Traditional Sweets for Christmas – Oh! It’s December and everyone is in a Christmas mood and it’s time for some sweets making too.
With the opening of lockdown, it’s time to gear up for the year’s biggest festival – Christmas 2020. Covid-19 has put great stress on all of us and now also with the partial opening of churches we can be rest assured that things will get back to normal soon.
We begin to get into the Christmas mood when we start with making sweets, which should begin around 18 or 19 December.
I bring together 7 Traditional Sweets for Christmas, which you may like to try. I have put them in the order that we have been making them at home, ever since I remember as a kid. We begin with the time-consuming sweets and keep the easier ones until the end.
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East Indian Christmas Sweets Recipes | Traditional Sweets for Christmas
I have listed 7 Traditional East Indian Christmas Sweets Recipes that we have been preparing every year. I wish you could try out these during this Christmas season.
The step-by-step recipes here are a perfect guide to making the most delicious traditional Sweets for Christmas. These recipes will never fail you as I have listed the same method and we follow year after year.
Do not hesitate to try these out as they are quite simple and easy with basic ingredients. I have listed them in the order that we prepare them during Christmas, the elaborate ones first. These recipes are also accompanied by videos to help you understand better.
1 Sweet Puffs
Making these fried crisp flaky pastries filled with a sweet filling may seem a lengthy process. Nonetheless, these Sweet Puffs are a hit with family and friends.
These puffs have a crispy outer covering with a sweet center filled with mawa (milk solids) and dry fruits. As much as you enjoy eating them you will also love making them.
Let sweet puffs be on your list this Christmas. I have indicated the step-by-step process and you will not go wrong with this recipe. These puffs stay fresh for a long time and you can enjoy them throughout the Christmas season.
2 Kulkuls
These traditional Christmas delicacies are melt-in-the-mouth small pastry bites that are deep-fried and then rolled in castor sugar.
Kulkuls are very easy and fun to make on a Kulkul Comb, especially when you have kids at home. These fun-loving colours are eye-catching and look wonderful on a Christmas platter. You can leave them uncoloured too.
3 Christmas Tartlets or Baskets
These cute Christmas baskets are a favourite among the kids. They taste and look beautiful and will adorn your Christmas sweets platter.
These tartlets have a crispy cover that is either fried or baked and a filling of sweet coconut flavoured with either rose or vanilla.
4 Marshmallows
Make Marshmallows at home … it’s so simple and so much fun. These sweet fluffy, pillow-soft vanilla-scented bites are a favourite among kids.
A few ingredients go into making these soft marshmallows at home. This is a must-try recipe when you have kids at home. Follow the detailed recipe to get pillow-soft marshmallows at home.
5 Marzipan
Marzipan is traditionally made with Almonds but in India, we prefer to make marzipan with cashew nuts. Nevertheless, you could still use the same recipe and add almonds instead of cashew nuts.
The method of making marzipan that I am sharing in this post is a little different from the traditional method that my mum and grandmum used.
This is a simple recipe and gets ready in minutes. Make them a few days ahead and store them in an air-tight container at room temperature.
6 Milk Cream
Milk Cream is a traditional Christmas delicacy and is made only during this time of the year. We make this sweet when Christmas is nearing because these disappear very quickly.
A favourite with kids and older members of the family, this Milk Cream recipe is a must-try sweet this Christmas.
The reducing of milk and taking care not to curdle it, the adding of sugar, the scrapping and tasting of bits from the vessel and finally moulding the perfect Milk Cream is a joy to cherish.
7 Homemade Christmas Fruit Cake
Finally, we make our Christmas Cake and hope you have not forgotten to soak your fruits. If not, no worries you can still go ahead and make your Christmas Cake. Preferably bake your Christmas Cake at least 4 to 5 days before Christmas and allow it to mature.
A slice of this rich Christmas Fruit Cake after the Christmas night mass is what we always look forward to.
Wish you and your family a “MERRY CHRISTMAS“.
Other Recipes you may like to try during Christmas
- Walnut Fudge – Old fashioned Walnut Fudge Recipe
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Thanks for sharing. Your recipes are very good. A must try.
Thank you. Do try them out and let me know. Have a great Christmas.