I'm struggling for inspiration - I always try to make something 'light' and fruity, and was also trying no to to repeat what I made in recent years. It's for actual Christmas dinner (we have Goose as the main). We'll also have birthday cake left over from the previous day which inevitably will contain a chocolate element so I'm trying to avoid a second choc dessert.
We'll only be 4 adults and 2 school age kids (so no alcohol...)
In the past I have made:
Pavlova with Raspberries and passion fruit (Nigella recipe)
Lemon honeycomb
I think one year I made chocolate fondants (before I had figured out that you can overdose on chocolate)
I can't recall further back...
And anything traditional christmassy involving Christmas pudding or mince pies or marzipan is out for the majority. As are most dried fruits and nuts: only pistachios or cashews are okay, and almonds if hidden as ground almonds for example. Trifle / anything heavy on custard is also not such a favourite.
Please can you point me in some direction. I was wondering about tarte tatin or something, but it needs to be prepared the day before at the latest. Or a swiss roll type creation? Something frozen would be good but minimal freezer space means it's not an option.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions!