20 Most Delicious Christmas Desserts for 2023
Source: Aamulya, AdobeStockWhat's a festive table without a delicious and beautiful dessert to go with tea? Especially when it comes to such a cozy family holiday as Christmas 2023. We've gathered plenty of interesting recipes for you. And they're simple enough not to spoil the atmosphere with endless cooking!
1. Mandarin Muffins
Source: ifaces.ruOriginal winter pastries that will beautifully complement your Christmas table.
You will need: 1 mandarin, 230 g flour, 2 eggs, 150 g sugar, 100 ml vegetable oil, 1 tsp baking powder.
Preparation: Thoroughly wash the mandarin and blend it with the peel. Separately, whisk the eggs with sugar and add the oil. Combine with the mandarin puree and add the flour with baking powder. Mix the dough thoroughly, spoon into molds, and bake the muffins in the oven for 25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Sponge Cake Roll with Prunes
Source: healthy-kids.ruBefore serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with glaze.
You will need: 160 g flour, 5 eggs, 200 g sugar, 10 g baking powder, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 250 g prunes, 50 g chocolate, 300 ml 33% cream, 2 tbsp powdered sugar.
Preparation: Whisk the eggs with a mixer until fluffy, gradually adding sugar and continuing to whisk. Gradually add the oil and flour with baking powder. Pour the dough onto parchment paper in a 10 mm layer and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius. Place the hot sponge cake on a towel, flip it, and immediately roll it tightly.
Let it cool. Whip the cream with powdered sugar until fluffy, finely chop the prunes, and grate the chocolate. Unroll the sponge cake, spread it with cream, sprinkle with chocolate and prunes, and roll it back up. Refrigerate for another 2 hours.
3. Christmas Log with Chocolate
Source: mykaleidoscope.ruThere are various recipes for this log, and this is one of the most delicious and accessible.
You will need: 200 g dark chocolate, 200 g sugar, 250 ml 30% cream, 250 ml orange juice, 25 g cocoa, 4 eggs, 75 g flour, 75 g candied fruit.
Preparation: Whisk egg yolks and 100 g sugar until foamy. Add sifted flour and cocoa. Separately, whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold them in. Pour the mixture onto parchment paper on a baking sheet and bake a thin cake layer in the oven for 8-10 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. Transfer the cake layer to a wire rack.
Mix the remaining sugar and orange juice, and simmer the syrup for 3 minutes after boiling. Separately, melt chocolate with 150 ml cream. Whip the remaining cream until fluffy and combine both mixtures.
Transfer the biscuit to plastic wrap, soak with syrup, spread one-third of the cream, sprinkle with candied fruit, and roll it up. Leave it in the refrigerator for 2 hours, then decorate with the remaining cream.
4. Champagne Jelly with Grapes
Source: flowerforest.ruWhen else to make such an unusual jelly, if not for the Christmas table?
You will need: 120 g seedless grapes, 30 g gelatin, 30 g sugar, 300 ml champagne.
Preparation: Pour 50 ml of champagne over the gelatin and let it sit for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining champagne with sugar and bring almost to a boil over low heat. Separately, heat the gelatin until dissolved and combine both mixtures. Place grapes in molds, pour in the jelly, and refrigerate the dessert.
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5. Chocolate Truffles
Source: chocolategid.ruChristmas is a great reason to make delicious homemade candies.
You will need: 200 g dark chocolate, 200 ml 33% cream, 50 g almonds, 30 g cocoa.
Preparation: Break the chocolate into small pieces, pour hot cream over it, and simmer until dissolved. Stir in chopped almonds and refrigerate for 4 hours. Scoop the sweet mixture with a spoon, form small candies, roll them in cocoa, and refrigerate for another 1 hour.
6. Baked Pear in Wine
Source: domos.ruThis dessert can easily surprise even the most true gourmets!
You will need: 3 pears, 1 glass dry white wine, 1 orange, 2 cinnamon sticks, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 2 star anise.
Preparation: Cut the pears in half, remove the cores, and place them in a baking dish. Zest the orange and place it on the pears. Squeeze the juice and mix with wine, sugar, and spices. Pour over the pears and bake for half an hour in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius. Periodically baste with syrup.
