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30 Times People Managed To Mess Up Christmas Dinner So Bad, It Had To Be Shared Online
Rockin' around the Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll do some caroling
That pumpkin pie is all I’ve been thinking about for the past three weeks. Well, the pumpkin pie, the gingerbread cookies, the fancy holiday cheeses, the eggnog, the Christmas roast and the mulled wine. Basically, the food is one of my favorite parts of Christmas!
But when it comes to holiday cooking, many of us tend to get a bit too ambitious. Oh, a new recipe that I’ve never made before with 50 steps? Sounds great for me! (Even though the most cooking I’ve done in the past 2 months was baking brownies from a box mix…)
It’s natural to want to impress our loved ones with holiday treats and to try to go above and beyond with our festive feasts. But it’s always important to know our limitations in life, or we might end up with Santa cookies that look like demons or cheesecake that appears to have been in a nuclear explosion. Down below, we’ve gathered some of the most hilarious and tragic holiday cooking fails from this subreddit dedicated to painful food pics to help you pandas feel a little bit better about your slightly burnt Christmas turkey.
Be sure to upvote the pics that make you want to order takeout next Christmas, and let us know in the comments if you’ve ever experienced any holiday cooking fails that your family will never let you live down. Then, if you’re interested in viewing even more unfortunate fails people have experienced on Christmas, check out this Bored Panda article next!
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#1
I've Been Thinking What To Cook For Christmas This Year???
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#2
Getting Ready For Christmas With A Classy Gingerbread House
#3
Christmas Sweater Pizza
#4
My Mom Made Jabba The Ham For Christmas
#5
I’d Just Like To Show Off My Christmas Pizza Before It Gets Fucked Up In The Oven 🙃
#6
Christmas "Snowman" Cheeseball, A Holiday Treat That Requires A Little Imagination
#7
My Daughter Asked For A Pancake Shaped Like A Christmas Stocking. I Very Much Failed
#9
I Made Christmas Candle Salad For My Family. Because Bananas In Cranberry Jello Stars, Topped With Almonds And Dripping Mayonnaise, Were A Normal Thing In 1958
#10
Boyfriend Was Confused Why He Had A Tin Of Pineapple And Candied Cherries In His Stocking But He'd Told Me Once How Much He Likes Both, So For Christmas I Used Them To Make My First Ever Pineapple Upside-Down Cake For Him :)
#11
Cheesecake Buttholes For A Christmas Party
#12
My Friend's Mom Made Christmas Bread
#13
My Mom's Christmas Cookies Didn't Come Out Like She'd Anticipated
#14
Happy Holidays
#15
My 11 Year Old's Christmas Cookie
#16
My Christmas Ham
#17
Chicken Cutlet Christmas (Xpost From R/Trees)
#18
I Had One Mushroom, Two Pieces Of Salami, Some Dough, Sauce And Cheese. Merry Christmas!
#19
Tim Hortons Special Holiday Polar Bear Dream Donut. Nailed It!
#20
Merry Christmas
#21
Mum Kicked Me Out Of The House This Week And Cancelled Christmas. Here’s My Own Christmas Pavlova After Lamb Shanks At The Hotel I’m Staying
#22
I Got A Breakfast Sandwich Maker For Christmas
#23
Christmas Leftovers - Sous Vide Lamb With Jarlsberg On Hashbrowns
#24
My Mother-In-Law’s Contribution To Christmas Dinner. It Was Supposed To Be A Caramel Cake
#25
Only The Fanciest Hors D'oeuvres For Christmas Dinner
#27
Who's Ready For Christmas Morning Waffles?
