Quick and easy dessert recipes
Looking for dessert ideas that are low on effort, high on deliciousness? You’ll love these quick and easy dessert recipes.
Choose from no-bake puds like Eton Mess, chocolate mousse or fool. Whizz up some no-churn ice cream or use shop-bought shortcuts like puff pastry for quick tarts or vanilla ice cream for an affogato.
All these quick and easy desserts need 30 mins prep or less. Some need a bit of chill time in the fridge or freezer so you can make them ahead and some are ready to assemble and serve straightaway. Enjoy!
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Fig recipes
Honeyed figs with crème fraîche and sesame brittle
Sticky sweet figs in herbal honey meet soothing crème fraiche in this effortless dessert perfect for late summer and early...
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Gooseberry recipes
Gooseberry and elderflower cobbler
Don’t leave cobbler to the Americans! Crumble is good and all, but cobbler is what the cool crowd finishes dinner...
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British puddings
Elderflower jellies with boozy cream
An effortless little pud (for grown-ups) packed with the heady aromas of elderflower. The first few flowers come into season...
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Air fryer recipes
Air fryer doughnuts with quick berry compote
Whether you call them doughnuts, beignets or fritters, these little balls of air-fried batter are an absolute delight (and ready...
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Pannacotta recipes
Coffee and malt biscuit pannacotta
The unlikely ingredient ovaltine adds a malty layer to this rich, coffee and malt biscuit pannacotta. In need of a...
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Quick and easy dessert recipes
Sweet filo triangles with cardamom, clementine and pistachios
Say hello to sweet filo triangles! Fragrant cardamom, sticky citrus, crunchy nuts and crisp pastry – this beautiful, festive dessert...
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Tiramisu recipes
Tiramisu mess
A heavenly mash-up of two dessert classics: Eton mess and tiramisu. This tiramisu mess is speedy enough for a midweek...
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Delicious recipes for one person
Grilled peaches with almond caramel
Grill juicy peach halves then drizzle with a quick almond caramel for an easy summer dessert that’s ready in a...
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July seasonal recipes
Boozy raspberry eton mess
Eton Mess gets a grown-up makeover in this easy summer dessert recipe. We’ve used raspberries and a generous measure of...
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Chocolate mousse recipes
Michel Roux Jr’s chocolate mousse
Learn how to make the perfect chocolate mousse, with this masterclass recipe from leading chef Michel Roux Jr. Michel Roux...
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June seasonal recipes
10-minute strawberry ice cream sandwich
Whizz up instant, two-ingredient strawberry ice cream and serve between two squidgy cookies for a quick and easy ice cream...
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No-bake desserts
Chai hot chocolate with spiced waffle dippers
For a fun and easy dessert with a difference, serve cups of rich and aromatic chai hot chocolate with golden...
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Alternative barbecue recipes
Grilled fruit salad with honey labneh
Serve this grilled fruit salad with homemade honey labneh and sprinkle with a sweet pistachio dukkah for an easy, flavour-packed...
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Oreo cookie chocolate trifle
This Oreo cookie trifle is set to be a new festive favourite and requires just 20 minutes of prep plus...
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Quick pudding recipes in under 20 minutes
Sticky salted caramel apples
A super-easy pudding which doesn’t hold back on flavour, try these rich, glossy and sticky salted caramel apples for a...
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Apple recipes
Easy caramelised apples
Serve this 10-minute pudding with ice cream, custard or just as they are (with a dash of extra maple syrup!)....
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