Puddings & desserts

Fail-safe microwave mug cake recipes

You’ll only need a handful of ingredients and some microwave-proof tea cups to make our tried-and-tested mug cake recipes. And the best bit? There’s no need to turn your oven on at all, saving you time and energy.

How to make a seasonal celebration cake

Celebrating the flavours of the Amalfi coast with beautiful lemon curd, we’ve used seasonal clementines in place of strawberries, giving a delicious St Clements vibe. It makes a really special centrepiece with minimal effort.

Quick & easy dinner party menu

Each course can be on the table in less than 30 minutes, and we’ve highlighted where you can get ahead of the game on the prep front. If you’re feeding a mixed crowd (or lots of lovely vegetarians), we’ve got you covered on the meat-free front, too. So gather your nearest and dearest, grab yourself a glass of something cold, and let’s get cooking!

Lovely lemon dessert recipes

There’s a reason lemons are so popular in desserts — when that citrusy zing is balanced with sweetness, the flavour is off the chart. Our lovely lemon desserts celebrate the wonderful citrus fruit in all its different forms. If you’re looking for the ultimate teatime indulgence or delicious dessert, we’ve got you covered with classics such as lemon tart and

10 sweet raspberry recipes

Summer raspberries are at their juicy best from June, with autumn varieties ripening into September. These bite-sized berries are the perfect combination of sweet and tart, and there are so many ways to celebrate them.

Our best summer dessert recipes

Epic ice cream dessert recipes

Rustle up an epic ice cream cake to take your party up a notch, or knock out an Italian-inspired semifreddo that’s sure to wow your guests. After a family favourite? Introduce the kids to a retro Arctic roll, or keep them busy over the

Our favourite fro-yo recipes

The coolest ice-cream recipes

No ice-cream maker? No problem – simply pour your mixture into a large freezer-proof container and pop it in the freezer, giving it a whisk every 30 minutes until frozen and smooth. Here are our favourite ice-cream recipes – give them a go, the rewards are so worth it!

6 last-minute Christmas dessert recipes

Don’t worry, we have just the thing. These delicious dessert recipes need minimal prep and will ensure you keep everyone happy with something sweet to round off dinner. Make them on Christmas Eve (or even Christmas morning) and people will be none the wiser.

Easy summer berry recipes

We’ve chosen 6 of our favourite summer pud recipes where you can swap in a whole range of beautiful berries, including twists on some classics, a smashing 5-ingredient pud and an impressive centrepiece that’s perfect whatever the occasion...

Mind-blowing cheesecake recipes

Choose from classic, no-bake, frozen or fruity, and make something a little bit special with our selection of easy cheesecake recipes.

Easy frozen yoghurt recipes to make at home

We’ve got two basic recipes for you to choose from, plus more ideas for flavour combos, so you can mix and match the ingredients with whatever you’ve got. Look out for unsweetened cones to serve it in, too.

The dishes that won over Jools

6 tasty ways to use veg in your cake recipes

These muffin and cake recipes hero

Our favourite banana bread recipes

Although banana bread is a good way to use up overripe bananas, you don’t have to wait until they go brown to get your bake on. If you’ve got firmer bananas, simply pop them in a low oven (no need to peel) until the skins are brown all over. Leave to cool a little, then peel and mash away! Short of eggs? Need an easy recipe for the kids? Or you want a fancy loaf for the weekend? We’ve picked our favourite banana bread recipes for you to have a go at.

Beautiful British recipes

We’ve got a selection of beautiful British recipes that will transform any picnic, street party or get-together. From jam tarts to miniature Yorkshire puds, this feast really celebrates the best of Britain.

Valentine’s DIY – for the lovers… and the rest of us

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Chocolate eggs – a dark secret

Easter eggs have lined supermarket shelves for weeks now and we’re thinking about the long weekend break behind us – a great time for family, friends, a big lamb roast and our favourite Easter chocolate treat.

Fruit recipes the kids will love

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Perfect mince pies

Now’s also a great time to get ahead by making a homemade

Purely fruit sweetened brownies

If you think the term “healthy dessert” is an oxymoron, these

Great British Bake Off: dessert week

There’s a special joy in a pudding. Whether the fabled pudding stomach exists or not, we can always make room for one even when we know we shouldn’t. I love the feeling of sitting back after a sticky toffee pudding, or picking at the crispy edges of a crumble once it’s all been devoured. I’m sure the desserts tonight will have a little more class than those, but in many ways I hope they don’t.

Overnight chia seed pudding with star anise cherries

There are so many

How to make salted caramel sauce

Salted caramels, however, have been a traditional treat in French Brittany for years, and once the flavour combination hit the big time in American high-end ice cream parlours and coffee shops in 2009, it’s not looked back.

Five retro foods saved by Jamie

Here at JamieOliver.com we love those long-forgotten dishes, because with them comes a whole load of flavours, textures and memories we’d forgotten all about. We can pimp up some stodgy British classics, or clean up some fatty comfort foods, and breath new life into dishes ruined by fast food chains. And by we, we mean Jamie.

Recipes for the ultimate Thanksgiving

To help you throw a real show-stopper of a dinner, we have the essential recipes you need. Plus, we have great tips and tricks to help you get ahead, freeing you up to enjoy the festivities with your loved ones.

Chetna’s Pistachio & white chocolate cake

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3 gluten-free desserts for parties

When I am entertaining during the holidays, I take the same approach and offer a desserts buffet with lots of small puddings, so my guests can experience many different flavours without having to commit to one big treat.

Donna Hay’s Lamington ice cream bars

What's not to love about a soft sponge cake coated in creamy milk chocolate and dusted with luscious coconut flakes? This year I decided to give my traditional lamingtons a frosty makeover.

A bold & beautiful coffee smoothie

That’s where this coffee smoothie comes in. All year round, this healthy delight will restore your constitution, revive your temperament, and give you the energy to take on just about anything. It tastes fantastic, and is perfect as a quick morning pick-me-up shake. Grab your blender out from the back of the cupboard and get, well, blending!

Getting creative with chocolate truffles

A little bit of planning ahead is required (by way of shopping for a few ingredients and a little preparation time) but I promise that making your own chocolate truffles, and adding some bespoke flavourings to step them up, will go down a treat.

A magnificent mocha with salted caramel

The basic mocha derived its name from the eponymous port in modern-day Yemen. The coffee beans that originated from there - famous for their deep, natural cocoa flavour - were so sought-after by the rest of the world that Europeans began putting chocolate in their own inferior brews, trying to replicate the taste and aroma of the original Mocha bean; and so the caffè mocha as we know it was born.

Beautiful homemade chocolate bark

You don’t need a recipe, or even to measure any ingredients, to make gorgeous chocolate bark – it's about getting creative and using your favourite flavours and textures. The only thing to remember is that roughly 600g of chocolate will cover a large baking sheet.