These Christmas Dessert recipes are perfect for the holiday season! When it’s time to bake for family gatherings and festive celebrations, there’s nothing quite like whipping up your favourite holiday treat. Whether you’re looking for classic Christmas treats, indulgent no-bake favourites, festive sweets, or cozy bakes, we’ve DEFINITELY got the Christmas dessert ideas you’re looking for!!
For a low-stress holiday dessert, here are our best tips and tricks!
- Choose Make Ahead Recipes: Pick an easy Christmas dessert that can be made a few days ahead of time. Cheesecakes (no-bake or baked), fudge, truffles, and shortbread or bars are great as make ahead options, so you can enjoy more time celebrating and less time in the kitchen.
- Make Desserts that Travel Well: Pick desserts that are easy to store and transport to your parties or gatherings. Choose treats that are durable and mess-free like cookie cups, cookies, bars, truffles, or fudge and that are easy to store in a tin or container.
- No Oven Space, No Problem: Pick a no-bake dessert or something that can be baked ahead of time to save time and free up your oven space on the day of your celebration.
- Go for a Lighter Option: Balance out your indulgent Christmas dinners with lighter dessert options that are cool and creamy, like a no bake cheesecake or icebox cake.
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Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars
These Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars are the perfect holiday dessert that's creamy and full of delicious holiday spice. And they're so easy to make!
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Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling
These Gingerbread Cookie Cups with Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling the perfect holiday dessert made with soft gingerbread, pumpkin cheesecake and caramel!
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Peppermint Chocolate Swiss Roll
A moist and tender peppermint chocolate sponge cake rolled with light and fluffy peppermint whipped cream and crushed candy canes, this Peppermint Chocolate Swiss Roll recipe is a delicious holiday dessert.
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Gingerbread Spice Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting
This Gingerbread Spice Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect cake for the holiday season made with fresh ginger!
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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect holiday dessert – tender cupcakes with spicy ginger and the creamiest buttercream frosting!
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No Bake Gingerbread Pumpkin Icebox Cake
This No Bake Gingerbread Pumpkin Icebox cake is the best make-ahead holiday dessert recipe for Thanksgiving or Christmas! With 5 ingredients, you can make it in 15 minutes!
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No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites
These Gingerbread Cheesecake Bites are the perfect sweet no-bake holiday treat made with only 4 ingredients!
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Baileys Cheesecake (No Bake Recipe)
An ultra creamy and delicious St. Patrick's Day dessert made with Baileys Irish Cream, this No Bake Baileys Cheesecake recipe is the best Irish Cream Cheesecake!
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Apple Cranberry Pie
Made with tart cranberries and juicy, sweet apples baked inside of a flaky butter crust, this Apple Cranberry Pie is the perfect holiday pie recipe!
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Best Ever Vegan Peppermint Chocolate Tart
This Best Ever Vegan Peppermint Chocolate Tart is an indulgent dessert with a secret ingredient! It's creamy and indulgent, naturally sweetened, & vegan!
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Peanut Butter Bars
With a creamy peanut butter filling and a simple chocolate topping, these No Bake Peanut Butter Bars make the best easy dessert!
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Easy No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake
This Easy No Bake Gingerbread Cheesecake is the perfect holiday cheesecake that's creamy & smooth with a gingerbread cookie crust!
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Peanut Butter Balls
A sweet and creamy peanut butter filling dipped in melted chocolate, this No Bake Peanut Butter Balls recipe is an easy classic holiday treat recipe you'll love!
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Chocolate Orange Fudge
The perfect easy Christmas treat for the holiday season, this Chocolate Orange Fudge recipe is simple to make in just minutes!
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Grandma’s Fudge Brownies
This fudge brownie recipe creates delicious, chewy brownies! These fudge brownies have stood the test of time. The best frosted brownies I’ve ever eaten!
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Ginger Molasses Cookies
These ginger molasses cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and perfectly spiced with warm ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. They're one of our most popular recipes ever, and they're surprisingly easy to make.
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Peppermint Chocolate Snowball Truffles
An easy 5 ingredient, no bake holiday treat with a special ingredient, mashed potatoes, to make the truffles extra creamy!
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Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars (Homemade Twix Bars)
Chocolate caramel shortbread bars are decadent holiday dessert bars that taste just like homemade Twix bars! Buttery shortbread crust holds layers of soft caramel and creamy, sweet milk chocolate.
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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
This Easy No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake is the perfect easy-to-make fall cheesecake dessert that's ultra creamy, silky smooth and delicious, and packed with pumpkin and spice!
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Peppermint White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
These Peppermint White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth tender & buttery. Dipped in white chocolate & perfect for Christmas!
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Chocolate Lava Cake
This Chocolate Lava Cake is a quick and easy dessert for Valentine's Day – a moist and fudgey brownie cake stuffed with melted chocolate.
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Easy No Bake Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
This Easy No Bake Triple Chocolate Cheesecake is the perfect easy dessert for chocolate lovers! It’s so creamy and delicious – no baking required!
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Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting
This Easy Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting is the perfect easy fall or winter dessert! An easy one-bowl pumpkin cake that's moist and flavourful and topped with sweet caramel sauce and flaky sea salt.
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Gingerbread Cookies
This Gingerbread Cookie recipe is a no-fail classic Christmas cookies recipe made with molasses and a simple royal icing. Follow our tutorial for the best gingerbread cookies – perfect for the holidays!
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Whipped Shortbread Holiday Cookies
These Whipped Shortbread Holiday Cookies are the perfect Christmas Shortbread Cookies!
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Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes
A delicious mint chocolate cupcake topped with a fluffy peppermint buttercream frosting and crushed peppermint candies! Perfect for the holidays, or anytime!
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