditional party pleaser. These little berry gems always look so amazing sparkling on top of any Christmas dessert. This recipe only uses three ingredients, fresh cranberries, water, and sugar, so there is no excuse not to add these to your Christmas menu.

When you think of making Christmas fruit cake, you think of having to be organized and prepare and soak the fruit weeks in advance. But with this time-saving Aperol Christmas fruit cake recipe, you’ll have a delicious cake in no time at all.

These tiny bite-sized truffles are made of crumbled cake combined with cream cheese frosting and covered with a white and dark chocolate coating. Cake truffles or cake balls make a perfect addition to any Christmas dinner dessert menu. Some guests will love to fill their desserts bowls with lots of yummy Christmas treats, while others may prefer to just have a cake truffle with coffee as their dessert course instead. It’s always good to cater to all your guest’s needs, then you’ll know everyone will have a fantastic time.

Brandied mince tarts or mince pies, as they’re also known are a traditional British sweet treat. It’s made with a sweet mixture of brandied minced fruit such as apples, raisins, and candied fruit peel, in-cased into a buttery pie crust.

This absolutely delicious Christmas pudding recipe by Jamie Oliver is based on his dear Nan’s beautiful pudding recipe. It’s a not-too-tricky recipe that will wow your family. How amazing does this pudding look once it’s been lit? Once the flame subsides drizzle on a little golden syrup and serve with fresh cream.

Italian-style Christmas chocolate salami is a super fun and festive recipe to make. It’s full of chocolatey goodness and has a sweet crunchy texture that’s lightly dusted with powdered sugar, making it look almost like the real thing. I think this Christmas dessert will have a few heads scratching, wondering why a salami is sitting on the dessert table. It will be so funny once they realize that it’s chocolate.

How gorgeous do these Christmas macarons look? To be honest, I love anything sprinkled with a crushed candy cane. It just looks so Christmassy and beautiful. This recipe makes 22 macarons, so it’s perfect if you’re hosting a Christmas party and plan on having a dessert table.

Now, this is an edible centerpiece that will wow all your dinner guests this Christmas. This absolutely stunning pavlova Christmas tree stands almost 40cm tall. It’s made with crunchy pavlova rounds topped with fresh cream and berries, layered high. This is definitely a show-stopper if ever I saw one. It just looks so amazing.

Christmas cookies are a must-bake for the holiday season. I mean, would it even be Christmas without candy cane sprinkled on a few chocolate cookies? Chocolate and peppermint are such a lovely flavor combination, they just work so well together. These yummy dark Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies are the perfect addition to any Christmas party.

Whenever I get the scent of warm gingerbread baking in the oven, I just think of Christmas. The festive flavors of ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves are just incredible together. This Gingerbread bundt cake, not only looks incredible, it tastes amazing too. If you thought this Christmas bundt cake couldn’t get any better, there’s also a maple glaze to top it off too, yum.

This spiced mascarpone cranberry cake is such a beautiful and simple cake to make this Christmas. Made with tart cranberries, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange, and mascarpone cheese, all the best flavors of Christmas combined into this lovely spiced cake that all your family will love.

Pumpkin pies are not just for Thanksgiving! This pumpkin pie recipe is bursting with festive and winter flavors that will complement your Christmas dinner perfectly. Pumpkin pie is a dessert that can be made ahead of time, giving you a little extra time to socialize on Christmas Day. Simply slice and serve when it’s time to serve dessert.

If you’re looking for a no-bake luxury Christmas dessert, stop scrolling! This white chocolate cranberry tart ticks all the boxes for a delicious and decadent Christmas tart. It’s the perfect dessert, especially if you already have the sugared cranberries made to decorate this gorgeous festive recipe.

Take your chocolate brownie recipe up a notch and create a glass of deliciousness. This is a fun dessert to make for any Christmas party. It’s made with an incredible combination of chunks of homemade chocolate brownie, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream. Desserts in a jar are a great way to experiment with flavors and food combinations.

Making Christmas gingerbread houses takes a little bit of skill, but it’s so much fun. Simply Recipes shares all the tips and tricks you need to know to make your very own Christmas gingerbread house, to be proud of. Pick out what candy you would like to use on your house, follow the instructions, and start baking.

Forget after Eight mints, try this decadent Christmas tree peppermint cream recipe instead! They are a great addition to any festive dessert table. Giving off traditional Christmas vibes that everyone seems to love. If you have any spare, you could also make up a few beautiful personal gift bags for your guests to take home with them.