Hot doughnuts with spiced sugared nut coating

Enjoy fantastically fluffy doughnuts without the need for yeast and proving. Pulse the nuts to a fine consistency for the coating as this helps them stick

Brown butter & cardamom lebkuchen

Make a twist on the classic lebkuchen over Christmas. Spiced with fragrant cardamom, brown butter gives these chewy cookies a nutty edge

Potted shrimp & crab crumpets with bay & chive brown butter

Enjoy these shrimp and crab crumpets as a breakfast or starter for Christmas Day. The filling can be made in advance, but will need gently reheating

‘Plain cheese pizza’ cups

Serve these bite-sized pizzas while you’re snuggled on the sofa to watch a Christmas movie – the name is a nod to Kevin’s favourite pizza in Home Alone

Next level black forest gateau

Rework this retro crowdpleaser with a thicker, creamier filling and more chocolate for pure indulgence. It’s the perfect centrepiece dessert

Reindeer peanut butter thumbprint cookies

Bake a batch of these sweet reindeer cookies on Christmas Eve to leave out for Santa. Kids will love helping out and adding Rudolph’s jammy red nose!

Panettone & pear crisp

Turn panettone into a crumble topping to make this easy dessert with the help of pears, stem ginger and hazelnuts. Enjoy with ice cream, cream or custard

Homemade cherry pie

Make this classic pie while cherries are in season. It’s the perfect summer dessert, served just warm with plenty of ice cream.

Christmas pudding buns

Turn leftover Christmas pudding into these sweet buns. ‘Tangzhong’ is the Chinese word for the roux-like paste that gives the buns their soft, fluffy texture

Gingerbread cookies

Put your feet up and enjoy these spiced gingerbread cookies with a hot drink – they’re made with cloves, ginger, cinnamon and dark molasses