Christmas baking for kids

Keep your budding chefs entertained with our collection of sweet and savoury bakes. From gingerbread reindeer to glittering meringue Christmas trees, your litter helpers are sure to love these creative Christmas baking ideas.

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Christmas biscuits

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Marshmallow penguins

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Mincemeat pop tarts

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Polar bear cupcakes

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Stacking snowmen biscuits

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Snowman cupcakes

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Gingerbread reindeer

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Marshmallow snowball dippers

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Vivek Singh's hot chocolate biscuits

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Vivek Singh infuses these chocolate biscuits with a hint of Indian spice to make an exciting snack that both kids and adults will enjoy making and eating.

Serves 50
50 mins
60 calories

Adam Byatt's mini mincemeat puffs

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These mini mincemeat puffs by Adam Byatt are a quick, easy alternative to mince pies, and are just as delicious and pretty.

Serves 20
30mins to prepare, 15mins to cook, plus freezing time
91 calories

Polar bear cupcakes

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Made with sweet fondant icing and delicious desiccated coconut, these cute polar bear cupcakes make the perfect Christmas treats to share with friends and family

Serves 12 (makes 12 cupcakes)
28 mins
450 calories

Adam Gray's mini carrot cakes

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These mini carrot cakes are the perfect bite-size treat that won’t max you out on the calories. Deliciously moist cake topped with moreish lemon and cream cheese icing, they’re guaranteed to be a hit with everyone.

Serves 25
20mins to prepare, 10mins to cook and 15mins to cool
160 calories

Stacking snowmen biscuits

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Get your kids counting down to Christmas with these warm, doughy snowmen biscuits. From cutting out the rounds for the body to making tiny carrot noses out of orange icing, your budding chefs will love getting stuck in - and tucking in afterwards!

Serves Makes 8
42 mins
460 calories

Gingerbread train

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This fun and festive gingerbread train is packed with all your favourite treats

Serves 12 (makes 1 gingerbread train)
4-5 hours to bake, assemble and decorate
536 calories

Gingerbread caramel dodgers

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Get your kids involved with the Christmas baking with these gorgeous ginger-spiced dodgers. They will keep for up to four days stored in an airtight container between layers of nonstick baking paper.

Serves 24 (makes 24 dodgers)
13 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook, plus chilling
107 calories

Mincemeat pop tarts

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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.

Serves 12
35 mins
184 calories

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