236 Puddings & desserts recipes

Scrumptious puds, super-cool sorbets and cracking cakes, our selection of pudding and dessert recipes are sure to hit the spot. Whether you’re after an indulgent sweet hit or a healthier choice, we’ve got the recipe for you.

Baked lemon cheesecake
1 hour Not too tricky
Baked lemon cheesecake
Rhubarb & custard tart
2 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Rhubarb & custard tart
Vanilla yoghurt panna cotta
45 minutes Not too tricky
Vanilla yoghurt panna cotta
Banana panettone pudding
Not too tricky
Banana panettone pudding
Wimbledon summer pudding
Not too tricky
Wimbledon summer pudding
Mango & yoghurt layer pots
10 minutes Not too tricky
Mango & yoghurt layer pots
Apple & berry crumble
45 minutes Not too tricky
Apple & berry crumble
Summer strawberry tarte tatin
35 minutes Not too tricky
Summer strawberry tarte tatin
Chocolate & avocado mousse
20 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate & avocado mousse
Chocolate & banana French toast
15 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate & banana French toast
Christmas crumble
1 hour Not too tricky
Christmas crumble
Scrumptious sticky toffee pudding
1 hour 15 minutes Not too tricky
Scrumptious sticky toffee pudding
Drizzle bundt cake
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Drizzle bundt cake
Archie's royal roulade
1 hour Not too tricky
Archie's royal roulade
Vanilla custard
35 minutes Not too tricky
Vanilla custard
Baked chocolate tart
1 hour Not too tricky
Baked chocolate tart
Classic apple crumble
50 minutes Not too tricky
Classic apple crumble
Simple chocolate tart
Not too tricky
Simple chocolate tart
Toffee apple tart
3 hours Not too tricky
Toffee apple tart
Bakewell tart
1 hour 55 minutes Not too tricky
Bakewell tart
Stephen Fry’s apple pie
2 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Stephen Fry’s apple pie
Chocolate clementine torte
50 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate clementine torte
Chocolate brownie
50 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate brownie
The quickest berry tart
45 minutes Not too tricky
The quickest berry tart
Grilled strawberries with Pimm's
15 minutes Not too tricky
Grilled strawberries with Pimm's
Rolled cassata
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Rolled cassata
Amalfi lemon tart
2 hours Not too tricky
Amalfi lemon tart
Chocolate cannoli
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate cannoli
Ice-cream sandwiches
50 minutes Not too tricky
Ice-cream sandwiches
Louis' royal rhubarb & custard cake
2 hours Not too tricky
Louis' royal rhubarb & custard cake
Lamingtons
1 hour 45 minutes Not too tricky
Lamingtons
Tiramisù
40 minutes Not too tricky
Tiramisù
Walnut-whip affogato
9 minutes Not too tricky
Walnut-whip affogato
Boozy pears & chocolate
10 minutes Not too tricky
Boozy pears & chocolate
Watermelon granita
14 minutes Not too tricky
Watermelon granita
Pineapple carpaccio
10 minutes Not too tricky
Pineapple carpaccio
Peach & almond Alaska
26 minutes Not too tricky
Peach & almond Alaska
Flaming rum 'n' raisin
10 minutes Not too tricky
Flaming rum 'n' raisin
Frozen cranberry cranachan
1 hour Not too tricky
Frozen cranberry cranachan
Beer & cardamom apple fritters
45 minutes Not too tricky
Beer & cardamom apple fritters
Pumpkin pie with pecan crumble
2 hours 50 minutes Not too tricky
Pumpkin pie with pecan crumble
Sehrish's old-school chocolate cake
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Sehrish's old-school chocolate cake
Christmas pudding
4 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Christmas pudding
Blackcurrant ombré cheesecake
45 minutes Not too tricky
Blackcurrant ombré cheesecake
Speedy steamed pudding pots
17 minutes Not too tricky
Speedy steamed pudding pots
Apple & date pie 
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Apple & date pie 
