Our top 14 Christmas dessert ideas

1. Cheesecake

First up on our list of Christmas dessert ideas is a classic – cheesecake. Not only are cheesecakes yummy to eat, but they are so simple to make and don’t require lots of ingredients. To make your cheesecake look more presentable, you could serve them in glass jars that can be reused.

Making a cheesecake gives you a chance to experiment with flavours. There are so many possibilities, you’ll have fun tasting them all. Our top flavours for Christmas cheesecakes are:

• Spiced apple
• Chocolate orange
• Chocolate and hazelnut
• White chocolate and strawberry
• Lindt.

What flavour cheesecake will you make?

2. Christmas cupcakes

If you’ve got some children around the table on Christmas Day, they won’t be into fancy desserts. They’ll be happy with a cupcake. Turn some chocolate and vanilla cupcakes into festive characters.

Decorate the top of the cupcake with icing to create Santa, reindeers and elves. You could even ask your little ones to join in. These are perfect little treats for kids to indulge in. You could even bake a batch for your neighbours, it’s a tastier alternative to a Christmas card.

3. Trifle

Next up on our list of Christmas dessert ideas is a tasty trifle. Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a trifle. It’s a common dessert we expect to see on the dinner table at Christmas.

They are super easy to make and packed with so much flavour. You don’t have to stick to the traditional strawberry flavour. You could try chocolate orange, eggnog or fruit and nut. Or how about making mini trifles with all different flavours for your guests to choose from?

What’s your favourite part of a trifle?

4. Mince pies

You know it’s Christmas when the mince pies start appearing. So, it makes sense you provide some for your guests on Christmas Day. But don’t head to the shop for some, have a go at making your own. Once you’ve perfected your mince pies, have a go at making your own custard. The two sweet treats will taste lovely together.

5. Yule chocolate log

If you’re still searching for Christmas dessert ideas, we still have yummy treats to come. No Christmas dessert table would be complete without a yule chocolate log. Christmas is a time where we can eat as much chocolate as we want and not feel guilty about it.

The idea of a chocolate sponge roll layered with cream is making our mouths water. To make your yule log look more realistic you could add decorations on top.

We’re sure this dessert will go down a treat with your guests. They’ll be asking for seconds.

6. Profiteroles

Want an impressive Christmas dessert to serve your guests? How about a stack of profiteroles? Just the look of them has got our stomachs rumbling. With creamy Nutella filling and crunchy hazelnut brittle, this dessert is a perfect way to end Christmas dinner.

You don’t have to stick to the traditional flavour. You could try making banoffee profiteroles or raspberry and white chocolate profiteroles. Whatever you create, we’re sure they’ll taste amazing.

7. Sticky toffee pudding

This next Christmas dessert ideas is old classic we all love. A warm helping of sticky toffee pudding topped with creamy custard sounds delicious to us. This will make a perfect dessert to the dinner table on Christmas day. The smell of it alone will have guests drooling.

Be sure to make plenty of it because it’ll be so tasty, your guests will be asking for seconds.

8. Christmas cookies

If you’re looking for some Christmas dessert ideas the kids will enjoy, try baking some Christmas cookies. They love indulging in these yummy treats at Christmas and they can help make them too.

There are so many ideas you can experiment with when making cookies. You can get different cutters to make different shape cookies. Or you could use sweets and icing to decorate your cookies. You could turn your cookies into festive characters and objects such as:

• Santa
• Snowman
• Reindeer
• Elves
• Baubles
• Star
• A Christmas tree.

Your homemade cookies will also make great gift for family and friends.

9. Homemade fudge

If your guests aren’t into heavy desserts but still want something sweet, we have just the thing for you. Homemade always tastes better, right? Have a go at making your own fudge. Sounds delicious to us. You could pop several flavours of fudge into a little bag for each of your guests to try after dinner.

Our top fudge flavours to make include:

• Peanut butter
• Rocky road
• Mint chocolate chip
• Strawberries and cream
• White chocolate.

What flavour fudge will you make?

Homemade fudge also makes a great gift. Bag it up nicely and gift it to friends and family. They’ll appreciate the thoughtful gesture.

10. Christmas Cake

There’s no limit to how many desserts you can eat over the festive period. Try to provide some variety for your guests. A selection of desserts is a great idea for people who like different things.

Something you’d expect to see on any table at Christmas time is a traditional Christmas cake. There’s nothing quite like a slice of Christmas cake and a cup of tea to wash it down with.

You best brush up on your cake making skills to create a stunning Christmas cake. As much as the cake is about how it tastes, it’s also about how it looks too. Pull out all the stops to decorate your cake to impress your guests.

Make it a Christmas tradition to bake a Christmas cake each year.

11. Malteser Christmas Pudding

We haven’t run out of suggestions just yet, keep reading for more Christmas dessert ideas. One of the most popular desserts at Christmas time is the Christmas pudding. We all look forward to tucking into one of these in December. How about a twist on a classic though? Have you tried a Malteser Christmas pudding before?

This idea swaps the fruit and boozy soaked sponge for a rich, soft chocolate sponge. Perfect for the kids to enjoy too. Decorate your sponge with Maltesers, drizzle in white chocolate and top with glacé cherries. It will look just like a real Christmas pudding. The dessert will make a great centrepiece for Christmas Day. If you’re looking to make your dessert extra sweet, serve it with cream or ice cream.

12. Homemade ice cream

Although this idea may seem basic, you can’t go wrong with ice cream. It’s a simple dessert you know kids will love too. This is perfect if you don’t have to time to make a fancy dessert or just want something simple. You can make your ice cream look presentable by adding sweets and decorations to it. Add some festive touches to your ice cream and try making these Christmas flavours:

• Eggnog and gingerbread
• Santa’s milk and cookies
• Peppermint stick
• Pistachio
• Marshmallow and candy cane.

What flavour will you make?

13. White chocolate, orange and cranberry cake

If you’re really wanting to impress your guests, have a go at baking this cake. It is packed full of flavour and is a crowd pleaser. As soon as you place this on the table, guests will be wanting a slice. The festive flavours make it a perfect dessert to enjoy on Christmas Day.

To make the cake look even more appetising, create some decorations. It’s up to you how you want to decorate it.

14. Chocolate brownies

We’re down to our final suggestion for Christmas dessert ideas. One of the most popular puddings we see on every dessert menu are chocolate brownies. There’s no taste quite like biting into a brownie and tasting that warm gooey chocolate.

You could add a festive touch to your brownies and add some Christmas decorations to them.

Why stop at a plain chocolate brownies, there are many other flavours you can try such as:

• Salted caramel
• Cookies and cream
• Nutella
• Rocky road.

Need more ideas?

We hope our guide to Christmas dessert ideas has given you plenty of suggestions to try out. If you’re looking for more tasty treats to make, you’re in luck. Check out our no stress baking blog or festive baking ideas blog.

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