These lactose-free dessert ideas will allow you to finish your Christmas dinner with a bang.
Lactose-free Christmas is not synonymous with a celebration without indulgence, on the contrary. A large number of combinations of ingredients are available to create the perfect dessert. Whether chocolate and candied chestnut truffles, vegan matcha tiramisu or coconut milk bites, lactose-free desserts offer various taste possibilities. Using plant-based options such as almond, hazelnut, coconut milk or cashew cream brings additional flavor to your recipes. You can also make fruit desserts and stock up on freshness at the end of dinner.
Festive desserts for everyone
To offer known and familiar flavors, lactose-free white chocolate is available in specialized grocery stores. Otherwise, recipes with coconut milk combined with grated coconut will be reminiscent of famous chocolates, with the significant quality that homemade chocolate brings. You can also adapt desserts like financiers or cheesecakes by replacing animal milk with plant-based alternatives.
Immersing yourself in the world of lactose-free desserts allows you to travel with recipes from distant lands, such as in Indonesia with the traditional Kue bingka, this coconut delight, or in India with a vegan version of paysama.
We have selected 15 lactose-free delights to give you ideas for these holidays. We assure you, even Santa Claus wouldn’t resist this farandole of desserts.
Vegan manele
© Angélique Roussel / Soy
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Manele vegan
Payasam with coconut milk and rose
© Virginie Garnier and Aimery Chemin
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Payasam with coconut milk and rose
Black Forest Vegan
© Alexander Wilmot
- 10 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan Black Forest
Vegan chestnut bombs
© Alexander Wilmot
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan chestnut bombs
Lactose-free chocolate and candied chestnut truffles
© Angélique Roussel / Soy
- 6 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Lactose-free chocolate and candied chestnut truffles
Lactose-free orange chocolate log
© Angélique Roussel
- 8 people
- Level: Very easy
- 40 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Lactose-free chocolate orange log
Vegan Spiced Apple Cake
© Rebecca Genet
- 6 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Spiced Vegan Apple Cake
Vegan cheesecakes from Pierre Hermé
© Grégoire Kalt
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 25 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan cheesecakes from Pierre Hermé
Kuih Bingka (Coconut Milk Bites)
© Grégoire Kalt
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Kuih Bingka (Coconut Milk Bites)
Vegan pistachio financiers
© Aline Caron
- 8 people
- Level: Easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan pistachio financiers
Lactose-free carrot cake
© Rabia Combet
- 8 people
- Level: Very easy
- 35 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Lactose-free carrot cake
Coconut milk and rum ice cream
© Romain Ricard
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Coconut milk and rum ice cream
Vegan tiramisu with matcha and coconut milk
© Alexander Wilmot
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan tiramisu with matcha and coconut milk
Vegan chocolate hazelnut truffles
© Angélique Roussel
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan chocolate hazelnut truffles
Vegan Cashew Coconut Milk Cheesecake
© Alexander Wilmot
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 45 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan Cashew Coconut Milk Cheesecake
Vegan manele
© Angélique Roussel / Soy
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Manele vegan
Payasam with coconut milk and rose
© Virginie Garnier and Aimery Chemin
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Payasam with coconut milk and rose
Black Forest Vegan
© Alexander Wilmot
- 10 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan Black Forest
Vegan chestnut bombs
© Alexander Wilmot
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan chestnut bombs
Lactose-free chocolate and candied chestnut truffles
© Angélique Roussel / Soy
- 6 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Lactose-free chocolate and candied chestnut truffles
Lactose-free orange chocolate log
© Angélique Roussel
- 8 people
- Level: Very easy
- 40 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Lactose-free orange chocolate log
Vegan Spiced Apple Cake
© Rebecca Genet
- 6 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Spiced Vegan Apple Cake
Vegan cheesecakes from Pierre Hermé
© Grégoire Kalt
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 25 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan cheesecakes from Pierre Hermé
Kuih Bingka (Coconut Milk Bites)
© Grégoire Kalt
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Kuih Bingka (Coconut Milk Bites)
Vegan pistachio financiers
© Aline Caron
- 8 people
- Level: Easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan pistachio financiers
Lactose-free carrot cake
© Rabia Combet
- 8 people
- Level: Very easy
- 35 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Lactose-free carrot cake
Coconut milk and rum ice cream
© Romain Ricard
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Coconut milk and rum ice cream
Vegan tiramisu with matcha and coconut milk
© Alexander Wilmot
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan tiramisu with matcha and coconut milk
Vegan chocolate hazelnut truffles
© Angélique Roussel
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan chocolate hazelnut truffles
Vegan Cashew Coconut Milk Cheesecake
© Alexander Wilmot
- 6 people
- Level: Easy
- 45 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Vegan Cashew Coconut Milk Cheesecake