NEW PUDS ON THE BLOCK

Not a fan of Christmas pudding? Try these alternative festive desserts instead

The Best Chocolate Christmas Pudding Cake Reindeer Cake

£10, Asda

EVERY supermarket has a take on a reindeer cake this winter, but this is our favourite for looks and taste.

£10, Morrisons

BELGIAN chocolate, hand-finished in store and still enough like plum pudding to feel traditional.

The Collection Belgian Chocolate & Toffee Sponge Pudding

£12, M&S

SHIMMERING gold, this looks fabulously festive and with hazelnut praline sprinkles and a sticky toffee sauce to pour over, this rich chocolate sponge is a great Christmas Day dessert alternative.

Winter Berry Christmas Tree Cheescake

£5, Iceland

A SWEET and tart cheesecake that will cut through the stodge of lunch.

Irresistible White Christmas Snow Globe

£10, Co-op

INSIDE is a decadent Belgian chocolate and salted caramel cheesecake with a creamy snow scape of Belgian white chocolate mousse, hand finished with white chocolate decorations including curls, snowballs and shimmering pearls – a true showstopper, inside and out!

Deluxe Croquembouche

£6.99, Lidl

PLAIN and chocolate-dipped profiteroles with caramel and chocolate sauce. Decadent and then some.

Santa’s Rooftop Chocolate & Caramel Yule Log

£15, Marks & Spencer

A TWIST on a traditional yule log, there is caramel ganache inside and it’sdecorated with a whole street of glowing chocolate houses.