36 h. ago Georgina Hayden’s recipe for pear, sticky ginger and pecan pudding

This non-traditional Christmas Day dessert is a surefire winner if dried fruit-based puddings aren’t your thingWhile our Christmas Day dinner doesn’t deviate too much from tradition, I do experiment with the dessert. My family, bar one sweet-toothed aunt, avoids dried fruit-based offerings, so classic Christmas cakes and puddings are a hard no. Over the years, I have tried variations on yule logs, pavlovas and sherry trifles, but the biggest crowdpleaser is easily sticky toffee pudding (or something along those lines). This year, I’m making this warming, simple but decadent pear, sticky ginger and pecan pudding, which feels festive and fancy, and can happily make an appearance whenever. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Flora Shedden’s Christmas desserts recipes for figgy crumble mince pies, boozy ice

Three sweet treats for even the fussiest sweet tooth: fig and hazelnut crumble mince pies, sherry and raisin ice-cream, and chestnut and pear meringuesOut of sheer laziness, this is a no-churn, very quick to assemble take on things. I tend usually not to recommend no-churn ice-creams unless there is booze involved, so this sherry and raisin one is a great candidate (the alcohol stops the ice-cream from becoming too hard and crystallised). And keep the leftover egg whites from the mince pies to make the chestnut and pear meringue, an alternative for the Christmas pudding haters at your table – there is always one. I think it’s important to have at least two puddings at Christmas. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dentist says eat this Christmas treat 'after dessert' to keep your teeth healthy

Eating this could help protect your teeth from decay, an expert claimed

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1 week ago 'I tried popular Christmas dessert for first time and realised I'd been living a lie'

What are you having for Christmas dinner dessert? There's something Danielle Kate Wroe had never tried until recently, and she wants to convince you to sample it too

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1 week ago Iceland shoppers say £5 dessert will 'wow your family at Christmas'

The 'delicious' dessert serves eight to ten people, and it's very popular with reviewers

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2 w. ago The Christmas pudding isn’t just a dessert – it’s a relic of the British Empire’s global reach

Christmas pudding is a relatively recent concoction of two older, at least medieval, dishes

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3 w. ago I tried the £15 Wetherspoon Christmas dinner — it all went so well until dessert

It was a mixed bag

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3 w. ago I tried the £15 Wetherspoon Christmas dinner — it was all going so well until dessert

The new festive feast at Wetherspoon was a mixed bag

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