30 Recipes to Use Up Your Sweet Christmas Leftovers

Has Christmas left you with a fridge or pantry stacked with leftovers? If like me you bought too many sweet treats this Christmas and have tons left, I’ve gathered together some ideas to use up your sweet Christmas leftovers.

From Christmas cake, Christmas pudding, cranberries, brandy butter, amaretti biscuit and Italian panettone to Baileys, candy canes and mincemeat, I’ve compiled this collection of delicious recipes for inspiration with your leftovers.

Christmas cake

While Christmas cake is one of the great festive traditions, after a couple of slices I usually don’t fancy it anymore. Give your leftover Christmas cake new life with these tasty recipes.

Wonder no more what to do with Christmas cake leftovers with these delicious options!

christmas cake brownies – Belleau Kitchen

Rich chocolate brownies with Christmas cake crumbled in, from Dom at Belleau Kitchen

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Christmas Cake Tarts by How to cook good food

Delicious festive tarts – think mince pie made with Christmas cake and not mincemeat and filled with a classic egg and cream mixture and a touch of sugar from Laura at How to cook good food.

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Christmas pudding

After all the indulgence did you have leftover Christmas pudding or even one you didn’t open? Make use of it in these delicious sweet recipes.

No churn Christmas Pudding Ice Cream from Recipes Made Easy

Rich and creamy with all the sweet Christmassy flavour you associate with Christmas pudding but in an easy to make no-churn ice cream by Jacqui from Recipes Made Easy.

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Left Over Christmas Pudding Strudel – thinlyspread.co.uk

Wondering what to do with that left over Christmas pudding? Make left over Christmas pudding strudel! An easy and delicious Christmas dessert from Chris at Thinly Spread.

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Christmas pudding muffins from Caroline’s Cooking

These Christmas pudding muffins from Caroline’s Cooking are a tasty way to give leftover Christmas pudding a new lease of life. Quick, easy to make, a lovely mix of fruit and spice

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Mincemeat

If you have had your fill of mince pies and couldn’t eat another, then here are some ideas for what to do with leftover mincemeat, whether homemade or shop-bought.

Christmas Fudge from Fuss Free Flavours

This easy three-ingredient Christmas mince pie fudge recipe is packed with dried fruit and seasonal spices. No boiling, no sugar thermometer, no fuss!

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Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding with Mincemeat

An indulgent winter dessert with sweet mincemeat, brioche buns and custard, ideal for using up some of your Christmas leftovers

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Slow Cooker Mincemeat Pudding

A festive simple slow cooker steamed pudding with a spiced sponge cooked with rich mincemeat swirled through it, ideal as an alternative to Christmas pudding

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Slow Cooker Mincemeat Swirls

Perfect for breakfast over the holidays, these mincemeat-filled swirls using mince pie filling with a simple scone mixture and bake in a couple of hours, filling the house with festive fragrances! The brandy glaze will add an extra twist for the adults

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Marzipan

If you made a Christmas Cake, chances are you covered it in a layer of marzipan before covering it in icing. If you have leftover marzipan from your block, you could use it up in one of these tasty recipes.

Twelfth Night Cakes with Marzipan from Tin and Thyme

Recipe for Sharp zingy lemon cakes with a light sponge, notes of cardamom and sticky marzipan to celebrate Twelfth Night or any other from Choclette from Tin and Thyme.

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Cherry Bakewell Cookies from Casa Costello

Use up any leftover Marzipan and cherries from Christmas with these tasty Cherry Bakewell Cookies from Helen from Casa Costello

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Marzipan and Pistachio Cardamom Buns

Soft sweet buns stuffed with a layer of marzipan and pistachio

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Candy canes

If you bought a box of candy canes to serve with and dip into hot chocolate or just as a Christmas treat, try one of these tasty ideas to use up the leftovers.

Slow Cooker Candy Cane Fudge

A festive slow cooker dark chocolate fudge recipe, topped with candy canes for a delicious Christmas treat

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Christmas Chocolate Shortbread

Chocolate shortbread topped with chocolate and decorated with candy canes, marshmallows and gingerbread man sprinkles, perfect for Christmas baking and very popular with kids

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Candy Cane Brownies from Jane’s Patisserie

Chocolatey, Minty, Delicious Candy Cane Brownies, perfect for using up leftover candy canes, from Jane at Jane’s Patisserie.

