With less than 100 days to go, the countdown to Christmas 2025 is officially on!  

Have you started to think about what your festive products are going to look like?  

We’ve come up with a selection of recipes to satisfy all of your customers’ Christmas cravings, featuring 2025-26’s favourite food trends. 

The Main Event

Hot Honey Glazed Ham 

Everyone’s newest obsession – hot honey. Our Dalesman® Hot Honey Flavoured Glaze (GF) makes for the perfect Turkey alternative this year. 

Not only is it temptingly trending, but this swicy glaze pairs perfectly with pork, bringing your customers a twist on a traditional dish. 

Ingredients 

• Dalesman® Hot Honey Flavoured Glaze (GF) 
• Gammon Joint 
• Rosemary Sprigs 
• Bird’s Eye Chillies 

Method 

1. Pre-soak the joint for 1 hour.  
2. Apply the Hot Honey Glaze and vac pack.  
3. Steam cook in the rational at 100% humidity and 90°C for approximately 1 hour per 500g. 
4. Cool overnight. 
5. Remove gammon from the pouch, pour over the cooking liquid and roast at 200°C for 10 minutes.  
6. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and bird’s eye chillies. 

Meat Stuffing Balls 

No Christmas dinner is complete without this essential trimming. Our Sage & Buttered Onion Flavoured Meat Stuffing Mix combines the aromatic flavours of sage with buttery, savoury onion. 

This classic side is enjoyed in a variety of ways: stuffed, rolled, wrapped, tray-baked. But today, we’re serving it the classic way, stuffing balls. 

Ingredients 

• Sage and Buttered Onion Meat Stuffing Mix,  
• Cranberry and Orange Meat Stuffing Mix, 
• or Chestnut and Apple Meat Stuffing Mix. 
• Pork Mince 

Method 

1. Make up the Meat Stuffing Mix as per the product recipe.  
2. Shape into balls. 

Top Tip: For the best results, once made, chill for 12 hours to let the sausage flavours mature.  

Stuffing can be used in countless Christmas delights – stuffed, balled, cut into shapes, wrapped in bacon or even as a pie topping – but we’ll get onto that! 

Party Food

Festive Cocktail Sausages 

Keep things swicy with this twist on a party classic!  

Our Rudolph’s Revenge Sausage Mix, paired with Sweet Chilli Glaze, brings you this moreish delight that your customers’ party guests will love.

The best thing? This recipe is completely gluten free, so everyone can enjoy it!  

Ingredients 

• Desire® Rudolph’s Revenge Sausage Mix (GF) 
• Dalesman® Sweet Chilli Flavoured Glaze (GF) 
• Pork Mince 
• Sliced Chillies 

Method 

1. Make up the Rudolph’s Revenge Sausage Mix as per the product recipe. 
2. Apply the Sweet Chilli Glaze and leave for 1 hour.  
3. Garnish with sliced chillies. 

Turkey Christmas Stars 

These are a treat for the eyes and taste buds!  

These stars are a crowd-pleasing party snack your customers will love, and they can be stacked into a tree-mendous shape.

Ingredients 

• Dalesman® Festive Bake Sauce Mix  
• Dalesman® Pie Polish Glaze Mix 
• Cooked Meat or Vegetables (optional) 
• Puff Pastry 
• Cranberries 

Method 

1. Make up the Festive Bake Mix as per the product recipe. 
2. Leave to cool down. 
3. Cut out the pastry stars in varying sizes to make casings and apply Pie Polish Glaze. 
4. Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes. 
5. Leave to cool down. 
6. Fill with the Festive Bake Sauce. 
7. Garnish with cranberries. 

Sweet and Savoury Topped Pork Pies 

The only way to make a pork pie even better? Give it some pizzazz! 

Top with festive fruits, chutneys or, for ultra-indulgence, our Cranberry and Spiced Apple Stuffing Mix. 

This mouthwatering snack is a merry must-have in the build-up to the holidays, and your customers will be back for more. 

Ingredients 

• Champion Pork Pie Mix 
• Dalesman® Flavour Jel Mix  
• Tyke Cranberry and Spiced Apple Stuffing Mix 

Method 

1. Make up the Champion Pork Pie Mix as per the product recipe. 
2. Leave to cool and add the topping of your choice. 

FOR CRANBERRY AND SPICED APPLE STUFFING TOPPING 

1. Make up the Cranberry & Spiced Apple Stuffing Mix as per the product recipe. 
2. Leave to cool and add as a pie topping. 

Festive Fiesta

Beef and Stilton Puddings 

These indulgent pudding parcels are the ultimate gourmet treat for your customers this Christmas. Created with our Gourmet Burger Mix, this pudding has a creamy, cheese centre, topped with our decadent Black Garlic Glaze to make the ultimate umami flavour. 

Ingredients 

• Gourmet Salt and Pepper Burger Mix (GF)
• Dalesman® Black Garlic Glaze (GF)  
• Beef Mince 
• Stilton Cheese 
• Shortcrust Pastry 
• Bay Leaf and Cranberries 
• Red Pepper Slices and Chive Knots 

Method 

1. Freeze 5g cubes of stilton cheese. 
2. Make up the Salt and Pepper Burger Mix as per the product recipe. 
3. Weigh into 50g balls and stuff each with a frozen stilton cube. 
4. Roll the outside in the Black Garlic Glaze, leave for 1 hour then add the pastry topper. 
5. Decorate each ball with a bay leaf and chopped cranberries. 
6. Garnish with red pepper slices and chive knots. 

Pork and Cranberry Baubles 

These joyful little treats look so good you’ll want to hang them on your tree! But we can guarantee they’re even tastier than they look. 

These bountiful, bite-sized bombs with a cranberry centre give your customers Christmas in a single munch

Ingredients 

• Country Fayre® Three Kings Sausage Mix or Desire® Cranberry and Apple Sausage Mix (GF) 
• Dalesman® Special Schnitzel Mix (GF)
• Pork Mince 
• Shortcrust Pastry 
• Orange Slices and Cranberries 
• Parsley 

Method: 

1. Freeze 5g pellets of cranberry sauce. 
2. Make up the Three Kings Sausage Mix as per the product recipe. 
3. Weigh into 50g balls and stuff each with a frozen cranberry sauce pellet. 
4. Roll the outside in the Special Schnitzel coating and add the pastry topper. 
5. Make a loop with butchers’ string and attach. 
6. Garnish with orange slices, cranberries and parsley. 

Get in touch

Interested in learning how we can help? Explore our Christmas range on DalesmanDirect.com or download our Christmas 2025 Range flyer here.

In addition to the abundance of ‘off-the-shelf’ products we have available, our dedicated team of product development experts can create a wide range of delicious new flavours for your business. Just get in touch on:

Email: taste@thedalesmangroup.co.uk

Phone: 01274 758000

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