Chocolate orange shortbread
30 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate orange shortbread
Cherry chocolate mousse
30 minutes Not too tricky
Cherry chocolate mousse
Almond pastry puff
28 minutes Not too tricky
Almond pastry puff
Aperol & grapefruit citrus jellies
20 minutes Not too tricky
Aperol & grapefruit citrus jellies
St Clement’s granita & shortbread
50 minutes Not too tricky
St Clement’s granita & shortbread
Pimm’s & strawberry cobbler
40 minutes Not too tricky
Pimm’s & strawberry cobbler
Brigadeiros
Not too tricky
Brigadeiros
Strawberry & cream sandwich sponge
50 minutes Not too tricky
Strawberry & cream sandwich sponge
Chocolate mousse with prunes
2 hours 30 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate mousse with prunes
Italian-style bakewell tart
1 hour Not too tricky
Italian-style bakewell tart
Chocolate truffle chestnut torte
1 hour 10 minutes Showing off
Chocolate truffle chestnut torte
Lemon sorbet
10 minutes Super easy
Lemon sorbet
Rhubarb sorbet with pistachio brittle
40 minutes Showing off
Rhubarb sorbet with pistachio brittle
Roasted banana & cinnamon ice cream
30 minutes Super easy
Roasted banana & cinnamon ice cream
Piña colada fro-yo
5 minutes Super easy
Piña colada fro-yo
Epic ice cream cake
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Epic ice cream cake
Fried cox apples with cinnamon sugar
20 minutes Super easy
Fried cox apples with cinnamon sugar
Plum sorbet
1 hour Not too tricky
Plum sorbet
Plum lattice pie
1 hour 35 minutes Not too tricky
Plum lattice pie
Chocolate Guinness Cake
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Rainbow jelly
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Rainbow jelly
Blackberry fool
20 minutes Super easy
Blackberry fool
Rhubarb & strawberry pavlova
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Rhubarb & strawberry pavlova
Almond & honey dairy-free ice cream
15 minutes Not too tricky
Almond & honey dairy-free ice cream
Ashley's sticky rice & mango
25 minutes Not too tricky
Ashley's sticky rice & mango
Neapolitan Easter tart
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Neapolitan Easter tart
Ginger & treacle cake with ice cream
55 minutes Not too tricky
Ginger & treacle cake with ice cream
Pineapple & coconut cake
1 hour 30 minutes Super easy
Pineapple & coconut cake
Poached peaches or apricots & lemongrass
20 minutes Super easy
Poached peaches or apricots & lemongrass
Vegan toffee apple upside-down cake
50 minutes Not too tricky
Vegan toffee apple upside-down cake
Pomegranate & clementine sorbet
10 minutes Super easy
Pomegranate & clementine sorbet
Vegan chocolate tart with rhubarb
1 hour 10 minutes Showing off
Vegan chocolate tart with rhubarb
Passion-berry choux buns
1 hour 30 minutes Showing off
Passion-berry choux buns
Pear & ginger pudding
15 minutes Not too tricky
Pear & ginger pudding
Stuffed fruit crumble
Super easy
Stuffed fruit crumble
Chocolate & banoffee whoopie pies
25 minutes Super easy
Chocolate & banoffee whoopie pies
Cranberry bakewell
1 hour 40 minutes Not too tricky
Cranberry bakewell
Cherry clafoutis
50 minutes Super easy
Cherry clafoutis
Winter ginger, pear and almond cake
Not too tricky
Winter ginger, pear and almond cake
Shortcake, curds & marmalade
1 hour Not too tricky
Shortcake, curds & marmalade
Salted caramel brownies
55 minutes Not too tricky
Salted caramel brownies
Cherry brownies
20 minutes Super easy
Cherry brownies
Lemon & rosemary cakes
45 minutes Not too tricky
Lemon & rosemary cakes
Fridge cake
10 minutes Super easy
Fridge cake
Marmalade cake
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Marmalade cake
Treacle tart
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Treacle tart
Queen of puddings
1 hour 20 minutes Not too tricky
Queen of puddings
Summer pudding
20 minutes Super easy
