Christmas dessert recipes - 148 recipes
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Butter Toffee Brittle
By LORIWHIP
Homemade butter toffee brittle is so delicious, this batch will be gone shortly after making it! Perfect for a holi...
- 1 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1/2 cup crushed cashews
- 10 ounces melted milk chocolate
Panettone Italian Christmas Bread
By á-7571
This traditional Italian Christmas enriched bread is filled with dried fruit marinated in orange liquer, pine nuts,
- MARINATED FRUIT:
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- 1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped
- 1/3 cup dried tart cherries
- 1/4 cup triple sec (orange-flavored liqueur) or orange juice
- DOUGH:
- 1 package dry yeast, about 2 1/4 teaspoons
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup warm water (100°F to 110°F)
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 6 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, melted
- 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
- Cooking spray
- 1 teaspoon butter or stick margarine, melted
- 2 teaspoons turbinado or granulated sugar
Old Fashioned Pecan Pie
By samareth
Crockett family recipe for Pecan Pie
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup corn syrup (I use light in color syrup)
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup pecans
Coconut Loaf Cake
By kelsa94
Fine grained pound cake baked in a loaf pan is slathered in a rich and creamy cream cheese and coconut frosting
- CAKE:
- 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or whole milk
- 2/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- FROSTING:
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (8 ounce package) cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup coconut milk powder, optional; for enhanced flavor
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional; for enhanced flavor
- 3/4 to 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
Stollen Bites
By á-9642
Stollen is a sweet yeasted bread flavored with bits of fruit served at Christmas
- SPONGE:
- 1 cup (4 1/4-ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup (6-ounces) lukewarm water
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- FRUIT:
- 1/2 cup (2 3/4-ounces) dried pineapple, chopped in 1/4-inch dice
- 1/2 cup (2 3/4-ounces) golden raisins or dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup (3-ounces) candied cherries, snipped into quarters
- 2 tablespoons (1-ounce) rum or brandy
- DOUGH:
- 2 1/2 cups (10 1/2-ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 6 tablespoons (3-ounces) softened butter
- 1/4 cup (1 1/2 ounces) Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/3 cup (2 3/8-ounces) granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest or 1/8 teaspoon orange oil
- 1/2 cup (2 1/2-ounces) toasted almonds, chopped
- TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 4-ounces) butter, melted
- 2 cups (8-ounces) confectioners' sugar, glazing sugar, or non-melting sugar
Mighty Marshmallow Crescent Puffs
By á-46561
Warm, flaky crescent dough filled with a ooey, gooey marshmallow center, these Mighty Marshmallow Crescent Puffs ma...
- 2 (8-ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 16 large marshmallows
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
Chocolate Chip Christmas Cookies
By á-46561
As if chocolate chip cookies aren't good enough, these little Christmas Cookies are made even better by dipping hal...
- 1 pouch Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix
- Butter and eggs as called for on cookie mix pouch
- Hershey's premier white baking chips or semisweet or Special Dark chocolate chips, as needed
- Assorted candy sprinkles or hard candies, crushed
White Christmas Fudge
By davidv
You'll be dreaming of this White Christmas Fudge long after the holidays are over, so keep this recipe handy! To ke...
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups (1 pound, 5.25 ounces) white chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Red gel food coloring
- Green gel food coloring
Pepparkakor (Swedish Gingerbread)
By á-178044
These thin, crisp Pepparkakor (Swedish Gingerbread) cookies flavored with ginger, cloves, and cinnamon are addictin...
- 7.9 ounces plain flour
- 2.1 ounces unsalted butter
- 2.6 ounces light muscavado sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 3 to 4 tablespoons whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2-Ingredient Fluff Cake
By MJH
This easy 2-ingredient cake recipe is fat-free and sure to please everyone's sweet tooth
- 1 (16-ounce) box angel food cake mix
- 1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple, not drained
- Whipped topping, optional for serving
- Chopped fruit, optional for serving
Christmas Tree Cupcakes
By kelsa94
Serve this snowy dessert this holiday season
- 12 sugar cones (2 to 2 1/2-inches wide and 4 to 5-inches long)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Frosting for Christmas Tree Cupcakes
- Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Budin de Pan, Traditional Puerto Rican White Bread Pudding
By á-39535
Try this traditional Puerto Rican dessert at home! This sweet, dense budin de pan is a delicious treat to enjoy at ...
- 12 (1-ounce) slices of white bread
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 can coconut milk
- 3 1/4 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup sugar
- freshly whipped cream or thawed whipped cream topping for serving
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