Everything You Need For Christmas This Year

Main Dishes

Mushroom & Leek Pot Pie
Mains
60 mins

Mushroom & Leek Pot Pie

A totally scrumptious pie that’s comforting, easy to make and packed with delicious creamy veggies. No need to faff around making pastry, ready-made vegan puff pastry works really well for this. And you can save yourself time by making the filling in the morning, so it’s all ready to pop in the oven later.

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Creamy Potato, Sprout & Leek Gratin
Sides
75 mins

Creamy Potato, Sprout & Leek Gratin

This gratin is so satisfying and creamy, it’s easy to forget that every mouthful is packed with goodness. Blended with cashews, wholegrain mustard, lemon, garlic and nutritional yeast the silky, smooth sauce tastes incredible. This dish requires quite a lot of chopping, but it’s worth it and will go down a treat with everyone.

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Individual Mushroom Wellingtons
Mains
90 mins

Individual Mushroom Wellingtons

When it comes to impressive make-ahead Christmas mains, we always love a mushroom wellington. Want to know the best bit about making individual ones? You get more pastry with each serving.

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Butternut Squash Wellington
Mains
80 mins

Butternut Squash Wellington

This squash & mushroom wellington is the ultimate winter showstopper. The soft, creamy roasted butternut squash underneath the crispy puff pastry case is a match made in heaven — plus the miso paste gives this dish an amazing depth of flavour. Serve alongside maple roasted parsnips, carrots, and cranberry sauce.

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Courgette & Potato Gratin
Mains
90 mins

Courgette & Potato Gratin

Layers of thinly sliced potato and courgette, topped with a creamy white cashew sauce, with mustard, garlic and nutritional yeast; baked until golden and crispy on top — just what you need on a cold evening.

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Hasselback Butternut Squash With Jewelled Rice & Gremolata
Mains
120 mins

Hasselback Butternut Squash With Jewelled Rice & Gremolata

This roasted hasselback squash looks absolutely beautiful. The rice is tossed with sprouts, fresh mint, dill, dried apricots, toasted pistachios, pomegranates and a red wine maple dressing, then piled high with sweet red onions, tender squash and a garlicky parsley dressing.

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Chestnut & Mushroom Tarts
Sides
50 mins

Chestnut & Mushroom Tarts

These little tarts are the perfect canapé and a real treat for any special gathering. They have a soft inside with a delicious punch of flavour from the chestnuts. When we don't have much time, we use ready made vegan puff pastry, but you can choose whichever version you prefer.

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Pumpkin, Sage & Onion Galette
Mains
70 mins

Pumpkin, Sage & Onion Galette

A beautiful autumnal dish, perfect for sharing with friends and family. The crispy sage leaves add a beautiful touch, while the toasted hazelnuts create a lovely crunch and the sweet, roasted onions coupled with the roasted pumpkin give the whole dish a little sweetness.

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Chestnut, Sage & Onion 'Sausage' Rolls
Christmas
100 mins

Chestnut, Sage & Onion 'Sausage' Rolls

If you’re looking for a delicious plant-based addition to a traditional Christmas meal, this is what you need. It works as a side or a main, making it the perfect sharing dish.

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Sage & Apricot Nut Roast
Mains
60 mins

Sage & Apricot Nut Roast

Searching for a plant-based main course for a special occasion? Look no further than this incredible nut roast. Packed with carrots, lentils, nuts, apricots and sage, it’s best served with all the trimmings.

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Sides

The Perfect Roasted Root Veg
Sides
60 mins

The Perfect Roasted Root Veg

The secret to the best tasting roast veggies? Try adding two simple ingredients that you’ve already got in cupboard, and you’ll never look back! The sweet, spicy, peppery flavours make carrots & parsnips the perfect side to go with pretty much anything, especially a veggie wellington.

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The Perfect Roast Potatoes
Sides
80 mins

The Perfect Roast Potatoes

You’ll love these roasties. They’re the winning combo of fluffy and crispy every time, with sprigs of fresh rosemary and soft, sweet, roasted garlic for an extra flavour kick. The key to fluffy potatoes? Add a touch of bicarbonate of soda to the cooking water. Perfect!

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Miso Maple Carrots & Parsnips
Sides
35 mins

Miso Maple Carrots & Parsnips

Spruce up your Christmas dinner with this flavour-packed take on roasted root vegetables. Covering them with foil for half of the baking time allows them to partially steam for maximum tenderness.

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Easy Sage & Onion Stuffing Balls
Sides
25 mins

Easy Sage & Onion Stuffing Balls

Enjoy these moreish sage and onion stuffing balls with your Christmas dinner, weekend roast or as a canapé. Prepare them in advance for stress-free cooking on the day. The amount of milk you will need depends on your loaf of bread and how stale it is. We used white sourdough that was 3 days old.

