Hello everyone, and welcome to day 16 of our 25 days of Christmas!

For today’s event, I would love to see all of your favorite Christmas Desert Recipes! These can be ones you make, have had that someone else has made, or even one you would like to try to make or let’s be honest… eat!

I know for me, this time of year I get into a major baking and cooking mood and can hardly decide what treat I want to make! 

*Bonus points if you also attach a picture of the desert or treat.

Today’s event will run from now, until 11:59pm on 12/19/25!

The prize for today’s activity will be $3 mill HPD!

My favorite that Haley always asks for are my candied pecans! Similar to these: https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/candied-pecans/

i like these so does my aunt i like them better wiht out the little white ball things on the bottom Melty Mints – Nuts To You  

my fave is my grandma's butterscotch cookies! similar to https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/butterscotch-chip-cookies/

picture!

I have to share two xD I'll edit with photos soon! 

Banana Bars...these are a hit at get togethers when you're tasked with bringing a treat. So yummy and so easy! These are delicious with our without the frosting too! 
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/frosted-banana-bars/#RecipeCard

Apple Pie....for those special days I have a ton of time to dedicate to baking. It always turns out SO yummy!! I make the pie crust from scratch following the pie crust recipe listed in the Apple Pie recipe ingredients list. 
https://littlespoonfarm.com/apple-pie-recipe/#recipe

So I make a cake coolwhip and pudding triffle 

https://www.tosimplyinspire.com/christmas-trifle.html

I mix in add ons lioe shaved butterfingers in the coolwhip layers and honestly I just use jello pudding mix or those pre-made ones ha, usually the vanilla Carmel ones. C: sometimes i do a chocolate cake with vanilla pudding mixed and cherries or ice cream layers! Super yummy and great for all occasions..and the holidays

So back story on this treat.  I could never make it as my stoves were always so old and didn't work properly (we rented so it was whatever stove the landlord deemed we needed)  so fast forward to early october and my mom decided to get a loan and buy a brand new fridge and decided a stove needed to go with it.  Then she needed brand new pots and pans to go with her brand new stove.  

so to the story of this treat.  I love baking but everytime i try to bake something on the stove it would burn.  and i love fudge! this receipe is just 3 ingregients and it sooooo good.  

3 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips

2 tbsp of butter

1 can of sweetened condensed milk

combine all ingredients in a small to medium pot and use very low heat to melt everything just till smooth and stir constantly. it will be thick. once melted and smooth looking transfer to parchment lined 8 inch pan. set in fridge for 2 hours. 

I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel all alone. Robin Williams

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are soft and fluffy with the perfect balance of sweetness — they’re perfect with or without frosting and make a great freezer-friendly holiday cookie!  https://www.thereciperebel.com/grandmas-sour-cream-sugar-cookies/ 

 picture!

Lady Finger Cookies my mama has been making every year my entire life - https://flic.kr/p/2rMch2R

Here's a picture of what they look like (: https://flic.kr/p/2rMhPxH

”Dance with the waves, move with the sea, let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.”
-Christy Ann Martine

https://cookiesfordays.com/jello-cookies/ >> Jello Cookies 

I am obsessed with the little debbie christmas tree cakes!!! I bought them in bulk from Sam's Club this year lol.

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81l4gRVBRiL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

When my child is older, I plan to create a tradition to make Santa and Christmas tree cakes every year like I did with my mom.  We made them for my dad's business partners.  And now I plan on bringing them into my office for everyone to enjoy.  I am sooo looking forward to continuing this tradition! 

I don't have the recipes, but these were the magazines they came from! Vintage! :D

Santa Cake: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/616qQ6YLVNL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg
Christmas Tree cake: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aWEAAOSwkHxcEohM/s-l500.jpg

My husband is obsessed with the Albanese zero sugar gummy bears and got his brother addicted to them last year. But they only come in a tiny, no more than 1 serving sized package. So I found a recipe online and made these zero sugar gummy bears last Christmas for my brother-in-law and his wife for their Christmas present.

I was trying to post a link to the recipe here that I have saved in my bookmarks, but it won't open it for some reason ugh But it was super simple - just very time consuming. It was only like 2 packets of unflavored gelatin, 1 packet of a zero sugar powder stick (any flavor you want - I used green apple, grape, orange, strawberry, and a couple others trying to get a variety of colors), and water. I had bought a set of 3 silicone gummy bear mold trays from Amazon. When its all mixed together you pour the liquid into the molds and chill for several hours. Then pop them all out and they're done!

Traditional Aussie Christmas dessert for our scorching hot summers, the pav!

https://www.recipetineats.com/pavlova-recipe/

Well I really like honey cakes and I love DnD so I was looking around and found these I want to try : https://recipe-tome.com/recipe/7fcfd2aa-ff26-4eaf-959a-5014401a5f49

(Bard's 'Underground Sonnet' Spiced Honey Cakes of Charisma)

Deviled eggs!! A family tradition!!

Easy Deviled Eggs Recipe - Tastes Better From Scratch

I've been doing these no-bake smores type treats!

Graham Crackers
Marshmallow Fluff
Almond Bark Chocolate (bakers choice on flavor - I normally go with milk chocolate)
Holiday Sprinkles

Split the graham crackers in half so you have 2 pieces
Coat the marshmallow fluff on one side of each piece
Put both pieces together with the fluff smushing together
Melt the almond bark chocolate, but make sure not to over-do it
Dip the graham crackers with fluff into the chocolate & be sure to coat all areas
Place on parchment paper/non-stick surface
Use sprinkles to decorate
Let sit to dry or place in fridge to harden
Then wahhh-lahhh! Tastes Amazing & super easy to do!

:D

I forget what they are called, but Grandma used to make these delicious peanut butter cookies with a Hersheys kiss on top. Oh! Peanut Butter Blossoms!

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/classic-peanut-butter-blossom-cookies/a3563f6e-96b0-443f-ae0a-53cef4be6db6

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit/christmas-crumble/

picture here

https://ibb.co/0jvFXrf5

I looooooove making banana pudding for christmas! https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/banana-pudding/

This is pretty close to the recipe I use, although using the cheesecake flavored pudding is fun with it sometimes!

I LOVE https://www.liveeatlearn.com/poached-pears/ 
Im going to be making them this year, I havcent eaten them in forever, it's about time! 

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