Over 50 Fun and Festive Dessert Ideas for Christmas
A Collection of Festive Dessert ideas for Christmas
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile you probably are aware that I’m a big fan of the holidays. I’m also not a great cook, so when it comes to what to bring to holiday parties I tend to stick with dessert. Therefore, I just put together a really fun roundup of some festive dessert ideas for Christmas.
Since we all have different tastes and preferences, I wanted to make sure I shared lots of variety with my festive dessert ideas for Christmas. I broke it down by type of dessert (cakes, cookies, candy. etc.) Then made sure to include a lot of different flavors throughout.
Christmas Pies and Cakes
I feel that Thanksgiving is more the holiday of pies, and Christmas is not typically a pie or cake holiday. However, I have included a few fun pie and cake ideas for Christmas if that is the type of dessert you prefer.
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Eggnog Custard Pie is a great alternative to the usual holiday pie flavors. So easy to make, you’ll love this dessert for the holiday season. Just 4 ingredients to make
This delightful Christmas Sugar Cookie Pie is the most fun and festive holiday dessert! Loaded with red, white, and green Jimmies in a soft and tasty melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookie base.
It’s a chocolate baking cup filled with strawberries & no bake cheesecake make the cutest Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites. These are perfect for any holiday party. No bake and super easy to make!
4. Chocolate Cake bites with Peanut Butter Frosting
A unique take on a traditional cupcake these fun Chocolate Cake Bites with Peanut Butter Frosting will remind you of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.
Peppermint Bark Cheesecake – all the luxury of a classic cheesecake kicked up a notch with festive peppermint flavors! This is perfect for holiday parties or Christmas dinners. Who could resist a slice?
6. This super tasty looking Cinnamon Sugar Cake
Each bite of this Cinnamon Cake is perfectly sweet, soft, and oh-so comforting! Bake this perfectly moist cake brimming with cinnamon, layer with sweet buttercream frosting, and top with a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar.
A simple vanilla roll cake with red and green dots and spirals of creamy buttercream is the perfect dessert for Christmas parties.
This version captures everything you love about a traditional double-crust apple pie, but with a crunchy-tender walnut crumble topping that makes it especially perfect for your holiday spread.
The ultimate dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas – CHOCOLATE PECAN PIE! This is superbly yummy, easy to make, and looks so pretty, too! No corn syrup but pure chocolate deliciousness!
10. For you pumpkin lovers, check out this Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce
For the holidays, it’s hard to beat a treat like this Pumpkin Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sauce. So many great flavors all rolled into one dessert!
11. You might want to try out this Chocolate Candy Cane Cake
Chocolate Candy Cane Cake: it’s the dessert your family wants you to bring to the holiday get together this year! Rich chocolate cake with Cool Whip filling and crushed peppermints!
12. Candy Cane Pie
Once you try this light and fluffy Candy Cane Pie Recipe, it will quickly become a family favorite. From the decadent Oreo crust to the creamy filling with just the right amount of peppermint, this pie does not disappoint.
Cupcakes for Christmas
I am such a fan of cupcakes. They are easy to make and so much fun to decorate for each event. Christmas might not seem like cupcake time but any time is the right time to bring cupcakes.
Delicious Cranberry Orange Cupcakes with orange cream cheese frosting and candied cranberry garnish. A holiday classic is paired with fresh citrus for a flavor combo that is bright and refreshing. It all starts with the sweet tart tang of candied cranberries. Cranberries soaked in orange-infused syrup and then coated with a sparkling crunch of sugar, creating little bite-sized pieces of natural candy. Then we start baking and things really get festive!
2. You could try these one bowl Eggnog Cupcakes
Showstopping soft and fluffy eggnog cupcakes are made in just one-bowl! Holiday dessert the easy and delicious way. YES!
3. I think these Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting sound and look delicious
Gingerbread Cupcakes – tender, fluffy cake is brimming with well-spiced, deep molasses flavor, then it’s finished with a rich, tangy cream cheese frosting. So fun and so festive! If you want to go all out finish them off with mini gingerbread men and Christmas sprinkles.
