I hope you all had a lovely Christmas! All that build up, months of planning, crafting, shopping, wrapping and baking… and it’s finally over for another year. If you’re anything like me, you bought far too much food and now have tupperware boxes full of leftover veg, cupboards bursting with Christmas chocolates, pieces of various cheeses wrapped in cling film and half full jars of condiments that only get eaten once a year. To help you clear out and avoid food waste I have found a collection of recipes to inspire you to use up all those Christmas leftovers…
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| Pasnip & Maple Syrup Cake | Sweet Potato Brownies | Chestnut, Sage & Parmesan Palmiers |
| Uses 250g parsnips | Uses 250g sweet potato | Uses 200g chestnut puree |
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| Leek, Cheese & Potato Pie | Bubble and Squeak Patties | Carrot Cake |
| Uses 4 leeks and 3 large potatoes – or use half for a smaller pie | Uses 1kg potatoes and 500g Brussel sprouts | Uses 325g Carrots |
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| Vegan Carrot Cake Donuts | Cheesy Potato & Leek Soup | Vegan Butternut Squash & Tomato Soup |
| Uses 100g Carrots | Uses 3 leeks and 4 large potatoes | Uses 1kg butternut squash |
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| Butternut Squash, Leek & Ricotta Lattice Pie | ||
| Uses 2 medium butternut squash and 3 leeks | ||
| Cheese | ||
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| Asparagus & Stilton Tarts | Butternut Squash, Leek & Stilton Tart | Brie, Leek & Onion Quiche |
| Uses 60g Stilton | Uses 150g Stilton | Uses 6 large slices of brie |
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| Cheese & Red Pepper Muffins | Onion Chutney & Cheese Swirl Bread | Cheese, Sundried Tomato & Pesto Scones |
| Uses 125g Cheddar | Uses 100g cheddar | Uses 150g Cheddar |
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| Cheese, Marmite & Potato Pasties | ||
| Uses 120g cheddar | ||
| Desserts | ||
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| Christmas Pudding Trifle | Panettone Pudding | Cranberry Sauce Muffins |
| Uses 500g leftover Christmas pudding | Uses 250g Panettone | Uses 415g Cranberry Sauce |
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| Stollen Muffins | Vegan Mincemeat Plait | |
| Uses 60g marzipan & 25ml brandy | Uses 1 jar mincemeat |
Let me know in the comments if you make any of these recipes and how they turn out!
More ideas for leftovers…
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| Marzipan | Stem Ginger | Black Treacle |
Oh boy I've eaten so much. Merry Christmas Kat!
We had quite a frugal Christmas as we were both ill, so all of this sounds very appealing.
great ideas – I have cranberry sauce and brie so am eying off these tartlets – cranberry sauce is always hard to use once christmas is past – and I know I would love the leek, potato and cheese pie too!