5 Fun Christmas recipes
Christmas time is a great time to jump in the kitchen and try out something new.
Don't worry if cooking really isn't your thing here are a few recipe ideas for Christmas that'll add a bit of Festive cheer to any Christmas Day and they're really easy to make!
1. Christmas Tree Brownies
Ingredients:
- 1 box Brownie Mix
- 1 tub white vanilla icing
- green food colouring
- small round sprinkles
- small star sprinkles
- candy canes
This recipe serves 12.
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2. Peppermint Patties
Ingredients:
- 7 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin or refined coconut oil
- 1/4 teaspoon food-grade peppermint essential oil or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract (see note)
- 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
- Crushed peppermint candies for sprinkling, optional
This recipe makes 50 Peppermint Patties.
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3. CHRISTMAS COOKIE DIP
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Greek vanilla yoghurt
- 3 oz. cream cheese softened
- 3 tbsp. butter softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4-3/4 cup powdered sugar plus more to taste
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1/3 cup red and green sprinkles
- gingerbread men cookies vanilla wafers, fruit, etc. for dipping
This recipe makes 2 cups of dip and takes 5 minutes to make!
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4. GINGERBREAD BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Ingredients for Bars:
- 2 cups + 2 Tbsp (300g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (169g) unsalted butter, diced into 1 Tbsp pieces, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup (220g) packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60ml) unsulphured molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
1/2 cup butter, nearly at room temperature (I like to use 1/4 c salted butter 1/4 c unsalted)
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, nearly at room temperature
2 1/2 cups (325g) powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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5. CHRISTMAS TREE WAFFLES
Ingredients:
- 2 cups waffle mix
- 1 1/3 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 15 drops McCormick® Green Food Color
- Confectioners' sugar
- Mini candy-coated chocolate pieces, such as M&M's® Minis
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