Autumn dessert recipes
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October seasonal recipes
Burnt pumpkin cheesecake
Our autumnal take on burnt cheesecake uses pumpkin purée and cream cheese for a silky, creamy filling. Serve with whipped cream and cinnamon.
Make-ahead dessert recipes
Galvin brothers’ classic apple tarte tatin
Learn how to make tartin tatin with our recipe from Chris and Jeff Galvin. Caramelised apples top golden pastry in this classic French pud.
Christmas baking recipes
Party-size fig frangipane tart with stem ginger custard
For a crowd-pleasing dessert that's bursting with festive flavours, look no further than this fig frangipane tart. It's as delicious as it is beautiful.
Pumpkin recipes
Ginger and rum pumpkin pie
We've pimped up a classic pumpkin pie recipe with a sprinkle of ginger and a glug of rum to add extra oomph to this seasonal dessert.
Bonfire Night recipes
Nutella hot chocolate and s’mores
The ultimate campfire (or Bonfire Night) treat; hot mugs of sweet Nutella hot chocolate with a side of chocolate biscuit s'mores.
Proper pudding recipes
Sticky fig and caramel pudding
A decadently moist fig sponge sits in a pool of caramel sauce in this toffee-like pudding. Serve with tart crème fraîche to cut through the sweetness.
Sweet tart recipes
Blackberry and apple bakewell tart
Crisp shortcrust pastry filled with a blackberry and apple frangipane and topped with flake almonds. This apple bakewell tart makes a great autumnal dessert
Tarte tatin recipes
Fig tarte tatin
Apples are not the only fruit. This fig tarte tatin by Three Girls Cook is flavoured with brandy, cinnamon and vanilla for a sweet, sticky, warming dessert.
Halloween recipes
Toffee apple sticky toffee pudding
Round off a Sunday roast with this twist on a classic sticky toffee pudding, with apples inside and topped with homemade toffee apples too.
Crumble recipes
Nutty plum and sloe gin crumble
A sweet and syrupy sloe gin and plum crumble. Debbie Major has added chopped almonds to the topping for extra nuttiness and crunch.
Apple recipes
Apple and pear tart
This apple and pear tart uses ready-made puff pastry and can be rustled up in no time. We're sold. It's also just as good served cold as it is hot.
Apple recipes
Apple pie with crumble topping
Is it a pie? Is it a crumble? Our apple pie with crumble topping takes the best parts of these classic puds, to create the ultimate dessert.
Perfect pudding recipes
Poached pear queen of puddings
Custard, meringue, compote and perfectly poached pears make for a show-stopping pudding and the perfect way to end a Sunday lunch.
Italian dessert recipes
Ricotta filo tart with figs, rum and toasted coconut
A stunning fig tart with a creamy rum and ricotta filling, crispy filo pastry shell and a sprinkling of toasted coconut flakes.
Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry and thyme steamed puddings with bay custard
Blackberry and thyme steamed puddings with bay custard make the most of British seasonal produce, by chef and food writer Olia Hercules.
Mini dessert recipes
Mini plum and sauternes pies
These gorgeous mini plum pies are made with sauternes to create a warming sweetness. The scent of them baking evokes childlike delight.
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