They’ll Beg You to Make Again
These are the smells and tastes that turn December into magic: fresh baked cookies while the tree lights twinkle,
hot chocolate thick enough to stand a candy cane in, and that one perfect cake everyone fights over.
From 10-minute treats to make-ahead dinners, here are the christmas 2025 recipes that feel like a hug on a plate.
Cookies & Bars Everyone Loses Their Mind Over
Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Salted Caramel Stuffed Brownie Cookies
Classic Snowball Cookies that melt in your mouth
No-Chill Sugar Cookie Cut-Outs (ready in 20 minutes)
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies that look snow-dusted
Cakes & Desserts
Red Velvet Hot-Chocolate Cake with cream-cheese snowflakes.
Eggless Christmas Fruit Cake (soaked in orange juice – everyone’s new favourite).
Biscoff Cheesecake (no-bake, 15 minutes prep).
Mini Pavlova Wreaths with fresh berries.
Sticky Toffee Pudding with warm caramel drizzle.
Hot Drinks
Thick Italian Hot Chocolate (4 ingredients, spoon-standing rich).
Creamy Cinnamon White Hot Chocolate.
Spiced chai blend made with star anise and cloves.
Peppermint Mocha (better than Starbucks).
Slow-Cooker Mulled Apple Cider (house smells insane).
Christmas Morning Breakfast & Brunch
Overnight Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole.
Fluffy Eggless Pancakes with cranberry compote.
Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos (freeze & reheat).
Baked Masala French Toast (desi twist).
Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board (yes, really!).
Christmas Dinner
One-Pan Honey Garlic Chicken & Veggies.
Creamy Mushroom Pasta Bake (vegetarian crowd-pleaser).
5-Ingredient Butter Chicken (make-ahead gravy).
Roasted Veggie Christmas Tree Platter.
Garlic Butter Dinner Rolls (pull-apart).
Vegan & Eggless Specials
Eggless Plum Cake (rum-soaked, 100 % traditional taste).
Make Vegan Malai Kofta in just 30 minutes.
Coconut Ladoo Snowballs.
Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate with oat milk.
Besan & Coconut Barfi (5-minute microwave).
Christmas Crack (Saltine Toffee)
- Line a tray with saltine crackers
- Pour over crackers → bake 200°C for 5 mins
- Spread melted chocolate on top → sprinkle candy canes/nuts → break when cool
- Arrange canned cinnamon rolls in a ring
- Bake as per pack (180°C, 20 mins)
- Fill centre with fresh berries → drizzle icing
- Spread Nutella on 1 puff pastry sheet → cover with second shee
- Cut tree shape → make horizontal cuts on both sides
- Twist each strip → egg wash → bake 200°C for 20 mins → dust with powdered sugar
- Bake vanilla cupcakes + frost white dome
- Make clear gelatin domes (or buy ready) → place tiny gingerbread figure inside
- Put dome on cupcake → sprinkle powdered sugar snow
- Melt 1 cup peanut butter + 200g chocolate → mix with 5 cups Chex/cornflakes
- Shake in a bag with 1½ cups powdered sugar
- Add pretzel antlers + red/green M&Ms → ready!
Christmas Recipes of the Year
- Big wooden board → centre mein mugs of thick hot chocolate
- Surround with bowls of marshmallows, candy canes, cookies, whipped cream, sprinkles, chocolate spoons
- Place brie wheel in centre of puff pastry circle
- Top with cranberry sauce → cut strips around → fold over brie
- Egg wash → bake 200°C 20–25 mins → garnish with rosemary
- Make sugar cookie dough + add green food colour
- Cut big hearts → cut smaller heart in centre
- Bake 180°C 8–10 mins → fill centre with red jam/icing
- Add 1 bottle red wine + ¼ cup honey + orange slices + cinnamon + cloves + star anise
- Low heat 3 hours → serve warm with orange slice
- Wrap chilled chocolate chip cookie dough around a Ferrero Rocher
- Chill balls 30 mins → bake 180°C 11–13 mins
- Cool 5 mins → gooey surprise inside!