7. Hibiscus Jelly with Mandarins
Source: wowfood.clubYou'd be hard-pressed to find a more original jelly recipe!
You will need: 30 g hibiscus, 2 mandarins, 15 g gelatin, 100 g honey, 500 ml water.
Preparation: Pour 250 ml of boiling water over the hibiscus and let it sit for 10 minutes. Pour the remaining boiling water over the gelatin and stir until dissolved. Strain the hibiscus, add honey, and stir. Combine the mixture with the gelatin. Arrange beautifully sliced mandarins in molds, pour in the jelly, and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
8. No-Bake Banana Nut Roll
Source: fotostrana.ruEspecially for when you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen.
You will need: 200 g cookies, 100 g roasted peanuts, 1 bar chocolate, 1 banana, 100 g butter, 4 tbsp coconut flakes, 1 tbsp cognac.
Preparation: Melt the chocolate with butter using any convenient method. Crush the cookies and nuts, combine everything, and mix. Spread the mixture in a thin layer on foil, sprinkle with cognac, and place a peeled banana on top. Using the foil, form a kind of roll with the banana inside and refrigerate for a couple of hours. Unroll, slice the roll into portions, and sprinkle with coconut flakes.
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9. Persimmon Jelly with Honey
Source: syl.ruQuick and easy jelly desserts for Christmas deserve special attention.
You will need: 2 persimmons, 2 tbsp honey, 20 g gelatin, 100 ml water.
Preparation: Dissolve gelatin in water according to instructions. Blend persimmon in a blender, mix with gelatin and honey, and simmer for a couple of minutes over medium heat until dissolved. Pour the jelly into molds and refrigerate.
10. Christmas Gingerbread Cookies
Source: pinterest.comCut out beautiful festive shapes and decorate them with colored icing.
You will need: 470 g flour, 2 eggs, 100 g vegetable oil, 100 g honey, 120 g sugar, 4 tsp ginger, 1 tsp each ground cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise, allspice, cocoa, and baking soda.
Preparation: Mix the sifted flour and all dry ingredients, except sugar. Whisk sugar with eggs until foamy and add oil. Whisk again, combine both mixtures, and knead the dough. Refrigerate for half an hour, roll into a 5-7 mm thick layer, cut out cookies, and bake them in the oven for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
11. Sponge Cakes with Mandarins
Source: zen.yandex.ruIn France, these pastries are called moelleux and they are perfect for Christmas tea.
You will need: 2 mandarins, 100 g almond flour, 50 g wheat flour, 3 eggs, 100 g butter, 100 g powdered sugar, 0.5 tsp baking powder.
Preparation: Mix melted butter with eggs, and also add sifted powdered sugar and both types of flour. Slice mandarins with their peel into rounds and place them in muffin molds. Pour the batter over them and bake the pastries for 20 minutes in the oven at 190 degrees Celsius.
12. Honey Cookies for Christmas
Source: nehudeem.ruHoney Christmas trees, decorated with icing or sprinkles, look especially festive.
You will need: 420 g flour, 160 g sugar, 50 g honey, 3 eggs, 1 tsp baking soda, 100 g butter.
Preparation: Place honey, butter, and sugar in a saucepan and heat until smooth. Add baking soda and continue to cook, stirring, until caramel-colored. Let the mixture cool, add sifted flour, knead the dough, and refrigerate for 40 minutes. Roll out thinly to 3 mm, cut out cookies, and bake for 10 minutes in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
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13. Citrus Mousse with Semolina
Source: liveinternet.ruSuch an incredible texture that you'll want to make this dessert again and again!
You will need: 2 lemons, 1 orange, 5 tbsp semolina, 5 tbsp sugar, 500 ml water.
Preparation: Squeeze juice from all citrus fruits. Mix water, lemon juice, and sugar, and simmer until sugar dissolves. Add semolina and continue to cook until done, stirring. Let the mixture cool to lukewarm and whisk thoroughly with a blender until it increases in volume. Pour in orange juice and whisk again.
14. Mandarins in Spiced Syrup
Source: delo-vcusa.ruOne of the simplest desserts to prepare, but so good for Christmas.
You will need: 200 ml water, 100 g sugar, 400 g mandarins, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, 1 pinch saffron.
