Easy Christmas recipes

Fruity chocolate rum balls

These make-ahead treats will have ’em rolling in the aisles! With dried fruits, milky biscuits, dark rum and cocoa powder, these are bite-sized balls of bliss.

Christmas cheese ball

If you like your cheese and crackers, look no further. With toasted pecans, vintage tasty cheese, chives & capsicum, it's fabulous cocktail party dipper.

Pizza cracker melts

Topped with basil pesto, these party bites are made on cheese crackers, with shaved salami, olives, cherry tomatoes and bocconcini. Worth throwing a party for!

Minted peas and brussels sprouts

With mint leaves, brussels sprouts and baby peas, this dish makes a light, fresh and interesting green vegetable side for a tray bake or special roast dinner.

Roasted vegetable and ricotta salad

Find the rainbow connection with this multi-coloured mix of bakes veggies, with a topping of crumbled baked ricotta. It makes one very pretty side dish.

Peach, raspberry and lemon curd Eton mess

A beautiful, festive, no-cook Christmas dessert. The trifle-like pots are full of yoghurt, peaches and raspberries with meringues, and topped with mint.

White choc eggnog truffles

Get in the festive spirit with these no-bake-needed eggnog truffles. With creamy white chocolate, brandy, and shortbread biscuits, they'll go down a treat!

Festive rocky road

This white-style rocky road looks every bit the festive sweet. They look great on a sweets buffet table on Christmas day, or as an edible Christmas gift.

Sumac-baked salmon with pomegranate

With vibrant red pomegranate seeds adding both flavour and festive-feeling, this salmon salad is ideal for buffets and big family or friend get-togethers.

Fig, rocket and goat’s cheese salad

Summer means delicious fruits like figs. Try them out in this beautiful salad with creamy goat's cheese for a beautiful summertime side - perfect at barbecues.

Prawns and watermelon with balsamic dressing

The perfect summer salad, this recipe goes well as Christmas time, or at summer barbecues and buffets. Balsamic glaze gives creamy feta a caramelised taste.

Prawn cocktail recipe

The ideal not-too-heavy Australian Christmas starter is the prawn cocktail. Make it at its traditional best with this prawn cocktail recipe. It's so easy!

Healthy beetroot dip with oven-baked veggie chips

Blogger Smaggle shows us how to make a nutritious, easy and flavour-packed dip with healthy baked sweet potato chips. You'll have guests begging for the recipe!

Frozen vanilla and berry meringue bombe

This is one impressive ice-cream and sorbet pudding! Perfect at Christmas time, its pale colours remind you of a snowy, white Christmas.

Easy turkey gravy

This simple gravy uses the juices leftover from your roast turkey to create a sauce that complements the delicately flavoured meat.

Light-but-lovely lemon & sage roasties

A lighter version of roast potatoes with a hint of lemon and sage.

Oysters with soy and pickled ginger dressing

Oysters might not be for every day, but for a special occasion they're wonderful. Treat your guests to these ones with a fresh Asian dressing

Pasta salad with bacon & sugar snap peas

With a thick Greek yoghurt and vinegar dressing, this crisp sugar snap pea and bacon salad with pasta is great in summer

Four-ingredient fruit cake

This cake is super moist and very yummy! You could use cranberry, apple or pomegranate juice in place of the orange juice.

Marmalade-glazed ham with oranges

This glazed ham deserves pride of place on your Christmas table - and it comes with perfect roast vegies too

Dipped white choc cherries

A lovely holiday treat that's easy to put together and fits in great at any party table.

Smoked salmon & prawn canapés

Smoked salmon and prawn bites - perfect for your Christmas party this holiday season!

Iced eggnog punch

There are few things that signify the holidays like eggnog. This fantastic classic will remind you - there's no place like home for the holidays!

Prawn & mango salad wraps

All the flavours of summer come together in these low-carb wraps. Perfect as a light meal or as canapes for your next summer party