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35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

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Author: Imma Published:12/21/2021Updated:11/26/2021
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Holidays can be stressful, especially preparing that special meal for your loved ones. Believe me; I get it! So let me help you reduce some of that stress by giving you a list of 35 easy and delicious Christmas Dinner Recipes. And yes, I’ve also included some incredible drinks to chill out with. 😉

Contents…

Christmas Dinner Main Course Recipes
1. Meat Pie (Tourtiere)
2. Oven Pot Roast
3. Instant Pot Country Style Ribs 
4. Beef Wellington and Salmon Wellington
5. Pineapple Honey Baked Ham and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
6. Prime Rib Roast
7. Broiled Lobster Tail
8. Pepperpot
9. Smoked Turkey Breast
10. Spiced Roast Turkey
11. Baked Spatchcock Turkey
12. Shepherd’s Pie
13. Slow Cooker Lamb Leg
Christmas Dinner Side Dish Recipes
14.Hasselback Potatoes
15. Brown Gravy
16. Baked Mac and Cheese
17. Candied Yams
18. Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin
19. Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad
20. Sweet Potato Soufflé
Breads
21. Easy Dinner Rolls
22 Skillet Cornbread
23. No-Knead Bread
Desserts 
24. Gingerbread Cake
25. Ambrosia Salad
26. Butter Cookies
27. Snowball Cookies
28. Sticky Toffee Pudding
29. Vanilla Cake
30. New York Cheesecake
31. Devil’s Food Cake
32. Light Fruit Cake
Drinks
33. Eggnog and Coquito
34. Sorrel Drink
35. Bailey’s Irish Cream
36. Mulled Wine

35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

Christmas only comes around once a year. And, of course, almost all of the family has off work and can get together. That’s why when our families get together, we truly want to provide a meal to remember. Let’s be honest; we want them to still be talking about the fabulous dinner we prepared when the next year rolls around. 

Christmas Dinner Main Course Recipes

1. Meat Pie (Tourtiere)

Meat Pie

This traditional French-Canadian meat pie is soul-satisfying and straightforward. The savory mix of beef and pork is an economical choice because it is mainly ground meat–no expensive steak here. Add mashed potatoes and double-yum! Even better, this tourtiere is traditionally served at room temperature, relieving some of the stress of having to have everything sync from oven to table. 

Tourtiere (Meat Pie)
This traditional French-Canadian meat pie, called tourtiere, is hearty, comforting, and simple to make. That means it's an excellent choice for the holidays.
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Toutiere Meat Pie Plated

2. Oven Pot Roast

Christmas Dinner Oven Pot Roast

This one-pot meal is so flavorful and super simple. The fall-apart tender pot roast creates its own deliciously amazing gravy. Oh, and the celery, carrots, and potatoes also ramp up the experience. Even better, slow roasting or braising is a fabulous way to turn cheaper tough cuts of meat into a melt-in-your-mouth tender meal. Oh yeah!

Oven Pot Roast
Oven Pot Roast – fall-apart tender and beefy pot roast in a deliciously amazing gravy with celery, carrots, and potatoes. This beef recipe always makes a lovely Sunday dinner or regular weeknight dinner for the whole family. Hearty, comforting and most satisfying oven roast recipe! It simply tastes like HOME!
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Oven Pot Roast with fork

3. Instant Pot Country Style Ribs 

Instant Pot Country Style Ribs

The name country-style ribs can be a little misleading. They’re not ribs? No, they’re even better. They’re actually pork chops, and they are super cheap and meatier compared to regular pork. They also have the perfect amount of fat that helps them stay moist for a deliciously tender, fall-off-the-bone Christmas Dinner Recipe.

No Instant Pot? Check out my oven version HERE.

Instant Pot Country Style Ribs
Melt-in-your-mouth tender Instant Pot Country Style Ribs are the ideal weeknight dinner. This recipe is a must-have, featuring Homemade Barbecue Sauce and cooked to perfection in a meaty herb-infused broth. This extremely meaty, savory, and saucy dish with fall-of-the-bones tenderness will surely satisfy your barbecue craving in just 30 minutes!
Check out this recipe
Instant Pot Country Style Ribs

4. Beef Wellington and Salmon Wellington

Beef Wellington

For this non-traditional Christmas dinner, you top a beef tenderloin in prosciutto slices and mushroom duxelles. Then you wrap it up in a flaky crust and serve it with a fabulicious wine-infused sauce. When you slice this deliciousness open, it’s quite a showstopper.