Preparation: Peel the mandarins. Boil water with sugar and add all spices. Simmer for 3 minutes, immerse the mandarins in the syrup, and simmer for another 3 minutes, turning them over. Let them cool directly in the syrup and refrigerate for a couple of hours.
15. Caramelized Oranges
Source: pinterest.comIf desired, sprinkle the finished citrus slices with sugar.
You will need: 5 oranges, 1.3 L water, 600 g sugar.
Preparation: Slice oranges into 5 mm rounds. Boil one liter of water and simmer the oranges in it for 3 minutes. Separately, heat sugar and 300 ml of water until the sugar dissolves. Place the orange slices in the syrup and cook for 30-40 minutes. Arrange them on parchment paper and bake for 1-1.5 hours in the oven at 80 degrees Celsius.
16. Mandarins in Chocolate
Source: medaboutme.ruAnother easy and quick, yet very impressive Christmas dessert!
You will need: 400 g mandarins, 50 g each dark and white chocolate, 15 g coconut flakes, 20 g shelled pistachios.
Preparation: Separate mandarins into segments. Melt both types of chocolate separately in a double boiler or microwave. Chop the pistachios. Dip half of the segments in dark chocolate and then in coconut flakes. Dip the other half in white chocolate and pistachios.
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17. Honey-Curd Balls
Source: klublady.ruA healthy dessert for those who watch their figure even during holidays.
You will need: 250 g cottage cheese, 1 banana, 3 tbsp honey, 70 g nuts to taste, 100 g coconut flakes.
Preparation: Blend banana, cottage cheese, and honey until smooth. Stir in chopped nuts and season as desired. Add a little coconut flakes to thicken the mixture. Refrigerate for 40 minutes. Form neat balls and roll them in the remaining coconut flakes.
18. Milk-Orange Jelly
Source: mircooking.ruA simple, delicious, and beautiful alternative to any store-bought desserts.
You will need: 500 ml milk, 700 g oranges, 200 g sugar, 20 g gelatin, 10 g vanilla sugar, 450 ml water.
Preparation: Pour 100 ml of warm water over the gelatin and let it swell. Zest one orange, and coarsely chop the peel of the second, pour 350 ml of water over it, and simmer for 10 minutes after boiling. Separately, bring milk to a boil with 100 g sugar and vanilla sugar.
Strain the orange decoction, add another 100 g sugar, and pour in the juice of 2 oranges. Divide the gelatin in half and pour half into the milk, and half into the orange juice. Add a little more zest to the orange juice mixture.
Let both preparations cool. Pour an orange layer into molds, briefly place in the freezer, then pour in the milk layer – and so on until the jelly is complete. Refrigerate the dessert until fully set.
19. Christmas Stollen
Source: pinterest.comA classic treat without which no Christmas is complete.
You will need: 40 g fresh yeast, 100 g sugar, 300 ml milk, 150 g butter, 1 egg, 1 kg flour, zest of 1 lemon, 200 g raisins, 50 g candied fruit, 50 g nuts, 100 ml rum, butter and powdered sugar for dusting.
Preparation: Dissolve yeast and half of the sugar in warm milk. Add a couple of handfuls of flour, mix, and leave the dough to rise in a warm place for 20 minutes. Separately, whisk the egg and remaining sugar, then add to the dough. Fold in the remaining sifted flour and lemon zest. Leave the dough in a warm place for 2 hours.
Soak raisins, nuts, and candied fruit in rum overnight. Thoroughly mix the filling into the dough and bake the stollen in the oven for 50 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. Brush with butter, sprinkle with powdered sugar, wrap the stollen in foil, and store in a cool place for a couple of weeks.
20. Cheese Ice Cream
Source: angsarap.netIf you want to try something extraordinary for Christmas!
You will need: 500 ml 33% cream, 120 g cheddar cheese, 50 g honey, 50 g sugar, 200 g cottage cheese, 4 egg yolks.
Preparation: Heat cream with sugar to a boil, stirring. Whisk egg yolks and pour one-third of the hot cream into them, continuing to stir. Then pour the yolks into the remaining cream and cook the custard for another 5 minutes over low heat.
Add grated cheddar cheese and stir until dissolved. Then add honey and mashed cottage cheese, and stir the mixture again. Let the ice cream cool and place it in the freezer until set.
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