Vegetarian recipes

Orange trifle makes a glorious Christmas dessert. Orange jelly is topped with ginger cake, white choc pannacotta and Eton Mess cream.

In the end isn’t a roast dinner all about the roast potatoes? Make yours perfect with Heston Blumenthal's ultimate roast potatoes.

These up-to-date gougères prove that the combo of sweet fruit and salty cheese is still a winner for party food.

A tradition in Kolkata, Gunpowder's beetroot croquettes are such a satisfying snack or starter. The chaat masala makes them moreish.

Create a festive showstopper with our Christmas bundt cake. Master the base recipe, but adapt the ingredients to best suit your tastebuds.

Lola Milne’s sublime yet simple pudding is an amalgamation of treacle tart and mince pie: sticky, spicy, fruity and unashamedly festive.

These zingy sourdough stuffing balls are a vibrant alternative to the heavy, traditional versions. Great with turkey, chicken or goose.

Who doesn’t love a devilled egg? This Japanese-inspired version of the retro classic vastly improves the original by amping up the umami with a spoonful of miso. They’re the best devilled eggs you’ll ever eat.

Fill mini tarts with luscious orange curd and top with vanilla mascarpone. They make the perfect small, sweet bite for Christmas parties.

A classic profiterole tower: delicate choux puffs stuffed with custard and ice cream, with a jug of warm chocolate sauce to pour over the top.

These breaded mushrooms are crisp on the outside, but soft, sharp and sweet with umami notes inside. A real treat for Christmas parties.

Combine perfectly ripe pears with rich cream cheese filling and salty butterscotch sauce to make this incredible pear cheesecake.

Looking for an easy but impressive Christmas dessert? Mince pie ice cream sandwiches, served in golden brioche, tick all the right boxes.

This easy veggie dish is perfect to share with friends. Nutty roast cauliflower is served with sweet pomegranate and caramelised onion rice.

This mushroom pithivier cleverly combines a roundel of squash with roast mushroom and hazelnut duxelles, plus an oozing goat’s cheese centre.

Vanilla freezer cookie dough is perfect when you need something sweet in under 15 minutes. Keep it in the freezer until ready to bake.

A mash-up of two dessert classics: Eton mess and tiramisu. Speedy enough for a midweek treat but fancy enough for Christmas or Valentine's.

Peanut butter is a fabulous medium for all sorts of flavourings and ingredients. This warming version makes breakfast worth getting up for.

Turn everyone's favourite pastry into this pain au chocolat pudding. Add juicy pears and a swirl of peanut butter for one incredible pud.

You don’t need expert know-how to make sweets at home. These tangy sea salt caramels are easy to prepare – and dangerously moreish.

Step aside, panettone: there’s a new festive bake in town. Let Olia Hercules introduce you to kolach, a Ukrainian braided Christmas bread.

These jewel-like stuffed dates don’t just look pretty – each houses a cluster of nuts, providing crunch to contrast with the sweet stickiness.

Fight food waste with this herb quiche recipe. It makes excellent use of wilting leaves and also uses leftover mashed potato in the pastry.

Michel Roux Jr shares his step-by-step recipe for perfect puff pastry apple tart (tarte aux pommes et calvados). Serve with chantilly cream.