Our beautiful Christmas baking ideas will make the Christmas holidays even cosier and sweeter! Browse our festive bakes today, then explore more baking recipes and Christmas recipes for inspiration.
This gorgeous sausage roll wreath is a great centrepiece for your Boxing Day buffet table. Top the pastry with brie and serve with a pot of cranberry sauce in the middle for festive flavours.
Get into the festive spirit and learn how to make a traditional Christmas cake.
This rich and fruity Christmas pudding tastes just as rich and indulgent as the original, yet it’s completely dairy- and egg-free, so suitable for vegans
The base of this gorgeous cheesecake is made from fig rolls, and the jelly topping from citrus, cinnamon and dessert wine: desserts don't get more festive than this.
Bite-sized, starring two fry-up favourites and puffed up like mini toad-in-the-holes, these delicious popovers are sure to fly off your breakfast table
Crispy on the outside, soft in the middle, these lightly spiced gingerbread biscuits are the perfect Christmas baking activity. Top with spiced chai cream cheese frosting and decorate with colourful sprinkles.
Looking to mix up your mince pies this Christmas? This amaretto and apricot mincemeat is bursting with flavour and super-easy to make ahead!
Looking for easy Christmas dessert ideas? This cosy twist on the classic crumble is ideal for using up festive leftovers and making the most of storecupboard ingredients.
A jar of mincemeat works wonders in this twist on a traditional baklava. We've added mixed spice and orange liqueur to make it even more festive. Wonderful for a party spread or teatime treat after Christmas shopping!
A warm steamed pudding is just what your Christmas dessert table needs. Packed with orange and gingerbread spices and drizzled with custard, you'll love this surprising flavour twist.
Make something different this Christmas with cookery writer and food blogger, Zuza Zak's Makowiec – a Polish and Slavic poppy seed cake. Zuza says: "Makowiec is a much-loved cake because you can play around with the filling – some add candied orange peel, others chopped dried apricots. I’ve gone for a simple version – the filling is smooth and easy to work with."
Wow your guests with this show-stopping yet budget-friendly chocolate banoffee roulade. With a rich caramel, banana, and chocolate filling wrapped in light meringue, it's perfect for festive parties or as a decadent Christmas dessert.
Jazz up leftover croissants with a luxe filling of pistachio frangipane and dark chocolate then bake until crisp, golden and gooey. Serve for breakfast for the ultimate indulgence or for dessert. It's the treat you didn't know you needed.
These gooey dark chocolate fondants are irresistibly good and the perfect Christmas dessert. With an oozing chocolate centre, they are worth the effort for an epic vegan dessert.
These vegetarian individual cheesy parcels are a main course that is sure to impress guests. Creamy camembert and flavoursome Portabellos, along with porcini mushrooms for depth make this a perfect hearty dinner.
This lavish meat-free wellington gets over the problem of what to serve veggies for special occasions
Slice into this beautiful Christmas dessert to discover the spongey, cream centre that's hidden beneath lashings of rich chocolate icing. The flaky chocolate bark topping makes this traditional yule log even more deliciously special
These mince pies are ultra fruity and fresh, crammed with deliciously juicy clementines and cranberries.
Gooey, oozy baked brie is a cheese lover’s dream - here paired with an impressive homemade bread. Serve up this easy baked brie recipe as part of a Boxing Day spread or for any special occasion
Cheesecake, but not as you know it. This savoury twist on the classic has a gluten-free breadcrumb base, fragrant cream cheese filling and is topped with a vibrant medley of beets and shallots for a gorgeous free-from main.
Sweet and airy meringue, zesty citrus and cranberry and crumbly pastry make this magnificent meringue pie the perfect festive baking recipe to impress friends and family
Sit back and relax with a slice of this spectacular s’mores layer cake, topped with crispy little meringues and a decadent drizzle of dark chocolate. Heaven!
The impressive gluten-free Christmas cake is elegant, delicious, and easy to prepare
Earthy and buttery chestnuts take this incredible Christmas dessert to the next level
The best presents are often the ones you make - why not try these simple, Italian snow-like treats
A super easy twist on classic mince pies, these Christmas pop tarts make the perfect sweet treat to share over the festive season. Made simply with ready rolled pastry and a jar of mincemeat, you can have these little parcels baked and ready in no time.
These dark and dramatic mince pies are inspired by that vintage classic the Black Forest gateau: they make a thoughtful and very tasty gift.
Advocaat is a sort of Dutch eggnog, and, used in recipes like this one for fluffy cupcakes, lends a boozy, Christmassy richness to proceedings. With buttercream icing piped over the top, these little cakes will make an irresistible addition to your festive menus.
Try this mouthwatering tart for an unusual way to use sprouts and crumbly Wensleydale cheese.
This nutty-based and gluten-free vegan vegetable tart recipe, with a fragrant pesto, is sure to be a Sunday lunch crowd pleaser.
This vegan meringues recipe gives crisp, chewy meringue, topped with passion fruit, kiwi, oranges and pineapple – the perfect post-dinner sweet treat
his decadent vegan dessert is completely gluten-free and dairy-free, yet you'd never guess.
This showstopping Christmas pudding is made even more impressive by the fact that it is gluten-free! Packed full of fruity, zesty flavours with the crunch of pecans and the luxurious hit of brandy, this dessert is sure be a blazing hit.