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Whether for a family gathering or a festive feast, these recipes will make your celebrations even more special.
The Christmas tree is believed to bring good luck.
This collection of festive recipes brings together a delightful range of treats perfect for celebrating the holiday season. From the rich, spiced flavors of Stollen bread and Gingerbread Cheesecake to the indulgent yet healthy No-Bake Chocolate and Cherry Cheesecake, there’s something to satisfy every sweet tooth. Enjoy the warmth of a Holiday Babka or the crispy, creamy perfection of Fried Ice Cream. For a cozy, comforting touch, the Pumpkin Wreath and Coconut Snowman Chocolate Fudge Cake will add a seasonal charm to your table. Whether for a family gathering or a festive feast, these recipes will make your celebrations even more special.
Stollen Bread by Chef Amit Sharma, Love & Cheesecake
Ingredients:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 ¼ tsp instant yeast
- ½ cup warm milk, 2 eggs, ½ cup butter, 1 tsp each vanilla & almond extract
- Zest of 1 orange, ½ cup raisins, cranberries, candied citrus peel, marzipan log
- ¼ cup almonds, 2 tbsp rum/orange juice, powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions:
- Soak fruits in rum/juice (1 hr).
- Mix flour, sugar, salt, yeast. Add warm milk, eggs, extracts, zest. Knead in butter.
- Mix in soaked fruits, peel, almonds. Let dough rise (1.5 hrs).
- Shape dough around marzipan log, seal edges. Let rise (45 mins).
- Bake at 180°C (30-35 mins). Cool and dust with sugar.
No-Bake Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake by Chef Neha Deepak Shah
Ingredients:
- ½ cup chopped Chilean cherries, 200g chenna, 100g dark chocolate, cocoa powder
Instructions:
- Crumble chenna. Melt chocolate.
- Combine chocolate, chenna, and cherries.
- Pour into a springform pan. Chill (4 hrs).
- Garnish with cocoa powder (optional). Serve.
Holiday Babka by Chef Amit Sharma, Love & Cheesecake
Ingredients:
- 3 cups flour, ¼ cup sugar, ½ tsp salt, 1 ½ tsp yeast, ½ cup warm milk, 2 eggs
- ¼ cup butter, ½ cup chocolate chips, ¼ cup walnuts, cranberries
- 2 tbsp cocoa, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions:
- Mix dry ingredients. Add milk, eggs, and butter. Knead till smooth. Rise (1 hr).
- Roll dough, spread cocoa-sugar-cinnamon mix. Sprinkle chocolate, nuts, cranberries.
- Roll into a log, cut lengthwise, twist into braid. Rise (45 mins).
- Bake at 180°C (30-35 mins). Brush with sugar syrup.
Gingerbread Baked Cheesecake by Chef Amit Sharma, Love & Cheesecake
Ingredients:
Crust: 1 ½ cups crushed gingerbread cookies, ¼ cup melted butter
Filling: 500g cream cheese, ½ cup sugar, 3 eggs, ½ cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp each ginger & nutmeg
Instructions:
- Press crust mix into pan, chill. Beat filling ingredients till smooth.
- Pour filling over crust. Bake at 160°C (50-55 mins). Chill (4 hrs).
- Top with whipped cream, mini cookies, cinnamon sticks.
Fried Ice Cream by Barbeque Nation
Ingredients:
- 4 ice cream scoops, 1 cup breadcrumbs, ¼ cup flour & cornflour, 50g sliced nuts, oil
Instructions:
- Freeze ice cream balls (2-3 hrs). Coat with nuts, breadcrumb, slurry, breadcrumb.
- Freeze again (2-3 hrs). Fry in hot oil (190°C) for 10-15 secs.
- Serve immediately with chocolate syrup and nuts.
Pumpkin Wreath recipe by The Den
Ingredients:
- 400g pumpkin purée, 8 egg yolks, 300ml milk, 400ml condensed milk, 300g cream
- 5g cinnamon, 5ml vanilla, 360g butter, 280g icing sugar, 680g flour
- 3 eggs, 100g almond flour, 50g berries, 75g whipping cream
Instructions:
- Mix pumpkin, yolks, milk, condensed milk, cream, vanilla, cinnamon.
- Make dough with butter, sugar, eggs, flour. Chill (30 mins).
- Roll dough, line pie dish, pour filling. Bake at 175°C (30 mins).
- Decorate with whipped cream, berries.
Coconut Snowman Chocolate Fudge Cake
Ingredients:
- 100 eggs, 900g sugar, 750g butter, 500g chocolate, 500g flour, 15g coffee
- 90g cocoa powder, 150g cocoa butter, 150g white chocolate, 50g desiccated coconut
Instructions:
- Beat eggs, sugar. Add melted butter, chocolate, coffee, flour, cocoa.
- Bake at 175°C (35 mins). Cool. Cut into snowman shapes. Decorate with Rocher.
Plum Pudding by Chef Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Executive Chef, Jaypee Siddharth
Ingredients:
- 100g butter & sugar, 1 egg, 150g flour, 2g baking powder, 50ml milk
- 25g pista, almonds, 1g each orange & lemon zest
Instructions:
- Mix dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients. Mix together with zest and nuts.
- Pour into greased mold. Cover with foil. Bake (1 hr). Cool. Decorate as desired.