What are your favorite desserts for Christmas?

[Missi]

What are your favorite desserts for Christmas? I don't mean for snacking/goody trays - I mean a dessert to have on Christmas Day after your big meal? :)

[Sophie]

I think we have the same thing every year and always have since I was a child.

Pecan Pies
Sweet Potato Pies
Coconut Cake

[Missi]

I didn't add my own - lol!

We usually have pecan pies, German Chocolate cake as "standbys" and then something else that year that is different. :)

[daisylover26]

We have different things each year, sometimes cakes, sometimes pies. My personal favorites are Red Velvet cake and Black Forest cake.

[ChanChan]

We always have/had
pecan pie
lemon meringue pie
chocolate meringue pie
coconut cake
cheesecake
pumpkin pie
:p :D

My DB's birthday is 3 days after Christmas and he always requested pumpkin pie instead of birthday cake.

[Lucky_Lady]

Must haves.....Pecan Pie....daughter
Cheese Cake....son always for birtday also
Cracker Pie, new sil
Cheese cake for new dil
Lemon Pie-Coconut Pie
If my family, uncles, 78-81 are with me I fix a Spanish Chocolate cake, its afamily recipe that is handed down to only a certain few (me :D ) so my daughter gets it also......7-10 THIN layers of swiss chocolate with creamy white icing laced between EVERY layer, icing as thick as cake....and chocolate fudge is a must, walnuts, not pecans.....is everyone elses family so like this also????
Chan, loved that your hubby loves pumpkin for BD,

[Belle]

pecan pie
coconut cake
pineapple cake

[Dor1949]

Without fail, for 35 years, we have been making a huge bowl of English Trifle for Christmas. You can make it a day or two ahead - as it gets better as you add more sherry, keep it in the fridge and serve as people drop by. It's always nice to do it in layers in a beautiful crystal bowl, topping it with whipped cream and toasted almonds.

[OliviaEllyn]

growing up in Chicago area, it was the cookies that were made and something hot to drink.

Now I serve the cookies and either a cheesecake for some sort or a steaming chocolate soufflé with some real whipped cream.. yums.

[Veecee]

Homemade:
Applesauce spice cake with homemade whipped cream.
Dutch apple pie
Store bought: mince pie
Vanilla ice cream to any to any and all!

[JeanW]

Pumpkin Pie
Cranapple Pie
Candy Cane Pie :p
Fudge
Special candies and cookies
Lots of coffee :D

[gammabyers]

Red Velvet cake
pecan pie
cookies
candies
apple dumplings
fruit ambrosia

[Pam227]

JeanW - can you share your recipe for Candy Cane pie? Thanks!

[JeanW]

Pam, I so wish I could give you my recipe for Candy Cane pie. But this pie comes from a really great pie shop in my hometown. They make such a beautiful and tasty Candy Cane pie and the price is very reasonable. That pie is so good but is very rich. Just a few bites is enough to head you toward a sugar coma! :D

So my recipe goes like this - phone in my order, get in the car, drive to the pie shop drive up window, pay for pie in a nice carryout box, bring home and serve for dessert. :D

So sorry I can't help you out, Pam. :(

[Capucine]

Pecan Pie is probably the one thing that appears every year, without fail.

[Capucine]

JeanW - can you share your recipe for Candy Cane pie? Thanks!


Pam, try googling Candy Cane Pie. You'll probably find a few recipes.

[palandmagee]

We just have a cookie tray, pecan pie, and lots of coffee and hot chocolate. We've given up on making the big desserts b/c everyone is usually so stuffed from dinner!

[dr.fine]

I always serve a tray of asst. homemade cookies and of course, a birthday cake for baby Jesus. We let the little ones pick out their favorite cake and prepare that one. They get to decorate it after dinner and before it comes to the table. What fun and a great photo op!

[keetha]

This recipe was my grandmother's aunt's and one my mother remembers from growing up. It's a rich chocolate cake that we have year 'round, and especially at Christmas!

AUNT MABLE’S SCOTCH CAKE


Sift together in a large mixing bowl 2 cups plain flour and 2 cups sugar. Set aside.

Put in saucepan 1 stick butter, ½ cup Crisco, 4 tablespoons cocoa, 1 cup water. Bring to rapid boil. Pour over flour and sugar. Mix well.

Add ½ cup buttermilk, 2 eggs lightly beaten, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and
1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well.

Pour into greased and floured 11x16 pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
OR
Use 9x13 pan at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.


ICING

Start making icing about five minutes before cake is done.

Melt together 1 stick butter, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 6 tablespoons milk. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.

Add 1 box confectioner’s sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup coconut. Mix well.

Spread on cake while still hot.

