Make-ahead dessert recipes

Looking for a twist on the traditional Christmas cake. Step forward this chocolate orange cake...

These vegan crème caramels with caramelised orange slices make a spectacular (and easy) dinner party...

We’ve combined festive flavours of clementine, pomegranate and cranberry to create this fruity Christmas jelly....

An irresistible and boozy Christmas pudding. You can make this pudding up to three months...

A gorgeous blueberry sponge is filled with mixed berries and ice cream before rolling and...

A perfect finish to any meal, these zingy yuzu daiquiri cheesecake pots with salted lime...

Edd Kimber‘s gâteau breton is synonymous with the area it hails from, Brittany. It’s a...

Chef Francesco Mazzei shares his traditional Italian dessert, torta caprese, that’s perfect for a celebration...

These crisp, creamy pineapple fritters are a surefire dessert winner. Sweet pineapple and thick clotted...

For cake-maker and owner of Pudding Fairy Laure Moyle, it was her father’s sweet tooth...

Georgina Hayden has combined the nostalgic flavours of rhubarb and custard in a clever dessert...

A hybrid dessert combining the best of a decadent French crème brûlée and a traditional...

A magnificent serve-from-the-freezer dessert that you can make ahead of your dinner party. All you...

Everyone knows, and loves, a classic Cosmopolitan cocktail made with cranberry juice, vodka and orange...

Rum, ginger and lime have been borrowed from a classic dark and stormy cocktail and...

We’ve taken the flavours of a gimlet cocktail – gin and lime – and magicked...

Bring on the wow factor and add a touch of glamour to your dinner party...

Rice pudding is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert. This recipe is made with coffee making...

This American classic is the perfect combination of zesty and refreshing yet fabulously creamy. We’ve...

”That edge of dark, bitter caramel against the sweet, creamy custard makes for the most...

A great make-ahead dinner party dessert for the summer but without the faff of an...

Create a showstopper dessert for your next dinner party with these impressive ice cream bombes;...

Treacle tart is a British classic pudding and this classic recipe is made all the more...

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