What goes down well for dessert after Christmas dinner?

Savvy_sewing

Fresh fruit salad, made with pineapple juice. We always have a trifle and christmas pudding. But the kids never eat it. As I am the only adult this year, I shall not bother. ( I say only adult the twins are 19 but still kids to me).
But I normally use a Birds eye trifle mix, but now a new money saver, its Tesco Value Jelly at 12p. Mixed Fruit cocktail, at 22p. Custard thickened with cornflour, 19p but fresh whipped cream. No idea what it costs at the moment. Good luck with what ever you decide.

redruby

tinselfairy wrote: »

Mincemeat filo pastry parcels or Bailey's trifle.

Both nice and easy, let me know if you want the recipe for either.

Hi tinselfairy,

I would love your recipe for baileys triffle please xxx

Sue

Caterina

Panettone, anytime!

To make it even snazzier (although I prefer mine straight, I have to say) you can cut the top, scoop the inside and fill it with good quality ice cream, put the top back and store in the freezer until time to eat.

Serve sliced with side helping of whipped cream.

Buon Natale e buon appetito

Caterina

ps stale panettone makes a beautiful base for bread and butter pudding!

champys

I would love your recipe for baileys triffle please xxx


me too - please post!

tiff

We have raspberry pavlova as no-one except me likes christmas pudding. We also need something light after a big dinner!

Pink.

Hi champys,

You can find tinselfairy's recipe for Baileys trifle here. It sounds delicious!

Pink

MrsB_2

When my DH joined our clan we all converted to his family tradition of having fruit pavlova (anything you fancy) after Christmas lunch, and then having the Christmas pud for tea.

Stompa

I'll be having an apple!

newleaf

I've got a recipe for a baked cheesecake with a cranberry topping, it came from a Sainsbury's Magazine Christmas supplement a few years ago. It makes a nice alternative to Christmas pud and looks really festive with the cranberries. Also good for a Christmas eve or boxing day buffet. It's long, but I will post it if you like?

I will also be making a Black Forest Trifle with layers of the following in this order:
Chocolate sponge moistened with Cherry Brandy.
Cherries (jar from Lidl)
Custard (home made, with eggs & cream)
Whipped cream
Chocolate shavings on top

For a child friendly, alcohol-free version, moisten the sponge with the juice from the jar of cherries instead of the cherry brandy. A true trifle should not contain jelly, although I know lots of people use it, I think it is always better without.

jembie

WOW we can never eat anything after the Christmas dinner...It may be because I cook way too much but it is always a case of wobble off to the sofa and don't move until about 10pm when we can just about fit in some Christmas pudding