What's your favourite seasonal treat?

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Inspired by a box of florentines I picked up in our newly opened Lidl last week.
They were in the Christmas aisle so I assume they're only available for this period.
Need to get another box or three...

I'm so going to try this....not yet though!

Oooh,need to try that!

I have only recently discovered the best way to eat a mince pie and trust me once you try this you will never go back...

First, gently warm the mine pie in the oven. Remove the mince pie lid and pop in a decent spoonful of boozy double cream. Replace the lid. Smoosh the whole mince pie in your mouth. Heaven!!

The gingerbread sounds amazing.
Also making a list!

@FanFckingTastic i do exactly that but with brandy butter instead of double cream. It’s out of this world!

Or just stir baileys into clotted cream and shove that under your lid…

This is a staple in our house too - and it gets better with keeping.

This is our Christmas dinner this year with some pigs in blankets on the side because DS loves them.

Eating the mince pies, and drinking the sherry before Father Christmas visits.

(He could do with losing a bit of weight anyway.)

You know what's even better? Her sticky chocolate gingerbread cake! Same basic recipe but with cocoa and chocolate chips. Lasts a good fortnight and is absolutely gorgeous.

I think it's in Feast.

Croft Original pale cream sherry
quality street and roses even thought they are shit they are compulsory
a good cheese with pickled onions for supper

I’ve never had brandy butter but so many on here have mentioned it now I’m going to have to give it a go

Just googled a recipe and bbcgoodfood mention putting it on toasted panne tonne which also sounds amazing.

Co-op cinnamon knots. Delicious shortbread style biscuit covered in crunchy cinnamon sugar. They are so morish I have to limit myself to one box a week in the house.

@DrPrunesqualer ooo that sounds absolutely delicious too, I will have to try that this year!

Also amazing - panettone toasties with blue cheese and cranberry sauce (or plum chutney) filling.

This just blew my mind! Which kind of panettone are you talking about @Tomatocutwithazigzagedge ? I’m guessing not chocolate chip. 😂

I really want some panettone right now

Fruit one!

Lidl stollen

Champagne Noisette (Frangelico drizzled into a glass of fizz.) It's the ultimate Christmas treat for me and I'm already fancying one and could make one but force myself to wait until December.

Also roast potatoes cooked in beef dripping. I only ever make them for Christmas Dinner but they are the best.

Thank you! I’m going to add this to the holiday food experiments!

Plain panettone hollowed to make summer pudding.

I'm in Australia.

Baileys
cheese and biscuits
fancy nuts

A Brie and cranberry baguette with a glass of seasonal Baileys however currently pregnant and can’t have either 😭😭

Stollen and fruit mince pies 💕💕