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Climate-friendly desserts for an Aussie Christmas

Step away from the boiled plum pudding and make these chilled, summery showstoppers instead.

24 recipes
Christmas bombe
EASY

Christmas bombe combines pavlova, Christmas cake and panettone

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Danielle Alvarez's summer showstopper.

Danielle Alvarez's mango and coconut layer cake with rum syrup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Custard, cake, fruit, booze – what's not to like?

Danielle Alvarez's chocolate, coconut butterscotch, sherry and raspberry trifle

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Rachel Khoo's coconut, lime and mango pavlova roulade for Christmas.

Rachel Khoo's coconut, lime and mango pavlova roulade

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rachel Khoo
A summery Chrissamisu for dessert this year?
EASY

Adam Liaw's Chrissamisu (part-tiramisu, part-trifle)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Gaytime tiramisu.

Or his kid-friendly Gaytime tiramisu

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Andrew McConnell's roasted cherries with Christmas spices.

Mascarpone cream, cherries roasted with Christmas spices and candied almonds

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
Plum pudding trifle

Dan Lepard's traditional sugar plum trifle

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Emiko Davies' Christmas pavlova wreath.

Pavlova wreath with mulled wine syrup and blackberries

  • 2 hrs +
  • Emiko Davies
Peach and mascarpone torte

Peach and mascarpone torte with roasted white peaches and cherries

  • 2 hrs +
  • Karen Martini
Rachel Khoo's nutty no-bake ice-cream cake.

Rachel Khoo's no-bake praline ice-cream cake recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Rachel Khoo
White Xmas parfait

White Christmas parfait is as close to a white Christmas as we'll get

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Cherry Ripe in frozen from.
EASY

Roasted-cherry ripe ice-cream cake recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Crack the brandy snaps into ginger custard.

Ginger custard with brandy snaps recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's caramel flan with peaches.

Feliz Navidad! Mexican-style caramel flan with peaches

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
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Dan Lepard's raspberry almond mousse cake.

Raspberry almond mousse cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Dan Lepard
Plum pudding ice-cream with caramel sauce and hazelnut praline.
EASY

Plum pudding ice-cream with caramel sauce and hazelnut praline

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Mango and passionfruit Viennetta-inspired ice-cream cake.

Cheat's Christmas Viennetta with mango and passionfruit

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Chilled custard with boozy cherries.

Spiced creme brulee with bourbon laced cherries

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Dive into this chocolate and nougat truffle bowl.
EASY

One bowl chocolate and nougat truffle

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Zuccotto with prunes, port and dark chocolate.

Zuccotto with prunes, port and dark chocolate recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Lemon and raspberry-cardamom pie topped with wispy clouds of torched Italian meringue.

Lemon raspberry meringue pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Butterscotch pudding pots.
EASY

Chilled butterscotch puddings with port raisins

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Rachel Khoo's pomegranate pavlova wreath for Christmas.

Pavlova wreath with whipped yoghurt and pomegranate

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rachel Khoo
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