What pud to serve on Xmas Day?

Oreo Really simple but looks expensive - www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/tarts-and-flans/chocolate-tartlets
Made mostly from a jar of chocolate truffle sauce from M & S, and poured into (bought) pastry cases. It is even easier made in one larger case, (but with some filling left over, which can go into a separate small bowl to eat later with ice cream - or to scoff while cooking) I have used a couple of tablespoons of double cream instead of creme fraiche, since that is what I had in the fridge, and added a swirl of the cream on the top.

I have also also successfully substituted salted caramel for the chocolate truffle sauce, and added some nuts and dried fruit to the mixture.

It’s got to be my special traditional Christmas pudding, if only I could stop ruining my steamer by letting it boil dry and burn the base

We usually have trifle, assembled by the children in sundae glasses. I put bowls of ingredients out and they fill the glasses, then I top it up with bought "real" custard and they sprinkle hundreds and thousands. They have aerosol cream, we have a dollop of extra thick double.
Jelly is a great favourite, one of them just fills his glass with it.
My husband and I are the only ones who like Christmas pud so we usually have it an "action replay" Christmas dinner by ourselves later in the week.

We are grand fans of:

Apple Strudel ..
Fraisier - strawberry short cake ..
Tiramisù classic ..
Trifle with mascarpone filling ..
Lattice Pastry Apple Pie.

Of course, we always have 1800 Brand Nugget (turrón) both soft almond style and the hard rock style.

French Ferrer Chocolates ..

French Macarons - assorted flavours ..

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As we usually do a Cheese & Charcuterie Board as well ..

We all love apple pie so if i dontmake it i buy one from a special range in tesco or the apple tart in lidl is delish with icecream or custard

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DD loves to do Café Gourmand as there are only three of us who like Christmas pudding.

I will have both! 😂😋

A mincemeat and apple crumble is very nice, but we usually have one of those during the week after - not special enough for The Day, perhaps.
Ditto a mincemeat and apple pie.

ice cream (really good quality) and chocolate sauce (home made form real chocolate, simples.

Not sure yet but it will involve chocolate and orange double cream poured over it! Bought it in Aldi yesterday.

There will of course be a choice if Xmas. pud and brandy cream too.

Home made Christmas pudding with Rum ButterChristmas pudding and a Yule log.

A lemon & red berries meringue roulade. (Purchased from a good supermarket.) Quite light and not too filling for (most) tummies after a Christmas diiner. No cooking - just keep it in the fridge - easy to serve immediately, when wanted.

Special ice-cream. If you live near North London, Caliendos Italian Gelato. They are based in Camden. It is fabulous and they do Christmas rolls and logs. Run by two lovely young ladies.

Thanks to all who have replied and given suggestions🧑🏻‍🎄😃 on easy to make or to buy desserts, I’ve made a list now to choose from.

lemon posset ( BBC Good food online) easy to make and light after big main course.

Limoncello and lemon tiramasu. Google the Gino d'Acampo recipe. Works perfectly done the day before.