Mini dessert recipes

Small in size but big in flavour, any one of these mini dessert recipes will make the perfect sweet treat for dinner parties or small gatherings. So delicious, so more-ish, it’ll be hard to stop at one.

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Peach and blackberry knickerbocker glory

Peach and blackberry knickerbocker glory

Give retro pud knickerbocker glory a late-summer twist with blackberries. Serve with roast peach conserve...

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Danish apple doughnuts (æbleskiver)

Danish apple doughnuts (æbleskiver)

Danish food writer and chef Trine Hahnemann’s home-made version of æbleskiver – Danish baked doughnuts – are...

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Mint chocolate coins

Mint chocolate coins

Georgina Hayden’s mint chocolate coins make a charming sweet treat and are perfect for slipping...

Vegetarian
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Pineapple fritters with salted caramel sauce

Pineapple fritters with salted caramel sauce

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

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Mini burnt cheesecakes with rhubarb and orange compote

Mini burnt cheesecakes with rhubarb and orange compote

Don’t be put off by these individual cheesecakes being ‘burnt’ it means the toasty caramelised...

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Mini cosmopolitan cheesecakes

Mini cosmopolitan cheesecakes

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

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Mini Scandi crumble pies

Mini Scandi crumble pies

A crumbly mix of marzipan, pecans and oats top our vegan mince pies, before they’re...

Vegan
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Mini lemon meringue pies

Mini lemon meringue pies

We’ve turned this classic British pud into a sumptuously sweet canapé. You won’t be able...

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Chocolate meringue kisses

Chocolate meringue kisses

You’re three ingredients and ten minutes away from chocolate ganache-meringue heaven…

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Mini florentines

Mini florentines

Nuts, stem ginger, mixed peel and dried sour cherries are bound together with chocolate, to...

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Watermelon, vodka and herb granita

Watermelon, vodka and herb granita

Granitas are similar to sorbets. The right ratio of water to sugar is what gives...

Dairy-free
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Mini plum & sauternes pies

Mini plum & sauternes pies

These gorgeous mini pies are made with plums and sauternes to create a warming sweetness....

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Mini doughnut muffins

Mini doughnut muffins

Martha Collison’s mini jam doughnut muffins are a quick fix when you’re craving doughnuts –...

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Eric Lanlard’s triple chocolate verrines

Eric Lanlard’s triple chocolate verrines

Eric Lanlard’s triple chocolate recipe proves that good things come in threes – layers of...

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James Martin’s chocolate mousse

James Martin’s chocolate mousse

Creamy, light-as-air chocolate mousse is a great way to end a dinner party. James Martin’s...

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Vanilla pannacottas with sloe gin and rosemary jelly

Vanilla pannacottas with sloe gin and rosemary jelly

The addition of rosemary and sloe gin-spiked jelly takes these from classic pannacotta to a...

Make-ahead
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