Make-ahead Easter recipes
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Chocolate Guinness cheesecake
The greatest chocolate cheesecake ever? Very possibly. Our chocolate Guinness cheesecake has an oreo base and malted cream cheese frosting.
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Christmas salmon recipes
Beetroot cured salmon fillet
This beautiful beetroot-tinged cured salmon makes an impressive starter. Our step-by-step recipe will show you how to cure salmon like a pro.
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Carrot recipes
Roast carrots with sesame seeds, feta and yogurt
For an easy side recipe with big impact, try roast carrots with sesame, feta and yogurt. This colourful dish can be made up to 2 days ahead.
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Easter lunch recipes
Veggie moussaka
Our easy veggie moussaka is a time-saving, vegetarian take on the Greek classic. Layer a rich plant-based ragu with potato slices and cheese.
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Easy baking recipes to make with kids
Chocolate Mini Egg cookies
These seriously chocolately Mini Egg cookies are loaded with strawberry pieces and marshmallows. An easy bake to make with kids.
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Easter baking ideas
Lemon and poppy seed Easter biscuits
We've given linzer cookies an Easter twist in this easy recipe. Sandwich lemon and poppy seed Easter biscuits with creamy lemon curd.
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Best Easter cake recipes
Gluten-free simnel cake
Becky Excell's gluten-free simnel cake has glacé cherries and an extra hit of almond for a bakewell-tinged twist on this Easter classic.
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Roast potato recipes
Garlic roast potatoes with bay leaves
Looking for a roast potatoes recipe that won't let you down? Our garlic and bay roast potatoes are crisp and golden with soft fluffy insides.
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Favourite lamb recipes
Slow cooker lamb stew with potatoes
Dinner doesn’t get any simpler than this. For 10 minutes effort you get a meltingly tender slow cooker lamb stew in a lightly-spiced sauce.
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Favourite lamb recipes
Slow-braised lamb shoulder with preserved lemon and spices
Lamb shoulder is slow-braised with a preserved lemon spice paste, then cooked low and slow for meat so tender it falls from the bone.
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Showstopping salmon recipes
Roast salmon with craquelin pastry topping
This quick and easy roast salmon takes just 35 minutes. The secret to its success is its light, crisp, savoury craquelin pastry topping.
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Hot cross bun recipes
Cheese and chilli hot cross buns
Cheese and chilli hot cross buns open up a whole new world of savoury snacking at Easter. Try them served warm with lashings of salted butter
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Easter recipes
Hot cross bun spiced gin
Now here's an Easter gift that will be warmly received by most adults: a hot cross bun spiced gin infused with spiced flavours. Enjoy.
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Easter lunch recipes
Easter chocolate meringue nests
This kid-friendly Easter pud uses Easter chocolate such as Maltesers and Creme Eggs plus malty whipped cream to fill chocolate meringue nests.
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Easter recipes
Easter rocky road roulade
This double-chocolate and caramel Easter rocky road roulade is a decadent finale to a celebratory Easter lunch.
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Hot cross bun recipes
Chocolate and peanut butter hot cross buns
In this recipe, traditional hot cross buns get an updated twist with chocolate and peanut butter - ideal if you're not a fan of dried fruit.
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