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Panettone

Were you given an Italian panettone for Christmas? If you didn’t eat it over Christmas or have some left over, one of these leftover panettone recipes might catch your eye.

Slow Cooker Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding

A lightly spiced bread and butter pudding made with Italian panettone slices instead of bread, ideal for the festive season and for using up leftover panettone

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Leftover Panettone Chocolate & Cranberry Pudding from Tinned Tomatoes

Leftover Panettone Chocolate & Cranberry Pudding from Jac at Tinned Tomaotoes is a luxurious pudding made with leftover panettone, which is paired with chocolate, cranberries and raisins and coated in a generous layer of custard.

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Panettone Treacle Tart from Sous Chef

Short, buttery pastry, fragrant with cinnamon, encasing a sticky, citrus filling, studded with all the delicious nubbly bits from a panettone from souschef.co.uk

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Fresh cranberries

I bought a punnet of cranberries then ended up with roast lamb on Christmas Day so didn’t make a cranberry sauce to go with the traditional roast turkey.

One of these tasty sweet recipes will be a great way to use up fresh cranberries or leftover cranberry sauce.

Slow Cooker Cranberry and Vanilla Steamed Pudding

A tasty vanilla steamed pudding or sponge cake topped with a spiced cranberry compote, ideal to use as an alternative to the traditional Christmas pudding

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Cranberry Cheesecake Pies

A delicious festive alternative to traditional mince pies which are full of Christmas flavours with a cheesecake filling topped with cranberry sauce

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Slow Cooker Cranberry Soda Bread

A sweet soda bread baked in the slow cooker with festive cranberries studded in the loaf

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Amaretti and other biscuits

Tins of chocolate biscuits sold at Christmas always look tempting, and amaretti biscuits have such a festive flavour. Leftover biscuits can be used in some lovely desserts.

Amaretti Tiramisu from Vikalinka

These individual Tiramisu pots from Julia at Vikalinka are made with soft amaretti cookies, pure indulgence.

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Raspberry and Amaretti Biscuit Cake from What Kate Baked

This cake from What Kate Baked is super in the summer with fresh berries but it is the perfect cake baked with frozen fruit to use up any leftover amaretti biscuits from a festive glut.

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Christmas Chocolate Tiffin (Refrigerator Cake) from Veggie Desserts

Christmas Chocolate Tiffin from Kate from Veggie Desserts is a great edible gift or festive no-bake treat. An easy holiday dessert to use up leftover chocolate and biscuits.

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Baileys and other liqueurs or spirits

Now I know there is no such thing as leftover alcohol but there are certain boozy flavours that we tend to only enjoy at Christmas. If you want to use up the end of a bottle these might be perfect for you!

Slow Cooker Baileys Chocolate Cake

A rich and fudgy chocolate Baileys cake baked in your slow cooker, with chocolate Baileys buttercream frosting, ideal for Baileys Irish Cream lovers

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Boozy Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Fudge

A delicious salted caramel fudge recipe brilliant for Christmas treats, made in your slow cooker for ease

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Slow Cooker Amaretto Raisin and Almond Fudge

A boozy fudge perfect for gifting over the holidays

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Brandy butter or sauce

What to do with leftover brandy butter or sauce? That traditional Christmas favourite to serve with Christmas pudding or mince pies can be used in lots of innovative ways after Christmas to help you use up the rest of your pot.

Sticky Date Buns with Brandy Butter from Confused Julia

These sticky date buns contain a date and cinnamon paste and are delicious slathered with a little leftover brandy butter.

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Baked Apples with Mincemeat and Brandy Butter from Easy Peasy Foodie

A festive pud to get you in the mood for Christmas or an easy peasy way of using up leftover mincemeat after Christmas.

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Double boozy brandy butter ice-cream from Storr Cupboard

A tasty no-churn ice cream to use up leftover brandy butter

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I hope this gives you some inspiration for clearing your kitchen of your sweet Christmas leftovers. Is there another ingredient you want ideas for? Just add a comment and let me know.

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