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Puddings and desserts

There's no fool like a fruit fool, and baking isn't just for cakes

• Apple and blackberry tray bake Moreish bites filled with juicy autumnal flavours
• Freeform plum tarts This is a great way to try your hand at making pastry
• Roasted figs with cinnamon and orange
• Shortbread wands You can buy coloured sugar in tubs of fun sprinkles but it's quite easy to make your own in any colour you like
• Fruit tartlets Ready-made puff pastry tarts are very convenient for instant sweets with seasonal fruit
• Summer fruit charlotte Simple sponge pudding that will melt in your mouth
• Blueberry ripple yogurt ice cream A frozen home-made sweet to keep you refreshed
• Strawberry yogurt jellies A grown up take on a kids' classic
• Hot cross bun loaf Delicious slices of spice and all things nice
• Chocolate cinnamon hot cross buns A luxury version of these popular spicy treats
• Clementine pudding cake Enjoy this totally indulgent pudding full of zesty citrus flavours
• Pineapple and coconut soufflés These elegant mini soufflés are so easy you can't go wrong
• Spiced Easter biscuits Delicious, crunchy little nibbles flavoured with cinnamon and ginger
• Apple pancakes
• Banana, yogurt and toasted oat pots
• Apple crumble
• Savoury bread and butter pudding
• Banana cupcakes
• Apple flapjacks
• Individual pear and chocolate cake pots Pears and chocolate are a delicious combination
• Pomegranate and fig cheesecakes A crumbly, melt in the mouth mix with festive fruits
• Mulled wine jelly with vanilla cream A sumptuous red wine dessert with a creamy topping
• Baked apples with cranberry sauce Baked apples are delicious and even more so stuffed with this fruity sauce, which handily uses up any bowl of uneaten cranberry sauce
• Christmas pudding ice cream cones This gorgeous ice cream uses up leftover pud and is formed using cones made from thick paper and baking parchment
• Chilli hot chocolate Naughty, delicious and with a hint of fire, just what you need after a chilly walk
• Santa's passion fruit cookies Something sweet and a bit different, where the tangy passion fruit flavour seeps through the cookies
• Ginger and lemon hot toddy The clean fruit flavours of this are delicious – distinctly refreshing, especially if you opt out of the shot of whisky!
• Chocolate, brazil nut and cherry fruit cake Some people love chocolate cake, some love fruit cake, this should keep everyone happy as it's a mixture of both
• Apricot, almond and cranberry cake A great cake for the festive season that combines traditional cranberry with the flavours of rich almond and sweet apricots
• Party aperitifs Get the party started with these bubbly cocktails
• Christmas cupcakes Children will love our delicious, easy-to-make cakes, if they can bear to bite into them!
• Baby plum cobblers British plums aren't in season long, so these pretty, individual plum cobblers are a good way to bake them
• Yogurt cake with pomegranate The cardamom in this dessert delivers a really beautiful and unusual flavour
• Almond cakes with rose-scented icing We've used a rosebud to decorate, but you could use crystallised
  rose petals.
• Individual Victoria sponge cakes This modern take on an old favourite is a real winner.
• Little ginger loaves with chilli icing We’ve added extra spice to the cake and icing, but leave this out
  if you prefer.
• Mango granita Make the most of sweet and juicy in-season mangoes for a really flavoursome and delicious granita.
• Blackcurrant granita The dramatic colour and punchy flavour of rich blackcurrants creates a temptingly tangy dessert.
• Watermelon granita This pretty pink granita has a subtle flavour and makes a
  light and refreshing choice in
  hot weather.
• Basil and lime granita Add two shots of vodka before freezing to create a grown-up version of this zesty citrus treat.
• Spiral biscuits These may seem complicated but they are really straightforward and look good enough to buy from a French patisserie!
• Coconut pancakes Try this unusual and fresh-flavoured twist on the classic pancake for a delicious treat.
• Four fruit smoothy Other seasonal soft fruits can
  be used, such as strawberries, mango, kiwi, blackcurrants and blackberries to name a few.
• Cherry clafoutis Clafoutis originates from the Limousin region of France
• Poached golden pears with chocolate sauce This can be made the day before and stored in the fridge