The festive season is upon us, and what better way to unwind after a long, arduous year than with a decadent spread of divine cakes and treats. Following the mains and sides, were you planning to serve up a show-stopping trifle or is a classic pavlova more up your ally?
Get started on road-testing and planning your baking now, as you'll want to try more than one of these delectable desserts.
We've rounded up BHG's 30 best Christmas desserts to help you impress all your guests. Whether it's a boozy Christmas pudding or a decadent cheesecake, we've got you covered.
1.Double chocolate mousse trifle
You can’t beat this stunningly decadent take on a traditional trifle! A homemade chocolate case is filled with white chocolate custard, sponge, fruit, jelly and nuts – what’s not to love?
2. Pavlova cheesecake
There are so many ways to make pavlova, but if you're after a show-stopping dish to impress your guests, look no further.
3.Christmas fruitcake
Give your traditional fruitcake a speccy makeover. Decorate with sparklers and pretty sprigs from the garden, wrapping the stems in foil.
4. Choco-caramel popcorn ice-cream cake
Cake-it-away with this ice-cream dream. Turn a tub of yum into lolly-filled layers of amazing – and it’s so easy!
5.World's easiest Christmas pudding wreath
If making atraditional Christmas puddingorfruitcakeis way too time consuming, this incredibly simple but delicious dessert is the answer to your seasonal prayers.
6.Pavlova Christmas tree
If you normally opt for a classic circular shaped pav,how about giving the Christmas centrepiece a merry, tree-shaped makeover.
7. Mango no-bake cheesecake tart
When you’re looking for an easy dessert to bake this Christmas… don’t. Bake, that is! You should definitely make dessert, just don’t turn on the oven, as it’s not needed for this terrific mango tart.
8.Berries and cream mille-feuille
Give your Christmas cake a summer makeover with berries, ice-cream and flaky pastry.
9. Classic steamed pudding
Love a traditional Christmas pudding? Your search is over.Serve your perfectly turned-out pudding drizzled with creme anglaise - which is the fancy way to say homemade pouring custard.
10.Watermelon star pavlova with rosewater cream
This modern twist on the classic pav will be the crowning glory of your dessert table. Cut watermelon slices into stars using different-sized cutters for a nice festive touch.
11.Rum-soaked fig, ginger and whitechocolate ice-cream
Serve up this sophisticated sweet this year that takes ice‑cream to dizzying new heights.
12. Pina colada trifle
Give your favourite dessert a pina-colada co*cktail-inspired taste twist with coconut-flavoured cream, pineapple jelly, fresh fruit and toasted coconut flakes.
13. Cranberry chocolate crunch bundt
This spectacular sweet is easy to achieve with a ring-shaped mould and shards of chocolate.
14. Coffee and fig fruit cakes
Get in quick! These rich, snowflake-shaped cakes won't last long.
15. Chocolate semifreddo with raspberries and honeycomb
Ice-cream lovers will devour this decadent chilled dark-chocolate semifreddo.
16. Chocolate, cherry and brandy yule log
Layered withcake, jam, cream, icing and chocolate bark. We're drooling.
17.Cheat's pavlova
Create your own masterpiece on a shop-bought meringue base. Talk about minimal effort, maximum impact!
18. Dark chocolate, fig and spiced rum cakes
Shards of chocolate resembling tree bark surround cakes full of spiced, rum-soaked prunes, raisins and figs.
19.Grand marnier ganache-filled Christmas pudding
Bake a ganache ball - made with chocolate and cream - in your Guinness-flavoured pud for a rich, gooey, to-die-for dessert.
20.Mango ice-cream cake
Divinely decadent, this Weiss Bar-inspired cake uses mango sorbet and macadamia ice cream – made by you – topped withRafaelloballs. Wow!
21.Luxe dessert platter
A divine dessert spread is as easy as fresh fruit, nuts and indulgent choccies, teamed with sweet cheat’s tarts and pavs. Amazing!
22.Summer fruit cheesecake with lemon ginger crust
It may look elaborate, but this no-bake cheesecake is easy to make and exciting to decorate.
23.Paris-Brest with plums and honey mascarpone
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An elegant addition to your dessert table,it will have everyone talking.
24.Mini lime pies
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Add your own festive flair to this famous dessert.You just add white chocolate swooshes to custard-filled, cream-topped pies to give them wings!
25.Mini strawberry yoghurt bundt cakes
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Piled with fairy floss and rose petals, these bite-sized bundt cakes haveall the grace and style of beautiful swooshing dancing dresses.
26.Miniature spiced choc-cherry ripple cakes
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These luscious mini drums make forthe most delicious beats around! Thetiny drumsticks are edible, too.
27.Choc-caramel rocky road pavlova
Loaded with classic rocky road flavours and textures, this is your most divine pavlova ever. The choc-caramel shard toppers look super fancy but are a cinch – just melt, swirl, roll and crack.
28. Fruit cake and peach trifle
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The hero ingredients fora luxe trifle with a twist could be hiding in your fridge and pantry!
29.Festive ice-cream sandwiches
These bite-sized beauties are styled for a white Christmas but designed for warm-weather festivities.
30.Berry tiramisu
Serve your guests a very merry and berry Christmas with this decadent dessert, layered up with bikkies, berries, jam and cream. Flavourwith Chambord for adults only, orgo PG with cherry juice.
31.Christmas kahlúa and chocolate tart
a naughty but oh-so-nice Noël tart that chocolate lovers will rejoice over! Make the crust from store-bought bickies for a smart shortcut.
32. Mini pavlova Christmas trees
Turn your Christmas dessert into a whimsical masterpiece with these mini pavlova Christmas trees.
33.Tangy passionfruit and lemon meringue ice cream pie
Put a twist on lemon meringue and turn it into anice cream pie.
34. Ginger, mango and honey cheesecake
A dreamy dessert to star on your table topped with ribbons of mango and crumbled pistachios!
35.Frozen burnt brandy butter Christmas pudding
Scoop your way to the coolest dessert of the season with brandy-infused fruit, ice-cream and shards of toffee and honeycomb!
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