Christmas recipes

All the Christmas recipes you need from festive appetizers, delicious main dishes and side dishes to showstopping desserts.

Christmas Appetizers

Whether you are hosting a small dinner party or a big bash, these appetizer recipes will be a hit.

1. Cranberry and brie puff pastry wreath
2. Cheese and corn samosas
3. Ham and cheese pastry pinwheels
4. Cheesy Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread
5. Pigs in a blanket wreath with maple-mustard dipping sauce
6. Berry baked Brie
7. Antipasto wreath
8. Smoked salmon chive devilled eggs
9. Camembert dinner roll wreath
10. Easy baked brie
11. Crudite platter with sour cream dip

Recipes to feed a crowd

There always seem to be mouths to feed during the festive season. These recipes can be made in advance and will feed an army!

1. Cheesy baked meatballs
2. Cheesy mushroom lasagna
3. Creamy bacon pasta bake
4. Easy healthy chicken broccoli soup
5. Classic baked mac and cheese
6. Coconut curry chicken thighs
7. Creamy spinach artichoke pasta bake

Christmas main dishes

From sticky baked hams to delicious roasted turkey, pork belly and drop-dead-delicious roast chicken.

1. Apricot apple glazed ham
2. Salt and pepper pork belly
3. Slow roasted Greek lamb
4. Lemon herb roast chicken
5. Rosemary-crusted beef fillet with horseradish cream
6. My gran’s turkey with bread stuffing

Christmas side dishes

Side dishes are always my favorite part of the meal. Piling my plate high with stuffing, Brussels sprouts and crispy potatoes is the highlight of the day.

1. Parmesan garlic mashed potatoes
2. Creamed spinach stuffed butternut squash
3. 3 cheese potatoes au gratin
4. Cheesy broccoli bake
5. Creamy vegetable pot pie
6. Crispy salt and pepper smashed potatoes
7. Maple butter mashed sweet potatoes
8. Cheesy cauliflower bake
9. Creamy lemon risotto
10. Orange brown sugar glazed carrots
11. Easy spicy garlic roasted broccoli
12. Braised Brussels sprouts with bacon

Christmas desserts

Make sure you’re serving a showstopper for dessert. From classic tiramisu to a fantastic pavlova, we have you covered.

1. Chocolate cream pie
2. Pavlova Christmas Wreath
3. Tiramisu
4. Flourless chocolate cake
5. Mint-crisp caramel ice cream cake
6. Easy holiday dessert board
7. Salted caramel and chocolate ice cream bombe
8. South African Milk Tart 
9. Classic fruit cake
10. Banana cream pie
11. Baked hot chocolate pudding

Christmas baking recipes

Christmas time is synonymous with baking. Cookies, bars and brownies galore!

1. White chocolate dipped ginger cookies
2. Easy salted pretzel chocolate fudge 
3. Easy spiced soft sugar cookies
4. White chocolate cranberry cookie bars
5. Easy fudgy chocolate brownies
6. Nutella-stuffed choc chip cookie bars
7. Rocky Road Brownies
8. Strawberry and cream trifle
9. Eggnog pound cake
10. Cinnamon rolls with chai icing

Cocktail recipes

1. Christmas Cranberry Sangria
2. Gingered cranberry poinsettia cocktails
3. Christmas spiced white Russian
4. Cranberry and ginger mojito
5. Grapefruit gin spritz