Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, water, all-purpose flour, salt, rum
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas
While most holidays have some special foods attached to them, Christmas seems to have the most variety. It's probably because Christmas is celebrated in so many ways leading up to the actually holiday - and it usually involves food. No matter how you celebrate at the holidays, we hope that these recipes will make things just a little extra festive for you and your family.
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celebrating the holidays
Office, school, or just celebrating "the holidays" with friends. These parties often involve festive drinks like wassail or hot buttered rum. Cookies are another huge part of Christmas. It seems like everyone has their favorite kinds that they make year after year: shortbread, candy cane cookies, cathedral windows, cherry winks, mincemeat and more
christmas dinner
The actual Christmas feast can include a day-long feeding frenzy from a family brunch to dessert after dinner. Some traditional dinner foods include prime rib, turkey, goose, or ham. The side dishes often are similar to those served at Thanksgiving and include sweet potatoes, green beans, or stuffing.
Canadian Rum Cake
Slow Cooker Spiced Rum Cider
Made with rum, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, whole allspice, whole cloves, apple juice
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Creamy Hot Buttered Rum Mix
Made with water, rum, butter, brown sugar, fruit sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, vanilla ice cream
Time: 1-2 hours
Butter Cookies for Cookie Press
Made with baking powder, flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla or almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Little Jack Horner's Christmas Pie
Made with all-purpose flour, pecans, salt, shortening, water, pears, dried tart cherries, sugar
Time: 1-2 hours
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Hot English Wassail Punch
Made with cinnamon sticks, ground allspice, cider, lemon juice, orange juice, sugar, ground nutmeg
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Advocaat (Dutch Eggnog)
Made with vanilla extract, eggs, salt, sugar, cognac
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Chipits Noel Crisps
Made with maraschino cherries, coconut, shortening, sugar, egg, almond extract, flour, baking powder, salt, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Mice Cookies
Made with red cinnamon candies, sugar, margarine, peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, peanut halves
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Overnight Caramel Rolls From Bread Dough
Made with butter, butterscotch pudding, frozen bread dough, cinnamon, brown sugar
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Spiced Cranberry Cider Mix in a Jar
Made with allspice, dried cranberries, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves
Time: under 30 minutes
Standing Rib Roast With Burgundy Gravy
Made with dried marjoram, savory, dried thyme, black pepper, roast of beef, gravy seasoning, burgundy wine, roast beef drippings, all-purpose flour
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Rainbow Cake
Made with Cool Whip, water, lime gelatin powder, white cake mix, cherry gelatin powder
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Relish
Made with salt, sugar, white onions, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, cider vinegar
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Low Calorie, Sugar Free Eggnog
Whip up a batch of this delicious, low calorie eggnog without the sugar rush. Perfect for those who love eggnog but are watching their waistline.
Time: 2-5 hours
Oatmeal Snickerdoodle Cookies
Made with baking soda, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, flour, oats
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pumpkin-Mincemeat Bread
Made with baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, sourdough starter, water, vegetable oil, canned pumpkin
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Strawberry Cider
Tired of the same old cider? Add some frozen strawberries to the mix and spice things up with cloves and cinnamon sticks. It's a hot drink you'll want all year round.
