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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Gingercake bites

Christmas cupcakes and small bakes

Gingercake bites

Sticky gingercake gets better with age, so it’s perfect for giving as a Christmas gift. We’ve coated each cube of cake with a lemony icing.

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Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets

Figs

Fig and goat’s cheese sweet tartlets

These fig and goats cheese tartlets are a twist on cheesecake, featuring oats and seeds in the crunchy base and a lightly sweetened goat’s cheese on top.

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Mini apple crumble pies

Apple pies

Mini apple crumble pies

Ready-made pastry cases and crumble mix make these apple crumble pies a doddle to bake up in a hurry. Perfect for baking with kids.

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Peach and blackberry knickerbocker glory

August seasonal

Peach and blackberry knickerbocker glory

Give retro pud knickerbocker glory a late-summer twist with blackberries. Serve with roast peach conserve and scoops of vanilla ice cream.

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Danish apple doughnuts (æbleskiver)

Mini desserts

Danish apple doughnuts (æbleskiver)

Trine Hahnemann's home-made version of æbleskiver - Danish baked doughnuts - are apple-flavoured morsels of doughy heaven.

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Mint chocolate coins

Christmas chocolate

Mint chocolate coins

Georgina Hayden's mint chocolate coins make a charming sweet treat and are sure to draw in crowds at your Christmas dinner party. 

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Pineapple fritters with salted caramel sauce

Make-ahead desserts

Pineapple fritters with salted caramel sauce

These crisp, creamy pineapple fritters are a surefire dessert winner. Sweet pineapple and thick clotted cream are deep-fried to golden perfection.

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Mini burnt cheesecakes with rhubarb and orange compote

Baked cheesecakes

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 flavour. You can't go wrong with this recipe!

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Mini cosmopolitan cheesecakes

Mini desserts

Mini cosmopolitan cheesecakes

Everyone knows, and loves, a classic Cosmopolitan cocktail made with cranberry juice, vodka and orange liqueur but have you ever tried it in a cheesecake?

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Mini Scandi crumble pies

Mini desserts

Mini Scandi crumble pies

A crumbly mix of marzipan, pecans and oats top our vegan mince pies, before they're topped with gold shimmer for extra Christmas pizazz.

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Mini lemon meringue pies

Christmas canapés

Mini lemon meringue pies

We've turned this classic British pud into a sumptuously sweet canapé. You won't be able to resist going back for 'just one more'...

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Chocolate meringue kisses

Mini desserts

Chocolate meringue kisses

You're three ingredients and ten minutes away from chocolate ganache-meringue heaven...with our easy and festive chocolate meringues

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Mini florentines

Mini desserts

Mini florentines

Nuts, stem ginger and dried sour cherries are bound together with chocolate, to create mini florentines. Stack in a gift box for a Christmas treat.

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Watermelon, vodka and herb granita

Make-ahead summer desserts

Watermelon, vodka and herb granita

This refreshing water melon granita is an easy and flexible recipe for using up overripe or past-its-best fruit. 

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Mini plum and sauternes pies

Mini desserts

Mini plum and sauternes pies

These gorgeous mini plum pies are made with sauternes to create a warming sweetness. The scent of them baking evokes childlike delight.

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Mini doughnut muffins

Afternoon tea

Mini doughnut muffins

Martha Collison's mini jam doughnut muffins are a quick fix when you're craving doughnuts – they make a moreish afternoon tea treat.

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