100 of Gran's lost Christmas recipes (2024)

Take a leaf out of Gran’s book and whip up a few of these tried and tested Christmas recipes. From eggnog gingerbread tarts to a twist on tiramisu, these recipes willbring plenty of smiles to the Christmas table!

With dried apricots and white chocolate, and extra drizzle of white chocolate over the top, these scones are quick to make, quick to bake and delicious for morning or afternoon tea.

This simple tiramisu slab cake not only feeds a crowd, but it’s much easier to prepare than a regular tiramisu.

Try your hand at some choux pastry to make these delicious little mini Biscoff eclairs. All you need is a bit of muscle to beat the mixture, and the Biscoff spread makes an amazing icing!

If you’re looking for something delicious and homemade for Christmas gifts this year, try this easy Caramilk white Christmas, ready after just an hour of setting time.

Prep this Christmas cake the night before and leave it to soak and soften in the fridge before baking into an amazing, gooey, chocolatey, cinnamon-spiced treat. You can even enjoy it for breakfast!

Perfect for afternoon tea, this simple dessert marries creamy custard with crispy butter puff pastry. It's a delicious accompaniment to a hot cuppa.

You can have dessert ready in no time with these microwave sultana mug puddings. Whisk together the ingredients, add to the cups and pop it in the microwave to cook.

With flavours of mango, lime and coconut, this tropical trifle screams Aussie Christmas!

These yummy little individual sponge puddings are made extra delicious and festive with the addition of Baileys. Drizzle a little extra over just prior to serving - yum!

With just four ingredients and a little bit of flare, this super-easy fruit cake is the perfect dessert to make this Christmas.

These lovely little eggnog gingerbread tarts are easy to make and look fabulous! They’d be great served for dessert at a Christmas co*cktail party.

Don't let the holiday season get the better of you, because you can have your cookies and eat them too! These biscuits have been created by leading dietitian, Susie Burrell and are perfect with a cuppa.

Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with these fun and festive choc-pudding popsicles. Perfect for the young at heart.

This colourful take on traditional rum balls will have you humming Christmas carols as you work. Wrap them in cellophane and tie with a ribbon for gifting - that’s if you don’t eat them all first!

Perfect centrepiece for Xmas day.

While we love tiramisu all year round, we're especially excited to serve it during the festive season, because Christmas isn't complete without this classic coffee dessert.

The perfect centrepiece for your Christmas table.

This simple gingerbread man recipe will excite those eyes and taste buds. An easy come together recipe that is soft on the inside with a crisp edge, these cookies will take as good as the look.

The perfect cake to complete your Christmas feast.

Santa will thank you for these delicious bikkies.

The quintessential Christmas dessert.

Christmas in July dessert is sorted with this classic fruity pudding, topped with lashings of creamy custard.

This vegan eggnog is made without cashews, dairy or eggs. It is a twist on the traditional Christmas drink, perfect to get into the festive spirit.

This delicious boiled fruit cake is the easiest recipe ever and it never fails! Everyone loves how moist it is and it's all thrown together in one saucepan then baked. I make up my own dried fruit as I don't like the peel in pre-mixed fruit.

This scrumptious gluten-free Christmas pudding is loaded with fruit and spices, and uses simple gluten-free alternatives, so that everyone can indulge. Serve it with homemade vanilla custard for a truly festive dessert.

Chocolate crackles are a kids' favourite at every birthday party. Now you can amp up the chocolate flavour with this Mars Bar version of the traditional chocolate crackle. And if you want to make them a little bit healthier, you could add a handful of dried fruit too.

A cracking combination of toffee caramel, chocolate and salty pretzels, this sweet treat makes the perfect homemade Christmas gift, or coffee companion.

What could be more festive sitting atop your Christmas table this year than a candy cane adorned cheesecake? With a chocolate crumb base and peppermint flavoured filling, this festive cheesecake absolutely looks and tastes the part.

Traditional Austrian and German Christmas cookies.

This recipe skips the traditional ingredients for White Christmas and uses white chocolate to hold together the things we really like! Leave it on the buffet in tiny squares to nibble on, or cut it into large squares and bag it in clear cellophane to give as gifts.

A fruit cake everyone will enjoy.

These tiny Santa cheesecakes are the ideal dessert for Christmas Day. The combination of baked cheesecake, chocolate-y biscuit base and fresh zing of strawberry is so moreish. Try stopping at one.

This sneaky cake looks like a Christmas pudding but tastes like a delicious chocolate cake covered in Maltesers! Heston Blumenthal, eat your heart out.

Perfect little Christmas treats for friends, family, teachers and neighbours. Bringing back the gift of giving food.