Dinner party dessert recipes
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Biscuit recipes
Rose and almond biscuits
These buttery almond biscuits, inspired by Spanish polvorones and flavoured with rosewater, are delicious with coffee – or as wedding favours.
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Custard tart recipes
Rick Stein’s custard tart
Rick Stein's custard tart recipe takes a little effort but is definitely worth it for a special occasion like Christmas. It serves a crowd...
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Frozen profiteroles with Neapolitan ice cream
This showstopping frozen profiterole dessert – filled with ice cream and topped with caramel – adds instant wow to your Christmas table.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Tropical baked Alaska
Try our incredible tropical baked Alaska: cut away at the meringue outer to reveal a passionfruit ice cream and coconut sponge cake waiting for you inside.
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Rhubarb recipes
Ultimate rhubarb and custard tart
Tried, tested and timeless... our ultimate rhubarb and custard tart is one of life’s greatest dessert combinations. Give our new recipe a go!
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Sweet tart recipes
Black butter frangipane and apple tart
James Martin uses black butter in this frangipane and apple tart, a preserve made of top-quality apples, liquorice, spices and sugar.
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Chocolate mousse recipes
Double-layer custard and chocolate mousse
The creamy vanilla custard makes an ideal base for the dark chocolate mousse in this classy dessert. Plus, it can be made a day or two ahead!
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Meringue recipes
Pavlova with orange curd and roast rhubarb
A dessert that speaks of spring, this stunning pavlova is topped with a smooth and zesty orange curd and slightly-tart roasted rhubarb.
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Orange recipes
Blood orange tart with cardamom cream
Blood oranges are encased in a buttery pastry with hazelnut frangipane and then served with cardamom cream – this is utter dessert heaven.
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Fool recipes
Quick lemon and ginger fool
Satisfy your sweet tooth the quickest way there is with a simple lemon and ginger fool. Just throw a handful of ingredients together, sit back and relax.
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Italian dessert recipes
Torta della nonna (ricotta and lemon tart)
Angela Hartnett's elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) makes a fine dinner party dessert or a great finale to an Easter feast.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Caramelised apples with sesame
Ken Hom's caramelised apples with sesame are the perfect sweet treat to celebrate Chinese New Year, and work wonderfully as part of any sharing feast.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Easy gingerbread affogato
All you need are 4 ingredients and 10 minutes for this easiest-ever gingerbread affogato – a punchy mix of hot coffee, boozy liqueur and fiery gingerbread.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Crème caramels with caramel oranges
These vegan crème caramels with caramelised orange slices make a spectacular (and easy) dinner party dessert – just sprinkle with pomegranate seeds to serve
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Frozen dessert recipes
Baileys and hazelnut parfaits
These nutty and boozy parfaits would make a fabulous dinner party dessert served with a jug of extra Baileys for drizzling.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Rose and pistachio gulab jamun
Sticky, rosewater-scented gulab jamun are brilliant small bites to nibble on at a party, Eid or Diwali celebration.
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