Lemon recipes
This tangy citrus fruit will perk up any dish, sweet or savoury. Choose from one of our zesty recipes including a chilled lemon soufflé, homemade lemonade, a zingy lemon tart and even a gorgeous risotto.
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Baked lemon cheesecake with pineapple flowers
You could just make the baked lemon cheesecake (it would still go down a treat)...

Sweet tart recipes
Torta della nonna (ricotta and lemon tart)
Angela Hartnett‘s elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) would make a fine dessert...

Classic cake recipes
Easy lemon drizzle loaf cake
A zesty, syrup-drenched sponge with a sugar crust is our go-to teatime bake. This timeless...

Afternoon tea recipes
St Clement’s squares
It’s simple but delectable: a soft shortbread-like base with a zingy citrus topping melding into...

Italian dessert recipes
Lemon fluff with limoncello cream
This is Darina Allen’s family recipe for a lovely and light lemon pudding topped with...

British puddings
Sussex pond pudding
This Sussex pond pudding is made with a crusty steamed suet pastry which encases a...

Make-ahead dessert recipes
Chilled lemon soufflé
This make-ahead lemon soufflé recipe is easier than it looks but you don’t have to...

Cheesecake recipes
Lemon curd cheesecake
Bring a little sunshine into your life with Simmone Logue’s lemon curd cheesecake recipe – crammed...

Lemon recipes
Spicy lemon rice
This lemon rice is light, fresh and it’s quick to make. Enjoy it as part...

Frozen dessert recipes
Frozen lemon and blueberry mousse cake
This blueberry mousse cake is a show-stopper – we’ve layered lemon sponge with sweet-tart lemon...

Italian lemon pudding
In Italy this dessert is known as ‘sbriciolata alla crema di limoni’. The literal translation...

Make-ahead dessert recipes
Baked lemon curd syrup sponges with brandy custard
We’ve given these dainty sponges a little grown-up treatment with a slug of brandy, a...

Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
Lemon mousse with candied lemon
Serve this citrusy, creamy light-as-air lemon mousse in stemmed glasses for an easy, yet impressive...

Sweet tart recipes
Lemon curd meringue tarts
Smooth, zesty filling encased in crisp pastry and topped with stiff meringue kisses – this...

Scone recipes
Lemon sugar cube scones
Take afternoon tea to the next level – Rebecca Sullivan’s scones are topped with lemon-soaked...

Mother's Day recipes
James Martin’s classic lemon drizzle cake
James Martin’s easy lemon drizzle cake recipe, taken from his cookbook Sweet, is perfect for afternoon...

Frozen dessert recipes
Frozen yogurt with lemon and passion fruit curd
This tropical frozen yogurt recipe comes served with crispy shards of buttery biscuits – a...

Biscuit recipes
Lemon and strawberry viennese whirls
Icing and strawberry jam are sandwiched between melt-in-the-mouth biscuits in this must-make afternoon tea recipe....

Quick Italian midweek meal recipes
Herb and lemon risotto with parma ham crumbs
A fresh and zingy risotto recipe that is full of flavour but made with very...

Baked cheesecake recipes
Baked lemon cheesecake
This baked lemon cheesecake recipe has been adapted from Eliza Acton’s cookbook, published in 1845....

Lemon recipes
Couscous with preserved lemons
This zesty Moroccan side dish of couscous with preserved lemons will add instant flavour to any...

Afternoon tea recipes
Lemon and pistachio battenberg
This battenberg cake recipe has a beautiful hit of lemon to cut through the sweetness.

Lemon recipes
Cardamom churros with lemon curd dipping sauce
Churros is a Spanish classic but the lemon and cardamom in this recipe gives it...