Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
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Meringue recipes
Double baked chocolate meringue brownie
The two contrasting layers in Eric Lanlard's chocolate meringue recipe – one gooey and rich, the other crunchy and marshmallowy = one incredible dessert.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Eric Lanlard’s triple chocolate verrines
Eric Lanlard's recipe proves good things come in threes. Layers of milk, dark and white chocolate mousse make up this dinner party dessert.
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry and bay poached pear pavlova
A pavlova recipe with a difference - blackberry and bay-poached pear. A perfect seasonal centrepiece for your party
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Christmas baking recipes
Rum custard tart with gingerbread pastry
A boozy rum custard in a spiced and zesty gingerbread pastry is the adults-only dessert your Christmas dinner party needs.
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Recipes with gin
Vanilla pannacottas with sloe gin and rosemary jelly
The addition of rosemary and sloe gin-spiked jelly takes these from classic pannacotta to a really special dinner party dessert.
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Christmas canapés
Raymond Blanc’s brandy custard choux buns
Raymond Blanc's boozy choux buns are the perfect sweet Christmas canapé. Make them in advance, then defrost in the oven when it's party time.
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Festive desserts
White and dark chocolate yule log
This snow white yule log reveals a dark chocolate sponge beneath its white chocolate exterior. It's a showstopping Christmas dessert.
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Festive desserts
Panettone, vin santo berries and zabaglione cream trifle
A master pairing of boozy berries, panettone and creamy zabaglione makes this Christmas trifle recipe one not to miss.
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Festive desserts
Whisky and honeycomb parfaits with brandy snaps
Pull out the stops with this boozy dinner party dessert recipe: smooth whisky and honeycomb parfaits with chewy brandy snaps.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Coconut and lime cheesecake with passion fruit caramel
If you're looking for a show-stopping pudding, this coconut and lime cheesecake recipe – made with a coconut biscuit base – could be your answer.
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Christmas baking recipes
Christmas stollen
Baker and author Gerhard Jenne shares his festive recipe for one of Germany's national treasures; stollen. Serve with coffee for a festive breakfast.
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Festive desserts
Richard Bertinet’s galette des rois au chocolat
This traditional French tart is a chocolate alternative to Christmas pudding. Royal figurines are hidden inside, instead of sixpences.
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Christmas baking recipes
Caribbean black cake
This rum-soaked festive fruit cake is popular in the Caribbean at Christmas – every family has its own Caribbean black cake recipe.
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Baileys recipes
Mini banoffee Baileys pies
These mini pies with a hint of Baileys are just the right size for one-person making them the ideal dessert after a dinner party.
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