Desserts

Just when you thought you couldn't eat another thing - dessert arrives, and who can resist?

The Delia Online Cookery School: Some of the recipes in this collection ask for egg whites, and if that makes you feel nervous, take a look at our video for Perfect Egg Whites and you can watch how to get them right every time.

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Summer desserts include ice creams, sundaes and jellies and for winter we have souffles, crumbles and pies. How about rib-sticking Spotted Dick or Bread and Butter Pudding? There are plenty of cheesecakes to choose from, Profiteroles for Easter, an Iced Pudding for Christmas, and if you are watching the pounds you don't need to be left out as Delia's recipes for Rhubarb Fool and Cappucino Cheesecakes are both low fat

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A Compote of Figs in Marsala

Figs are at their best in autumn and, even if they're not squidgy enough to eat straight, they still respon...

Figs are at their best in autumn and, even if they're not squidgy enough to eat straight, they still respond beautifully to light poaching. In this recipe they impa...

A Terrine of Summer Fruits

This one is a stunner. It's also dead easy to make and slices like a dream – a lovely, fresh-tasting, su...

This one is a stunner. It's also dead easy to make and slices like a dream – a lovely, fresh-tasting, summer dessert. It's important to have two tins because the te...

A Very Chocolatey Mousse

This was the chocolate recipe of the 1960s, but it has now, sadly, been eclipsed by other eras and their eq...

This was the chocolate recipe of the 1960s, but it has now, sadly, been eclipsed by other eras and their equally fashionable recipes. So time for a revival, I think...

Alain's Passion Fruit Brûlée

My thanks to Alain Benech, our very French chef at the football club, whom I persuaded to part with his del...

My thanks to Alain Benech, our very French chef at the football club, whom I persuaded to part with his delicious recipe for you all to make. Whenever it goes on th...

Alex Mackay's Rhubarb and Almond Pie

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. Tip - To use up all of the pastry and m...

Delia Online, proud sponsors of Delia's Food and Wine Workshops. Tip - To use up all of the pastry and make your life easier, go free form. This pie is carefully de...

30 minutes - 35 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Apple and Almond Crumble

This is a moveable feast because absolutely any fruit can be used. I love it with peaches or apricots in...

This is a moveable feast because absolutely any fruit can be used. I love it with peaches or apricots in summer, in spring it's good with rhubarb, and in autumn I u...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Apple and Orange Crunch

I like this crunchy pudding, served with proper custard or, failing that, a thick pouring cream. You can...

I like this crunchy pudding, served with proper custard or, failing that, a thick pouring cream. You can watch how Delia makes custard in our Cookery School Video, ...

50 minutes - 55 minutes

to cook

Apple, Prune and Armagnac Clafoutis

Delia wrote this recipe specially for the Delia Online Cookery School, click the image to watch how it's ma...

Delia wrote this recipe specially for the Delia Online Cookery School, click the image to watch how it's made Prunes are soaked overnight in Armagnac and then added...

35 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Baked Apple and Almond Pudding

Since this recipe was given to me many years ago by the proprietor of the Sign of the Angel in Lacock, it h...

Since this recipe was given to me many years ago by the proprietor of the Sign of the Angel in Lacock, it has become really popular with readers, as I know from their ...

1 hour

to cook

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake

I have made many cheesecakes over the years but this one is my current favourite. Part of its charm is t...

I have made many cheesecakes over the years but this one is my current favourite. Part of its charm is that it’s a little bit wobbly at the end of the cooking time ...

55 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Raspberries and Redcurrants recipe

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Redcurrants

I have made many cheesecakes over the years but this one is my current favourite. It’s absolutely ...

I have made many cheesecakes over the years but this one is my current favourite. It’s absolutely perfect in the summer season when there are so many soft fru...

55 minutes - 1 hour

to cook

Bananas Baked in Rum

The ease and simplicity of this recipe belie its excellent depth and flavour - definitely one of those reci...

The ease and simplicity of this recipe belie its excellent depth and flavour - definitely one of those recipes that tastes infinitely better than it sounds. Serve i...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Banoffee Cheesecake

The magic word 'banoffee' does not, as you might have thought, have exotic origins: it is simply an amalgam...

