What are Australia's desserts on Christmas Day?
Because Christmas in Australia occurs in mid-summer, desserts
are usually lighter than those found in the northern hemisphere,
where it is winter.
The ever-popular pavlova with fresh cream and fruit is often
consumed, as are flavoured ice creams and "Christmas logs", made
with ice cream, chocolate, nuts and various other things. Trifle is
also common, as is fruit salad.
For desserts, Christmas cakes based on the heavy fruit cakes and
puddings as made in Britain (and usually served with custard, cream
or ice cream) are still popular, as are fruit mince pies.