New Year's desserts, 31 recipes

These sweet and colorful desserts will make New Year's even more fun.

Ginger roll

This festive roll is just as delicious as the cake, but a little less pompous, and will bring a cozy atmosphere to your Christmas at home. It's made with a spicy and soft gingerbread sponge, layered with a delicious cream cheese frosting. To prevent the sponge from cracking when filling, be sure to let it cool while rolled before adding the filling. Dust the roll with powdered sugar and enjoy!

Meringue cake - a festive meringue wreath with berries

Prepare a festive dessert in the shape of an Advent wreath, which will immediately attract attention with its vibrant appearance and be remembered for its amazing taste. Crispy meringue is topped with soft whipped cream and a delicious sauce made from a trio of berries: cranberries, fresh raspberries, and pomegranate seeds. Mint leaves add a refreshing touch and create a vibrant accent against the contrasting snow-white and ruby ​​wreath. Assemble the dessert just before serving to prevent the meringue from becoming soggy under the cream and berry sauce. It won't stay on the table for long.

Chocolate Santa's Reindeer Cake

Cut this luxurious chocolate cake into eight pieces, arrange them on plates, and let your guests marvel at the Santa's reindeer in each one. To decorate the cake, you'll need M&Ms (brown or red), pretzels, and candy eyes.

New Year's Tree Cake

Surprising your guests with this cake won't be difficult. Despite its apparent complexity, the dessert is simply made of square sponge cake layers covered with green frosting. This "New Year's tree" is truly unique. As befits a symbol of the New Year holidays, it's decorated with a star on top and even an edible garland.

Christmas Tree Cheesecake on a Stick

Decorating a Christmas tree takes on new meaning when it comes to decorating these delicious cheesecakes. To ensure they'll frost nicely with green icing, it's crucial to work with frozen cheesecake. Which tree do you prefer: a classic one, one with colorful lights, white garlands, or a snowy one?

Popcorn Christmas Wreath Dessert

A great idea for a craft class with kids, this vibrant holiday popcorn dessert requires no stovetop or oven preparation. Be sure to let the marshmallow-popcorn mixture cool before adding the M&Ms to ensure the candies retain their shape and don't melt.

Cheesecake in the shape of a Christmas cookie

In North America, it's a common tradition to bake sugar cookies for Christmas, Halloween, or, for example, Groundhog Day. This dessert is often decorated with icing and sprinkles, giving it a very festive look. A great idea is to pair this crumbly treat with a beloved creamy vanilla cheesecake. The colorful sprinkles and royal icing on the dessert give it a truly festive feel.

Sticky Toffee Pudding

To complete the festive meal, prepare a sweet pudding with rum-soaked dates, generously drizzled with toffee sauce.

Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

Sandra Lee makes adorable cane cookies using cream cheese for a rich texture, dry sugar cookie mix, and peppermint extract for a Christmassy flavor.

White chocolate candies with cranberries and pistachios

Chocolate "bark" is an easy dessert for a group. These bars are made of white chocolate with red cranberries and green pistachios.

Cupcake Christmas Tree

Make a stunning dessert with chocolate cupcakes that will grace your Christmas table. Sprinkle the frosted cupcakes generously with green sprinkles and secure them to a foam cone with toothpicks.

No-Bake Yule Log Cake

This delicious no-bake holiday cake is bursting with coffee and chocolate flavor. Make it ahead of time to save time on the big day.

Homemade cannoli rolls with ricotta and chocolate chips

Alex Guarnaschelli's homemade cannoli recipe is incredibly simple. Here's her top tip: only add the filling just before eating. Dusted with powdered sugar, these traditional Italian pastries look like they're covered in snow—perfect for the holidays.

Stollen (German Christmas cake)

This traditional German dessert with candied fruit and nuts can be served plain or covered with powdered sugar or icing.



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Mint marshmallow ice cream

This frozen mint treat doesn't require an ice cream maker. Two types of Christmas candies provide a refreshing mint flavor, while mini marshmallows add a special touch.

Panettone bread pudding with Amaretto sauce

For this traditional Italian dessert, tender pieces of panettone are soaked in a rich cream, then baked and served warm with sweet amaretto sauce.

Orange pound cake with ricotta and strawberries

Giada's homemade pound cake is so sweet, light, and airy that it just needs a simple strawberry topping, no frosting or icing.

Cranberry Corn Muffin

Cranberries, orange zest and cornmeal come together in a delicious Christmas dessert.

Christmas Reindeer Brownies

Candy canes, marshmallows, and wafer cookies make these brownies a festive dessert. They're so easy, you can make them with the kids!

Crispy Santa Hat Cheesecake

Dry rice cereal makes a unique, sweet cheesecake base. Topped with strawberry Santa hats, these cakes are sure to become a favorite holiday dessert.

Gingerbread men in a hot chocolate jacuzzi

Make your gingerbread men characters in a story: paint them into bathing suits with buttercream and place them in cups of hot cocoa.

Gingerbread man made from cupcakes

This gingerbread man is made from cupcakes. Be sure to take a photo of this beautiful dessert before serving it to your guests.

Christmas Tree Brownies

Simple brownies are made special with green frosting and candies. We bake them in round cake pans to make cutting them into triangles easy.

Chocolate-almond cake with sugar-coated cranberries

Create an elegant chocolate cake using a blend of wheat and almond flours. For a festive touch, garnish with sweet and savory candied cranberries.

Meringues on sticks

White chocolate lollipops coated on both sides with hardened meringue make an elegant seasonal dessert.

Meringue sandwiches

Mini meringues are perfect for sandwich cookie desserts. Fill with berry jam or lemon curd and serve on a crystal plate for a beautiful presentation.

Strawberry Santa Clauses

This elegant holiday treat is perfect for brunch or a light dessert. Giada De Laurentiis coats cut strawberries with mascarpone cream, and the remaining tip becomes a Santa hat.

Peppermint Marshmallow Snowmen

These fun "snowmen" contain a secret ingredient—peppermint extract—for an extra festive flavor.

Triple Ginger Soufflé

Giada's sweet and spicy soufflé makes an elegant addition to a festive brunch. The recipe uses three types of ginger: ground, fresh, and crystallized.

Eggnog-flavored ice cream

Alton Brown infuses vanilla ice cream with bourbon and freshly grated nutmeg for a classic drink in frozen form.





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