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Bread Machine Bohemian Christmas Bread
Made with almonds, active dry yeast, bread flour, lemon peel, salt, sugar, egg, butter, milk, water
Method: bread machine
Time: 1-2 hours
Beef Rib Roast With Currant Sauce
Made with currant or grape jelly, rib roast, garlic, dry mustard, salt, water, black pepper, brown beef gravy, dried thyme
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Hot Spiced Cider And Rum Punch
Made with rum, oranges, whole cloves, apple cider, cinnamon sticks
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Brazil Nut Christmas Fruit Cake
Made with sugar, whole Brazil nuts, walnuts, pitted dates, raisins, candied orange peel, candied green cherries, candied red cherries, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Eve Seafood Chowder
Made with potatoes, onion, salt, haddock, sole, pollack, or salmon, lobster meat, clams or bar clams, scallops, cereal cream, whole milk, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Coconut Rum Eggnog
Made with ground cinnamon, cream, coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, white rum, water, cinnamon sticks, egg yolks, egg whites
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
New Braunfels Christmas Lights Wassail
This wassail recipe is perfect for getting into the Christmas spirit. The apple cider and cranberry juice give it a festive flavor, while the rum and orange add a...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Blackened Prime Rib
Made with fennel seed, prime rib, black pepper, garlic powder, red onions, salt, white pepper
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Red Pepper, Green Onion And Cream Cheese Dip
Made with black pepper, salt, Worcestershire sauce, cream cheese, mayonnaise, red bell peppers, green onion
Time: 1-2 hours
Double Divinity
Made with superfine sugar, salt, corn syrup, egg whites, water, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bourbon Pecan Cake
Made with baking powder, pecan halves, whole red candied cherries, seedless white raisins, bourbon, butter, sugar, dark brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Bailey's Irish Cream Balls
Made with cocoa powder, corn syrup, vanilla wafer cookies, pecans, powdered sugar, Bailey's Irish cream
Time: 1-2 hours
Honey Green Beans with Cranberries
Made with green beans, orange peel, dried cranberries, honey
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Sleigh Ride Punch
Made with ice mold, lemon-lime carbonated beverage, cranberry juice, tangerines, ground cloves, cinnamon sticks, sparkling cider or sparkling white wine
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Overnight Caramel French Toast for Christmas Morning
Made with salt, sandwich bread, brown sugar, eggs, butter, milk, corn syrup, vanilla extract
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Reindeer Punch
Made with orange juice, lemon juice, grenadine syrup, ginger ale, strawberries
Time: under 30 minutes
Snowman Soup
Made with candy cane, hot chocolate mix, chocolate kisses, miniature marshmallows
Time: under 30 minutes
Spiced Rum Balls
Made with vanilla wafers, corn syrup, spiced rum, walnuts, pecans, cocoa powder
Time: over 5 hours
Cheesy Green Bean Casserole with Water Chestnuts and Mushrooms
Made with margarine, onion, all-purpose flour, half and half, sharp Cheddar cheese, water chestnuts, mushrooms, soy sauce, hot pepper...
Method: stovetop, oven, microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Bark
Made with white chocolate, dried cranberries, pistachios or chopped macadamia nuts
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Pickles
Made with cucumbers, pickling lime, alum, powdered ginger, vinegar, water, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Hot Buttered Rum Batter
Made with brown sugar, butter, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground cloves
Time: under 30 minutes
Glorious Golden Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, walnuts, raisins, candied pineapple, red candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
German Christmas Reisbrei (Rice Porridge)
Made with raisins, converted rice, milk, salt, sugar, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Ground Almond Fruit Cake
Made with seedless dates, mixed peel, red glace cherries, green glace cherries, Brazil nuts, raisins, pecans or walnuts, packaged ground almonds, baking powder, eggs
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
New Orleans Fruit Cake
Made with dates, candied cherries, candied pineapple, sugar, eggs, pecans, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Southern Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, dried peaches or apricots, raisins, all-purpose flour, butter or margarine, brown sugar, eggs, peach or apricot nectar, honey, milk
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Mint Melt-Away Cookies
Made with sugar, vegetable oil, confectioners' sugar, soda, butter or margarine, vanilla extract, eggs, peppermint candy canes, all-purpose flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Brandy Prime Rib
Made with fresh oregano and thyme sprigs, beef stock, standing rib roast, garlic, soy sauce, black pepper, brandy
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Cider And Tequila Hot Toddy
Made with lime and lemon, apple cider, cranberry juice cocktail, tequila, orange liqueur
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas 4-Cheese Cheese Ball
Made with fresh parsley, cream cheese, blue cheese, Cheez Whiz, process cheese product, MSG, Old English cheese, Worcestershire sauce, onion, pecans
Time: over 5 hours
Grandpa's Hot Buttered Rum
Made with water, butter, brown sugar, confectioners' sugar, vanilla ice cream, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark rum
Time: 2-5 hours
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