And if beef isn’t your thing, you can do the same thing with salmon in an impressive Salmon Wellington.

Beef Wellington
Juicy, tender, and showstopper BEEF WELLINGTON wrapped in prosciutto slices, mushroom duxelles, and a flaky crust then served with a wine-infused sauce. Serving this dish at your next gathering will get you raving reviews from everyone!
Check out this recipe
Beef Wellington

5. Pineapple Honey Baked Ham and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham

Pineapple Honey Baked Ham

For a traditional Christmas dinner recipe, it doesn’t get better than ham. I love it so much that I have several recipes. All you have to do is decide which one you want to try this year. Pineapple Honey Baked Ham bursts with flavors from pineapple and spiced rum honey glaze. Oh my! And it’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

Another fave is my Brown Sugar Glazed Ham, completely enveloped in a mouthwatering brown sugar glaze. The perfect balance between sweet and salty. Drooling!

Pineapple Honey Baked Ham
Honey Baked Ham – unbelievably juicy, succulent, baked ham bursting with flavors from pineapple and spiced rum honey glaze. The smokey and salty flavor from ham complements well with the sweet, warm, and sticky glaze. Truly a showstopper holiday main dish! 
Check out this recipe
35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

6. Prime Rib Roast

Prime rib roast

This holiday showstopper meal offers a gorgeous browned crackly-crusted centerpiece for your Christmas dinner. Also, this recipe is super easy. Just start by searing it at a high temp, then let the oven do the work for you while you chat with your guests.

Prime Rib Roast
Prime Rib Roast – a holiday showstopper meal that is perfectly medium rare with a gorgeous brown crackly crust on the outside. A mouth-watering, crowd-pleasing holiday dish!
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35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

7. Broiled Lobster Tail

Broiled Lobster Tail

Oh my! Another impressive non-traditional Christmas dinner recipe. Okay, I understand. You can’t feed the entire family lobster for Christmas. But if your holiday dinner is just the four of you, this would be a comforting option. Even better, it’s incredibly fast and easy to make!

Broiled Lobster
Impress your guests with these deliciously beautiful and easy-to-make BROILED LOBSTER TAILS! Get all the ingredients and have a restaurant-style dinner on your dining table in less than an hour.
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Broiled Lobster Tail

8. Pepperpot

Pepperpot

Take a trip around the world with this popular holiday stew in Guyana. It’s simmered slow and low in a dark rich gravy flavored with cinnamon, brown sugar, and cassareep (brown sauce). Oh yeah! It’s so delicious and easy to make that most people don’t wait for Christmas anymore. One taste, and you’ll understand why! 😉

Pepperpot
Pepperpot – a stewed meat dish popular in Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean. A special stew simmered in a rich dark gravy flavored with cinnamon and cassareep that will make a great impression for a lifetime!
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Pepperpot

9. Smoked Turkey Breast

smoked turkey breast with sauces

Do you want a traditional turkey for your Christmas dinner but don’t want boatloads of leftovers? This perfectly tender smoked turkey breast is wonderfully moist and super simple to make. And don’t worry if you don’t have a smoker because I explain how you can smoke it with your charcoal grill. Double yay!!!

Smoked Turkey Breast
Moist, flavorful, and perfectly tender Smoked Turkey Breast makes a simple and incredibly tasty meal, down to the bone! The best part about it is that it's super easy to make! This fantastic recipe will surely steal the show, whether it's for a summer cookout or a holiday feast.
Check out this recipe
Smoked turkey breast thanksgiving platter

10. Spiced Roast Turkey

spiced roast turkey

Wanna spice up your Christmas dinner with a super flavorful recipe? Then this is it! A dry-brined whole roasted turkey kicked up a few notches with intense flavor from herbs, garlic, ginger, and spices. Feel the ecstatic euphoria of pulling a perfectly roasted bird from the oven and hearing the appreciative oohs and ahhs from your guests.

