Make-ahead summer dessert recipes

Spend more time with guests when entertaining this summer with our make-ahead dessert recipes. Bake up a French strawberry tart, stay cool with ice cream or impress with Nigella’s chocolate raspberry pavlova.

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Japanese soufflé cheesecake

Cheesecake recipes

Japanese soufflé cheesecake

Chef Jeremy Pang shares his recipe for a perfectly light and bouncy Japanese soufflé cheesecake. The sound and wobble of...

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Peanut butter frangipane and fresh jam tart

Peanut butter recipes

Peanut butter frangipane and fresh jam tart

It’s a jam tart, but not as you know it! In this clever recipe, nutty pastry and a creamy peanut...

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Pineapple frangipane puff pastry tarts

Pineapple recipes

Pineapple frangipane puff pastry tarts

If you’re looking for an easy but impressive dessert, these pineapple frangipane puff pastry tarts tick the box. They’re a...

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Italian nectarine and almond tart

Almond recipes

Italian nectarine and almond tart

This golden nectarine and almond tart from food writer Ursula Ferrigno makes a perfect summer dessert. “A heavenly combination of...

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Strawberry and nectarine galette

Strawberry recipes

Strawberry and nectarine galette

This is a super-versatile summer galette, as you can swap the fruit for other summery stone fruits like peaches and...

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Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard

Fruit tart recipes

Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard

This extra special brioche tart makes the most of the summer’s fruit. A crème fraîche custard  captures the delicious fruit...

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Tahini and nectarine cake

Afternoon tea recipes

Tahini and nectarine cake

Rich and nutty tahini makes a surprisingly good flavour for a sponge cake. Paired with a zesty homemade nectarine curd,...

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Pain au mint chocolat ice cream sandwich

Nostalgic recipes

Pain au mint chocolat ice cream sandwich

Unabashed nostalgia meets Parisian sophistication in this artful mash-up of mint choc chip ice cream and patisserie joie de vivre....

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Peach and tarragon ice cream

Peach recipes

Peach and tarragon ice cream

Sweet, juicy peaches and grassy, aniseedy tarragon make an elegant icecream pairing rarely found outside swanky restaurants. Both the flavours...

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Olive oil ice cream

Make-ahead summer dessert recipes

Olive oil ice cream

Different olive oils offer up a surprisingly vast range of flavours, and if you get one that’s particularly fruity rather...

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Raspberry cheesecake ice cream

Raspberry recipes

Raspberry cheesecake ice cream

Just one scoop of this raspberry cheesecake ice cream will transport you to Italy. A rippled two-tone ice cream, the...

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Salted pistachio and lime ice cream

Pistachio recipes

Salted pistachio and lime ice cream

Salted pistachio ice cream recipe is a simple upgrade on a holiday favourite. Adding salt opens up your palette so...

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Builder’s tea ice cream

Ice cream recipes

Builder’s tea ice cream

You can get coffee ice cream everywhere, but tea-flavoured is much rarer, despite its incredible flavour. Swap your afternoon brew...

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Peach bellini and pink praline pavlova

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,...

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Mango-misu

Mango dessert recipes

Mango-misu

“This dessert takes the main elements of a classic tiramisu – mascarpone, boozy zabaglione and sponge fingers – but swaps...

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Gooseberry and white chocolate frangipane tart

Make-ahead dessert recipes

Gooseberry and white chocolate frangipane tart

Gooseberry tart is wonderful as is, but when white chocolate is added to the mix – it’s a bonafide winner....

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