What dessert are you having on Christmas Day?

[WokesFromHome]

DH not too keen on Christmas pudding so we have to do something else.

I just did a trial run of Nigellas Tiramisu with basically half a bottle of Tia Maria in it. It is lovely, but it is too heavy after a full on roast. I'd make it again but I'd swap some TM for coffee. I'm sure my DS was a bit wasted after eating it.

What desserts are you having. I want to do something decedent, but not too heavy. A few years back we did Delia's chocolate torte and it was so rich I binned it. I keep thinking possibly a fancy cheesecake?

Dh is making a white chocolate log. Pavlova would be good. My DM makes a good thing she calls Snow Queen. Freeze whipped cream mixed with crumbled meringues and a slug of brandy in a ring thingy, turn out and serve with fruit in the middle (berries or whatever).

You have to have Christmas Pudding. It is the actual law.

Because it's Christmas. And that is the pudding.

We will be having Christmas pudding but we don't all like it. Banoffee pie would go down well here, but realistically it's more likely to be ice cream as we are all too full for proper puddings. Never trifle, I can't bear it.

Eton mess!!

A pandora with cream and fresh fruit, and a cherry pavlova

Christmas pudding
Yuletide log
Salted caramel profiteroles

Lemon cheesecake or roulade or Eton mess?

Or go more traditional and go for a trifle.

Christmas pudding & cake in my house usually!

White chocolate and raspberry meringue roulade

A glorious mixture of light but indulgent

Lemon cheesecake.
Shop bought :)

We are having brandy butter with a bit of Christmas pudding.

Sorry can't do short links but this is always a hit in our house with homemade shortbread
Decadent tasty and not too heavy

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/rhubarb-ginger-syllabub

Raspberry tiramisu. Always goes down well although have bought a Christmas pudding also.

Trifle, and a steamed gingerbread pudding with homemade stem ginger ice cream

Chocolate mousse with raspberries from our garden (frozen), and/or Nigella’s chocolate Christmas cake.

We are having Eton mess this year as it can all be prepared in advance and then combined

Dh is making a white chocolate log Same here!

I did a black forest trifle last year which went down a treat, so may do that again or a chocolate orange version! And christmas pud obviously

Chocolate fondants with cherries in cherry brandy

If we have one it will be Vienetta....its hubby's family tradition. Going to try the chocolate orange or the biscuit and caramel one. We have our Christmas pudding for tea.

It has to be Christmas pudding plus mince pies and cheese board for any not keen .

I usually have an ice cream bomb. Line a bowl with swiss roll slices, drizzle in alcohol of choice (i like amaretto) then soften some ice cream (i like vanilla with added baileys) amd then fill the bowl. Add another layer of swiss roll to cover the top then bung it in the freezer. Take it out before serving to soften a abit, warm cloth helps it fall out of the bowl and onto a plate. Ridiculously easy but looks impressive and easy to customise.

And also not too heavy as its just cake and ice cream really

We will have a Christmas pudding for those that like it, but I’ve bought that (no sense making my own, and boiling it for six hours when the don’t really like it), but as all three of them will be home, with ds1’s fiancée, I’m also going to make a pavlova. I can make the actual pavlova the day before and just top it on Christmas Day.

I’m making it a Mont Blanc - it’ll be topped with sweetened chestnut purée and whipped cream - nice and easy to do.

A pavlova with cream and raspberries always goes down well here. If I’m doing a raspberry pav, I use Nigella’s recipe, and use raspberry vinegar instead of white wine vinegar, and you get a lovely hint of raspberry in the meringue.

Another option is raspberries in white chocolate ganache, and you could make those ahead of time. Take the same amount of white chocolate and cream (ie. 200g of white chocolate needs 200ml double cream), chop the chocolate into small bits, heat the cream until it is nearly boiling, then pour the hot cream over the chocolate, and stir until it melts. Let it cool a little, and pour over fresh raspberries - in individual glasses or one big bowl - and chill.

I would guess at about 100g of chocolate and 100 ml of cream per person.

Hope this helps, @WokesFromHome.

We have Christmas pudding then trifle on Boxing Day.

I second the suggestion of trifle for you on Christmas Day, or Yule Log.

This pear tart from Martha Stewart is amazing:
www.marthastewart.com/336892/pear-tart

I’ve switched out almonds for walnuts which is very good, and fig jam for the apricot jam. You can play around with it.

Christmas pud for DH and I. I do chocolate and orange sponge puddings for DSs. One year we had Lemon roulade from the freezer when the pressure cooker wouldn't get up to pressure and I couldn't find a spare gasket.