Spiced Herb Roast Turkey
Tired of bland turkey? This  dry-brined Whole Roasted Turkey is overflowing with flavors from herbs, garlic, ginger and aromatic spices. Roasted to perfection! Plus tips.
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35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

11. Baked Spatchcock Turkey

Baked Spatchcock Turkey

Spatchcocking has recently become quite the rage. And I understand why! You can cut the roasting time down to a fraction and still have an exciting centerpiece for your Christmas Dinner. This recipe gives you a juicy, tender, and exquisitely crispy holiday turkey for a mouthwatering feast. Don’t let the process scare you because it is super easy. It even makes carving a total cinch. Double win!!!

Baked Spatchcock Turkey
Baked spatchcock turkey is a quick and easy way to roast your Thanksgiving bird in a fraction of the time. The resulting juicy, tender, and exquisitely crispy Thanksgiving turkey will make you a believer. Butterflying turkey allows it to cook more evenly, creating a mouthwatering feast.
Check out this recipe
Baked Spatchcocked Turkey Sliced on platter

12. Shepherd’s Pie

Slice of Shepherd's Pie

This fantastic Christmas dinner recipe is both soul-satisfying and economical. The hearty casserole meal boasts a filling meat and vegetable sauce topped with buttery, creamy mashed potatoes. Then it’s baked to golden perfection. Another time-saver that lets the oven do a lot of the work.

Shepherd’s Pie
Shepherd’s Pie – hearty casserole meal with a layer of saucy cooked meat and vegetables topped with buttery creamy mashed potatoes and baked until topping is golden and slightly crispy on top. Always a crowd-pleasing comfort food!
Check out this recipe
Getting a big spoon of Shepherd's Pie

13. Slow Cooker Lamb Leg

Slow Cooker Lamb Leg on a Chopping Board

In many parts of the world, lamb recipes are for special occasion dinners. What better occasion than Christmas dinner? This slow-roasted, succulent leg of lamb with its well-browned and crispy exterior is flavored with creole seasoning, garlic, and rosemary. Oh yeah!

Slow Cooker Lamb Leg
Slow Cooker Lamb Leg – slow-roasted succulent lamb meat with the well-browned and crispy exterior; flavored with creole seasoning, garlic, and rosemary. A recipe with minimal prep but delivers great flavors in every bite.
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Slow Cooker Lamb Leg on a Chopping Board

Christmas Dinner Side Dish Recipes

14. Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback Potatoes

These stunning golden brown sliced potatoes with crispy edges and a tender buttery inside are a beauty to behold. It’s an elegant dish for all occasions, yet it’s surprisingly easy to make. Oh, and talk about mouthwateringly good. Your guests will be talking about them for months.

Hasselback Potatoes
Hasselback Potatoes – stunning golden brown sliced potatoes with crispy edges and tender buttery inside. An elegant potato dish for all occasion yet super easy to prepare. You’d also be surprised how delicious it is!
Check out this recipe
Hasselback Potatoes

15. Brown Gravy

Mashed Potatoes Poured with Brown Gravy

What’s a Christmas dinner without gravy? I thought so! This easy brown gravy recipe is ready in 10-15 minutes, with or without drippings. Store-bought gravy has nothing on this deliciousness. And it only takes a couple of minutes longer to get that homemade exquisiteness.

Easy Brown Gravy (In Two Ways)
Easy brown gravy, ready in 10-15 minutes, makes mashed potatoes or rice even better with or without drippings. The smooth and intense flavors from beef broth and butter are must-haves for the holidays. So learn the secret to a velvety smooth and rich sauce in these two easy ways.
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Brown Gravy

16. Baked Mac and Cheese

Southern Baked Mac and Cheese

Once you get the hang of homemade mac and cheese, you’ll never go back to the box. Not only is it classic comfort food, but it’s the perfect side for your Christmas dinner. What’s not to love with the creamy cheese sauce and perfectly cooked pasta for a soul-satisfying holiday experience? And, of course, I couldn’t resist spicing it up. 