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Creamy Skin-on Mashed Potatoes
Sides
30 mins

Creamy Skin-on Mashed Potatoes

We love the rustic effect of including potato skins in mashed potatoes — plus, they’re quicker to make, create less washing up and contain more fibre.

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Roast Potatoes With Lemon & Rosemary
Sides
90 mins

Roast Potatoes With Lemon & Rosemary

Ground almonds are the secret to making these roast potatoes extra crispy, it’s a simple addition to a classic recipe that makes a world of difference. The garlic, rosemary, lemon and bay leaves then add an extra layer of flavour.

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Quick Shredded Brussels Sprouts
Sides
15 mins

Quick Shredded Brussels Sprouts

This clever preparation will convince even the staunchest sprout critic to give these brussels a try. Delicious as a classic side with Christmas dinner, or enjoyed at any time of the year, we guarantee you will want to make this dish again and again.

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Spiced Apple & Cranberry Cabbage
Sides
70 mins

Spiced Apple & Cranberry Cabbage

This amazing spiced apple and cranberry cabbage side is completely stress free! It takes about five minutes to prepare the ingredients for this recipe and then you just throw them all in a big saucepan to cook. You don't need to worry about this burning or not setting right, you just need to let all the flavours infuse into deliciousness!

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Sweet Potato Mash
Sides
40 mins

Sweet Potato Mash

This is a great side dish to make with any hearty stew or warming main course. The yoghurt adds a really creamy texture, making the mash taste deliciously light and indulgent.

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Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
Sides
70 mins

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

Roast potatoes are always a favourite at home with everyone. These potatoes taste delicious roasted with whole cloves of garlic, rosemary sprigs and big flakes of sea salt. 

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Balsamic Roasted Carrots
Sides
55 mins

Balsamic Roasted Carrots

If you’re looking for a way to add a more interesting side dish to a big festive meal or Sunday roast, this is what you need. Roasting the carrots with balsamic, maple and caraway seeds gives them so much more flavour, which is then intensified by the orange zest, fresh slices of orange and flaked almonds added at the end.

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Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad
Mains
20 mins

Brussels Sprouts Caesar Salad

This festive themed Caesar salad is such a crowd pleaser. It's the perfect dish to use up any left over brussels sprouts after the big day or even to just keep the festive cheer going long into January. We love to serve it with a side of our chestnut hummus or alongside a hearty warming stew.

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Sauces

Perfect Vegan Gravy
Sides
65 mins

Perfect Vegan Gravy

This is a perfect vegan gravy, loaded with flavour and just delicious with a hearty lunch. We use it with our wellingtons and nut roasts, roasted potatoes and sausage rolls.

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Cranberry Sauce
Sides
50 mins

Cranberry Sauce

This cranberry sauce has the perfect balance of tanginess and sweetness, and is perfect served alongside any festive showstopper.

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Herby Onion Gravy
Sides
55 mins

Herby Onion Gravy

This gravy is delicious poured over hearty main courses, roasted vegetables or even creamy mashes. The onions create a rich sauce, while the herbs add extra flavour.

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Bakes & desserts

The Best Christmas Cake
Sweets
180 mins

The Best Christmas Cake

There’s nothing quite like a homemade Christmas cake and this one is so good it’s hard to believe it’s plant-based. This rich flavour-packed sticky bake is loaded with toasted flaked almonds, brandy and juicy dried fruit.

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Christmas Stollen
Sweets
60 mins

Christmas Stollen

Nothing captures the taste of Christmas quite like stollen. A rich German fruit bread, it’s loaded with rum-soaked fruit and has a traditional marzipan centre.

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Festive Florentines
Sweets
30 mins

Festive Florentines

Enjoy these festive florentines with a cuppa this Christmas. A tasty treat or homemade gift, they’re jewelled with glacé cherries, flaked almonds, chopped nuts and finished with a layer of crisp dark chocolate.

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Gingerbread Cookies
Sweets
35 mins

Gingerbread Cookies

These festive cookies are so much fun to make. The dough, made of just five ingredients, comes together in moments. This recipe makes a great weekend baking project for families with small children.

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Chocolate Pudding
Sweets
100 mins

Chocolate Pudding

This chocolate pudding is the perfect festive dessert to make for anyone who doesn't love Christmas pudding. It's rich and gooey inside, with a nice crunch from the hazelnuts. Be sure to keep an eye on it towards the end of cooking time as every oven can differ - you want it to be set but fudgy on the inside and cooked through on the outside.

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Cherry & Almond Mince Pies
Sweets
45 mins

Cherry & Almond Mince Pies

Dried sour cherries become sweet and juicy when stewed with orange juice, apples and dates. This fruity filling is coupled with a quick frangipane in a new take on the classic mince pie.