4. Christmas Hot Cocoa Cupcakes
5. Vegan Cupcakes with Candy Canes
These Candy Cane Christmas Cupcakes will make kids and adults happy this holiday season! Eggless Cupcakes topped with dairy free frosting and crushed candy canes. No one will even know that this is a vegan cupcake recipe.
6. I love how cute these Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes look
7. Spiced Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Spiced Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect Fall dessert! This easy recipe is great for holiday parties and meals. A very special secret ingredients adds a blast of flavor!
8. These super adorable Reindeer Cupcakes
The CUTEST Christmas Cupcakes! These Reindeer Cupcakes steal the show at every party and with a red nose they can be Rudolph Cupcakes!
9. Santa Hat Cupcakes (with Homemade Frosting)
Santa Hat Cupcakes are my Favorite Christmas cupcake! These Santa cupcakes are made with homemade cupcakes and homemade frosting, but you can use any flavor cupcake and any white frosting flavor (just color your frosting red). When you make these cupcakes, you will have the most beautiful Christmas cupcakes ever!
10. Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Dessert meets tabletop decoration in a festive and easy recipe for Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and edible Christmas trees made with pretzel sticks and candy melts.
Christmas Cookies
This is going to be one of the biggest dessert categories. With cookie exchanges and cookies for Santa. Christmas is a time and holiday for cookies. There are so many really great ones to try out there but here are some really amazing ones for you to try out.
1 Check out these adorable Christmas tree Cookie Cups
Turn sugar cookie dough and buttercream frosting into these adorable and unique Christmas Tree Cookie Cups for the Holidays.
2. Double Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Chocolate Snowball Cookies are a twist on Russian tea cakes! These are such good chocolate Christmas cookies for the holidays: Rich, chocolate cookies coated in powdered sugar are perfect for all the chocolate lovers in your life.
3. Vegan Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes
4. These Peppermint Bark Oreos look like a simple and tasty treat
Peppermint bark meets with Oreo cookies to create a addictive treat in these peppermint bark Oreos. They will be a big hit at your holiday party!
5. Peppermint Chocolate Puddle Cookies – Naturally Gluten, Grain and Dairy Free
These flourless chocolate cookies are naturally gluten, grain and dairy free but you’d never guess it because they are so decadent. Fudgy and gooey inside, with a crisp, crackly top, flavored with peppermint and topped with candy cane pieces.
6. Peppermint Shortbread Cookies
These festive Peppermint Shortbread Cookies are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie trays this year! With only five ingredients, they are quick and easy to make and look so gosh darn pretty!
7. Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies
Our Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies are festive, super delicious, easy to make, and perfect for a Holiday Party or a Christmas Cookie Exchange.
8. How amazing do these Dark chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookie Cups look?
Pecan Pie Cookies have a thin flaky crust with a layer of the amazing nutty caramelly pecan pie filling we love so much! These are the perfect cookies for any occasion!
10. A Christmas classic with Gingerbread Cookies
This is my favorite Gingerbread Cookie recipe! It makes perfectly soft and chewy cookies and they have the just the right amount of spices and rich molasses flavor. The dough is easy to work with and they are so fun to decorate. These will quickly become a new favorite holiday cookie!
11. Santa’s Swirl Sugar Cookies
Delight your family and friends this season with these fun Christmas cookies I call Santa’s Swirl Sugar Cookies! Easy slice and bake cookie recipe is transformed into festive treats with colored sugar and red and green nonpareils.
12. No-Bake Sugar Cookie Truffles
Sugar cookie truffles are a three-ingredient no-bake recipe that uses sugar cookies, cream cheese and white chocolate (plus, sprinkles as an option). A recipe video, step-by-step photos and helpful tips are included!
13. Christmas Funfetti Cookies
Check out this Easy Apple Pie Cookies Recipe!! This is sure to impress your entire family!!
15. 3 ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies
These Butter Shortbread Cookies are the easiest, most flavorful shortbread cookies we’ve had the joy of making. They’re melt-in-your-mouth tender, with just the right amount of crispy bite. They’re great for freezing or gifting.
