90 old-school Christmas puddings and desserts

Every year, there are new desserts trending for Christmas, but sometimes you just want to stick to the classics.

We all grew up eating warm Christmas pudding, a positively dense fruit cake, and plenty of trifles and pavs (we’re still using Gran’s trifle recipe).

So forget all those shiny new desserts, here are 95 old-school Christmas desserts that’ll remind you of the good ol’ days.

Christmas Pudding

Christmas in July dessert is sorted with this classic fruity pudding, topped with lashings of creamy custard.

This recipe might be simple but it has so much WOW factor! It's a perfect, light summery dessert, but the trick to a lusciously thick flummery is to ensure your milk is well-chilled or even semi-frozen as this will help it to thicken.

Night-before-Christmas fruit mince slice

A beautiful moist slice recipe I got from a magazine a few years ago. Can also be served with custard or cream as a dessert.

Limoncello Christmas Cake

Spiked with adults-only limoncello, this twist on a traditional Christmas cake will have you wanting more!

Christmas Jelly Slice

Nothing says Christmas like this festive jelly slice. With a buttery biscuit base, creamy filling and a bright jelly topping, both adults and kids will love it as a sweet treat this festive season. And to top it off, this slice is super-easy to make.

Christmas pudding

A classic Christmas pudding that can be either steamed or boiled.

Classic Shortbread

You won't be able to leave this one alone.

Grandma's Pavlova

“Grandma’s pavlova is my base recipe, although I might change it a bit. Last Christmas I made my favourite variation — I substituted rosewater for the vanilla and raspberry vinegar for the white vinegar. I feel very connected to Grandma when I cook, especially if I’m making one of her recipes.” - Kathryn Vincent

Mini Steamed Christmas Puddings

Individual serves of your steamed Christmas pudding.

Christmas Nougat

I love nougat and this recipe is quick to make and tastes delicious!

Grandma’s sherry trifle recipe

This sherry trifle is the perfect no-bake, make-ahead Christmas dessert recipe for a hot-weather Christmas.

Prized Christmas Cake

An 'old-fashioned' recipe that was my late mother-in-law's prize-winning cake show recipe.

Strawberry pavlova roll

A delicious combination of soft meringue, cream and strawberries.

Rich Christmas Cake

The perfect cake to complete your Christmas feast.

3-Ingredient Mini Christmas Cakes

These 3-ingredient fruit cakes are based on a 4-ingredient Christmas cake and have been a hit every year I make them! They can be turned into gluten-free cakes too if gluten-free flour is used.

Credit: The Fast 800