#28
Shrimp Christmas Tree
#29
Highlight Of The Christmas Potluck
Echidna learns extreme ironing 2 years ago
Stop!! - don't use those sauce packets - you can sell them FB for loadsamoney
#30
Merry Covid Christmas. Here's My Special Christmas Eve Dinner In Quarantine
#31
My Girlfriend Bought An Xmas Chocolate Raindeer But It's Face Melted Off And Now It Looks Like A Haunted Evil Thing. She Wants To Know If We Should Still Gift It. I Say Yes
#32
Pizza Snowman Holiday Abomination
#33
I Work At One Of The Best Funded Hospitals In The Nation And This Is The Christmas Dinner They Offered To Night Shift. It Tasted Just Like What It Cost
#34
Made Some Christmas Cookies Yesterday
Auntriarch 2 years ago
A refreshing change from the mechanically perfect ones on the other post
#35
Delicious Xmas Snack
#36
Happy Holidays And Bone Apple Teeth! "Festive" House Made From Pretzel Bread And Cheese Dip
G o l d f i s h 2 years ago
honestly looks delicious. probably more pleasant to eat than an actual gingerbread house! we should make this a thing!!
#37
Local Grocery Store Has Some Festive (And Sad) Holiday Breads!
#38
This Japanese Make It Yourself Little Food My Sister Got Me For Christmas
G o l d f i s h 2 years ago
OMG I LOVE THESE SO MUCH THEY ARE SO ADORABLE (not very good to eat, but fun nonetheless!)
#39
One Of My Friends Relatives Decided To Go Full Out Jelly For Christmas
Auntriarch 2 years ago (edited)
Well if you put that in front of me I would eat it, because I was brought up to be polite. But it's setting off meteor showers of "why?" in my head
#40
Christmas Schlong (Beef Wellington)
#41
Christmas Has Passed, I Still Can't Get This Piece Of Shit Off The Plate, Because Of The Construction Grade Icing
JoJo Anisko 2 years ago
Every kitchen should have at least one thrift store plate (bowl/casserole dish) considered disposable.
#42
Hotdog Pie At The Office Christmas Party
#43
My Brother Is Eating His New Cereal He Made From Broken Christmas Cookies
#44
I Think I Found A New Christmas Tradition: Tomato Aspic In The Form Of Elmo
#45
Getting Into The Holiday Spirit!
#46
My Schools Free Turkey Lunch For Christmas
#47
Husband's Xmas Dinner: Frozen Pizza Enhanced With Red And Green
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
if you wanted to enhance it with green and red, BASIL AND TOMATO/RED PEPPER. OMFG WHAT IS THIS
#48
Xmas Snowman Cookie
#49
You Already Know What's Going On Here. Old School Xmas Desserts Are A Total Thing
#50
Two Grown Adults Underestimate The Difficulty Of A Task Designed For Children And Wind Up Raising A Swarm Of Holiday Gremlins. Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals
#51
Chicken Tenderloin Tree, Happy Holidays!
#52
Christmas Dinner Sandwich
#53
My Dad Was So Disappointed That He Burnt The Christmas Ham Until I Showed Him It Belonged Here On R/Shiryfoodporn. He Was Enthralled That There Was A Place For Such Food Misfortunes
#54
Last Time I Got Tons Of Complaints About Using Too Many Sprinkles.. So I Added More This Time. Try Being Mean, I Dare You. And Yes, That Is Christmas Sprinkles, I Ran Out Of Rainbow
#55
My Mom Wanted Us To Have A Special Dinner For Our Last Day Of Christmas Vacation So We Broke Out The Fancy Glasses
#56
Family Didn’t Show Up For Xmas Dinner So Made Sweet Potato Cream Burned Marshmallow Soup With The Groceries
#57
Made Some Soup From The Xmas Dinner Leftovers, Mostly Brussel Sprouts
#58
Happy Holidays!
#59
Happy Holidays
#61
Christmas Dinner Poutine At Boston Pizza In Canada
#62
Christmas Eve Feast
#63
Refried Black Beans With A Green Sauce And Red Sauce. I Call It Black Christmas
#64
Father In Law's Beef Christmas Day. He Said "It's Perfect"
#65
Work's Christmas Dinner
#66
Xmas Breakfast. Avocado Toast With Poached Eggs, Parmesan, And Beth's Kitchen Salsa Picante. Merry Chrysler!
