which christmas dessert?

[Eddas]

We're off to MIL for christmas dinner and she's asked each of us to bring along some food for the day, my job is the desserts mmmmmm, but what should I get? If it were left to me it'd be chocolate all the way!!

[gillybean2]

That's plenty and sounds very nice. You may need brandy butter for anyone having xmas pud though.

I usually have in the house:

1. profeterols (often the one with choc mousse in bottom of dish)
   
2. yule log - fudge kind
   
3. toffee pecan roulard
   
4. mince pies
   
5. icecream
   
6. Triffle
   
7. fruits to make fruit salad with if want something lighter.
   
   
   I would only ever buy xmas pudding if someone specifically said they wanted as it is foul. Xmas for us now is about having what we want and like to eat, not about what you're supposed to eat...
   
   As it's just ds and me again we eat the yule log & pies on the run up to xmas, have the profetrols on xmas day (am skipping triffle this year) and the roulard is frozen and tends to get taken to friends if we go there on boxing day. COuld uite happily skip cmas lunch and just having puddings all holiday

[Eddas]

well I went out last night on my dessert quest and came back with

Christmas pudding
Cheesecake
Chocolate gateau
Ice cream
Cream

Have been back out this morning due to dh thinking there wasn't enough, although I did agree but Tesco was bare last night, and got

Yule log
Strawberry pavlova
Custard

I already have some mince pies

If that's not enough then tough

I will also make some fairy cakes tomorrow and bought some decorating bits for those.

[BelligerentYhoULE]

Am liking the sound of the lemon polenta cake, Tracey.

[MerryClitoris]

Last year we had a similar bring-a-bit Christmas dinner, and someone brought a chocolate roulade dressed up as a yule log - cut a slice off for a branch on the side, dust with lots of icing sugar snow and stick holly leaves and cranberries on top. Oh, and a little robin. 'Twas very effective.

[drfayray]

Since moving to Australia, we always have a pavlova filled with cream and fresh berries. It goes well with the prawns .

[Icantbelieveitsnotbitter]

We have christmas pudding, a fruit salad (with starfruit, lychee and other fancy fruits to amuse the kids), and then either profiteroles or a chocolate orange cheesecake - maybe both depending on how I feel about stuffing my frozen profiterole shells on Xmas morning! There are 12 of us on both xmas day and Boxing Day and fruitsalad for breakfast the week after Xmas has been a tradition since I was tiny !

[juneybean]

I decided last night I'm going to make a chocolate truffle torte in a terrine shape (have some takeaway cartons which will allow easy removal) with mcvities nob of the hob on the top.

[traceybath]

Am doing christmas pudding, mince pies and lemon polenta cake. The latter is basically for me as I loathe all types of dried fruits.

[bumpybecky]

Banoffee trifle not made it before, but sounds yummy :)

[taffetazatyousantaclaus]

Eddas - sounds like a great list. I do a big pineapple platter in the evening - thin slices marinated an hour before in the fridge in a few tbspns ornage juice and passion fruit pulp. Its very refreshing. Or just some cut up exotic fruit eg mango, pineapple etc with some coconut or lemon sorbet on the side.

I think its good to have a lighter option if there are lots of people. I also think the trad stuff ( Xmas pud, mince pies ), with some Choc stuff ( Yule Log etc ) is great and the fairy cakes might be nice for tea. You could make them a bit special with some edible white glitter and white choc stars or silver balls on top of the icing.

In addition to the cream, ice cream, brandy butter fest, you might like to add custard. Waitrose do a very nice vanilla one, or Sainsbo's Taste the Diff Vanilla one also good.

[emmanana]

Soak a large handful of sultanas in a little rum, tea, and honey overnight, then drain off excess liquid. Chop up some glace cherries, (bout half a handful) and 3-4 heaped tablespoons of dessicated coconut.
Buy a couple of packs of vanilla blancmage, and make up according to instructions, and before putting in fridge to set, stir in fruit and nuts.
Slightly lighter alternative to xmas pud, and yummy served with a dash of Baileys!

[panettoinydog]

apple pie and crumble too humdrum for christmas It's gotta be Special

[cece]

LOL. In my family we still talk about the one year that my mum decided to do apple pie instead of Christmas pud...

My poor mother didn't hear the end of it for months... well seeing as we still talk about it... 30 years. LOL

[stnikkilarse1978]

But I am also doing xmas pud, mince pies and chocolate yule log as I also have lots of people to cater for.

Plus cheese and biccies of course!

[stnikkilarse1978]

Xmas pudding is nasty.

I am doing apple and blackberry crumble for xmas day :)

[juneybean]

We don't eat christmas pud in this house because 2/3 of us hate dried fruit. bleeeeeh

[panettoinydog]

I'm reaaly not that keen on christmas pudding and the dds can't stand it

[panettoinydog]

yes yes to boozy trifle

Another good one is chocolate bread and butte rpudding

[DandyDan]

We make a version of the Russian Orthodox Easter dessert "pashka" to celebrate - like glorified cake-mix with cottage cheese and glace fruits and nuts.

[Eddas]

oh wow, came back after wrapping presents to lots of suggestions thank you

MIL has 18 for the day, hence the sharing of providing food!

I was planning on buying a selection but in my head christmas dessert is always a chocolate gateau as this was what I always had as a child. Mum always bought christmas pudding but I don't think any of us ate it, maybe Dad did!

I'm not attempting to make anything as I have to work until christmas eve and I don't plan on spending the christmas eve attempting knew cooking which I know would go wrong as i'm hardly Nigella Although there will be 6 children at MIL's so I am going to make some fairy cakes with my 2 dc, even I can manage those. Just

So far my list to buy is;

Christmas pudding
Mince pies
Chocolate something
Possibly a chocolate log but then if we're making fairy cakes maybe don't need this?
Something fruit based maybe.


And i'll need to buy cream/ice cream/brandy butter?

oo my kinda shopping

[blametheparents]

bumpybecky You are so right, leftovers for breakfast. Yum Yum!

[frozenfestiveflo]

Greedygirl it will be if I ever find a miniature bottle of cointreau or else I shall be indulging in a big one!

[Greedygirl]

Choc and orange roulade sounds gorgeous!

[UniS]

bannoffee pie or chocolate sticky something, christmas pud and something light n fruity should cover all the bases.



IF your doing a choice that is.
Personally I'm not giving a ( real) choice, they can have compote of summer fruits ( from our garden) with home made ice cream in a brandy snap basket and as much clotted cream as they like (or a mince pie).

[frozenfestiveflo]

Ooooooh Banoffee trifle - could we have a recipe please.

Back to the point. I am doing Christmas pud with brandy sauce and a chocolate and orange roulade for the non puddingers.