Top 5 Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes 2021
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Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes
Hi, lovelies I am really excited to be sharing all of these Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes with you guys., today it is all about these absolutely incredible pecan pie bars and they’re essentially all of the yumminess of pecan pie except in bar form so really easy to eat and actually surprisingly easy to put together.
Easy Pecan Pie Bars
Ingredients –
- 10/2 Cups Coarsely Chopped Pecans
- 10/2 Cup Golden Corn Syrup
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 4 Large Eggs
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2/3 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
- 12/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
- 3/4 Cup Butter, At Room Temperature
Direction –
Step 1
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes first step in making these bars is going to be preparing our base., so in my bowl, I have got some room temperature butter it’s always a good idea to get your butter to room temperature when you’re doing any baking trust me it just makes your life a whole lot easier
Step 2
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes I’m going to be adding some all-purpose flour and some sugar so we are just going to be mixing these three ingredients together using our hand mixer you could definitely do this with a stand mixer as well if that’s what you have on hand you basically just want to start on low and get this nice and mixed until it resembles coarse crumbs
Step 3
So now it’s time to form our crust for our pecan pie bars and to do that I have got a 9 by 13 baking pan now I’ve greased the pan but I’ve also lined it with some parchment paper
the parchment paper is optional but it’s just going to make these much easier to lift out of the pan once they’re totally set so I’ve got some parchment paper going one way and the other way with little wings so that when I lift it out it’s going to be really easy to work with
Step 4
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., The next step is going to be just pouring this mixture into my pan as you can see it’s still very crumbly but not to worry because basically what I’m going to be doing is just heading in here with my hands and using them to press this into the bottom of the pan in an even layer until a lovely crust forms
just to give you a good look you can see I now have this down in a nice even layer and basically what I’m going to do is get this into a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
for between say 15 and 18 minutes you want to see it just start to get a little bit golden on top that means it’s time to add your filling
Step 5
In the meantime, while that’s baking away we’re going to get to work on our pecan pie filling and it again is really simple to make now in my bowl I have got some golden corn syrup you could use light if you wanted to but golden is what I had on hand and it works really well in a pecan pie recipe
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., now to my corn syrup, I’m going to be adding some eggs so I’ve got four eggs here I’m gonna get those right into my bowl I’ve also got some brown sugar so great flavor I’ve got some flour which is just going to help this mixture get firm during the cooking process I’m also going to add some salt which just slightly offsets some of the sweetness in this filling as well as a good helping of vanilla extract
one of my very favorite ingredients when it comes to baking., Next, I’ll once again use my hand mixer to blend this all together until it’s really thoroughly combined
Step 6
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., The final step is just adding my pecans now you can leave your pecans whole if you want to or chop them as I have here and basically you just want to fold those in
Once you’ve got that filling prepared it’s time to take your base out of the oven and while it’s still hot you’re going to go ahead and pour that filling over the top you just want to get it in a nice even layer and then you can get this tastiness back into the oven for another 30 to 35 minutes or until that filling has completely set
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., the absolute hardest part with this recipe is waiting because when it comes out of the oven of course it’s very hot and it needs to cool completely before you cut it into squares so I recommend letting it chill for at least 30 minutes to an hour as challenging as that might be and all you’ll need to do then is just transfer it to a cutting board cut it into squares and you can seriously dig in
Guys you will not regret making this recipe it is so flavorful the texture is absolutely amazing and everyone in your life will be very thankful you did I hope you’ll give this one a try for yourselves.
Nutella Puff Pastry Recipe
The jingle bells are rocking which means in my kitchen holiday baking is in full swing. And if you’re looking for an Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes to absolutely wow., your family this year I highly recommend giving these incredible puff pastry Nutella donuts a try yes that’s right I said puff pastry., Nutella donuts and taste just as good as they sound but they are super simple to prepare.
