Make-ahead summer dessert recipes
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Meringue recipes
Strawberry, lemon and elderflower meringue
Crisp meringue is topped with elderflower-spiked whipped cream and a pile of sweet strawberries in this springtime dessert. This recipe...
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Retro puddings
Summer pudding arctic roll
A gorgeous blueberry sponge is filled with mixed berries and ice cream before rolling and freezing; a beautiful arctic roll...
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Frozen dessert recipes
Chewy peanut butter and plum ice cream sandwiches
Chewy peanut butter cookies are the perfect carrier for Georgina Hayden‘s sweet plum ice cream; like a peanut butter and jam...
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Cheesecake recipes
Yuzu daiquiri cheesecakes
A perfect finish to any meal, these zingy yuzu daiquiri cheesecake pots with salted lime praline crumbs offer something a...
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Frozen dessert recipes
Strawberry and elderflower sorbet
You won’t find a more summery dessert than our strawberry and elderflower sorbet. It’s the perfect refreshing treat to cool...
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Cherry recipes
Traditional cherry pie
Georgina Hayden’s beautiful pie – made using fresh cherries – is the ultimate in summer desserts. The pie benefits from being...
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Frozen dessert recipes
Frosé granita, strawberry salad and honey biscuits
This summer dessert involves a few separate elements, but they’re all easy to do and the result is utterly worth...
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Frozen dessert recipes
Affogato parfait
We’ve combined all the classic flavours of an Italian affogato – coffee, ice cream and rum – to create this...
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Meringue recipes
Vegan coconut and mango pavlova
We’ve turned this egg and dairy-based dessert into a knockout vegan showstopper with our coconut and mango pavlova. It’s topped...
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White chocolate recipes
Watermelon, berry and white chocolate pavlova
You need look no further for the ultimate summer showstopping dessert. We’ve adorned a white chocolate meringue base with creamy...
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Alternative barbecue recipes
Griddled nectarine, brioche and barbecued praline sundae
Despite the seemingly complicated mix of griddled nectarines, toasted brioche and barbecued praline (yes), this fruity dessert only takes half...
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Gooseberry recipes
Sticky gooseberry cake with saffron and honey with custard
Gill Meller’s gooseberry cake has a pleasing tartness, balanced by the saffron and honey sponge, and mellowed further with homemade...
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Baked cheesecake recipes
Mini burnt cheesecakes with rhubarb and orange compote
Don’t be put off by these individual cheesecakes being ‘burnt’ it means the toasty caramelised edges pack in more flavour…...
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Cheesecake recipes
Bounty parfait cheesecake
Try our vegan bounty cheesecake for your next dinner party dessert. A coconut biscuit base is topped with coconut cream...
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Ice cream recipes
Rhubarb jelly and Bird’s custard ice cream
Georgina Hayden has combined the nostalgic flavours of rhubarb and custard in a clever dessert that will take you back...
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Pistachio recipes
Pistachio, orange and cardamom tart with goat’s milk yogurt
Ben Tish‘s fragrant pistachio, orange and cardamom tart is served with tangy goat’s milk yoghurt to cut through the super...
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