Can a biscuit really count as a dessert? There’s been much debate about this in the Stylist office. According to Stylist’s sub-editor Steven Cowan, gingerbread is a “baffling inclusion” in this list. “It’s available in biscuit/person form 365 days a year,” he says. But deputy digital editor Ellen Scott is much more on board. “For me, it’s only when the gingerbread biscuits are in the oven that Christmas has truly begun.”

For this purpose, we’re going with Ellen’s manifesto. Enjoyed by almost everyone on the team, this is a true people-pleaser to hand around after a Friendsmas dinner or casual Christmas get-together. Determining whether people start with the head or limbs of a gingerbread person is the ultimate personality test, right?

What’s the best Christmas dessert? This is Team Stylist’s official ranking of festive puddings