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17/12/2025
If Christmas is the busiest time of the year for you and desserts are where you get stuck in a rut, then this article is here to help! You can bake, make and fix these quick desserts in no time at all and make them in bulk for your Christmas gathering. Each recipe uses just five simple ingredients but delivers that wow-factor that'll have everyone asking for your secret. From truffles to parfaits, get ready to sleigh the dessert game!
The holiday season shouldn't mean spending hours in the kitchen or hunting down obscure ingredients. These seven Christmas desserts are proof that impressive doesn't have to mean complicated ingredient lists or never-ending steps. Each recipe uses just five ingredients (yes, really!), but delivers the kind of festive, party-ready presentation that looks like it came from a professional bakery.
Whether you're hosting a holiday gathering, bringing treats to a party, or simply want to add some sweetness to your celebrations, these desserts strike the perfect balance between effort and impact. The secret? Smart finishing touches and simple techniques that transform basic ingredients into stunning creations. Let's dive into these deliciously easy recipes that'll make you the star of every Christmas party.
This dessert is as good as it sounds. It uses brownies, cream cheese, sugar, melted chocolate and tiny candy balls for decoration. Once the truffle balls – a mix of brownies, cream cheese and sugar — are ready, they’re dipped in melted chocolate. Before they can cool completely, add decorations before the coating hardens. Create that festive look by drizzling white, red and green coloured chocolate over the truffles and finishing with Christmas special sprinkles. Work with just two or three truffles for the best results and serve in cupcake liners.
Fudge is the easiest Christmas dessert you’d ever put on the table. To suit the occasion, they get a marbled upgrade with eye-catching swirls. Too much swirling will turn the festive colours muddy. The simple technique creates a gorgeous, artistic marbled effect that looks incredibly professional. Drop heaping tablespoons of each colored fudge randomly across your pan rather than in neat rows, then drag your knife or skewer through in smooth, deliberate motions. Then refrigerate the fudge as usual.
To make this Christmas classic, you take blocks of white compound chocolate as well as milk chocolate, peppermint extract, crushed peppermint and coconut oil. The visual appeal comes from layers of white and dark chocolates topped with crushed candy canes, creating that iconic look when you break it into shards. For the festive look, sprinkle the crushed candy immediately after spreading the white chocolate, so it embeds properly into the surface. The trick is crushing candy canes in different sizes, some fine pieces, some chunky, which catches light and adds good texture.
Transform the usual parfaits into stunning desserts using whipped cream and cookie crumbs, then repeat until you reach the top. To make it festive, consider adding rainbow sprinkles on top. Between the layers, small pieces of candied fruits can be added too. If you want a more full-bodied parfait, reserve the whipped cream for the top, and use vanilla pudding between the layers of the cookie crumbs. The secret to making it Instagram-worthy is using clear glasses or jars so every chocolatey layer shows through. Top with a whole chocolate sandwich cookie and sprinkles.
These baked coconut goodies are made with coconut, flour, salt, condensed milk and vanilla essence. The Christmas transformation happens when you dip the bottoms in melted white chocolate, making them look like they are sitting in snow. Drizzle the macaroons with dark chocolate next and immediately cover with colourful sprinkles, then drizzle some white chocolate over the tops before adding another layer of sprinkles. The standard macaroons are mound-shaped, but you can shape these into small cones like little Christmas trees and dust with icing sugar to create a snowy effect.
What makes these cookies instantly holiday-ready is the melted marshmallow top covered with chocolate ganache and finished with festive sprinkles. The technique: press half a marshmallow onto each cookie after the initial bake, return briefly to the oven until slightly melted, then coat in chocolate icing. While the icing is still wet, immediately sprinkle with Christmas-colored sprinkles or crushed candy canes for that final festive touch.
This elegant cake gets its Christmas magic through strategic finishing touches rather than fussy decorations. It’s the easiest cake ever made with only dark chocolate, cocoa powder, butter, eggs and sugar. The fun part begins after the cake is done. Use a Christmas tree stencil with powdered sugar, or surround the cake with rosemary sprigs tucked underneath and around the edges and some cranberries. Another good option: set it atop a cake stand wrapped with twinkling lights or surround it with chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil.
Who says you need a mile-long ingredient list to create memorable Christmas desserts? So this holiday season, skip the stress and embrace the simplicity. Whether you're team Brownie Cheesecake Truffles or firmly in the Peppermint Bark camp, these desserts will help you create those sweet holiday memories without breaking a sweat. After all, Christmas is about enjoying the moment, not spending it all in the kitchen.