Freezable
Getting your batch cook on? Then who doesn’t love a freezable recipe? Make more, make-ahead and make life easier. There are 100s of recipes to choose from here, each with a freezable element, or fully able to be frozen. It’s not just soups and stocks either, you can also freeze cakes, pies and tarts.
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Apple dessert recipes
Mince pie apple crumble
Apple crumble gets a festive makeover in this easy make-ahead dessert recipe. Mincemeat and a spiced crumble topping bring the festive vibes.
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Slow cooker recipes
Slow cooker turkey leg confit
Slowly cooking turkey legs in fat – like duck – takes the meat to a new level. It’s packed with flavour, juicy and melt-in-the-mouth tender.
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Sausage roll recipes
Turkey and cranberry sausage rolls
These turkey and cranberry sausage rolls are perfect for preparing ahead and keeping in the freezer for those last-minute festive occasions.
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Chocolate orange recipes
Chocolate orange blackout cake
Edd Kimber's blackout cake has tiers of chocolate sponge and an orange mascarpone filling. A perfect festive bake for chocolate orange fans.
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Roast potato recipes
Rosemary roast potatoes
Roast potatoes are everyone's favourite part of Christmas dinner. This rosemary roast potatoes recipe is both foolproof and flavourful.
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Pigs in blankets recipes
Marmalade pigs in blankets
Pigs in blankets are the first thing to disappear from the Christmas table. These easy marmalade-glazed piggies need just 10 minutes prep.
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Make-ahead stuffing recipes
Sausage, sage, prune and onion stuffing
The two best stuffings are sage and onion or sausage and prune. This one contains both, making it the ultimate Christmas stuffing recipe.
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Cabbage recipes
Braised red cabbage
This braised red cabbage offers a sweet-and-sour flavour combo with seasonal spice, cutting through the rich flavours of Christmas dinner.
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Chicken casserole recipes
Chicken, mushroom and tarragon ragout
This traditional French chicken and mushroom ragout is perfect both on its own, or spooned over a mound of buttery mashed potato.
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Chicken soup recipes
Cock-a-leekie soup
This soul-warming Scottish soup includes chicken, leeks, prunes for burst of rich fruitiness and rice (or barley, if you prefer).
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Filo pastry recipes
Vegetarian filo Christmas wreath
Food writer Elly Curshen’s spectacular filo-wrapped wreath makes a perfect vegetarian Christmas main or Christmas buffet centerpiece.
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Parfait recipes
Maple-peanut parfait with peanut brittle and boozy prunes
Parfait is the ultimate make-ahead dessert. This parfait recipe amps things up with crunchy peanut brittle and rum-soaked prunes.
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Pear recipes
Beef carpaccio with pickled pear and parmesan mayonnaise
This carpaccio is a masterpiece on the plate, with butter-soft beef, pear, umami-rich mayo and crunchy nuts, A perfect make-ahead starter.
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Apple pie recipes
Rick Stein’s double-crust apple pie with a touch of cinnamon
Give Rick Stein's double-crust apple pie recipe a go – it's the taste of autumn. “This is a proper old-fashioned fruit pie," says Rick.
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Mince pie recipes
Air fryer mini mince pie turnovers
Even the simplest mince pies taste better than shop-bought when freshly baked, or air-fried. These festive turnovers have just 4 ingredients.
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Brownie recipes
Air fryer marzipan chocolate brownies
Brownies with a molten marzipan core and nutty top – perfect for Christmas. Using the air fryer works means a crackly top AND a gooey centre,
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