Sarah's Slice

I wanted to make something for the festive season that didn’t need baking and as I love Chocolate Tiffin I decided to give it a festive twist and add mincemeat and cranberries to it. This is something you can make quickly without having to put the oven on. It is made with digestive biscuits and this version is full of festive flavours. It’s perfect with a cuppa when you just want to put your feet up after a busy day or I am sure Santa wouldn’t mind a slice on Christmas Eve. I

I was asked if I could make some things that could be given as gifts this Christmas and I thought a jar of festive jam was a perfect start. This jam is flavoured with strawberries, cranberries, orange and spice. All the flavours of Christmas in a jar! It has so many uses apart from spreading on bread or scones. It can be used in cake and frangipani tarts too. Jump to recipe To start put the jam jars in the oven at 140 degrees centigrade (120 fan) faced down on a baking tray.

I thought I would make some mini Christmas cakes this year as they would make great presents for friends or family. I have added dried cranberries into my cakes but you could just use a traditional dried fruit mix. You can add any decorations you like and be creative! I have lots of nice festive cutters that I have used in the past to decorate my Christmas cakes for my cafe. I also think the addition of the baking parchment and festive string really finishes them off but you

I make this chutney for presents for family and friends every year and it is always well received. You need to make this ahead of time as it takes a few weeks for the flavours to develop. It’s packed with festive flavours of cranberries, apples, clementines and figs with a little festive spice. I have also added some pink peppercorns as I like the citrus note and they are not as strong as black ones. It is perfect with cold meat, cheese and crackers over the festive period. I

I wanted to make some sausage rolls for a Boxing Day day buffet. This is a great way to use up a bit of leftover cranberry sauce.

I really can’t have Christmas dinner without cranberry sauce on my turkey! It’s also great in turkey sandwiches and an accompaniment to...

I used to make these every Christmas when I baked for a local market and they were always very popular. They are a good way to use up any...

I love fudge at any time of the year but decided to make a festive version but an easy quick recipe. I didn't want to make a complicated...

I recently asked on my social media what people would like me to bake for Christmas and the one bake that I had a lot of requests for was...

Flapjack is traybake cut into slices and made from oats, butter, sugar and syrup. My version also contains condensed milk which gives it its

I used to make these every Christmas when I baked for a local market and they were always very popular. They are a good way to use up any...

Flapjack is traybake cut into slices and made from oats, butter, sugar and syrup. My version also contains condensed milk which gives it its

I wanted to make another tea loaf for my blog but with a fruity tea. I had a lot of dried cranberries in my store cupboard so I decided...

I was asked a lot last Easter if I had a Simnel loaf cake so I wanted to make sure I made one for this year! Simnel cake is a fruit cake...

I had some dried cranberries to use up so I thought I would put them in one of my favourite cookie recipies. These are nice and soft with...

I made this as I had a lot of frozen cranberries to use up and it’s really delicious. It is not as sweet as lemon curd but as it is...

I wanted to make a festive cake that was also a bit of a showstopper. For this recipe I decided to pair the tart cranberries with almond...

This recipe is based on my fruit scone recipe just updated to be a bit festive. I love using dried cranberries in my recipes and with this scone I paired them with clementines and a touch of cinnamon. When I had my cafe I was making scones every morning before we opened at 10am. We always made fruit and cheese scones and they were always good sellers. It took many tries to get a recipe I was happy with and my customers really loved them! They are delicious served warm with ju

I love baking lots of cookies during the festive season and these don’t disappoint. They are very easy to make and are based on my oat and raisin cookies but I have given them a festive twist! I have used cranberries instead of raisins and added the zest of an orange for a delicious Christmas cookie. They are delicious soft oat cookies and perfect with a cuppa during the festive season. Or why not give them as Christmas gifts for family and friends. Jump to recipe These coo

This is a delicious festive marmalade with an amazing colour. The clementines pair beautifully with the cranberries for a Christmas...