Christmas: Desserts

Christmas is definitely the time to forget about diets, so enjoy this section of Delia's Christmas recipes and browse guilt-free...

Crumbles, pies, trifles, ice creams and jellies are all included and many like Cranberry Queen of Puddings can be made in advance and assembled when you need it. Or frozen like the Famous Truffle Torte - perfect if you have people visiting and are having to feed them over a few days.

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Cranberry and Orange Brulee

An easy, unctuous and very Christmassy do-ahead dessert. You can use a cook's blow torch for the brulee,...

An easy, unctuous and very Christmassy do-ahead dessert. You can use a cook's blow torch for the brulee, but the caramel won't be as crunchy as putting it under the...

Stem Ginger Ice Cream

What a star this is. You get the smooth velvet ice cream with the chunks of preserved ginger, which does...

What a star this is. You get the smooth velvet ice cream with the chunks of preserved ginger, which doesn't seem to freeze at all, retaining its fieriness. The D...

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The Famous Truffle Torte

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the pow...

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the power of television. It has been much copied over the years,...

The Fastest Mince Pies Ever

Until you actually make these you’ll never appreciate just how easy and fast they are. You can freeze th...

Until you actually make these you’ll never appreciate just how easy and fast they are. You can freeze them and re-heat in a hot oven straight from the freezer. See ...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

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Traditional English Trifle

This one's the real deal. Though we love making trifles all the year round, we only ever make thi...

This one's the real deal. Though we love making trifles all the year round, we only ever make this one at Christmas - which keeps it in the very special...

Vegetarian

Vanilla Creme Brulee

Creme brulee has its origins in England - it was invented at Trinity College, Cambridge, where it was known...

Creme brulee has its origins in England - it was invented at Trinity College, Cambridge, where it was known as Burnt Cream. The Delia Online Cookery School: Y...