Christmas Dessert Recipes

Cakes, pies, cookies, and more—our Christmas dessert recipes are full of treats for finishing out your holiday celebration with something sweet.

Explore Christmas Desserts

All Desserts
Decorative platter of baked minced pies, with hand holding one pie close up
British Mince Pies
20181127-gingerbread-ice-cream-vicky-wasik-21
Gingerbread Ice Cream
Crouquemboche
Croquembouche
Overhead view of bibingka in cast iron pan
Bibingka (Filipino Rice Cake)
20191108-yule-log-vicky-wasik-29
Classic Chocolate Yule Log
A mound of Swiss meringue on a plate
Perfect Swiss Meringue
Piping homemade royal icing onto a piece of gingerbread for a gingerbread house.
Gingerbread House Icing
An old-fashioned jelly roll sprinkled with powdered sugar on a baking sheet.
Old-Fashioned Jelly Roll
Brown sugar cookies on a cooling rack
Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies Recipe
A slice of epic New York Cheesecake on a plate, topped with cherry sauce.
BraveTart's Epic New York Cheesecake
Side view of Bunuelos de rodilla
Buñuelos de Rodilla (Mexican Christmas Fritters) Recipe
A slice of rich and creamy tiramisu on a dessert plate.
Rich and Creamy Tiramisu
20191107-meringue-mushrooms-vicky-wasik-13
Perfect Meringue Mushrooms
20190708-almond-cake-vicky-wasik-13
Fluffy and Nutty Almond Layer Cake Recipe
20170730-bravetart-apple-pie-vicky-wasik-20.jpg
Easy, Old-Fashioned Apple Pie
Side view of pouring sauce on sticky toffee pudding
16 Easy Make-Ahead Desserts to Ease Your Holiday Stress
Decorative board with pican tassies on it, on top of a dark green velvet fabric. Smaller plate with 3 tassies on it, one bitten into. 2 cups of water.
A Southern Holiday Classic, Perfected: The Gooey, Toasty Pecan Tassies Our Editors Make Every December
Slice of pecan pie cheesecake on a plate with a fork and mug on a table
Our 10 Most-Saved Holiday Desserts to Make This Season
A DIY McDonald's egg nog milkshake, topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry in a glass holiday cup, on a red background.
McDonald's-Style Eggnog Shake
20161009-gingerbread-house-dough-icing-vicky-wasik-6b.jpg
Construction Gingerbread Recipe
A baked apple pie.
Perfect Apple Pie
A fork diving into a slice of a 3-layer brown butter carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream frosting.
Nutty and Rich Brown Butter Carrot Cake
20151017-pecan-pie-vicky-wasik-15.jpg
Classic Pecan Pie Recipe
Apple pie with a smooth, gooey filling.
Gooey Apple Pie
20151017-smooth-pumpkin-pie-vicky-wasik-1.jpg
Extra-Smooth Pumpkin Pie
20160429-devil-dogs-vicky-wasik-6.jpg
Homemade Devil Dogs Recipe
Buttery marzipan stollen dusted with powdered sugar on a wood cutting board. A slice of stollen is laying on the cutting board, exposing the fruit and marzipan inside.
Homemade Marzipan Stollen
Slice of pear galette on a dark blue plate
Simple Pear Galette With Vanilla
Sweet potato pie
Silky Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
a piping bag piping meringue onto the filling of a fresh and creamy lime pie.
Fresh and Creamy Lime Pie
20170730-gingerbread-cake-vicky-wasik-14.jpg
Gingerbread Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
20141103-Rustic-Apple-Cranberry-Pie.1.jpg
Rustic Apple-Cranberry Pie Recipe
A slice of berry pie with a flaky gluten-free lattice crust.
Flaky and Crisp Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipe
A slice of chocolate cherry layer cake is served on a grey plate. The rest of the cake is visible in the background.
Chocolate Cherry Layer Cake Recipe
slice of angel food cake plated with chantilly cream, fresh fig, blueberries, and blackberries
Effortless Angel Food Cake Recipe
serving up a slice of chiffon cake with cream and berries
Classic Chiffon Cake With Vanilla Chantilly Recipe
Overhead view of the apple carmael bourbon pecan pie
Apple-Pecan Bourbon-Caramel Pie
A pile of cocoa-dusted chocolate ganache truffles.
Chocolate Ganache Truffles Recipe
a scoop of eggnog ice cream garnished with nutmeg
Eggnog Ice Cream Recipe
Overhead view of easy stovetop fruit crisp, served in a shallow bowl.
Easy Stovetop Fruit Crisp Recipe
20171220-grasshopper-pie-vicky-wasik-27
Upgraded Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie
A slice of frosted pumpkin layer cake.
Pumpkin Cake Recipe
Two scoops of leftover panettone ice cream, served in a small white bowl and surrounded by Christmas tree ornaments and a sprig of basil.
Leftover Panettone Ice Cream Recipe
Squares of Gluten-Free Pumpkin Gingerbread on a glass cake stand
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Gingerbread
Profile view of an individual spiced fruitcake, topped with extra candied fruit mix.
Individual Spiced Fruitcakes Recipe
Pumpkin Roll With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Recipe
Closeup of a peppermint bark brownie on a paper doily.
Peppermint Bark Brownies Recipe
20111212lildebbite610.jpg
Little Debbie-Style Christmas Tree Cakes Recipe
20141215-champagne-cake-roll-with-white-chocolate-nila-jones-3.jpg
Champagne Cake Roll With White Chocolate (White Chocolate Bûche de Noël) Recipe
20141215-champagne-cake-roll-with-white-chocolate-nila-jones-1.jpg
How to Make a White Chocolate and Champagne Bûche de Noël
20111227-127677-LTE-Chocolate-Buche-PRIMARY.jpg
Chocolate and Salted Caramel Bûche de Nöel Recipe
20121109-FP_Chocolate Cranberry Tart.jpg
Francois Payard's Cranberry Chocolate Tart Recipe
Boozy Eggnog Cake Recipe
A serving of ginger pudding in a ramekin with a spoonful lifted out placed on a red patterned cloth
3-Ingredient Chinese Ginger Milk Curd
A caramel apple tart with decorative crust garnished with nuts placed on a red table setting
Apple Chestnut Tart With Salted Caramel
Tray of chocolate sandwich cookies topped with crushed peppermint
Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
Plate of lemon sugar cookies on a yellow textile on top of yellow and white tiles.
Lemon Sugar Cookies
A plate of cookies topped with crumbled nuts
Melomakarona (Greek Christmas Cookies)