Ingredients –
- 2 tbsp Powdered Sugar
- 2 Sheets Store-Bought Puff Pastry
- 1/2 Cup Nutella
Direction –
Step 1
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., to get started I am going to be working with some frozen puff pastry if you’ve never seen it before you can usually find it in the freezer aisle at your supermarket you always want to work with puff pastry when it’s nice and cold from the refrigerator but of course, you still want it to be pliable enough to work with
basically what I’m going to do is use a pizza cutter to cut this puff pastry into four equal pieces so I’m just going to try to find the center this way and the center this way as well
Step 2
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., I’m going to get one of my sections of dough down on my board and what I want to do is to create almost little tassels using a paring knife so I’m just going to cut little slits into the bottom of my puff pastry about an inch to an inch and a half up towards the center and about a half an inch wide as soon as I’ve got all of my cuts made I’m going to go ahead and spread on my Nutella and we want to add a good amount of Nutella but not too much because we don’t want it to ooze out the side
so I’m going to leave a nice border around my Nutella all the way around so this can still stick to itself if you didn’t want to use Nutella in this recipe you could just as easily do this with jam you get a really similar effect it would still be super tasty
Step 3
Now to make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., The next step is just going to be rolling this towards me so I want to roll over my filling and then I’m going to roll towards me and at this point, you’ll see I’ve got a nice tube created and basically what I want to do is just bring the two ends of that tube together
so they connect and I’ve created a bit of a donut shape, yes I know it’s super pretty right
because those little tassels that we cut in the beginning basically fan out to create this really beautiful effect on our donut
Step 4
Then I’m going to really gently transfer this over to a parchment-lined baking sheet and work on the rest of my Nutella doughnuts., as you’ve probably noticed by now this would be a really fun project for the kids to help with because there’s really nothing to it you can do all of the cutting they can do all the filling and the rolling and what you end up with is a whole tray of deliciousness
they’re going to be heading into an oven that’s been preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit I’m going to cook them for between 18 and 20 minutes just until they’re
nice and golden on the exterior and super crisp and flaky
as soon as they come out of the oven they look and smell divine but you’re going to have to exercise a little bit of patience before diving in you want to make sure you let these cool for at least five minutes just because that filling is going to be really piping hot and you don’t want to burn your mouth it’s not a good way to celebrate the holidays
just before serving I like to top them with just a little dusting of powdered sugar who wouldn’t love one of these this is one of those desserts that could totally work as an edible gift there is just so much to love here they are crisp and flaky on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside.
Guys, I really hope you’ll give this tastiness a try for yourselves.
Puff Pastry Dessert Recipes
a) Blueberry Puff Pastry
Hey lovelies like you I do a whole lot of entertaining around the holidays which is why I am always on the hunt for easy but impressive recipes to serve my guests
I’m sharing Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes that can all be made with just three ingredients and the best part is they taste just as good as they look now all three of today’s delicious desserts are actually going to be made with some store-bought puff pastry dough if you are not familiar with this dough it will change your life it’s buttery crispy delicious you can use it in sweet desserts or savory dishes
it’s really really versatile you usually find it frozen at your supermarket in the freezer aisle I like to thought out in the refrigerator overnight and then when you open it looks something like this now from time to time when you unravel it you’ll get some cracks along the seams where it was folded not to worry you can just let it soften up a little bit and then use your fingers to sort of repair that this stuff is really really easy to work with which is why I absolutely adore it around the holidays
Ingredients –
- 2 tbsp Icing Sugar for Garnish
- 1 Sheet Store-Bought Puff Pastry
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 Cup Blueberry Jam
Direction –
Step 1
To Make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes the first step is going to be cutting my puff pastry into squares I like using a pizza cutter for this job because it keeps things nice and even starting with one of my squares I’m going to be using a sharp paring knife to create about a half-inch border along two sides of my square and then I’ll do
the very same thing on the other two sides the most important part is keeping your two edges intact
Step 2
Then I’m gonna go in here with a little bit of my filling so again this is a blueberry jam you could also do this with blueberry pie filling if you wanted to this is a lot less about the filling and a lot more about the pretty technique
