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21.11.2023 - 00:40 / bhg.com / Karla Walsh
It’s not officially Christmas season until several mandatory traditions commence. Decorating the tree. Watching Elf. Baking at least one batch of Grandma’s gingerbread and The Best Sugar Cookies. Drinking a mug of eggnog.
Certain Christmas traditions are simply a must to maintain each year, true. But who says you can’t add a new rite to the game plan? One way to try this that’s low stakes yet often high reward? Integrating a new Christmas food trend or two into this, the most holly, jolly season.
Use the information to make your list, then check it twice to ensure you have all the ingredients to bring these culinary visions to life. Santa would most definitely approve!
We’ve scoured social media, polled our editors and Test Kitchen experts, and flipped through some of the year’s coolest cookbooks to select a handful of Christmas food trends we predict might be big in 2023.
Grant Webster
French Onion Soup is timeless for a reason. It’s tough to top the cozy and craveable qualities of a bowl of sweet, caramelized onions in savory broth crowned with toast and melted cheese. But this is the year, we’re already seeing all sorts of creative upgrades on the French onion game. The TikTok-trending French Onion Pasta is just the beginning.
The latest crop of French onion remixes are so decadent and showy, we think they’re certainly worthy of a spot on our Christmas food trends list—and are pretty much guaranteed showstoppers at your next holiday gathering. French Onion Mac and Cheese has folks saying, “I want to faceplant in this,” while French Onion Soup Pull Apart Bread had us from “hello” (okay, from first cheese pull). These French Onion Puff Pastry bites are destined to steal the show at your holiday happy hour. And according
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