Summer pudding
Christmas colchester pudding
1 hour 50 minutes Showing off
Christmas colchester pudding
Dolly’s bramble trifle
30 minutes Not too tricky
Dolly’s bramble trifle
Cambridge burnt cream
1 hour Not too tricky
Cambridge burnt cream
Raspberry burnt cream
40 minutes Not too tricky
Raspberry burnt cream
Citrus-poached pears
20 minutes Super easy
Citrus-poached pears
Chocolate mousse & compote
15 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate mousse & compote
Peach ice cream
15 minutes Super easy
Peach ice cream
Limoncello & fruit salad fro-yo
10 minutes Super easy
Limoncello & fruit salad fro-yo
Sweet fritters with dulce de leche ice cream
2 hours Showing off
Sweet fritters with dulce de leche ice cream
Avocado ice cream
20 minutes Not too tricky
Avocado ice cream
Key lime pie
45 minutes Not too tricky
Key lime pie
Peaches & cream pie
1 hour 25 minutes Not too tricky
Peaches & cream pie
Whisky Simnel Cake
2 hours 40 minutes Not too tricky
Whisky Simnel Cake
Crema Catalana
40 minutes Not too tricky
Crema Catalana
Baumkuchen
1 hour 20 minutes Showing off
Baumkuchen
Pineapple tatin
45 minutes Not too tricky
Pineapple tatin
Croustade (apple tart)
1 hour 10 minutes Not too tricky
Croustade (apple tart)
Souffle omelette with vanilla apricots
30 minutes Not too tricky
Souffle omelette with vanilla apricots
Croquembouche
1 hour 30 minutes Showing off
Croquembouche
Chocolate calzone
1 hour Not too tricky
Chocolate calzone
Dutch baby pancakes with roasted plums
50 minutes Super easy
Dutch baby pancakes with roasted plums
Raw chocolate cake
25 minutes Not too tricky
Raw chocolate cake
Profiteroles
1 hour Showing off
Profiteroles
Roasted grapes with cheese
25 minutes Super easy
Roasted grapes with cheese
Frozen yoghurt layer cake
15 minutes Super easy
Frozen yoghurt layer cake
Saffron-poached pears
2 hours 15 minutes Not too tricky
Saffron-poached pears
Chocolate & caramel tart with hazelnuts
2 hours 10 minutes Showing off
Chocolate & caramel tart with hazelnuts
Christmas cake trifle
30 minutes Not too tricky
Christmas cake trifle
Chocolate & chestnut yule log
1 hour 20 minutes Showing off
Chocolate & chestnut yule log
Roasted pear with walnut & ginger filling
50 minutes Not too tricky
Roasted pear with walnut & ginger filling
Grilled peaches with brandy & bay
25 minutes Super easy
Grilled peaches with brandy & bay
Black forest frozen cheesecake
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Black forest frozen cheesecake
Spiced flapjacks
55 minutes Not too tricky
Spiced flapjacks
Pecan & buttered rum pie
2 hours 30 minutes Showing off
Pecan & buttered rum pie
Prosecco jelly
50 minutes Showing off
Prosecco jelly
Helen’s rice pudding with raisins
Not too tricky
Helen’s rice pudding with raisins
Jools’ easy creamy rice pudding
50 minutes Super easy
Jools’ easy creamy rice pudding
Fruity frozen yoghurt
15 minutes Super easy
Fruity frozen yoghurt
Eton mess
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Eton mess
Vegan chocolate pots
10 minutes Super easy
Vegan chocolate pots
Humble stone-fruit crumble
1 hour 20 minutes Super easy
Humble stone-fruit crumble
Chocolate pumpkin brûlée pie
1 hour 45 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate pumpkin brûlée pie
Bonkers bread & butter panettone pudding tart
1 hour Super easy
Bonkers bread & butter panettone pudding tart
Vegan chocolate, cherry & honeycomb parfait
1 hour 45 minutes Not too tricky
Vegan chocolate, cherry & honeycomb parfait
Gluten-free strawberry & raspberry crumble
45 minutes Super easy
Gluten-free strawberry & raspberry crumble
Gluten-free Christmas pudding
30 minutes Not too tricky
Gluten-free Christmas pudding
Gluten-free blondies
45 minutes Super easy
Gluten-free blondies
Classic spotted dick
2 hours Not too tricky
Classic spotted dick
Dairy-free coconut cheesecake