Southern Baked Mac and Cheese
Southern Baked Mac and Cheese is super creamy, cheesy, soulful baked mac and cheese filled with great Southern flavors topped with crispy bread crumb. You will never break open a box again!
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Southern Baked Mac and Cheese with evaporated milk

17. Candied Yams

Candied Yams Soaked in Butter Sauce

This traditional Christmas dinner side dish is so incredibly fork-tender and perfectly sweet. The melt-in-your-mouth buttery brown sugar glaze with a zesty hint of lemon and orange will have your family singing your praises. And yes, you can use Garnet or Jewel sweet potatoes because they’re the same thing. 😉

Candied Yams
Incredibly fork-tender yams bathed in a glossy fragrant buttery brown sugar glaze with a zesty hint of lemon and orange. And sensational flavors from warm spices – cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger- bring holiday goodness in this amazing side dish. And it doubles as a dessert because of its glistening caramel-like finish.
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Spoonful of Candied Yams

18. Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin

Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin

Potatoes are just so incredibly delicious. Is there anyone out there that doesn’t just love them? Add cream, a few spices, breadcrumbs, and cheese, and you’ll be in heaven. Just to clarify, you can make scalloped potatoes, too. They have almost the same ingredients; they’re just layered slightly differently.

Cheesy Potatoes Au Gratin
Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin – thinly sliced potatoes layered and baked in a creamy, cheesy sauce with a jolt from nutmeg and thyme. The ultimate potato side dish of all time that goes well with just about anything. Utterly delicious and super comforting!
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Cheesy Potatoes au Gratin in a scoop

19. Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad

Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad

Okay, so we do need veggies, even for the holidays. And this light and refreshing Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad does the trick. Adding sweet dates, smoky Gouda cheese, and crisp apples make this recipe the highlight of your Christmas dinner! 

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
This light and refreshing Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad is the perfect bite for a lovely sunny day. With sweet dates, smoky gouda cheese, and crisp apples, this salad will be the highlight of your spring day! 
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Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad

20. Sweet Potato Soufflé

Scooped Sweet Potato Souffle

Mashed sweet potato made light and fluffy with eggs, then sweetened up with a little sugar and spice, makes the perfect side for your Christmas dinner. After all, who worries about healthy over the holidays? 

Sweet Potato Soufflé
This Sweet Potato Souffle with mashed sweet potatoes is made light and fluffy with eggs and sweetened up with sugar and spices. A little vanilla doesn't hurt, either. It's so versatile; it can make either as a side dish or dessert.
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Taking a bite of Sweet Potato Souffle

Breads

21. Easy Dinner Rolls

One hour Dinner Rolls

Honestly, we all need easy during the holidays. And that is precisely what these super delicious dinner rolls are. You can have these on the table in just an hour from start to finish. And most of that hour doesn’t need a thing from you. Yay!!!

Easy Dinner Rolls
Easy Dinner Rolls – soft, fluffy, tender – everything you want in a dinner roll is right here. Made in just an hour from start to finish. The fastest and tastiest dinner roll you’ll ever have!
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One hour Dinner Rolls

22. Skillet Cornbread

Skillet Cornbread

For a super moist, buttery cornbread recipe perfect for a Christmas dinner side, this is the one. The sweet and tang combine deliciously and are so soul-satisfying. Oh, and make enough for leftovers because it makes an awesome stuffing the next day.

Skillet Cornbread
Skillet Cornbread – super moist, buttery cornbread with a perfect crumb and crispy edges. It has the right balance of sweet and tang then baked to perfection in a skillet. A great accompaniment to any fried dishes or soups and stews. It’s even great as snacks, too!
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35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

23. No-Knead Bread

No Knead Bread with Butter Spread

Do ya want to fill your home with the deliciousness of homemade bread without having to put all that time in kneading it? Then this recipe is for you! Tasty and deliciously crusty homemade bread that doesn’t require any kneading and only requires five ingredients for your family.

