Christmas buffet recipes

Enjoy these skewers as canapés at your next party. Flavoured with festive clementines, they're ideal at Christmas served with your choice of dips

Who says party food can't be healthy? Enjoy this selection of dips – featuring beetroot, butternut squash and caramelised onion – alongside veg crudités and breadsticks

Take trifle to the next level for the festive season. Make the jelly with raspberries and enrich the custard with clotted cream for ultra indulgence

Enjoy our chilli-glazed variation on a Christmas classic. As well as being a moreish side for the festive turkey, they also make a delicious canapé

Are you invited to a festive event? Fill a hamper with homemade goodies to thank your host, including these moreish shortbread biscuits with a twist

Pack classic cheese and pickle filling into puff pastry to make these moreish pinwheels. They’re ideal for summer picnics or buffets

Blend smoked mackerel with soft cheese, horseradish sauce and lemon juice to make this easy paté. Top with a sprinkling of cayenne and serve with toast

Make cheese straws with the added flavours of sesame and poppy seeds, dried onion flakes and sea salt. They're perfect snacks to serve with cocktails

Make this domed puff-pastry pie as a Christmas centrepiece. With a crumbly pastry exterior and packed filling oozing with gooey comté, it's a wow dish

Indulge in this no-bake chocolate cheesecake after a special dinner. Whether it's for New Year's Eve or a birthday, it's sure to impress

Try furikake – a Japanese seasoning – in this easy retro canapé with a hint of wasabi and pickled ginger. The seasoning is traditionally sprinkled on rice

Serve these date, blue cheese and pancetta polenta stacks as canapés at a party. Try a veggie twist by using chopped toasted nuts instead of pancetta for crunch

Balance warm, nutty flavours with sharp goat’s cheese in this sformata, which is a cross between a soufflé and frittata. It's a fabulous festive main

Treat your guests to a Christmas punch. It's a blend of prosecco, gin liqueur and apple juice, together with festive clementine and ginger

Try a clever Christmas-themed update on the ‘butter board’ trend (that’s butter spread on a board with various toppings, ready to slather on bread)

Whet the appetite for the main event by serving guests this special chicken terrine with leeks and apricots. It can be made up to three days ahead

Combine the best bits of a Christmas dinner in one moreish bite with these canapés. Ideal for a festive buffet

Bring the wow factor to your Christmas dinner with these spectacular profiteroles filled with chestnut purée. They're perfect to round off the big day

Make these jackfruit canapés with curry paste, mango, chilli and coriander for a lighter, meat-free alternative when you're throwing a party