Make-ahead dessert recipes
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.
Honey recipes
Ravneet Gill’s honey and toasted rye parfait
You'll love Ravneet Gill’s honey parfait, which sees the frozen cream lightly sweetened with honey, and studded with crunchy breadcrumbs.
Pear recipes
Rosé poached pears
Rosé is the perfect match for in-season pears in this poached pears recipe. Its delicate flavour enhances the pears’ sweet, buttery taste.
Autumn dessert recipes
Manon Lagrève’s almond, pear and tonka bean tart
Looking for the perfect end to an autumn dinner? This almond, pear and tonka bean tart is it. Follow our tips for a beautiful dessert.
Peanut butter recipes
Peanut butter frangipane and fresh jam tart
Nutty pastry and a creamy peanut butter frangipane are balanced with sweet-sharp fresh jam in this delight of a dessert. Keeping the berries whole in the jam creates welcome nuggets of juicy fruit to bite into.
Pineapple recipes
Pineapple frangipane puff pastry tarts
These pineapple puff pastry tarts are filled with almond and coconut frangipane on top of crisp puff pastry. Served warm with ice cream, this makes a delicious dessert.
Custard recipes
Chai crème brûlée
Who doesn’t love crème brûlée? Combine the classic custard dessert with the comforting spiced flavours of chai and you’re on to a winner.
Fruit tart recipes
Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard
This extra-special plum and apricot tart is packed with ripe stone fruits encased in golden brioche, with a creme fraiche custard.
Peach recipes
Peach bellini and pink praline pavlova
Gurdeep Loyal's pavlova recipe is both a riot to look at and a delight to eat. The flavours of peach, almonds and cream go so brilliantly together. A must try summer dessert, take our word for it.
Mango dessert recipes
Mango-misu
Mango-misu takes the main elements of a classic tiramisu – mascarpone, boozy zabaglione and sponge fingers – but swaps out the coffee for sweet mangoes instead. A make-ahead marvel.
Make-ahead dessert recipes
Gooseberry and white chocolate frangipane tart
Gooseberry tart is great as is, but when sweet white chocolate is added in to the mix, it's a bonafide winner. Frangipane provides the perfect medium for the plump, honey-glazed gooseberry.
Strawberry recipes
Strawberry daiquiri tart
Debora Robertson's rum-spiked strawberry tart is the essence of summer. The mousse-like strawberry filling is laced with rum and lime.
British puddings
Elderflower jellies with boozy cream
An effortless little pud (for grown-ups) these jellies are packed with the heady aromas of elderflower. Delightful!
Baking recipes
Fennel seed and orange cheesecake
Fennel and orange is a classic combination in savoury dishes, but it’s just as good in a sweet setting – as this moreish cheesecake proves.
Apricot recipes
Almond and apricot cheesecake
This apricot cheesecake from Honey & Co's Sarit Packer heroes dried apricots and amaretti for a dish that can be prepared and in the oven in less than half an hour!
Pannacotta recipes
Marsala pannacotta
The addition of marsala wine and rum, plus the light coating of caramel, creates a complex flavour to this irresistible pannacotta recipe.
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