#67
First Time Baking Merry Christmas
#68
Cocktail Weenies Attached To A Styrofoam Christmas Tree With Toothpicks. Served With Barbecue Sauce, Mustard, Rosemary Garnish, And A Cheddar Cheese Star On Top
#69
A Cheesecake I Tried Making For Christmas
#70
Stuffed-Crust Christmas Dinner Pizza
#71
Christmas Morning Feast: Cheese And Olive Balls, Cheese And Sausage Balls, Pigs In Blankets, And Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets
#72
A Christmas Eve Staple At My Friend’s Home
#73
I’m Somewhat Known At My Company For Baking Cakes For People. My Boss Asked Me To Make One For The Xmas Party But I’ll Be On Leave. I Still Wanted Him To Know Exactly What I Think Of Him
#74
Gourmet Decorative Tootsie Cabin For The Holidays
#75
Someone Sent A Pancake/Waffle Decorating Kit For The Holidays. The Kids Had Fun
#76
We Have All Types Of Good Stuff For Christmas Breakfast And My Fiancé Chooses To Make A Sandwich With An Old Chicken Cutlet, Onion Ring And Ketchup
#77
On Christmas Day I Always Make My Brother-In-Law A Ramen Omelette. This Yeah The Assorted "Meats" Didn't Fit And Had To Be Served On The Side
#78
Christmas Breakfast Is Always A Special Thing
#79
Christmas Mac & Cheese Anyone?
#81
Tried To Make A Jennie O Turkey Breast. I Didn’t Know Turkey Could Come Out As Goo. 🤔 Replaced It With Chicken Tenders For Xmas Dinner
#83
Cross Section Of Xmas Frosting And Cake
#84
Merry Xmas Reddit! From Our Snowman To Yours
#85
I Made Both Sweet And Savory Jell-O Salads For My Friend's Xmas Party
#86
Raw Beef And Onion Santa From The Holiday Party At A Bar Near My House
#87
Christmas Eve Feast When You're Working Second Shift In A Korean Academy... 😐
#89
Christmas Dinner
#90
Christmas Salad By My Mum
#91
Merry Christmas From Shinjuku
#93
Saw This While Browsing Twitter. Happy Holidays!
#94
My Grandma Made This Disgusting Scrambled Egg Looking Lemon Cake After Christmas Dinner
G o l d f i s h 2 years ago
not nice, it looks fine other than that random block of other cake in it!
#95
Our Family's Traditional Christmas Breakfast: Pickled Pork, Bread Soaked In Pickled Pork Juice, Oranges, Shot Of Gin
#96
Home Alone Xmas Ribeye. Only Set The Fire Alarm Off Once!
#97
Thought You Guys Might Like My Friends Rather "Overdone" Xmas Turkey
#98
Xmas Morning Breakfast!!
#100
My Xmas Morn Breakfast: Reheated Frijoles Mixed With Creamy Enchilada Sauce
#102
Vegan Holiday Roast
RoanTheMad 2 years ago (edited)
There are way nicer vegan alternatives to whatever the hell this is. I suggest a nut roast, those things are delicious even if you're not vegan/vegetarian. Or if you have nut allergies, plenty of veg to go into a nice pie. ;D
#104
My Christmas Dinner! Good Bread Good Meat. Good God Let’s Eat!
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Fat Harry 2 years ago
This is a such a cráp, lazy article that doesn't even deliver what it says it will. Most of these are not people "messing up Christmas dinner". Few of them are anything to do with Christmas dinner at all, and many of them aren't even fails. Pathetic, BP, even by your very low standards.
Seanette Blaylock 2 years ago
Only maybe half met any reasonable definition of "fail". The others were creative and in a lot of cases pretty cute.
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 2 years ago
And the ones that didn't meet that definition look edible/delicious anyway!
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Fat Harry 2 years ago
This is a such a cráp, lazy article that doesn't even deliver what it says it will. Most of these are not people "messing up Christmas dinner". Few of them are anything to do with Christmas dinner at all, and many of them aren't even fails. Pathetic, BP, even by your very low standards.
Seanette Blaylock 2 years ago
Only maybe half met any reasonable definition of "fail". The others were creative and in a lot of cases pretty cute.
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 2 years ago
And the ones that didn't meet that definition look edible/delicious anyway!
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