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Christmas Desserts

A delightful collection of 12 easy and festive Christmas dessert recipes that are sure to impress without causing kitchen stress.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert, Holiday
Cuisine: American
Calories: 300
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Classic Holiday Desserts
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour For the gingerbread
  • 1 cup Brown sugar For the gingerbread
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar For the gingerbread
  • 1 tsp Ground ginger For flavor in gingerbread
  • 1 tsp Ground cinnamon For flavor in gingerbread
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips For peppermint bark
  • 1/2 cup Crushed candy canes Topping for peppermint bark
  • 1 cup Pecans For pecan pie bars
  • 1/2 cup Nutmeg, ground For eggnog cheesecake filling
  • 1 cup Cranberries, fresh For cranberry orange loaf
  • 1 cup Maple syrup For maple chai panna cotta
  • 2 cups Heavy cream For various recipes
No-Bake Desserts
  • 1 pkg Chocolate crinkle cookies For tiramisu cups
  • 2 cups Mascarpone cheese For tiramisu cups
Board Ingredients
  • 2 cups Mini marshmallows For hot cocoa toppings
  • 1 cup Fruit, assorted For cookie and fruit dip board
  • 1 cup Yogurt For cookie and fruit dip board

Method
 

Baking Cookies and Bars
  1. Prepare gingerbread dough and chill while making other desserts.
  2. Mix ingredients for peppermint bark and pour onto a lined baking sheet.
  3. Prepare pecan pie bar mixture and press into a shortbread base, bake until set.
  4. Mix eggnog filling, pour into the prepared cherry crust, and bake until jiggly.
  5. Fold cranberries into batter for the cranberry orange loaf and bake.
No-Bake Desserts
  1. Layer chocolate cookies and mascarpone cream in small cups for the tiramisu.
  2. Make panna cotta mixture with warm cream, chai, and gelatin, refrigerate until set.
Assembly and Serving
  1. Assemble dessert boards with hot cocoa toppings and cookie dip combinations.
  2. Label desserts and serve them on decorative trays for a festive touch.

Notes

Baking can be done in stages to manage oven space. Bar desserts can be made a day ahead and frozen.