We know nothing quite beats the real thing, but one mum’s recipe for a two-ingredient vanilla slice in the shape of Christmas trees has sent the Internet into a frenzy.

Linda Špadina shared her super simple recipe to the Christmas Mums Facebook group where it got the big thumbs up from fellow parents. The mum explained the dessert was made with just two ingredients — slices of pre-made puff pastry and Aeroplane’s famous Vanilla Dessert Mix, which is available at Coles.

“Made Christmas Tree Vanilla Slice today… so delicious,” she wrote. “Lost count how many I ate. I used Aeroplane’s Dessert Mix and puff pastry. I’ll be adding this to my dessert platter on Christmas Day. So easy to make.”

Linda explained she cooked the bottom layer a little bit less so it wasn’t quite as puffed-up as the top ones and pressed it down with her hands to flatten it.

The group’s other followers praised the mum for her tasty Christmas hack, with one person commenting: “Thanks for sharing this, will be trying it for sure. Merry Christmas.” Another said: “They look so delicious and cute!!” While a third wrote: “I was just looking for a dessert to make for a lunch on Sunday, this looks perfect.”

If you’re looking for a little inspiration for after your Christmas lunch or dinner, here are two other simple festive desserts to try:

The best 3-ingredient cheesecake

This creamy dessert with white chocolate and cream cheese is the perfect sweet hit to finish your Christmas day feast. The best thing about it is that it only needs three ingredients – plus, it tastes great and you don’t have to be a cooking genius to whip it up.

This simple recipe took the world by storm when it first came out, with people everywhere whipping it up in a flash in their kitchens. It’s believed the recipe was originally a Japanese delicacy, but now it’s famous all over the world.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 120g white chocolate
• 120g cream cheese

Method

1. Preheat oven to 170C and grease a springform cake tin with butter. Separate egg yolks from whites. Place egg whites in a medium bowl in the fridge.
2. Melt chocolate in a pot over a saucepan of boiling water (or carefully microwave until melted). Set chocolate aside to cool. Once chocolate is cool, put cream cheese in a bowl with chocolate and stir together, then add egg yolks and stir well.
3. Remove egg whites from the fridge and whisk together. Using a spatula, carefully mix egg whites into cream cheese and chocolate mixture.
4. Pour mixture into cake tin and bake for 15 minutes at 170C, then turn oven down to 150C and bake for a further 15 minutes. Turn off oven and leave cheesecake to stand in oven for 15 minutes before removing and leaving to cool completely. Once cooled, decorate with icing sugar if you like.

The best-ever traditional scones

These are incredibly light and barely require any effort to whip up, making them perfect for inviting the grandkids into the kitchen for a little extra assistance. Don’t forget to top them off with the delicious pairing of jam and cream and you’re good to go!

Ingredients

• 350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 85g butter, cut into cubes
• 3 tbsp caster sugar
• 175ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• squeeze lemon juice
• beaten egg, to glaze

Method

1. Heat oven to 220C. Tip flour into large bowl with salt and baking powder. Stir to combine. Add butter, then rub in with fingers until mixture resembles fine crumbs then stir in sugar.
2. Put milk in jug and heat in microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot. Add vanilla extract and lemon juice, then set aside.
3. Put a baking tray in oven. Make well in dry mix. Add liquid and combine quickly with cutlery knife.
4. Scatter flour onto work surface and tip dough out. Dredge dough and hands with flour. Fold dough over 2-3 times until it begins to smoothen out. Pat into round about 4cm deep. Take 5cm cutter and dip it into flour. Cut out four scones.
5. Brush tops with beaten egg. Carefully place onto hot baking tray. Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold.