20+ Christmas Dessert Recipes
I feel like Christmas sneaks up on me every year! You, too?? To help you get everything planned, I’ve included below 20+ Christmas Dessert Recipes that are worthy of after-Christmas-dinner splendor! Here you’ll find recipes for pies, cakes, cheesecakes, and more!
When I went to gather up all the recipes that would make a fantastic addition to your Christmas table, I found myself of course going with traditional flavors like peppermint, cranberry, and gingerbread. But…there were so many not-so-traditional options that are sooo yummy that I added those, too.
I have separated my 20+ Christmas Dessert Recipes into the following categories:
- Pies
- Tarts
- Cheesecakes
- Cakes
- Cupcakes
- Cream Puffs
If you’re interested in more Christmasy posts, you can check out my posts with 20+ Christmas Cookie Recipes, Christmas Breakfast Recipes, and Christmas Gifts for Bakers!
Christmas Pie Recipes
Gingerbread Pumpkin Pie
This Gingerbread Pumpkin Pie has a classic pumpkin pie filling inside a gingerbread crust! Topped with spiced whipped cream, this pie would be perfect for all your holiday festivities!
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Mini Apple Cranberry Pies
These little beauties are like apple pie and cranberry sauce had a baby. A delicious baby.
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Coconut Mocha Pie
This Coconut Mocha Pie has a toasted coconut pastry crust filled with dark chocolate custard, topped with dalgona coffee swirled with whipped coconut cream! It's toasted coconut meets a mochaccino and I am HERE for it!!
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Kahlua Brownie Pie
A decadent dark chocolate Kahlua icebox pie with brownie crust, topped with three flavors of whipped cream!
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Salted Caramel Apple Pie
This Salted Caramel Apple Pie is a twist on a classic! I took a delicious, comforting apple pie and filled and topped it with homemade salted caramel sauce!
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Apple Date Pie
This Apple Date Pie is a twist on tradition! Here, a classic flaky pastry crust is filled with spiced apples and the caramel flavors of dates and brown sugar!
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Christmas Tart Recipes
Rosemary Almond Apple Galette
This Rosemary Almond Apple Galette is a rustic beauty! Its sweet pastry is filled with homemade almond paste, apples, and rosemary sugar!
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Chocolate Caramel Tart
This Chocolate Caramel Tart has a chocolate shortbread crust filled with homemade salted caramel sauce and dark chocolate ganache! A decadent classic!
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Hazelnut Fig Galette
This Hazelnut Fig Galette has a sweet pastry crust filled with homemade hazelnut paste, topped with figs drizzled with honey and vanilla bean paste! Absolutely fantastic served with a dollop of crème fraîche!
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Mocha Tart
This Mocha Tart has a chocolate shortbread crust filled with chocolate espresso custard and topped with (five shades of) fresh whipped cream!
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Raspberry Pistachio Tartlets
These Raspberry Pistachio Tartlets have a pistachio tart crust filled with homemade honey-raspberry jam, topped with toasted honey meringue!
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Christmas Cheesecake Recipes
Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
A classic graham cracker crust filled with creamy vanilla bean cheesecake, swirled with homemade cranberry sauce!
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Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake
This Peppermint Brownie Cheesecake is a peppermint cheesecake with a fudgy brownie crust, topped with whipped cream and crushed candy canes!
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Vanilla Bean Blondie Cheesecake
This Vanilla Bean Blondie Cheesecake is a creamy, no-bake vanilla bean cheesecake with a funfetti blondie crust and whipped cream!
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Cookie Dough Brownie Cheesecake
This Cookie Dough Brownie Cheesecake is three desserts in one! A fudgy brownie is topped with (eggless!) chocolate chip cookie dough, then with a layer of no-bake vanilla bean cheesecake!
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Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake with Date Caramel
This beauty is a dark chocolate cheesecake with hazelnut graham cracker crust, topped with date caramel!
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Christmas Cake Recipes
Gingerbread Layer Cake
This Gingerbread Layer Cake has sweet, spiced gingerbread cake with a just-sweet-enough cinnamon mascarpone frosting, covered with soft gingerbread cookie tiles!
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Caramel Ginger Date Cake
This Caramel Ginger Date Cake combines the warm flavors of ginger, dates, and salted caramel with the goodness of cream cheese frosting!
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Gingerbread Bundt Cake
This isn't your average gingerbread cake! Dark, sticky, and deeply spiced, this old-fashioned Gingerbread Bundt Cake is perfect for Christmas–and all winter long!
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Christmas Cupcake Recipes
Apple Cider Cranberry Cupcakes
These Apple Cider Cranberry Cupcakes are moist (sorry not sorry), delicious apple cider cakes topped with sweet-tart cranberry Swiss meringue buttercream. Fall in cupcake form! <3
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Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes
Decadent mocha cupcakes topped with peppermint Swiss meringue buttercream. A taste of the holidays!
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Christmas Cream Puff Recipes
Cookie Dough Cream Puffs
These Cookie Dough Cream Puffs are filled with a smooth, fluffy, safe-to-eat chocolate chip cookie dough, then drizzled with dark chocolate ganache!
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Pecan Pie Cream Puffs
These Pecan Pie Cream Puffs are brown sugar craquelin cream puffs filled with pecan pie filling and bourbon whipped cream!
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I hope that this list has inspired you to whip up something sweet to make your holiday season even sweeter! Whatever you choose to serve, I hope it’s something delicious that adds to the joy of the holidays!! <3
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Updated 12/4/2021