Make-ahead Christmas lunch

Chorizo Rolls

There is a stall in London’s Borough Market that sells these delicious chorizo rolls which has people queuing round the block.

Creamy Banoffee Trifle

With layers of creamy custard, caramel, banana and sponge, this is the ultimate dessert for banoffee lovers!

Tropical white Christmas slice

Laden with white chocolate, passionfruit and tropical flavours of mango, coconut and pineapple, this is sure to be a fruity fave this festive season. It makes a great Christmas gift idea, too.

3-ingredient Christmas cake

With only three ingredients, you'll have an incredible, moist, light and flavoursome fruitcake – it's a Christmas miracle! No one will ever know it was so easy!

Fruit and nut Christmas pudding loaf

The loaf shape makes this pudding easy to slice and serve, and takes less time to cook than a steamed one. It's a great spin on the traditional Christmas pud.

Prawn Caprese skewers

Seafood lovers will rejoice with this prawn and Caprese no-cook-necessary skewers! With a simple lemon, pesto and Greek yoghurt dressing, it's sure to be a hit.

Christmas nougat ice-cream pudding

Try something different when it comes to Christmas pudding this year! Creamy dark chocolate sauce with crunchy nougat and fruit cake ice-cream.

Eggnog

An indulgent Christmas drink with egg yolks and brandy that'll make your Yuletide gay.

Christmas Tree Pops

Decorate wedges of chocolate sponge with green icing and Smarties to make festive cake pops on sticks - perfect for baking with kids.

Triple nut & apple stuffing balls

These vegetarian red onion, lentil and sage stuffing balls offer texture from crunchy linseeds, pecans, hazelnuts and pistachios for a merry vegie Christmas.

Sticky port gravy

This full-flavoured gravy features our secret ingredients of soy sauce and dried mushrooms for a deep hit of 'umami' (savouriness) to complement a roast.

Christmas morning stollen muffins

These little cakes are filled with all the festive, fruity flavours of this classic German Christmas bake - ideal for Christmas morning or a teatime treat.

Chestnut, spinach & blue cheese en croûte

This vegetarian main course is packed with festive flavours like nutmeg and cloves, then wrapped in flaky butter pastry - a real Christmas treat.

Sausage & Granny Smith stuffing

This recipe will give you enough to stuff the turkey and also make a tasty stuffing loaf.

Cranberry & marmalade sauce

A homemade cranberry sauce with little flecks of peel from the marmalade for lovely bursts of citrus - easy to make in just 15 minutes.

Spiced stollen plait

This pretty twist on a classic German Christmas bake is lightly spiced, filled with mixed dried fruit and marzipan, then dusted with icing sugar.

Lime semifreddo cheesecake

This attractive frozen dessert can be made ahead and frozen for up to 3 months - perfect to get ahead for a dinner party.

Chocolate orange & cranberry red velvet bombe

Serve this stunning centrepiece for all those Christmas pudding refuseniks. Or offer it to guests alongside mince pies and tea.

Slow-roast pork shoulder

This smoky, melt-in-the-mouth main course is slow-cooked for several hours, making it ideal for a Christmas meal or special occasion.

Nougat terrine with caramel

A beautiful dessert to end a special dinner. This nougat terrine can be made in advance and kept in the freezer until you are ready to finish with the caramel.