The magic word 'banoffee' does not, as you might have thought, have exotic origins: it is simply an amalgam of banana and toffee. But it is magic nonetheless – the ...

1 hour

to cook

Blackberry Cheesecake

Using curd cheese instead of cream cheese makes this much more economical. The Delia Online Cookery Scho...

Using curd cheese instead of cream cheese makes this much more economical. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to zest and juice citrus fruits in our video. ...

Blackcurrant Ice Cream

I think blackcurrants make the very nicest ice cream – smooth, rich and velvety. However, this same reci...

I think blackcurrants make the very nicest ice cream – smooth, rich and velvety. However, this same recipe works very well with loganberries, or even raspberries, i...

Blueberry Crumble Fromage Frais Ice Cream

Summer fruits make wonderful ice creams, and one of my favourites is crumble ice cream. One of the best ...

Summer fruits make wonderful ice creams, and one of my favourites is crumble ice cream. One of the best is made with blueberries – the colour looks very attractive,...

Bread and Butter Pudding

This traditional English recipe is fragrant, soft, moist, wobbly beneath, and toasted and crunchy on top. ...

This traditional English recipe is fragrant, soft, moist, wobbly beneath, and toasted and crunchy on top. I would go the whole hog and serve it with some chilled, u...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Butterscotch Bananas

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas ...

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas and ice-cream. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

to cook

Butterscotch and Banana Sundaes

I love Spanish turrón, the brittle, crisp almond confection, and it’s particularly good chopped and sprinkl...

I love Spanish turrón, the brittle, crisp almond confection, and it’s particularly good chopped and sprinkled over really good-quality vanilla ice cream and ...

Butterscotch and Banana Trifle

There are endless variations on the trifle theme, and this is the latest Delia version. It's wickedly ri...

There are endless variations on the trifle theme, and this is the latest Delia version. It's wickedly rich and quite wonderful – not for an everyday event, but perf...

Cappuccino Cheesecakes

These are so lovely, no-one will know they're low-fat. You do need to make them the day before as they'r...

These are so lovely, no-one will know they're low-fat. You do need to make them the day before as they're much easier to remove from the cases if they've had a chan...

Caramelised Apples

This is really toffee apples served as a dessert and, while they are pretty child-friendly, we know they'll...

This is really toffee apples served as a dessert and, while they are pretty child-friendly, we know they'll go down a storm with adults too! The Delia Online Cooker...

Caramelised Orange Trifle

I have been making the same Christmas trifle for years on end – but recently I decided to experiment with s...

I have been making the same Christmas trifle for years on end – but recently I decided to experiment with something new, without totally sacrificing the traditional qu...

Caramelised Toffee Walnut Tarts with Clotted Cream

These lovely tarts provide an elegant dish to end a meal. Tartlet cases are fiddly and time-consuming to...

These lovely tarts provide an elegant dish to end a meal. Tartlet cases are fiddly and time-consuming to make yourself so why not cheat with good-quality bought one...

December What's Cooking

Posted on 1 Dec 2023 by Delia Online Team

Guest editing this month is Alex Mackay who explores the credentials of Italian cheese Grana Padano and gives us a Dine In menu for the festive season

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Desserts

A Compote of Figs in Marsala

A Terrine of Summer Fruits

A Very Chocolatey Mousse

Alain's Passion Fruit Brûlée

Alex Mackay's Rhubarb and Almond Pie

Apple and Almond Crumble

Apple and Orange Crunch

Apple, Prune and Armagnac Clafoutis

Baked Apple and Almond Pudding

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake

Baked Vanilla Cheesecake with Redcurrants

Bananas Baked in Rum

Banoffee Cheesecake

Blackberry Cheesecake

Blackcurrant Ice Cream

Blueberry Crumble Fromage Frais Ice Cream

Bread and Butter Pudding

Butterscotch Bananas

Butterscotch and Banana Sundaes

Butterscotch and Banana Trifle

Cappuccino Cheesecakes

Caramelised Apples

Caramelised Orange Trifle

Caramelised Toffee Walnut Tarts with Clotted Cream

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