once my filling is in the center of my pastry I can start wrapping these up the first thing I’ll do is take one of the interior corners of my pastry and pull it over the filling then I’ll take the opposite corner and pull it over the filling as well creating a little filling cocoon if you will
Step 3
To Make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., I’m going to grab the exterior corner and fold that over and do the same with a final corner as you can see what you end up with is this amazing little crosshatch diamond pattern that looks pretty cool if I do
say so myself then I’m just going to transfer my pastries over to my parchment-lined baking sheet
Step 4
Once they’re all prepared the final step is going to be brushing these with a little bit of egg wash so egg wash is basically just an egg that’s beaten I like to add just a teaspoon or two of water to mine so thin it out a little bit makes it a little easier to brush on and what it says is nature pastry nice and golden and extra crispy in the oven
Step 5
I’ll get these into the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for between 17 and 20 minutes you want to keep a good eye on them because you don’t want them to burn
Once they’re nice and puffed up and golden they are ready to be served of course you can serve them just as is you could top these with a little bit of glaze if you wanted to or you could dust them with just a touch of powdered sugar for a super seasonal snowy look
b) Strawberry Puff Pastry
The next recipe guys are these amazing strawberry pinwheels and they are just as easy to make as the first recipe so I’m starting with my square of puff pastry and I’m just going to use a sharp paring knife
Ingredients –
- 2 tbsp Icing Sugar for Garnish
- 1 Sheet Store-Bought Puff Pastry
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 Cup Strawberry Jam
Direction –
Step 1
Once again and this time I’m going to go in and I’m going to cut each of the edges you’re looking for a slice that’s about maybe an inch and a half and you want to make sure that you leave quite a bit of the center intact this is where all of our delicious fillings is going to live
Step 2
Next it’s time to add my filling once again the filling options here are absolutely endless I’m using some strawberry jelly but whatever filling you want will totally work once you’ve got your filling in the center of your dough all you’re going to do is pull every other corner over into the center of the
filling the result is this amazing pinwheel shape
Step 3
Basically I’m just going to transfer my pinwheels onto a parchment-lined baking sheet once again I’m going to brush them with some egg wash and then I’ll get them into the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for between 17 and 20 minutes until they’re nice and golden
the hardest part for me guys is waiting for five minutes for that filling to cool a little before I dive in how prettier these totally Instagram-worthy if I do say so myself
c) Raspberry Puff Pastry
finally lovelies I am whipping up a batch of these absolutely incredible raspberry blossoms that totally look like little flowers now I will fully admit this was not my idea I found this idea online.
Ingredients –
- 2 tbsp Icing Sugar for Garnish
- 1 Sheet Store-Bought Puff Pastry
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 Cup Raspberry Jam
Direction –
Step 1
Basically what we’re doing is we’re gonna start once again with our puff pastry dough cut it into squares and then once we’ve cut our square for going to put about a teaspoon of our filling into the center I’m using raspberry jam here use any kind of jam you want for this
Step 2
To Make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., Next, I’m going to brush each of the sides of my pastry dough with a little bit of egg wash this is gonna help them stick together and then I’m going to pull in each of my corners and then each of my corners again until what I’ve got is this little bundle now not to worry if this looks a little messy it’s fine because we’re actually going to be flipping these over and using the smooth side as the top of our pastry
Step 3
To Make Easy Christmas Desserts Recipes., Next I’m going to be using a sharp paring knife to create eight tiny even slits all the way around my pastry this is going to be the beginning of my petals., next I’m going to take two pieces of my dough flip twist and pinch it together to expose the inside that’s
what’s going to create the amazing petal effect in this pastry I’m going to repeat that process three more times until I’ve got four beautiful petals
Step 4
I will transfer these over to my parchment-lined baking sheet gets them brushed with a little egg wash and once again get them into the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until they’re nice puffy and golden brown I think it’s safe to say guys these are total showstoppers but the best part is that they taste just as beautiful as they look
I hope you’ll give all five of these yummy ideas a try and if you do be sure to comment me because I love seeing your kitchen creations especially your holiday kitchen creations all of these recipes
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