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Classic Mince Pies
Sweets
120 mins

Classic Mince Pies

Mince pies are one of my favourite festive treats. The pasty is light and sweet, while the filling is filled with juicy fruity textures and flavours. I like making extra of the filling and serving it on porridge, it may sound strange but it tastes so delicious!

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Christmas Pudding
Sweets
150 mins

Christmas Pudding

This is by a long way the best Christmas pudding I've ever eaten, it's so light and fruity, with juicy bites of raisins, cranberries, sultanas, apricots and dates, which are complimented by the flavours of the apple and orange. The mix of spices also really brings it to life, with the mix of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla, which all make it taste just like Christmas!

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Cacao & Clementine Cake
Sweets
80 mins

Cacao & Clementine Cake

This is a perfect cake to make for friends and family. It’s relatively simple to make, looks absolutely brilliant and the clementines give it a nice festive touch.

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Cranberry, Pecan & Chocolate Cookies
Sweets
30 mins

Cranberry, Pecan & Chocolate Cookies

These are the most addictive cookies ever, we’re obsessed with them. The mix of dark chocolate chunks, crunchy pecans and juicy cranberries is just delicious. They’re nice and easy to make too.

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Pecan Pie
Sweets
150 mins

Pecan Pie

This pecan pie was a real hit when we tested it. Using silken tofu may sound a little strange, but please trust us on this one, it gives the filling such a great texture, which sets beautifully after it’s baked - you’d never ever know it was there. The cinnamon, maple, orange zest and pecans give the whole pie such a deep, rich flavour, which is perfect with a scoop of coconut or vanilla ice cream.

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Festive Crumble
Sweets
25 mins

Festive Crumble

This is a really great dish to make when you’ve got lots of friends and family to feed over the festive period. It’s easy to make in big quantities, and is always a crowd pleaser. We make this almost every year over Christmas now and it’s becoming a real family favourite.

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Festive Cookies
Sweets
65 mins

Festive Cookies

These are the perfect festive cookies to use for gifts or decoration. You can make these as a plain cookie, which is delicious, or with some thick chocolate sauce piped on top.

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Snickerdoodles
Sweets
30 mins

Snickerdoodles

These classic American cookies are crisp on the outside, chewy in the middle and traditionally coated in cinnamon, making them a totally irresistible festive treat.

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Pear, Ginger & Hazelnut Cake
Sweets
80 mins

Pear, Ginger & Hazelnut Cake

This is the perfect festive cake. The sponge is soft and sweet, with a strong ginger flavour throughout, coupled with toasted hazelnuts and sweet slices of fresh pear.

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Pumpkin Pie
Sweets
40 mins

Pumpkin Pie

We make this recipe for Thanksgiving every year and it's always a great success. The dates give the filling a really smooth, gooey texture, while the cinnamon brings plenty of autumnal spice.

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Dark Chocolate & Almond Tarts
Sweets
100 mins

Dark Chocolate & Almond Tarts

Impress dinner party guests with one of these decadent dark chocolate tarts. The chocolate ganache centre pairs beautifully with a crunchy almond base and flaked almond topping for the perfect dessert to end a meal.

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Gingerbread Loaf
Sweets
60 mins

Gingerbread Loaf

This gingerbread loaf was an instant favourite when we made it in the office. It's got the perfect level of spice and has a delicious texture that everyone loves.

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Drinks & breakfasts

Warming Cinnamon & Almond Latte
Drinks
5 mins

Warming Cinnamon & Almond Latte

I absolutely love to have this cinnamon and almond latte in the winter — the sweetness of the cinnamon is so tasty mixed together with warm frothed-up milk.

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Chai Latte
Drinks
10 mins

Chai Latte

This chai latte is literally a hug in a mug! It’s so soothing and warming; it’s the most perfect winter drink! I love having this after a meal when I crave something sweet but don’t feel like making a dessert. It’s so creamy and has the most amazing deep flavours from all the incredibly rich spices. Brown rice milk is also naturally really sweet so it works perfectly for this recipe!

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Chai Hot Chocolate
Drinks
5 mins

Chai Hot Chocolate

This rich, chocolatey hot chocolate is infused with chai flavours from the cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Oat milk works perfectly in this recipe, but feel free to substitute for any plant-based milk of your choice.

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Christmas Spiced Granola
Breakfast
50 mins

Christmas Spiced Granola

This spiced granola will fill your entire house with a warming, festive fragrance. It also makes a fantastic homemade gift - make it in big batches to give to friends in beautiful little glass jars.  

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Festive Pancakes
Breakfast
30 mins

Festive Pancakes

We shared this recipe via our newsletter and had such a great response that we thought we'd publish it here too! The cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg give these pancakes the perfect amount of spice, and they taste even more amazing when topped with warm maple syrup and a handful of toasted hazelnuts.

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