Make-ahead Easter recipes
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Gratins
Baked chicory with ham
Chicory wrapped in ham and baked under a cosy blanket of cream, gruyère and parmesan makes a great side for roasts or a veg-led dinner.
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Soups
Pea soup with dill and wasabi crème fraîche
This elegant pea soup makes an excellent Sunday lunch or Easter starter. Wasabi peas add heat and crunch, a contrast to the velvety soup.
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Baking recipes
Hot cross banana bread
Banana bread meets hot cross buns in this delicious Easter loaf. The brioche bun dough is filled with a spiced almond and banana paste.
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Easter
Mini Egg rocky road
A tiny amount of effort and patience rewards you with a Mini Egg rocky road that’s perfect for sharing at Easter time.
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Pannacotta
Marsala pannacotta
The addition of marsala wine and rum, plus the light coating of caramel, creates a complex flavour to this irresistible pannacotta recipe.
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Make-ahead Easter
Milk chocolate bark with pretzels, candied bacon and jelly beans
This seriously-extra milk chocolate bark is full of sweet-meets-salty flavours: crunchy pretzels, chewy jelly beans and candied bacon.
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Alpine
White chocolate bark with waffles and marshmallows
Our alpine white chocolate bark is topped with chestnuts and meringue alongside hot-choc-inspired marshmallows and stroopwafel crunch.
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Chocolate mousse
Michel Roux Jr’s chocolate mousse
Learn how to make the perfect chocolate mousse, with this masterclass recipe from leading chef Michel Roux Jr.
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Make-ahead Easter
Mashed potatoes with greens and bacon
For mash with a difference, try our silky mashed potatoes with bacon and greens. Serve alongside beef, lamb or chicken for Easter lunch.
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Dinner party desserts
Chocolate orange pithivier
Chocolate orange lovers won't be able to resist this decadent dessert. Our chocolate pithivier has a rich filling encased in golden pastry.
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No-bake desserts
Chilled chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline
Looking for an impressive make-ahead dessert? These decadent chocolate soufflés with salted almond praline can be made 1-2 days in advance.
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Make-ahead Christmas desserts
Chocolate coconut meringue wreath
This is one epic dessert. A chocolate coconut meringue wreath topped with fruit curd, chocolate cream, toasted coconut and melted chocolate.
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Baked cheesecakes
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
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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Carrots
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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