Make-ahead dessert recipes
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Recipes with gin
Vanilla pannacottas with sloe gin and rosemary jelly
The addition of rosemary and sloe gin-spiked jelly takes these from classic pannacotta to a really special dinner party dessert.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Carrot halwa spring rolls
Celebrated chef Vivek Singh shares his sweet Indian recipe for carrot halwa spring rolls. Great for a Diwali or Bonfire Night celebration.
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Rhubarb recipes
Rhubarb lattice pie
There's nothing more comforting than a slice of homemade pie – this latticed beauty encases rhubarb in buttery vanilla pastry.
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Frozen dessert recipes
Gin and tonic ice lollies
Turn childhood memories of ice lollies into a grown-up's reality with gin and tonic on a stick – perfect for warmer weather festivities.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
White peach, rose and elderflower jelly
Elegant, individual jellies made with rosé wine, white peaches and elderflower cordial are a wonderfully light end to a summer dinner party.
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Cheesecake recipes
Lemon, lime and ginger cheesecake
You can make this no-fuss lemon and lime cheesecake up to 48 hours ahead of serving. Just chill in the fridge until you're ready to eat.
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Proper pudding recipes
Treacle and ginger sponges
Our treacle sponges are an impressive dessert to serve, with lots of custard, after a Sunday roast. You can make them ahead of baking too.
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Festive desserts
Panettone, vin santo berries and zabaglione cream trifle
A master pairing of boozy berries, panettone and creamy zabaglione makes this Christmas trifle recipe one not to miss.
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Baileys recipes
Make-ahead Baileys tiramisu
Baileys. The creamy liqueur helps make an indulgent dessert for sharing. You can make this Baileys tiramisu in advance too!
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Raspberry recipes
Raspberry ripple and pistachio parfait
This raspberry parfait recipe is easy to make, tastes amazing and is much better behaved than ice cream. It's the perfect make-ahead dessert.
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Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Blueberry key lime pie
We've put a twist on the traditional American key lime pie recipe with a gingernut biscuit crust and the addition of sweet, summery blueberries.
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Raspberry recipes
Pecan cake with raspberry ripple ice cream
A rich, sticky pecan cake drizzled with toffee sauce and served with raspberry ripple ice. An impressive dessert recipe that all your guests will love.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Clodagh McKenna’s elderflower jellies
Clodagh McKenna's elderflower jelly recipe makes for a wonderful dessert. It's light and subtle flavour means it's also an ideal palate cleanser.
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Make-ahead dessert recipes
Salted caramel tarte tatin
The combination of salty caramel and sweet apples makes for a divine salted caramel tarte tartin recipe – ideal at the end of an autumnal dinner party.
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