Feelin’ fruity
Put our amazing summer fruit to work with - it comes together super-quick and is great to use on fruit that’s past its prime. With a crunchy gingersnap crumb and smooth coconut cream, it’s perfect to serve at a barbecue.
Bruleed fruit skewers with gingersnap crumb and coconut cream Source: Petrina Tinslay
Dan Hong’s mango pudding is like summer in a bowl - a twist on the , this is served with a distinctly Australian passionfruit granita.
Source: Mr Hong by Dan Hong (Murdoch Books)
Pearls of sago drenched in a sweet coconut syrup - will send you straight to the tropics.
more fruity desserts
Coconut rice pudding with lemongrass curd
Ice, ice, baby
Got leftover panettone from Christmas? Use it to create - perfect for lazy afternoons in the sun (with a glass of something bubbly, we suggest!)
Grown-up, boozy ice blocks are the way all summer barbecues should end, if you ask us. We love the combination of .
Pomegranates, passionfruit and raspberries - summer fruit is just too delicious to stop at the recommended two pieces a day! Enjoy your serves in
Source: China Squirrel
Here, lime and sugar cut through the richness of the “alligator pear” (as the avo’s known in Jamaica!).
Source: Feast magazine
more iced ideas
Mango chilli ice
Coffee and tea
OK, so you have to brew the coffee - but that’s A spin on the traditional Italian, the Argentinians have adapted tiramisu and made it their own.
Source: Alan Benson
Smoky green tea gets rebooted as dessert., takes just 15 minutes to whip up.
Source: Steve Brown / Hachette
Chocolate heaven
Raw berry and chocolate torte Source: Steve Brown
When you feel like something sweet - but not something heavy - Keep them on hand in the fridge and serve with coffee.
Source: Petrina Tinslay
, who ran the now-closed ACME - a restaurant famed for its Italian-Korean dishes. Salty-sweet Maltesers, enveloped in a smooth vanilla ice-cream, are topped with addictive bacon. Try not going back for seconds and let us know how you go.
Source: Benito Martin
More choc chillers
Dairy milk chocolate ice-cream
A little nutty
Package these up as a Christmas gift - or if you’re anything like us, keep them all for yourself! Dark chocolate is topped with salt, pistachios and little rubies of Turkish delight for you’ve ever tasted.
Sea salt, pistachio and Turkish delight chocolate snaps. Source: Kate Olsson
While this isn’t strictly traditional, . Serve with watermelon, other fresh fruit or crushed, salted roast peanuts.
Source: Leanne Kitchen
Be wary of this hyped health food. Source: Brett Stevens
Dulce de leche is to caramel as wagyu is to chuck steak - just so much better.… and will no doubt find many fans.
Source: Murdoch Books
and watch as guests gasp with excitement. A true indulgence, they combine caramel, deep-fried bananas, crushed cookies and salty bacon for a taste explosion.
Source: Angie Mosier/Andrews McMeel Publishing
Warning: this is not your grandmother’s trifle! Spanish sherry jelly is layered with chocolate custard and dulce de leche cream, .
Source: Feast magazine
