This modern take on crowd-pleasing Black Forest cake is the perfect ending to your holiday meal. Author: Amanda Barnier, Jennifer Bartoli and The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
Wow guests with a festive dessert at the end of your holiday feast, whether it's a trifle, cake or a traditional yule log.
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25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Pear, Fig and Almond Galette
With seasonal fruit, honey and almonds, this galette makes an impressive dessert.
Get the recipe: Pear, Fig and Almond Galette
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Pear, Fig and Almond Galette
With seasonal fruit, honey and almonds, this galette makes an impressive dessert.
Get the recipe: Pear, Fig and Almond Galette
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Black Forest Pie
This modern take on crowd-pleasing Black Forest cake is the perfect ending to your holiday meal.
Get the recipe: Black Forest Pie
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Sufganiyot Tower
These doughnuts, traditionally enjoyed at Hanukkah, taste best when eaten the day they are made, but it won't be difficult to find volunteers to help finish off this impressive tower of jam-filled treats.
Get the recipe: Sufganiyot Tower
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chestnut Cream Pavlova
This delicate meringue-based treat is a twist on the famous French Mont Blanc dessert. For best results, assemble it just before serving.
Get the recipe: Chestnut Cream Pavlova
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Pomegranate, Pistachio and Apricot Bark
Ruby-red pomegranate seeds add the perfect amount of tang to this sweet and salty dark chocolate bark.
Get the recipe: Pomegranate, Pistachio and Apricot Bark
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chocolate Hazelnut Trifle
Chunks of chocolate cake doused in hazelnut liqueur and layered with dollops of chocolate-hazelnut pastry cream make a spectacular dessert.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Hazelnut Trifle
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Crunchy Caramel Bûche De Noël
Need a dessert to wow even the most discerning dinner guests? Look no further than this traditional holiday cake, updated with white chocolate birch bark topping and buttery toffee filling.
Get the recipe: Crunchy Caramel Bûche De Noël
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Cranberry Pear Meringue Nests
For an unforgettable finale, treat your guests to their very own cranberry-filled meringue nests. A boozy whipped cream, known as a syllabub, makes a festive topping.
Get the recipe: Cranberry Pear Meringue Nests
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Eggnog Pie
We've turned the beloved holiday drink into an extra-creamy, richly flavoured pie that's sure to be a hit with your guests.
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25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Fresh Fig and Almond Tart
This stunning tart showcases delicately flavoured figs. For best results, choose ripe ones that are plump, tender and heavy.
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25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Mini Cherry Almond Christmas Cakes
Make these golden amaretto-soaked cakes a month ahead so they have plenty of time to develop the perfect level of mellow boozy flavour.
Get the recipe: Mini Cherry Almond Christmas Cakes
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chocolate Phyllo CIgars
Crispy on the outside with a dark chocolate filling, these flaky bites are both easy and elegant.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Phyllo Cigars
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Coconut Mochi Snowballs
These not-too-sweet confections have a nice chewy texture and a distinct coconut flavour
Get the recipe: Coconut Mochi Snowballs
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Apple Fritter Monkey Bread
This pull-apart monkey bread tastes just like apple fritters, and it conveniently separates into little doughnut holes for shareable bite-size treats!
Get the recipe: Apple Fritter Monkey Bread
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Mini Present Cupcakes
Each of these adorable mini cupcakes is topped with a special treat: candy presents!
Get the recipe: Mini Present Cupcakes
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chocolate Caramel Cupcake Parfaits
The three components in this recipe are each superb on their own; when combined, they make a crazy-delicious dessert.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Caramel Cupcake Parfaits
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
With a swirly peppermint embedded in each square, these sweet treats pair the immediate gratification of creamy fudge with the lasting effects of hard candy.
Get the recipe: White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chocolate Whisky Pavé with Sponge Toffee
Whisky often has notes of vanilla, caramel and chocolate, making it a lovely complement to desserts featuring those same flavours.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Whisky Pavé with Sponge Toffee
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Maple-Glazed Doughnut Bundt Cake
This moist cake tastes like a blend of two of our country's most-loved doughnut flavours: sour cream and maple-glazed.
Get the recipe: Maple-Glazed Doughnut Bundt Cake
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Dark Chocolate Bûche De Noël
A traditional holiday recipe, this popular Yule log is a cinch to make in stages, ready to assemble the day before serving.
Get the recipe: Dark Chocolate Bûche De Noël
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chocolate Espresso Tart
You only need a small slice of this incredibly rich tart to gratify even the most intense chocolate craving. For the perfect crust, buy preground chocolate wafers, which are fine and evenly sized.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Espresso Tart
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Red Wine-Poached Pear Tartlets
The contrast of buttery cream and red wine–poached pears makes these tarts a stunning addition to your holiday spread.
Get the recipe: Red Wine-Poached Pear Tartlets
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Chocolate Pecan Tartlets
The decadent flavour of this honey-infused pecan pie filling is made even more addictive when topped with chunks of dark chocolate.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Pecan Tartlets
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Gingerbread Apple Trifle
Soaked in rum and layered with juicy cinnamon apples and vanilla custard, spiced gingerbread steals the spotlight in this holiday favourite.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Apple Trifle
25 deliciously decadent desserts to make this holiday season
Mini Bûches de Noël
Using vanilla wafer cookies instead of the traditional sponge cake makes these no-bake miniature buches de Noel (yule logs) an easy make-ahead treat.
Get the recipe: Mini Bûches de Noël
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