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Last-minute Christmas recipes

From quick and easy snacks to whip up for friends and family, to last minute gift ideas, we've got plenty of speedy Christmas recipes to throw together.
Cherry and almond chocolate pretzel wreaths
by Lungile Mhlanga

These beautiful and impressive white chocolate wreaths are seriously easy to pull together – a great little festive craft to make with kids.

Cakes and baking

Whipped ricotta dip with roasted grapes, thyme and hot honey

by Helen Upshall
Starters & nibbles

2-hour Christmas dinner

by Justine Pattison
Main course

Simple smoked salmon pâté

by Paul Hollywood
Starters & nibbles

Blinis with three toppings

by Mary Berry
Light meals & snacks

Fresh cranberry sauce

by Mary Berry
Other

Brie, bacon and cranberry filo bites

by Philip Friend
Starters & nibbles

Easy cheese straws

by Michel Roux Jr.
Starters & nibbles

Last minute Christmas chutney

by The Hairy Bikers
Other

Whipped feta dip with pomegranate and za’atar

by Annie Rigg
Starters & nibbles

Radicchio, chestnut and blue cheese salad

by Nigella Lawson
Light meals & snacks

Sticky cranberry sausages

by Nigel Slater
Side dishes

Christmas Stilton and sage canapés

by Mary Berry
Starters & nibbles

Sage and onion stuffing

by The BBC Food team
Side dishes

Pesto and cheese Christmas tree

by The BBC Food team
Starters & nibbles

Hasselback potatoes with bacon

by Becca Spry
Starters & nibbles

Brie and cranberry rolls

by Martyn Odell
Starters & nibbles

Puff pastry bites

by Emily Angle
Starters & nibbles

Easy sausage rolls

by Lorraine Pascale
Starters & nibbles

Pigs in blankets

by James Martin
Side dishes

Easy party flatbreads 

by The BBC Food team
Starters & nibbles

Easy sherry trifle

by Angela Hartnett
Desserts

Easy fudge

by Sophie Whitbread
Desserts

Christmas pudding fridge cake

by The BBC Food team
Cakes and baking

Christmas apple and mincemeat crumble

by Annie Rigg
Desserts

Christmas tiramisu

by Matt Tebbutt
Desserts

Chocolate pistachio fudge

by Nigella Lawson
Desserts

Easy trifle

by William Leigh
Desserts

Salted caramel sauce

by Emily Angle
Desserts

Christmas chocolate traybake

by Liberty Mendez
Cakes and baking

Ham and gruyère wreath

by Donal Skehan
Starters & nibbles

Puff pastry mince pies

by Sarah Cook
Cakes and baking

Prosciutto wrapped dates

by Seema Pankhania
Starters & nibbles

Festive fruit salad with brandy snap

by Nigel Slater
Desserts

Christmas pudding tiffin

by Liberty Mendez
Cakes and baking

Smoked salmon blini canapés

by Smiths of Smithfield
Starters & nibbles

Festive cheese balls

by Verity Genco
Starters & nibbles

Air fryer gnocchi with pesto dip

by Ella Tarn
Starters & nibbles

Scandi nachos

by Elly Curshen
Starters & nibbles

Almond snowballs

by Mary Berry
Cakes and baking

Chocolate orange microwave pudding

by Justine Pattison
Desserts

Sage and panko crusted tofu bites with warm cranberry dip

by Elly Curshen
Starters & nibbles

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