Budget Christmas dessert recipes
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Lemony treacle tart
This treacle tart recipe, made using shop-bought sweet shortcrust pastry, is simple to make plus it freezes and reheats beautifully.
British puddings
Fruit jelly trifle
Learn how to make a classic jelly trifle with our easy recipe. Layers of fruit, jelly, thick custard and cream are topped with fresh berries.
Quick pudding recipes in under 20 minutes
No-bake peach tarts
This clever no-bake dessert uses ready-made ingredients, needs no time in the oven and takes less than 15 minutes to make.
Proper pudding recipes
Self-saucing chocolate pudding
This is a quick and easy recipe for the time-honoured favourite - a self-saucing chocolate pudding. Make it at home in under 20 minutes.
English recipes
Classic trifle
This old-style sherry trifle recipe is so easy to make a day ahead, and it tastes amazing. Ideal for a 70s dinner party theme...
Crêpe recipes
Tangerine crêpes suzette
Irresistibly lacy pancakes, in a boozy tangerine sauce, make a great pud any day of the year - an alternative to classic crepes suzette.
White chocolate recipes
White chocolate mint mousse
Serve up these adorable white chocolate mousse desserts at your Christmas dinner party - with a few drops of peppermint extract
Christmas pudding recipes
Last-minute Christmas pudding
Making your own Christmas puddoesn't have to be time consuming. Our last minute Christmas pudding recipe takes 15 minutes, plus steaming.
Lemon recipes
Lemon sponge pudding
A light and zesty self-saucing lemon sponge pudding recipe for all occasions. It really does make the perfect after dinner dessert.
Cheat's recipes
Microwaved sticky toffee pudding
Steamed puddings are quick and easy to make in the microwave, so why not try this sticky toffee pudding recipe in just 15 minutes?
Budget Christmas dessert recipes
Spicy apple and pear crumbles with blackberry cream
Give your crumbles the restaurant look with this easy recipe that includes apples and pears. A simple blackberry cream adds the special finishing touch.
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