Christmas is a time filled with family and friends who are often brought together with food! The holiday season wouldn’t be the same without enjoying delicious desserts. Many recipes during the holidays are family favorites that are recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. The classic winter flavors of peppermint, cinnamon, and chocolate are crowd favorites. My favorite holiday treat is anything peppermint and chocolate. What’s your favorite holiday dessert?
According to Allrecipes, the top-ranked Christmas dessert is the Yule Log. The traditional Yule Log is a chocolate cake that originated from Europe. It’s popular in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and other French colonies. America has adapted this recipe and it has become a crowd favorite. The Yule log is traditionally formed to resemble a real-life Yule log. The rolled chocolate cake is filled with a sweet filling and frosted. The history of Yule logs symbolizes the coming of the new year and good luck.
Ranked 2nd is Mini Christmas Cakes. Mini Christmas Cakes are fruitcakes soaked in brandy and topped with jam, marzipan, and fondant. These are popular desserts to share with family, neighbors, work colleagues, and teachers. The history of the Christmas Cakes goes back to the ancient Romans. This calorie-packed dessert was given to troops in battle to sustain them through an epic and exhausting campaign.
Russian Tea Cakes was ranked number 3. Russian Tea cakes are rolled in powdered sugar for a sweet finish and snowball-like appearance. Russian Tea cakes were brought over generations ago from Lithuania. This traditional family recipe only requires 5 ingredients. Butter, Vanilla, Flour, Sugar, and Walnuts.
Coming in at number 4 is the infamous Gingerbread Cookie. Gingerbread cookies are a classic cookie. You can bake it up to be as soft or as crispy as you’d like. It is a perfect recipe to cut out into desired shapes. It’s made with the tastiest warm spices, including a lot of ginger and cinnamon. These flavors fill the kitchen when coming out of the oven.
The last dessert on the list is The Red Velvet Cake. This red velvet cake achieves its Christmas-appropriate hue of red without the need for additional food coloring, owing to the use of non-alkalized cocoa powder. Frequently adorned with a traditional white icing. The history of red velvet cakes came into existence during the Victorian Era. It was during the 1800s that recipes would frequently call for the use of cocoa for luxury cakes. Red velvet cake became a staple of the American Christmas table during the 20th century.
This concludes the top 5 Christmas desserts in America according to Allrecipes. What is your favorite holiday treat?
