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    Home • Recipes • Season

    Holiday Recipes

    Collection of holiday recipes for Christmas, Thanksgiving and New Year celebrations. From appetizers/starters, to elegant yet easy French desserts, be inspired with traditional holiday baking, many ideal food gifts.
    To celebrate French style, don't forget the Veal Blanquette (great made with turkey), other mains, the platter of oysters/seafood, smoked salmon, a special cheeseboard, and our typical chestnuts and clementines for Noël. Plus there are plenty of make-ahead recipes so you can enjoy the holiday too.

    Looking for something specific? Browse the full recipe index to refine your search.

    • plate with eiffel tower and circle of caramel sauce around a shiny creme caramel
      French Crème Caramel (flan aux oeufs au caramel)
    • Round toasted custard tart with apples topped with an edible flower
      French Apple Custard Tart (Tarte Alsacienne aux Pommes)
    • stack of orange hued cottage cheese pancakes with pumpkin purée with dribbling maple syrup on a plate with blueberries
      Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Pumpkin
    • white lion bowl of creamy fish soup surrounded by tartan and heather
      Cullen Skink - Traditional Scottish Smoked Haddock Soup
    • slice of chocolate plate with eiffel tower served with a thin custard sauce
      Crème Anglaise Recipe (Classic French Vanilla Custard Sauce)
    • pumpkin spiced macarons
      Easy Pumpkin Spice Macarons Recipe
    • raspberry macarons with a white chocolate ganache and raspberries, sitting on top of each other next to roses
      Raspberry Macarons (White Chocolate Ganache Filling)
    • classic Parisian brioche with a little head on top
      Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    • galette des rois French puff pastry almond cake glazed and decorated with a paper crown
      Traditional Galette des Rois Recipe
    • spoonful of creamy orange curd, naturally thickened using egg yolks
      Creamy Orange Curd Recipe - A Perfect Crêpe Filling
    • cracking in to a milk chocolate crème brûlée showing a delicious set custard topped with a thin caramelised crust - served with halved passionfruits
      Milk Chocolate Crème Brûlée Recipe
    • close up of salted caramel macarons with a thick filling
      Salted Caramel Macarons
    • bubbling plum jam with spices
      Spiced Plum Jam
    • bright orange mini pumpkins baked and stuffed
      Stuffed Mini Pumpkins - The Most Versatile, Easy Recipe
    • land and sea salad with a savoury beet macaron
      French Charcuterie Plate Land and Sea (Salade Terre et Mer)
    • slice of glossy dark gingerbread topped with candied ginger
      Pain d'épices (French Gingerbread)
    • French vacherin ice cream meringue cake with layers
      French Ice Cream Cake (Vacherin Glacé)
    • tray holding slices of toasted French toast or Pain Perdu in a boulangerie in France in front of baguettes
      Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
    • glass dishes of tiramisu dessert topped with macaron shell
      Macaron Tiramisu (gluten free)
    • mini macaron raspberry trifles
      Mini Macaron Trifles - Parisian Ispahan Style
    • stirring a pot of homemade mincemeat without suet
      Quick No-Suet Mincemeat (For Mince Pies and a Macaron Filling)
    • mushroom macaron
      Mushroom Macarons
    • asparagus spears like sun rays on a tart
      Asparagus Tart with Puff Pastry
    • whole sea bream fish in a baking dish topped with tomato sauce, roast garlic cloves, lemon slices and potatoes
      Sea Bream Fish Baked Provençal Style (Dorade à la Provençale)
    • baked pineapple with vanilla beans and rum caramel
      Baked Pineapple with Vanilla
    • pouring thick homemade hot chocolate from a jug
      French Hot Chocolate - How to Recreate The Parisian Love Potion
    • a large slice of chocolate cake topped with a rum glaze, toasted flaked almonds and gold leaf
      Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • green asparagus spears baked in a roasting tin topped with toasted hazelnuts
      Oven-Roasted Asparagus
    • glass dish of chocolate mousse with cherries
      French Dark Chocolate Mousse (Mousse au Chocolat)
    • bowl of horseradish sauce with grated apple next to a pot of French creamed horseradish sauce and salmon
      Horseradish Sauce with Apple: Perfect for Smoked Salmon
    • saint-germain cake, an almond tart with rum French speciality
      French Almond Cake (Le Saint-Germain)
    • Blanquette de veau, a creamy French veal stew, bubbling in a pot with carrots, mushrooms, pearl onions and topped with parsley
      French's Favourite Veal Stew (Blanquette de Veau Recipe)
    • oval dish with chicken in red wine and vegetables with a French baguette
      Traditional Coq au Vin (Chicken Casserole in Red Wine)
    • sweet corn soup restaurant style like in Paris - a creamy chowder topped with herb leaves, pumpkin seeds, smoked salmon and fried corn
      Sweet Corn Soup - Restaurant Style
    • slice of cheesy cornbread topped with corn, bell pepper and red onion roasted on top
      Easy Cheesy Cornbread (No Sugar, No Mix)
    • a slice out of a golden leek pie to see inside the crust
      French Leek Pie (Flamiche) - A Classic Vegetarian Recipe
    • bright orange glazed carrots in butter and fresh parsley cooked Vichy style
      Vichy Carrots (French Glazed Carrots) Without Sugar
    • plate of dark caramelised cannelés de Bordeaux with red edible Begonia flowers
      Canelé Recipe (Cannelés de Bordeaux) - Without Beeswax
    • three buttery Scottish shortbread rounds made gluten free without xanthan gum served with a dram of Whisky
      Gluten Free Shortbread - Scottish Recipe with Oats
    • honey parfaits on shortbread with raspberries and a macaron
      Cranachan Parfait - A French Twist to the Scottish Dessert
    • large choux bun filled with smoked salmon and runny cream with apple and dill
      Savoury Choux Buns with Smoked Salmon (Choux au Saumon fumé)
    • glazed chocolate coffee cakes, extra fudgy served with a cup of coffee
      Easy Chocolate Coffee Cakes

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