35 minutes Super easy
Dairy-free coconut cheesecake
Dairy-free vanilla ice cream
35 minutes Super easy
Dairy-free vanilla ice cream
Vegan chocolate brownies
40 minutes Super easy
Vegan chocolate brownies
Vegan bread & butter pudding
1 hour Not too tricky
Vegan bread & butter pudding
Dairy-free chocolate mousse
15 minutes Super easy
Dairy-free chocolate mousse
Prune & Armagnac cake
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Prune & Armagnac cake
Mint choc teacakes
1 hour 30 minutes Showing off
Mint choc teacakes
Chocolate ice cream
35 minutes Not too tricky
Chocolate ice cream
Ile flottante
1 hour 10 minutes Showing off
Ile flottante
Griddle-pan waffles
35 minutes Super easy
Griddle-pan waffles
Clementine jelly
10 minutes Super easy
Clementine jelly
One-cup pancakes
15 minutes Super easy
One-cup pancakes
My Nan's St. Clement's cake
50 minutes Super easy
My Nan's St. Clement's cake
Retro arctic roll
40 minutes Super easy
Retro arctic roll
Peach cobbler
50 minutes Super easy
Peach cobbler
Sour cranberry Bakewell
1 hour 50 minutes Not too tricky
Sour cranberry Bakewell
My NYC cheesecake
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
My NYC cheesecake
Wimbledon-inspired strawberry fro-yo
10 minutes Super easy
Wimbledon-inspired strawberry fro-yo
Tangerine, chocolate & vanilla salad
15 minutes Super easy
Tangerine, chocolate & vanilla salad
Caramelised strawberry dipping kebabs
30 minutes Not too tricky
Caramelised strawberry dipping kebabs
Summer berry pavlova
1 hour 25 minutes Showing off
Summer berry pavlova
Christmas ice cream sundae
35 minutes Super easy
Christmas ice cream sundae
Summer fruit with amaretti biscuits and hot chocolate sauce
15 minutes Super easy
Summer fruit with amaretti biscuits and hot chocolate sauce
Summer fruit plate with lime, mint and vanilla syrup
10 minutes Super easy
Summer fruit plate with lime, mint and vanilla syrup
Pineapple mint sherbet
3 hours 10 minutes Super easy
Pineapple mint sherbet
Quick individual strawberry and vanilla trifles
20 minutes Super easy
Quick individual strawberry and vanilla trifles
Smoothie ice lollies
20 minutes Super easy
Smoothie ice lollies
Nan's peach clafoutis
40 minutes Super easy
Nan's peach clafoutis
Mojito fruit salad
15 minutes Super easy
Mojito fruit salad
Maple syrup and pecan steamed puddings
40 minutes Super easy
Maple syrup and pecan steamed puddings
Banoffee sundae
25 minutes Super easy
Banoffee sundae
Quick steamed treacle pudding
30 minutes Super easy
Quick steamed treacle pudding
Summer smush-ins
10 minutes Super easy
Summer smush-ins
Strawberries with yoghurt, Prosecco and shortbread
15 minutes Super easy
Strawberries with yoghurt, Prosecco and shortbread
Plum crumble with rolled oats
1 hour Super easy
Plum crumble with rolled oats
My Nan's Christmas pud with Vin Santo
3 hours 15 minutes Super easy
My Nan's Christmas pud with Vin Santo
Mint caipirinha fruit salad
15 minutes Super easy
Mint caipirinha fruit salad
Mincemeat palmiers with vanilla ice cream and sherry
30 minutes Super easy
Mincemeat palmiers with vanilla ice cream and sherry
Individual hazelnut and chocolate clafoutis
40 minutes Super easy
Individual hazelnut and chocolate clafoutis
Yoghurt with blueberry jam and elderflower cordial
5 minutes Super easy
Yoghurt with blueberry jam and elderflower cordial
Winter bombe
20 minutes Super easy
Winter bombe
Wild strawberries and vanilla cream
10 minutes Super easy
Wild strawberries and vanilla cream
The world-famous tarte Tatin
50 minutes Not too tricky
The world-famous tarte Tatin
The ultimate fruit salad
10 minutes Super easy
The ultimate fruit salad
Sweet tamales ‘n’ chocolate
50 minutes Not too tricky
Sweet tamales ‘n’ chocolate
Surprise pudding
50 minutes Super easy
Surprise pudding
Summer fruit, elderflower and Prosecco jelly
10 minutes Super easy
Summer fruit, elderflower and Prosecco jelly
