Freezable
Who doesn’t love freezable recipes? Batch cook and make ahead to make life easier with our edit of the best recipes you can freeze. There are 100s to choose, each able to be frozen in full or with a freezable element. It’s not just soups and stocks either – you can also freeze cakes, pies and tarts.
- Healthy and vegetarian: Discover nourishing freezer-ready recipes that pack in the vegetables and pulses, such as our swede and kale broth and masala baked beans.
- Delicious ideas that reheat well: Batch cook hearty and comforting meals such as beef bourguignon, fishcakes and chicken curry. You can also store homemade party food frozen, making entertaining easier.
- Freezable cakes, bread and more: Baked cookies, easy apple cake and marmalade cake, quiche and breads including this soda bread can all be frozen to enjoy later.
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Tapas
Spanish meatballs (albóndigas)
Learn how to make traditional Spanish meatballs with our simple recipe. A beloved tapa, albóndigas are made from pork and beef mince.
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Coffee
Steamed Vietnamese coffee cakes
These cute little steamed cakes are inspired by Vietnamese coffee with their indulgent condensed milk and coffee flavourings.
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Brunch
Giant ‘table-runner’ puff pastry breakfast tart
Our giant 'table runner' breakfast tart is loaded with the flavours of a classic full English, including sausages, mushrooms and tomatoes.
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Cookies
Popcorn cookies
Crisp and light, these easy cornmeal cookies dotted with popcorn are a fun and flavoursome twist on the classic American bake.
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Pasties
Mutton and olive pasties
Bold, briny flavours from olives, capers and anchovies cut through robust mutton in this tapenade-inspired take on the classic pasty.
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Elderflower
Elderflower drizzle cake
Lemon and elderflower are a match made in heaven, and this easy drizzle cake with fresh elderflowers proves it. The perfect bake for late spring.
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Gooseberries
Elderflower and gooseberry tart
Delicate elderflower lifts tart gooseberries in this elegant riff on tarte au citron. This seasonal bake is the perfect late spring dessert.
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Giant recipes
Giant peanut butter choc-chip cookie
This giant peanut butter cookie is a speedy sweet sensation that bakes in less that 15 minutes. Make it with milk, white or dark chocolate.
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Carrots
Steamed carrots with spring onion and chive butter
Toss steamed carrots in a punchy spring onion and chive butter and sprinkle with toasted seeds for an easy side dish bursting with flavour.
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Scottish
Barley bannock breakfast sandwiches
Make your own traditional Scottish bannocks then transform them into epic breakfast sandwiches filled with black pudding, cheese and egg.
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Air fryer
Air fryer fishcakes
Learn how to make golden fishcakes in the air fryer with our easy recipe. These fish cakes are packed with white fish and sardines.
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Spinach
Greens and goat’s cheese filo crinkle pie
This easy greens pie is packed with leafy veg folded into creamy goat's cheese. Top with golden filo and seeds for extra crunch.
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Chicken soups
Spring chicken gnocchi soup
This filling chicken soup is packed with spring vegetables. Use gnocchi instead of potatoes or dumplings for a time-saving hack.
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Wild garlic
Wild garlic risotto
Wild garlic is a spring treat. This easy wild garlic risotto is a great way to showcase its vibrant flavour and verdant colour.
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Rhubarb
Rhubarb and oat sponge pudding
Dig into this soft, buttery sponge pudding to reveal the pink juicy rhubarb. This easy recipe makes a great change from classic crumble.
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Scones
Wild garlic and cheddar scones
Give cheese scones a spring twist. These wild garlic scones pair the fresh punch of wild garlic with mature cheddar for an easy savoury bake.
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