25 Festive Christmas Desserts - Simply Scratch Made

This collection of 25 Festive Christmas Desserts has everything from No Bake Christmas Desserts to decadent cheesecakes. Whether you are throwing a Christmas Dinner or going to a Christmas party, this post has something for everyone.

Christmas Desserts are always my favorite desserts to make. Lovely flavors of Gingerbread, Eggnog and Chocolate are some of the most often seen flavors in Christmas baking. In this post you will find a Decadent Gingerbread Cheesecake recipe, a fun Christmas Poke Cake made with Jello, along with many other Christmas inspired desserts that will bring holiday cheer to your table this year.

You might also like to check out my 100 Christmas Cookies post, for more Christmas Desserts.

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Moist Gingerbread Cake

This easy-to-make gingerbread cake, super moist and rich with warm spices, features swirls of cinnamon molasses frosting and mini gingerbread cookies on top. Everyone will love this gingerbread dessert this holiday season!

Chocolate Striped Delight

A delicious and easy no bake recipe that is perfect for the holiday season.

Mini Cheesecake Recipe (White Chocolate Raspberry)

These White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bites are perfect for birthdays, holidays, parties, and anytime sharing! They’re dense NY style. Luscious, rich, smooth, creamy cheesecakes strewn with real raspberry and topped with homemade whipped cream.

Eggnog Bundt Cake

Take the iconic Christmas beverage from punch bowl to dessert plate with an Eggnog Bundt Cake. With spiked eggnog in the batter and glaze, this boozy cake doubles down on a season favorite flavor.

German Chocolate Cake

A timeless dessert that makes the perfect holiday or birthday cake. German Chocolate Cake made with a coconut pecan filling and rich fudge frosting.

Peppermint Bark Cheesecake

A simple no bake peppermint bark cheesecake. It has an Oreo cookie crust, peppermint white chocolate filling, and a chocolate candy cane topping.

Christmas Rocky Road

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My festive Christmas Rocky Road is an ideal sweet treat or edible gift. This simple to prepare recipe is a favourite no-bake dessert for chocolate lovers. A delicious dark and milk chocolate base is filled with marshmallows, cherries, coconut and pistachios. The slice is topped with creamy white chocolate and decorated for the festive season.

Cranberry Christmas Cake

A fabulously festive Cranberry Christmas Cake made with tart cranberries and bright orange zest in a moist sour cream batter.

Festive Christmas Brownies

These easy Christmas Brownies are a festive holiday treat that anyone can make! Start with your favorite boxed brownie mix and our creamy buttercream frosting. Then make any of these 4 Christmas brownie decorating ideas, including a simple wreath, a Christmas present, holiday lights, or Christmas tree brownies!

Gingerbread Cheesecake

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Get ready for the holiday season with this no bake gingerbread cheesecake. With a buttery gingerbread crust, it’s perfect for any festive occasion.

Fruit Cake

Homemade fruit cake brings warm holiday flavors with candied fruits, plump raisins, and crunchy nuts.

Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

Christmas ornament cupcakes are easy to decorate in this tutorial I’ve created. Using white almond bark in a dome mold then coloring them with cake paint and frosting to create a beautiful ornament to sit on top of your cupcakes.

Grinch Fudge

An easy Grinch fudge recipe for the holidays!

Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

Baked in a sheet pan, dipped in royal icing, and decorated with festive sprinkles, these soft and chewy Christmas sugar cookie bars are your favorite classic sugar cookies in bar form!

Nutella Cheesecake

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This homemade Nutella cheesecake recipe is made from scratch with a graham cracker crust. Super creamy and rich, this delicious cheesecake is even topped off with a Nutella ganache and chopped hazelnuts.

No Bake Christmas Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers

These No Bake Christmas Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers are one of my family’s favorite no bake treats. Buttery Ritz crackers, creamy peanut butter, almond bark and sprinkles, is all you need to make these delicious Christmas “cookies”.

Buche de Noel (Yule Log Cake)

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Impress your guests this holiday season with a bûche de noël, also known as a yule log cake. This chocolate sponge cake has a mascarpone filling and chocolate ganache frosting that is absolutely delicious! The decoration makes this dessert quite festive for Christmas.

Christmas Tree Brownies

Christmas tree brownies are chewy one-bowl brownies that are decorated to look like Christmas trees. These easy treats are sure to please kids and adults alike!

Gingerbread Trifle

Gingerbread trifle has 3 main layers of pudding, whipped cream, and gingerbread cake with caramel sauce drizzled in between for good measure. Plus, it comes together quickly!

Christmas Poke Cake with Jello

A festive twist on a classic, this Christmas Poke Cake is a breeze to make with white cake, green and red jello, and a fluffy whipped topping. Perfect for holiday gatherings, it’s easy, colorful, and sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

Red Velvet Cake

With a delicious tang from the buttermilk, hints of cocoa and a moist, light crumb. Don’t forget the best cream cheese icing on this earth!

Homemade Cordial Cherries

Juicy maraschino cherries wrapped in a sweet, powdered sugar fondant, dipped in sweet and smooth chocolate and topped with Christmas sprinkles.

Cherry Cheesecake

Cherry Cheesecake made completely from scratch. This no fail recipe is so easy to make and doesn’t require a water bath.

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

This Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake is adapted from America’s Test Kitchen, and is the best mousse cake we’ve ever tasted. It’s light yet rich, decadent yet not heavy, and absolutely chocolatey. Use the best quality chocolate you can. May be made a day ahead.