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Hello Reader, and happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful end to 2025 and rang in the new year with friends and family close. And if you cooked or baked for a celebration, what did you make?

If you tried any of my recipes over the holidays, please make sure to leave a rating and comment.

Top 12 in 2025

Here's a list of the top 12 recipes published in 2025. Some of my absolute favourites are in this list so I'm so happy you enjoy them too.

1. Lemon Tiramisu​ Creamy, lemony, soft and luscious. "I made this for our Christmas dessert so easy to make all the family loved it!! Definitely worth making 🎄☃️🎄" Mary Get the recipe

2. Chocolate Pound Cake​ Rich and chocolatey, this moist, tender and so easy to make too. Get the recipe

3. Crab and Sweetcorn Soup​ Flavourful, umami-rich and so comforting! "Wonderful soup! So easy & so flavoursome. 10/10" Catherine Get the recipe

4. Triple Chocolate Brownies​ Rich, gooey, fudgy, chocolate-bliss "I made these for a trampolining completion of mine and every one who has tried them agrees that they have never had a more perfect brownie." Nicholas Get the recipe

5. Karaage Chicken (Japanese Fried Chicken)​ Flavoursome, tender chicken bites "Awesome recipe. Absolutely delicious. Easy to follow and quick to make. Thankyou so much!" Kylie Get the recipe

6. Custard Creams Biscuits​ Crunchy, sweet, homemake of a classic "Thank you for this recipe. These were absolutely delish. They taste so much better than the classic store bought ones" Bel Get the recipe

7. Strawberry Coulis​ Sweet, fresh flavour, great on cheesecakes "The sauce was easy and delicious. I used frozen strawberries and it was delicious. The leftover sauce I used in my smoothies." Kim Get the recipe

8. Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken​ Tender chicken in a sweet and savoury sauce. This is so comforting and delicious. Get the recipe

9. Homemade Chocolate Sauce​ Unctuous, gooey and rich in chocolate flavour "What a GREAT recipe! Best ever!! I’d give this receipt a 10 star instead of a 5 star rating if it were possible!!! Well done to you chocolate sauce recipe creator!!!" Daniel Get the recipe

10. Curried Sausages​ Rich, comforting 30-minute dinner "This is GORGEOUS! I swapped out the peas for diced courgette and served with rice. Definitely make again." Marianna Get the recipe

11. Spicy Chicken Pasta​ Cosy, spicy, juicy chicken in a creamy sauce "So good. Recipe has made it into my regular rotation. Have made it, tweaked it, modified it and always is delicious. Great reheated too." Janelle Get the recipe

12. Yo Yo Biscuits​ Crumbly, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth "Delicious and easy to make. All pantry items I already had which was fantastic." Kylie Get the recipe

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Favourites from the whole blog

With nearly 900 recipes on Sugar Salt Magic now there are so many more to choose from than just those published last year and these are the ones everyone loves from the whole blog.

​Easy rocky road is easy and so delicious. It's great for gifts for pretty much any occasion and this post gives you the tips to create your own perfect rocky road. It also seems to win in the number of people visiting the recipe every year.

These Chinese fried chicken wings are a favourite in our house and one I created to mimic wings I used to go out for regularly in my early 20's. They absolutely hit the mark and easy to make too.

More of the favourites you need to try;

• ​How to make Danish pastry​
• ​Quick chocolate bread (chocolate loaf cake)​
• ​Easy lemon curd​
• ​Savoury Mince​
• ​Easy cheesy potato bake​
• ​Vanilla tray bake​
• ​Creamy prawn pasta​
• ​Chicken filo pie​
• ​Raspberry meringues​

Some extras you'll love

There are so many food blogs out there and it means the world that you choose to follow along with mine. Google can only rank so many recipes near the top of the search page so there are so many delicious recipes that you might never get to see and try. Here's a few of my favourites that I'd love you to try.

These triple chocolate muffins are easy to make and totally scrumptious.

​Rigatoni Al Forno is a baked pasta with a rich meat sauce and cheesy top.

More recipes I'd love you to try;

• ​Mini pavlova grazing board​
• ​Steak and mushroom pie​
• ​Arroz rojo (Mexican red rice)​
• ​Passionfruit curd​
• ​Caramel creme brulee tart​
• ​Blueberry chocolate cake​
• ​Lime and coconut chicken​
• ​Chicken fajita nachos​
• ​One pan chicken and broccoli pasta bake​

If you've read this far, a big thank you from me for all your support. I love creating recipes but I love even more hearing about you making them and sharing them with your own families.

Please remember that you can show your support by making sure to leave a 5 star review when you make a recipe you like. It is helpful beyond measure to my little blog :)

Hit reply and tell me what you want to see on Sugar Salt Magic.

Marie, xx

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