No-bake desserts
Whip up a showstopper dessert without going near the oven. Our collection of no-bake desserts includes classics like no-bake vanilla cheesecake, trifle and chocolate mousse. There’s fridge treats to make with the kids, like tiffin and rocky road. Plus, puds made with summer berries, ice cream cakes and a few easy festive desserts.
Showing 1-16 of 69 recipes
Mini Egg
Mini eggs, chocolate and tahini Rice Krispie treats
Give rice krispie bars a grown-up makeover with nutty tahini, honey and salty pretzels. If you like halva, you'll love these Mini Eggs treats.
Blueberries
Blueberry latte cheesecake
This beautiful blueberry latte cheesecake balances the flavours of blueberries and coffee, with a chocolate crumb base.
Tropical desserts
Passion fruit tart no-bake cheesecake
The tangy zing of the passion fruit topping offers just the right contrast to the rich creaminess below in this no-bake cheesecake recipe .
No-bake cheesecakes
‘Cheese’ cake
A cake that takes its name quite literally, this no-cook cheesecake looks like a perfect wheel of cheese – holes and all!
No-bake cheesecakes
Kim-Joy’s no-bake cheesecake lagoon
Kim-Joy's playful no-bake cheesecake has a biscuit base and creamy cheesecake layer, topped with a jelly lagoon and edible sea creatures.
Italian desserts
Chocolate budino
With only five ingredients, this creamy Italian pudding – chocolate budino – is incredibly simple but beautifully smooth and indulgent.
Make-ahead summer desserts
Paul Ainsworth’s strawberry trifle
Top chef Paul Ainsworth shares a recipe from his debut cookbook, upgrading his dad's classic trifle with fresh peak-season strawberries.
Sweet pies
Seville orange and ginger pie
Seville orange lends its distinctive sour bitterness and floral taste to this sweet pie, contrasting with the ginger biscuit base.
Mango desserts
Mango-misu
Mango-misu takes the main elements of a classic tiramisu – mascarpone, boozy zabaglione and sponge fingers – but swaps out the coffee for sweet mangoes instead. A make-ahead marvel.
Baking recipes
Fennel seed and orange cheesecake
Fennel and orange is a classic combination in savoury dishes, but it’s just as good in a sweet setting – as this moreish cheesecake proves.
Trifles
Orange and ginger cake trifle
Orange trifle makes a glorious Christmas dessert. Orange jelly is topped with ginger cake, white choc pannacotta and Eton Mess cream.
Pears
Pear and butterscotch cheesecake
Combine perfectly ripe pears with rich cream cheese filling and salty butterscotch sauce to make this incredible pear cheesecake.
Tiramisu
Tiramisu mess
A mash-up of two dessert classics: Eton mess and tiramisu. Speedy enough for a midweek treat but fancy enough for Christmas or Valentine's.
Dark chocolate
Dark chocolate parfait with berry sauce
This beautiful dark chocolate parfait looks impressive but is actually a simple make-ahead dessert, perfect for a grown-up Halloween.
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