Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
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Cheesecake recipes
Japanese soufflé cheesecake
Chef Jeremy Pang shares his recipe for a perfectly fluffy Japanese souffle cheesecake. Try this technical bake and impress your friends.
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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.
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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.
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Almond recipes
Italian nectarine and almond tart
This golden nectarine tart is lined with crisp Italian sweet pastry (pasta frolla). Top with flaked almonds for a perfect summer dessert.
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Strawberry recipes
Strawberry and nectarine galette
This simple and versatile nectarine and strawberry galette makes a gorgeous dessert for a warm, balmy evening, served with creme fraiche.
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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.
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Afternoon tea recipes
Tahini and nectarine cake
Rich and nutty tahini makes a surprisingly good flavour for a sponge cake, especially when paired with a zesty homemade nectarine curd.
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Nostalgic recipes
Pain au mint chocolat ice cream sandwich
Nostalgia meets Parisian sophistication in this mint choc chip recipe. Homemade mint ice cream is studded with dark choc and croissant crumbs.
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Peach recipes
Peach and tarragon ice cream
Sweet, juicy peaches and grassy, aniseedy tarragon make an elegant pairing in this incredible ice cream recipe. A taste of high summer.
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Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Olive oil ice cream
This silky olive oil ice cream is stylish, complex and not overly sweet. Fruity extra virgin oil pairs beautifully with homemade ice cream.
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Raspberry recipes
Raspberry cheesecake ice cream
Just one scoop of this raspberry cheesecake ice cream will transport you to Italy. Biscotti crumbs add wonderful crunch. Bellissimo!
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Pistachio recipes
Salted pistachio and lime ice cream
Our salted pistachio ice cream recipe is an easy upgrade on a holiday fave. Salt opens up your palette to taste more of the toasty pistachios.
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Ice cream recipes
Builder’s tea ice cream
Swap your afternoon brew for a bowl of builder’s tea ice cream on a summer’s day and find yourself in cooling cuppa heaven. It really works.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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