Strawberries with lemon and mint (Fragole con limone e menta)
5 minutes Super easy
Strawberries with lemon and mint (Fragole con limone e menta)
Sticky toffee pudding
45 minutes Super easy
Sticky toffee pudding
Stewed rhubarb and vanilla yoghurt
15 minutes Super easy
Stewed rhubarb and vanilla yoghurt
Stewed fruit
15 minutes Super easy
Stewed fruit
Smush-ins
5 minutes Super easy
Smush-ins
Simplest fruit salad
5 minutes Super easy
Simplest fruit salad
Quick apple and pecan strudel with cinnamon
45 minutes Super easy
Quick apple and pecan strudel with cinnamon
Pumpkin pie
40 minutes Not too tricky
Pumpkin pie
Pukka pineapple with bashed-up mint sugar
20 minutes Super easy
Pukka pineapple with bashed-up mint sugar
Pears in Amarone
1 hour 10 minutes Super easy
Pears in Amarone
Pear sorbet (Sorbetto di pere)
25 minutes Super easy
Pear sorbet (Sorbetto di pere)
One-cup pancakes, tropical yoghurt & mango
20 minutes Super easy
One-cup pancakes, tropical yoghurt & mango
Old-fashioned sweet shortcrust pastry
15 minutes Super easy
Old-fashioned sweet shortcrust pastry
Lovely lemon curdy pud
55 minutes Super easy
Lovely lemon curdy pud
Lollipops
5 minutes Super easy
Lollipops
Lemon, lime and peppermint sorbet
15 minutes Super easy
Lemon, lime and peppermint sorbet
Leftovers affogato
5 minutes Super easy
Leftovers affogato
Lavender crème brûlée
40 minutes Not too tricky
Lavender crème brûlée
King of puddings
1 hour 35 minutes Super easy
King of puddings
Mrs Oliver's massive retro trifle
25 minutes Not too tricky
Mrs Oliver's massive retro trifle
Jamie's leftover Christmas pudding and ice cream sundae
20 minutes Super easy
Jamie's leftover Christmas pudding and ice cream sundae
Icelandic rice pudding
50 minutes Super easy
Icelandic rice pudding
Hazelnut torte
1 hour Super easy
Hazelnut torte
Green tea and vanilla pannacotta with chocolate sauce
1 hour 30 minutes Not too tricky
Green tea and vanilla pannacotta with chocolate sauce
Good old bread & butter pudding with a marmalade glaze & cinnamon & orange butter
1 hour 30 minutes Super easy
Good old bread & butter pudding with a marmalade glaze & cinnamon & orange butter
Fruit & nut topping for Christmas cake
15 minutes Super easy
Fruit & nut topping for Christmas cake
Frozen grapes, chocolate & grappa
5 minutes Super easy
Frozen grapes, chocolate & grappa
Fresh pineapple with crème fraîche and mint
10 minutes Super easy
Fresh pineapple with crème fraîche and mint
Figs in honey
4 hours 5 minutes Super easy
Figs in honey
Delicious chocolate mousse
30 minutes Super easy
Delicious chocolate mousse
Coconut pancakes with pomegranate jewels
20 minutes Not too tricky
Coconut pancakes with pomegranate jewels
Christmas pudding spoons
10 minutes Super easy
Christmas pudding spoons
Chocolate tiramisu
30 minutes Super easy
Chocolate tiramisu
Chocolate clafoutis
40 minutes Super easy
Chocolate clafoutis
Bun and butter pudding
1 hour Super easy
Bun and butter pudding
Buckwheat crepes with poached apple & pear
20 minutes Super easy
Buckwheat crepes with poached apple & pear
Bloomin' easy vanilla cheesecake
1 hour 25 minutes Super easy
Bloomin' easy vanilla cheesecake
Blackberry and apple pie
1 hour 50 minutes Not too tricky
Blackberry and apple pie
Best-ever fruit crumble
55 minutes Super easy
Best-ever fruit crumble
Best tiramisù
30 minutes Not too tricky
Best tiramisù
Banoffee mess cups
30 minutes Super easy
Banoffee mess cups
Banana tarte Tatin
1 hour 5 minutes Not too tricky
Banana tarte Tatin
Banana pancakes
30 minutes Super easy
Banana pancakes
Baked Alaska mince pies
1 hour Not too tricky
Baked Alaska mince pies
Appleberry pie
2 hours Not too tricky
Appleberry pie
Apple crumble
50 minutes Super easy
Apple crumble
Apple sponge pudding
50 minutes Not too tricky
Apple sponge pudding
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