No Knead Bread
Effortlessly tasty and deliciously crusty and fluffy homemade bread that pairs well with different spreads. A Dutch oven-baked treat you can easily make with just F-I-V-E simple ingredients with no kneading involved. You won’t have to break a sweat with this fuss-free bread recipe!
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No Knead Bread

Desserts 

24. Gingerbread Cake

Gingerbread Cake with Butterscotch Sauce

This holiday classic takes me back. Remember Hansel and Gretel? Gingerbread has been around for a looooong time, and it’s easy to understand why. Super easy and super delicious with ginger, cinnamon, and other fabulous spice (and, of course, butter), it makes the perfect snack or dessert. It’s not super sweet, so I don’t mind the kiddos snacking on it to stave off the hunger pangs while dinner is cooking.

Gingerbread Cake
Gingerbread cake is the most aromatic seasonal treat ideal for rounding up your holiday menus. While gingerbread is gorgeous and delicious, it is also a lot of work. But those traditional and comfy flavors are super simple in my gingerbread cake. It is guaranteed to lift your spirits and get you ready for the holiday season!
Check out this recipe
Gingerbread Cake with Butterscotch Sauce

25. Ambrosia Salad

Ambrosia salad

Ambrosia, or food of the gods, is loaded with tropical fruit, coconut, pecans, and a decadent tangy, sweet dressing. The best part? It all comes together in 10 minutes. Talk about the perfect recipe for your Christmas dinner.

Ambrosia Salad
Creamy, fruity, and easy Ambrosia Salad loaded with tangerines, pineapple, grapes, coconut, cherries, marshmallows, and chopped pecans. It’s the perfect dessert for any occasion. Sweet, tangy, and heavenly! Indeed, one of the easiest salads you’ll ever make in your whole life. All it takes is just 10 minutes or less prep time. Wow!
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Ambrosia salad

26. Butter Cookies

35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

What’s the holiday season without these sweet, crisp, and sugary Butter Cookies? They’re the perfect Christmas cookies to leave out for Santa. This melt-in-your-mouth holiday treat makes the ideal snack on even before the holidays actually arrive! And they’re easier to make than it looks – both in regular cute shapes and piped ones.

Butter Cookies
These sweet, crisp, and sugary Butter Cookies are the perfect Christmas cookies that Santa will surely love. The buttery and milky crunchiness comes in different shapes and sizes, which goes perfectly with warm drinks. A melt-in-your-mouth holiday treat you can snack on even before the holidays actually arrive!
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Butter Cookies with a Cup of Tea

27. Snowball Cookies

Snowball Cookies

I fell in love with these exquisite bites the first time I tried them. The irresistibly buttery and nutty melt-in-your-mouth texture is pure heaven. Oh yeah! The powdered sugar and butter are the secret to these classic Christmas cookies. And the pecans do their part, too.

Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies – irresistibly buttery, dense with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. This classic Christmas cookie is part flour, part butter and part powdered sugar tossed in with finely chopped pecans and beautifully covered in snowy white powdered sugar. Easy, dreamy, holiday treats!
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Snowball Cookies

28. Sticky Toffee Pudding

Toffee Pudding Poured with Butterscotch Sauce

Moist, dense, and spongy mini cakes sweetened with pureed dates are sure to win you much-deserved accolades. The glorious gooey and sticky butterscotch sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream make the perfect Christmas dessert delight.

Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies – irresistibly buttery, dense with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. This classic Christmas cookie is part flour, part butter and part powdered sugar tossed in with finely chopped pecans and beautifully covered in snowy white powdered sugar. Easy, dreamy, holiday treats!
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Snowball Cookies

29. Vanilla Cake

Vanilla Cake

You can do about anything with the versatile cake. You can beautifully dress it up depending on the occasion! Choose your favorite frosting and decorate it with mistletoe for the perfect Christmas dinner dessert.

Vanilla Cake
Light, tender, and moist VANILLA CAKE covered and layered with a vanilla frosting. Above all, this easy-to-bake cake is the most versatile cake you'll ever bake. You can doll it up depending on the occasion!
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Vanilla Cake

30. New York Cheesecake

New York Cheesecake with fresh strawberry compote

I remember being invited to a wedding where the wedding cake was a collection of different cheesecakes. I thought it was very creative and beautiful. So why can’t cheesecake make a Christmas dessert? So indulgent, especially with a fresh strawberry compote for Christmasy colors.

