17 Christmas sweets recipes

Best Christmas sweets recipes

Christmas fudge

Check out this festive gingerbread fudge that takes just a few minutes to prepare. You can easily double the recipe to make two batches, so you have plenty for gifting. Check out all our fudge recipes for more flavour ideas.

Rum truffles

Get into the festive spirit with a batch of these homemade rum truffles decorated by hand – they make great last-minute gifts.

Marron glacé

Set some time aside to make these candied chestnuts, they're well worth the effort. Plus, they work perfectly as a stocking filler.

Stollen bites

Make these pretty stollen bites for a fun Christmas baking project – you can use any mixed dried fruit, such as cranberries, sour cherries or apricots.

Peanut butter pretzel truffles

So much nutty, crunchy, chocolatey goodness rolled into one bite-sized truffle – the perfect edible gift to give this Christmas.

Quick Biscoff fudge

Make this luscious fudge in just 20 minutes (plus a little cooling time). It's flavoured with Lotus Biscoff smooth spread, and a pinch of sea salt flakes.

Mocha chocolate slab

Make this indulgent chocolate slab with white chocolate, dark chocolate and coffee beans to give as a gift, or serve as a smart dinner party dessert with coffee.

Baileys truffles

Treat someone special this Christmas with these melt-in-the-mouth chocolate truffles with a boozy kick. Make our decadent dark chocolate truffles, or a white chocolate and almond version.

Sweet miso caramels

These umami toffees are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. Wrap them up in white greaseproof paper and give them as presents this Christmas.

Nutella truffles

Bite into one of these Nutella truffles and what a surprise – a caramelised hazelnut in the centre!

Vanilla fudge

Treat friends and family to this super-crumbly fudge recipe with muscovado sugar as a homemade foodie gift.

Baileys chocolate tiffin

Treat loved ones with our easy yet impressive Baileys tiffin – an ideal gift for your foodie friends. These indulgent chocolate tiffins are packed with our favourite Baileys Christmas drink, in solid chocolate form. You don’t have to include the edible glitter, but it does give added bling.

Chestnut truffles

These chocolate and chestnut truffles are really easy to make, and are a lovely edible gift to give over the festive season.

Baileys fudge

Fudge is a sweet treat that keeps well, and the addition of Baileys makes it great for the festive season. If you want to get ahead with gifts, it can be made in advance and keeps for a month.

Chocolate-dipped honeycomb

Need inspiration for easy edible gifts? Ready in 20 minutes, our quick and fun honeycomb recipe is dipped in dark, milk and white chocolate, making it the perfect Christmas treat for someone with a sweet tooth. Discover more of our best Christmas baking recipes

Peanut brittle

Wrap up in pretty packaging and treat friends and family to these pre-made gifts.

Nougat

Try our recipe for homemade nougat. This sweet treat is the perfect thing to make and give as a foodie gift, or to serve alongside coffee after dinner.