Badiani Christmas Collection 2024: A Celebration of Italian Excellence

This Christmas season, Badiani, the award-winning Italian artisan known globally for its luxurious gelato, is proud to unveil its highly anticipated Christmas collection for 2024. 

Available across its boutique shops in London and Brighton, the collection blends timeless Italian tradition with a contemporary twist, offering a truly indulgent holiday experience.

Since its founding in Florence in 1932, Badiani has become synonymous with exceptional quality and craftsmanship. This year’s collection extends the brand’s reputation for excellence beyond gelato, featuring a curated selection of festive creations perfect for gifting or entertaining. 

From handcrafted seasonal cakes to exclusive new flavours, the collection embodies the elegance and joy of la dolce vita, presented in Badiani’s vibrant signature packaging for an extra-special festive touch.

The 2024 Christmas Collection

Panettone Classico (Serves 8)

Handcrafted in Florence using traditional methods, this classic panettone is a light, fluffy masterpiece infused with candied fruits, raisins, and zesty lemon. Ideal for serving alone or paired with Badiani’s iconic Buontalenti gelato, it’s also available by the slice in-store, topped with gelato or a choice of sauce.

Panettone Dark Chocolate (Serves 8)

This decadent alternative replaces the candied fruits with ribbons of rich dark chocolate, creating a luxurious twist on a festive favourite.

Pandoro (Serves 8)

A star of the festive table, Badiani’s Pandoro is baked in its iconic star shape, dusted with powdered sugar, and perfectly complemented by a scoop of Buontalenti gelato. Available by the slice in-store with gelato or sauce.

Mini Panettone

Classic Mini Panettone: A smaller version of the traditional Italian cake, featuring raisins, orange zest, and candied fruits in bespoke Badiani packaging.

Mini Panettone with Gelato and Sauce: An indulgent pairing of mini panettone, Buontalenti gelato, and a choice of hazelnut chocolate or pistachio sauce to be enjoyed in store.

Festive Gelato Flavours

Badiani’s artisanal gelato takes on a seasonal flair with these limited-edition creations:

Panettone Gelato: A harmonious blend of creamy indulgence with fruity and zesty notes inspired by the classic panettone.

Pandoro Gelato: Capturing the buttery richness of Pandoro in gelato form.

Mince Pie Gelato: New for 2024: reinventing the British classic with an Italian twist.

The Christmas collection is available now in Badiani’s boutique shops and online at badiani1932.com/delivery.

Baileys crowned as Brits' favourite tipple and Christmas pud pairing

Baileys is declared to be the nation’s favourite festive tipple, with 47% of Brits naming it as their Christmas drink of choice.

The results form part of a survey of over 1,000 people by liquor infused ice cream company LiQ, with Baileys beating the likes of prosecco, mulled wine and seasonal coffees or hot chocolates to take the top spot.

The study also found Christmas pudding to be Brits’ festive dessert of choice, garnering 31% of votes. And, not content with just enjoying the popular Irish cream brand as a drink, over a quarter of respondents stated they prefer Baileys infused cream as their Christmas pudding accompaniment of choice, second only to the traditional option of custard.

The festive survey follows the launch of LiQ’s new range of ice cream pralines which bring together two British Christmas favourites, Baileys and ice cream.

Jorgo Struyve, co-founder of LiQ, said: “Baileys has become synonymous with the festive season for many Brits over recent years, so it wasn't a surprise when it claimed the top spot. It’s become an iconic part of many people’s festive celebrations, whether they prefer to have it poured over some ice while sitting by the fire, a splash in their hot drink or drizzled over their Christmas pudding, there are so many ways to enjoy Baileys. That’s why we couldn’t think of a more perfect combination for our new pralines.

“Our new Baileys ice-cream pralines, offer another exciting way for Brits to enjoy their favourite tipple this Christmas. They can be enjoyed on their own or as an accompaniment to their Christmas pudding or favourite dessert, making them the perfect way to celebrate the festive season.”

The results of LiQ’s festive survey are also backed up by Google data which found searches for Baileys recipes peak around the festive months, with 12,100 searches for Baileys recipes last December, compared to an average of 2,100 searches each month. Last December also marked an increase in searches by 17%, compared to December 2021 which saw 9,900 searches for Baileys recipes, showing Brits still can’t get enough of the creamy and dreamy Irish cream drink.

The bitesize treats are indulgent bites of smooth vanilla ice cream, infused with Baileys and enrobed in crisp Belgian milk chocolate, with an Irish cream heart.

Made to be enjoyed on their own or as a special dessert accompaniment, the ice cream pralines are ready to eat straight from the box for the perfect festive treat.

Launched in 2017 by co-founders Jorgo Struyve and Nicolas Destoop when they were students, the idea for LiQ’s ice cream pralines came from the pair wanting to market an ice cream experience designed for adults. The brand focuses on offering indulgent experiences through its strong partnerships with global alcohol brands like Baileys.

Since its launch, LiQ has enjoyed immense success internationally, with its pralines stocked in over more 6,000 shops across eight countries, cementing the brand as one of the leaders in the alcohol infused ice cream market.

LiQ Baileys pralines are currently available in over 300 Morrisons stores across the nation, as well as all COSTCO stores and via delivery service Ocado.

To learn more about LiQ, including a full list of all Morrisons stores its ice cream pralines will be available at, visit: https://www.liq.cool/en

Incidentally this survey disproves at least one other survey that claimed pudding was on the way out! Perhaps the secret is to serve it with Baileys and some LiQ Pralines? 

And they are available at the Morrisons store nearest to us! That's good to know!