New York Cheesecake
Creamy, rich, dense, and highly indulgent NEW YORK CHEESECAKE. Top it with a fresh strawberry compote, or leave it bare and simple. Either way, you won’t be stopping at just one slice! 
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New York Cheesecake

31. Devil’s Food Cake

A Slice of Devil's Food Cake

Devilly delicious and sinfully decadent, this chocolate cake will satisfy the strongest of sweet tooth cravings. Every chocolatey bite is pure heaven. And the rich chocolate color is pure amazement. Check out the recipe to find out why.

Devil’s Food Cake
Sinfully decadent and gloriously rich slices of Devil’s Cake to perfectly satisfy your sweet tooth craving. The soft and fluffy body of this dessert alone gives your palate a euphoric experience you can’t possibly forget. You’ll definitely want more than just one slice of this magnificent treat to fill your day with chocolatey goodness!
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Devil's Food Cake with a Slice being removed

32. Light Fruit Cake

Light Fruit Cake

Super classic fruit cake screams Christmas. This rich, luscious Madeira cake is not your ordinary dry fruit cake. Here’s one that you truly love and look forward to making. It is loaded with fruit, but it’s not too heavy or too sweet. And it makes a great breakfast with a steaming cup of coffee.

Light Fruit Cake
Light Fruit Cake-  rich, luscious Madeira cake that's light, fluffy and moist with a wonderful buttery taste studded with dried mixed fruits.  It has a delicious and festive blend of flavors that's perfect for this time of the year!
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35+ Amazing Christmas Dinner Recipes

Drinks

33. Eggnog and Coquito

Homemade Eggnog

Nutmeg, cinnamon, and cloves give this classic Christmas drink its holiday flair. And while eggnog is usually made with raw eggs, this recipe shows you how to gently cook them for a safer version without changing the rich, creamy texture. And if you prefer a delicious holiday drink without eggs, try my Coquito, Puerto Rican eggnog without eggs.

34. Sorrel Drink

Sorrel Drink

The beautiful red color is completely natural and so holiday-looking. Also called Hibiscus or Jamaica, it’s taste-bud tantalizingly tart with the perfect sweetness and spice. It’s great as a refreshingly cold drink, but you can also heat it and serve it steaming hot in a mug if it’s chilly out. Yum!!!

Sorrel Juice
Sorrel is a spiced-up floral drink that is super refreshing and the perfect drink for serving at parties. It’s a beautiful dark red color and has a captivating tang – some say the flavor is close to raspberries or cranberries. Whatever your tastebuds call this unique flavor, you’ll definitely go back for a refill or two. 😋
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Ice Cold Sorrel Drink

35. Bailey’s Irish Cream

Homemade Baileys

Oh, this one is so good. For a homemade Bailey’s Irish Cream recipe, coffee, whiskey, and cream are my idea of the perfect ending to the perfect Christmas dinner. You can share if you’d like, but I have to resist the temptation to keep it all to myself.

Homemade Irish Cream
Homemade Bailey’s Irish Cream Liquor? Anyone? Copy cat version can easily customizable to suit your tastebuds with mint or spices. It is simple, sweet and sensational and you can make it at home.
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Pouring a glass of homemade Bailey's Irish cream

36. Mulled Wine

Mulled Wine

Popular around Christmas, this holiday drink Mulled Wine is your favorite wine on the next level. It’s spiced up with cozy warm flavors from cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, star anise, and a touch of citrusy flavor. This “hot wine” will surely make good company not just on Christmas but throughout the winter. A drink that will keep you warm from head to toe!

Mulled Wine
Mulled Wine – simple yet incredible homemade holiday drink spiced up with cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, orange, and star anise. A traditional red wine-based winter cocktail that is sure to warm you up from head to toe!
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Mulled Wine

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    Posted on 12/21 at 6:10PM

    Really appreciate the Christmas recipe book, is helping especially us young women who started the family as for me I use your tips always .Thanks

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