Christmas recipes

Serve a traditional roast turkey for Christmas without the fuss. Use the sticky glaze you'd get on a ham to add flavour and golden colour to a turkey crown

Make a batch of roast chestnuts for a festive Christmas treat to share with guests. Try our easy method and make the most of these seasonal bites

Get into the festive spirit with eggnog, a classic Christmas drink made with brandy, cream, eggs and vanilla. Serve with plenty of ice in tumbler glasses

Indulge in salmon stuffed with latkes, a wonderful fusion dish of Christmas and Hanukkah traditions from GF readers Jonathan Chovancek and Lauren Mote

Bring festive fun to dinnertime with our tree-shaped pizza made with shop-bought pastry. Choose your own toppings, such as pancetta, chopped chipolatas and pesto

Make a festive version of chocolate cake for an alternative Christmas dessert – the sponge and buttercream are spiced with warming ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg

Mix cranberry juice, orange juice and sparkling white grape juice to make this easy, non-alcoholic spritz. It's a perfect for a booze-free Christmas drink

Treat guests during the festive season to these gorgeous Christmas tree cupcakes. Decorate with sugar balls, sprinkles or chocolate beans to make baubles

Bake this festive fruit cake in advance of Christmas and feed it regularly with rum, brandy or whisky to build the flavour and keep it moist

Make the most of seasonal cranberries with Christmas jam. You can add edible glitter to make it extra-special, if you like – it makes a great gift for friends

Make a simplified version of our magical meringue Christmas tree, using shop-bought meringues assembled in a tree shape, then decorated with white chocolate

Create a centrepiece vegan main with this pithivier, filled with butternut squash, spinach and caramelised onion. It's a perfect pie for a celebration

Combine two very traditional Christmas bakes - gingerbread and mince pies - to create a brilliant modern classic. Top with mini gingerbread people.

Blend some chilled champagne with brandy and bitters for a sophisticated champagne cocktail. Garnish with an orange twist to serve

Update the traditional Christmas pud to include more of what you love - cherries, almonds and figs are a feature of this pudding and make it super special

Thought pigs-in-blankets couldn’t get any better? Think again. We've turned everyone’s favourite Christmas trimming into a glorious toad-in-the-hole

Turn stollen into bite-size treats. With squidgy, sweet bread studded with fruit and wrapped in marzipan, it’s easy to see why this German bake is so popular.

Create this stunning gingerbread birdhouse imagined by Samuel Debenham who won our gingerbread house competition. It's the perfect Christmas centrepiece

Give the popular Italian cocktail Negroni a Christmassy twist with cinnamon, star anise and bay leaves. Serve over ice and drink a toast to the new year

Prep these festive chocolate robins' nests in less than 30 minutes. Made with cornflakes, they‘re ideal for getting younger children involved in the kitchen.

Transform stuffing into a new version of pigs in blankets to save oven space. You’ll also need to buy fewer sausages, as this makes good use of just a few

Use citrus juice to soak the fruit - instead of alcohol - in this lighter, family-friendly fruitcake. It can also work as an easy Christmas cake.