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Christmas recipes for a perfect Christmas Eve
From foie gras to Yule log, with turkey, cookies to give and mulled wine along the way: build your Christmas Eve menu, plan it day by day and find all our holiday recipes.
- A full menu in one click
- Christmas Eve, planned day by day
- Homemade treats to give
74 Christmas recipes
Build your Christmas Eve menu
Five courses, one idea each. Swap what you don't like: the rest stays put.
Appetizer
Starter
Main
Dessert
A stress-free Christmas Eve
What you can make ahead, and when.
One week before
Cookies and sweets
Butter cookies, lebkuchen, nougat and truffles keep for several days in a tin: now's the time to make them (and give them away).
Two days before
Shopping and basics
Buy the fresh ingredients, make the doughs (shortcrust, puff pastry) and the sauces that get better with a rest.
The day before
Dessert
A Yule log or a mousse cake needs a night in the fridge to set: make it the day before.
The big day
Bites and the main
Fill the puff pastry bites a few hours ahead and bake them at the last minute. The roast or the bird goes in the oven during appetizers.
Yule logs and showstopper desserts
The Yule log, of course, but also panettone, Black Forest cake and cakes made for sharing.
Cookies and sweets to give
In a jar or a pretty tin, the gift that always makes people happy.
Mulled wine, punch and hot chocolate
To warm up after the Christmas market, or to raise a glass on Christmas Eve.
All our Christmas recipes
74 recipes, most popular first.
Your questions
What menu for Christmas Eve dinner?
A classic French menu starts with appetizers (puff pastry bites, foie gras), then a festive starter (scallops, salmon), a main (roast poultry, fillet in a pastry crust), and ends with the Yule log. Our menu tool builds a full version in one click.
What can I make the day before Christmas Eve?
The Yule log and mousse cakes, cookies, sauces, pie doughs and most verrines (layered appetizers in small glasses). Prep the main in the morning and roast it during appetizers.
Which Christmas cookies make good gifts?
Christmas butter cookies, lebkuchen, Linzer cookies, nougat and chocolate mendiants keep well and travel easily in a tin.
How far ahead can I make a Yule log?
Make a rolled Yule log the day before: a night in the fridge helps it hold its shape and slice more cleanly.
More occasions this year
Every occasion of the year, the closest first.