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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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