Category Archives: Desserts

SERVES: 12 PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES Ingredients ½ x 250g packet Arnott’s Choc Ripple Biscuits 180g packet Cadbury Picnic Sharepack (12) 600ml tub thickened cream 385g can Nestle Coffee & Milk Instructions Lightly grease a 19cm x 30cm lamington pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above pan edges.  Place biscuits inContinue reading “4-Ingredient Picnic Ice-Cream Slice”

(Gluten free, grain free) SERVES: 12 PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES COOKS IN: 35 MINUTES Ingredients 1 avocado mashed up with a spoon 3 tablespoons apple sauce 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 1 egg 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 3/4 cup cocoa powder 1/3 cup chocolate chips Instructions Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 8×8 pan with cooking spray, set aside. Mash your avocado up with aContinue reading “Flourless and no butter Chocolate Avocado Brownies”

(Bukayo) PREP TIME: 12 MINUTES COOKS IN: 35 MINUTES Ingredients 3 cups Buko meat coconut 1 ½ cups Brown sugar ½ cup Muscovado sugar 2 1/2 tablespoon Buko juice or Water 3 pcs calamansi optional Sesame seeds optional Banana leaves Instructions In a large saucepan, combine Muscovado sugar, dark brown sugar, and the Coconut juice then apply heat and bring to a simmer. The fire must beContinue reading “Filipino coconut candy”

SERVES: 8-10 PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES Ingredients Crust 2 cups crushed Graham crackers 3 tbsp unsalted butter Cheesecake 2 1/2 packs cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 1/2 cups thickened cream or whipped cream, chilled 4 tsp unflavoured gelatine 2 tbsp hot water 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 1/2 cup roasted unsalted macadamia nuts, roughly chopped Toppings caramel sauce roasted unsalted whole macadamiasContinue reading “White Chocolate and Macadamia Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce”

SERVES: 4 PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES Ingredients 1 madeira loaf cake, cut into cubes 8 tbsp Disaronno 2 x 410g cans apricots , chopped and juice reserved 500g pot fresh custard 300ml double cream 2 tbsp toasted flaked almonds Method Line the bottom of 4 small glass serving dishes with the cake. Mix ½ the Disaronno with 6 tbsp of reserved juice, thenContinue reading “Almond & apricot trifles”

Ingredients (A) 90g golden raisins, roughly chopped30g cranberries, roughly chopped30g dried apricots, roughly chopped30g mixed peelZest from 1 orange or lemon3 tbsp brandy or rum or cointreau 150g butter70g sugar170g flour3/4 tsp baking powderPinch of salt3 eggs6 tbsp plain yoghurt1 1/2 tsp vanilla essenceHandful of toasted walnuts, break into halves or quarters Method 1. MixContinue reading “Yoghurt Fruit Cake”

SERVES: 24 PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES COOKS IN: 35 MINUTES Ingredients 1 1/4 cups plain flour 1 cup rolled oats 3/4 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup diced dried apricots 1/2 cup sultanas 150g butter, chopped 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Method Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line 2 large baking trays with bakingContinue reading “Apricot and sultana oat cookies”

SERVES: 12 PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES COOKS IN: 10 MINUTES Ingredients FOR THE LEMON CRUST: 12 ounces lemon shortbread cookies (about 26 Oreo-sized cookies) 2 ounces butter (4 tablespoons) 1 tbsp fresh lemon zest (from 1 large or 2 small lemons) FOR THE PISTACHIO PIE FILLING: 8 ounces pistachios shelled , (about 2 cups) 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup heavy cream (8 oz) 1 cup powdered sugar (4 oz) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt 8 ounces mascarpone cheese (can substituteContinue reading “Pistachio Pie with Lemon Whipped Cream”

SERVES: 36 PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES COOKS IN: 45 MINUTES Ingredients 2 cups flour ¾ cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder 2 cups dried coconut , medium cut pinch salt 1 cup butter , cut in small pieces FOR THE APRICOT FILLING 3 cups chopped dried apricots 1 cup sugar 1½ cups boiling water Method TO MAKE THE CRUMBLE Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, coconut and salt. Using your hands or aContinue reading “American Apricot Coconut Crumble Bars”

SERVES: 25 PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES COOKS IN: 15 MINUTES Ingredients 3 egg whites from large eggs – (about 90g of egg white altogether) 3 cups (280g) ground almonds  1 1/2 cups minus 1 tbsp (280g) caster sugar – (superfine sugar) 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbsp Amaretto liqueur For rolling: 3 heaped tbsp caster sugar – (superfine sugar) 3 heaped tbsp icing/powdered sugar Method Preheat the oven to 170C/325F. Line two baking trays withContinue reading “Amaretti Cookies – Italian Chewy Almond Biscuits”