Puddings

A really easy pudding that looks great, is a pavlova with the usual cream , topped with mango and chopped stem ginger , so easy to make too .

orange flan. or a cheescake. we usually have orange flan .mandarine segments from supermarket with sugar .gelatine free setting jelly..in a sponge flan case...its yummy and very light to eat

Pen50 some rataffia biscuits are gluten free. My mother loved trifle but was coeliac and we originally made a custardy version of our layered pudding as an alternative to trifle.

My DC don't like Christmas pud or trifle either, so DH and I have it at other times during the year on our own.

I go along wih Kittylester, syllabub is lovely and very pretty in a glass. You can make it with whipping cream rather than double (so it is not so rich) and use many types of white wine including sherry, white port, masala, champagne or prosecco. I've also made one with elderflower cordial.

We make a dessert that is layered in a glass, with rataffia biscuits, morello cherries and jelly made with the cherry juice. We layer it with cream, custard, ice cream and decorations and our GC help to make it. It sounds "trifleish" but if you leave out the custard it is not at all like trifle, more like a knickerbocker glory. The rataffia is delicious, much nicer than soggy sponge.

Aldi individual or large. Get the delux. WE find a small individual pudd serves my husband and I. ONe minute in the microwave. They have little tiny tubs of brandy cream.

Come, come. yesterday was "stirup Sunday" - not made your own puds??? I used to when we were many, now there are rarely more than three of us, I buy my pud [which we all love] from Lidl. Once I forgot that I had several and kept one or two over from the previous year and they were lovely too.

My additional pudding is Irish Coffee Meringues. Home made meringues which I sprinkle with a little demerara sugar before baking to look pretty, served with double cream whipped up with some strong black coffee and Irish whiskey. Always very popular.

Personally I love a (jelly) trifle but apparently no one else in the family does, and I can't be bothered to make one just for me, particularly as I'd have to make some gf sponge from scratch beforehand.

I am making raspberry panacotta and a vanilla cheesecake with raspberry couli for those that dont like Christmas pudding.

I'm the only one who likes Christmas Pud so it is usually a posh cheesecake- I did mango last year & something with chocolate.
Mind you I'm tempted by syllabub now!

We rarely have room for pud. DH is diabetic so isn’t bothered anyway. Trouble is, being just the two of us and not ones to fuss a lot about fancy food, it just ends up like an ordinary Sunday roast dinner. I often wish we could go to my son’s for Christmas dinner but DH would hate it. He just wants to stay at home.

Not any more, and don't know whether they still exist, I would whip up an Angel Delight, had a few flavours in the cupboard, for those who wanted a desert but too full of turkey etc to manage xmas pudding or mince pies.

Homemade pavlova, trifle and Christmas pudding

Beautifully light chocolate mousse liberally smothered in fresh cream. Very sought after and goes down a treat.

We aren't Christmas pudding people either. The other year I made a chocolate cherry bomb. I have to say it was delicious!!
It contained kirsch though so not good for kids. I normally make a trifle, maybe chocolate and raspberry (bit of a theme...)

Humbertbear, Eton Mess with mincemeat is a brilliant idea! Wish I'd thought of it years ago. Definitely on our menu this year.

We make our own Christmas puddings. But always as an alternative I make roasted hazelnut ice-cream with chocolate truffle. If I have people on Boxing Day I serve one of the two summer puddings made the previous July and kept in the freezer.

Chocolate log, (bouche de noel) or a pavlova made like a wreath and 'decorated' with berry baubles. Enjoy!

Kittylester Please can I come to yours for syllabub?

The upmarket frozen food shop Cook have some amazing seasonal puddings which I recommend, including delicious pavlovas, roulades, and chocolate logs. Every time I’ve served them everyone has enthused. And one less thing to do - except making sure they’re defrosted! I don’t work for Cook btw.

I make Eton Mess with mincemeat. I serve it individual glasses. Always goes down well.

Apple crumble? Not sure what I'll do, but Apple Crumble is loved by all the family and Christmas pudding upsets some people's digestion.

This yeaer I'm gong to make a Rum & Raisin Christmas Bombe (neither of us like Christmas pudding - too stodgy). A friend of mine did it for us recently and it was delicious (and boozy). Recipe is on the BBC Good Food website.

I always make a tiramisu it always goes down well

I always make syllabub (sp? That looks weird!) in cut glass sherry glasses! Aldi do some nice roulades too.

I buy 2 or 3 desserts for Christmas Day. I love traditional Christmas pud with cream, DH and my dad have it with custard. My DD loves a Pavlova or lemon tarte with cream and I buy a Morrison’s festival cake (marzipan covered sponge with cream) . Some very greedy people might have a bit of each