Brownies and Bars
- Loaded M&M Oreo Holiday Cookie Bars Loaded Holiday M&M’s Cookie Bars — These M&M’s cookie bars are packed with holiday M&M’s and crushed Oreos. This is an easy, one-bowl holiday dessert your family will love!
2. Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
Two dessert favorites join forces in a top-rated recipe for swirled Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies.
3. I am loving these Christmas Tree Brownies
Like that very first Christmas tree, these brownies make me SO HAPPY! Is there anything more delicious than the combination of peppermint and chocolate? Particularly when there’s icing and sprinkles involved? I didn’t think so. It’s pretty much guaranteed to brighten your day.
Snickers Cookie Bars – a buttery and gooey cookie bar loaded with chopped-up Snickers bars. These are perfect for when you want cookies right now.
5. These awesome sounding Andes Mint Brownies
Rich, chewy fudge brownies filled with melting Andes mints and plenty of chocolate chips are brownie perfection.
6. Chocolate Carmel Rice Krispie Squares
This scrumptious recipe for Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Squares is a tasty twist on traditional Rice Krispie treats. The combination of rich chocolate, peanut butter, chewy caramel, and crunchy Rice Krispies creates a dessert that will fly off the plate.
7. Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars
Thick, fudgey brownies topped with extra cream cheese peppermint frosting and drizzled with chocolate for the perfect mint chocolate treat!
9. Try out these Cherry Cheesecake Brownies
Cherry cheesecake brownies are fudgy brownies with cheesecake and premium cherry pie filling swirled on top! These brownies are rich and creamy and have three delicious desserts in one!
10. S’ mores Christmas Crack Bars (The recipe seems pretty simple and I like simple desserts)
S’mores Christmas Crack Bars are super easy to make. Layers of deliciousness make every bite magical. This one has chocolate graham crackers, caramel, marshmallow and chocolate. Every bite is perfection!
11. Candy Cane Chocolate Cheesecake Bars
Velvety peppermint cheesecake with swirls of white chocolate candy cane bars and topped with a piece of chocolate, these festive chocolate cheesecake bars are a showstopper. Easy as 1,2,3 and only 7 ingredients!
Christmas Candy
1 How fun does this easy Christmas bark look? I love it.
This Easy Christmas Bark recipe is packed with salty pretzels and sweet chocolate candy. It’s incredibly simple to put together and makes a great holiday treat or gift to give to any family member, neighbor or friend.
2. These Marshmallow Christmas Pops will be a big hit, I’m sure.
Marshmallows on a stick covered with chocolate and decorated with Red Green and White candy melts, these Christmas Marshmallow Pops are tasty and adorable.
3.These Red Velvet Truffles are kind of cake and candy and so perfect for the holidays
Red Velvet cake pops with red velvet cake and cream cheese frosting in the filling, plus a white chocolate coating. These are so great as hostess or holiday gifts. Plus, you can also dye half green and make a box of red and green truffles.
Candy Bar Pretzel Bites are easy to make with mini candy bars sandwiched between pretzels. Perfect for cookie exchanges or to give as gifts!
5. As a peppermint fan I want to try this Easy Peppermint Bark
6. White Chocolate Caramel Cashew Clusters
Creamy, chewy, crunchy, and buttery cashew clusters covered in sweet caramel and salted white chocolate.
7. Rocky Road Fudge ( You only need 4 ingredients)
8. Christmas Santa Crunch Popcorn
9. Christmas Candy Crunch ( Only 5 ingredients and takes 15 minutes)
10. Yummy Peppermint Truffles
EASY 4 Ingredient Peppermint Truffles. Amazingly creamy peppermint white chocolate ganache center coated with MORE chocolate and drizzled with extra white chocolate. Perfect Christmas dessert!
I am looking forward to many wonderful and fun holiday events coming up in the next few months. I love being able to celebrate with family and friends. So many of these festive dessert ideas for Christmas are simple and quick to make. I want you to be spending time enjoying yourself and not stuck baking for hours. Unless that’s what you love to do.