[Missi]

Wow, Keetha - that cake sounds wonderful! Thanks for posting! :)

[LanaSmile]

For the last few years, one of our favorite desserts has become those filled cream puff-like/eclair bites from Sam's. We melt dark chocolate chips with butter..and add the cherry juice from maraschino cherries..then dip the tops of the "puff" into the chocolate..and let it harden..just a bit. Of course, there are the usual pies and cakes and cookies. Help! I'm gaining weight as I type this!! LOL :)

[Pam227]

I did find a recipe for Candy Cane pie that I might try. Does the one you buy have a chocolate crust or a regular pie crust?

[jawilkin]

This is my favorite Holiday pie...I make it for Thanksgiving & Christmas, then wait until the next year to pull the recipe out again. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.


Mincemeat-Walnut Pie

1 10-inch unbaked pie crust
4 large eggs
1 28-oz jar prepared mincemeat
3/4 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup light corn syrup
2 TBSPN brandy or bourbon
2 TBSPN butter/margarine melted
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 Cups walnut pieces
Sweetened Whipped Cream (Optional)

1. Heat oven to 375-degrees F. In medium-sized bowl, lightly beat 1 egg. Stir in mincemeat; spoon into prepared crust. In same bowl, beat remaining 3 eggs ujtil frothy. Stir in sugar, corn syrup, brandy, butter, & salt until well combined. Fold in walnuts, Spoon over mincemeat in crust.

2. Bake pie 50-55 mins. or until a knife inserted in center of walnut layer comes out clean. Cool on wire rack completely before cutting. Serve with Whipped cream. Hhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm GOOD!

[sweetslover]

Apple Dapple cake
Buttercrunch candy (promise I'll post the recipe soon, I've been requested to before :( )

The above are always served, each year, no matter what..it's not Christmas at our house without them. :p

Also, I bake TONS of cookies, and though they vary each year, I never go without baking lemon squares, and pecan snowballs. :)

[mixer]

sweetslover, P L E A S E post your recipes for appled dapple cake and the buter crunch candy. They sound wonderful!!!

[JeanW]

I did find a recipe for Candy Cane pie that I might try. Does the one you buy have a chocolate crust or a regular pie crust?
Pam, I'm sorry. I'm just now seeing this question. The Candy Cane pie we buy has a regular pie crust. It is really rich and I think a chocolate crust would be too much - at least for the pie we buy.

Good luck! Let us know if you try the recipe. :)

[Pam227]

I plan to make the candy cane pie recipe around Christmas time so I will try to remember to post a review :)

[luvmyhunny]

Well when my MIL did Thanksgiving we always had:

Chocolate Cake - old-fashioned kind
Coconut Cake - old-fashioned kind
Sweet Potato Pie - 1 with coconut added and 1 without

Now that I do Thanksgiving we always have:

Pecan Pie for DH cause he likes that best of all
German Chocolate Cake or Regular Chocolate Cake - my recipe
Pumpkin Pie

MIL won't share her recipes - she isn't up to making them anymore - so I make what I want.

[MaggieMae]

One my favorite desserts for a Christmas dinner party is from Pillsbury's website. It is called "Fudge Nut Crostata with Raspberry Sauce". You use a tart pan, Readycrust from Pillsbury and it's basically a brownie batter with nuts and topped with the crust in a lattice design. The raspberry sauce is the finishing touch which makes this dessert so incredible. Everyone raves when I serve it. The red sauce makes it festive! Check it out on PILLSBURY'S website!!

[JudyAZ]

I make something different every year. This year I think I'll make White Chocolate Cheesecake with a White Chocolate Brandy Sauce and fresh raspberries for a garnish.

[gammabyers]

I make something different every year. This year I think I'll make White Chocolate Cheesecake with a White Chocolate Brandy Sauce and fresh raspberries for a garnish.
HMmmmmmm, sounds yummy!
would you like to post that recipe????

[JudyAZ]

Here you go......

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

4 oz. white chocolate
3 8-oz. packages cream cheese
3/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
3 eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Grease 10-inch spring form pan.

Preheat oven to 300º

Place cream cheese, sugar, and flour in a mixing bowl and cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down bowl and add melted white chocolate. While mixer is running on very low speed, slowly add vanilla and heavy cream. Blend well.

Pour mixture onto spring form pan. Place cheesecake pan in a water bath filled with warm water. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until center of cheesecake is just firm.

Cool at room temperature for 1 hour. Refrigerate until set before removing from pan.


Brandy Sauce for topping:

1 cup heavy cream
2 cups white chocolate, finely chopped
2 oz. brandy

Place heavy cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour over white chocolate and stir with a wooden spoon until melted. Add brandy and continue stirring until incorporated. Pour over chilled cheesecake and serve.

NOTE: I don't pour this sauce over the cheesecake. I cut individual slices and nap the sauce over the cheesecake add a few fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint.

[gammabyers]

Thanks so much Judy!
This sounds delicious!!

[frany]

vanilla ice cream and cheescake, it's the family's all time faves..