Desserts recipes

Amarula and Chocolate Tart

Serve this glorious Amarula and chocolate tart with pouring custard and decorate with chocolate curls for dessert after a special dinner.

Amarula Brown Pudding

Apple Tart with Caramel Cream

This must be one of the first apple tarts I ever made and going through an old recipe book of mine, I rediscovered this treasure. Serve it…

Avocado Ice Cream

Baked Alaska

A spectacular dessert to be served with the lights out!

Baked Pineapple Pudding

Chopped fresh pineapple combined with coconut, butter and sugar, makes a very yummy topping for this baked pudding. I like to serve it warm…

Baked Quince with Rose Water

Banana Ice Cream with Grilled Pineapple

The ice cream recipe is incredibly versatile – leave out the bananas for a fantastic vanilla ice cream, or add 125 g broken ginger biscuits…

Banana Pudding

Stuck with over ripe bananas? Use them to bake this yummy pudding and serve it with lots of warm custard.

Banana Pudding with Caramel Sauce

This pudding makes its own caramel sauce and is a quick and easy treat to end a family meal. Serve it warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Banana Sorbet

Three ingredients and three simple steps transform ripe bananas into an icy after-dinner treat.

Bananas with Sweet Chilli and Granadilla Sauce

What more can I say? End a summer lunch with this exotic combination and serve with thick cream or ice cream, mint and lime wedges.

Banoffee Pie

Basil and Lemon Ice Cream

This ice cream is a winner! It has a haunting perfume that will fox and delight the taste buds. It compliments French lemon tart very well.…

Beignets Souffles in Cinnamon Sugar

This is the kind of delicious ending you should expect when eating in a bistro. It is uncomplicated fare, but demands the freshest ingredie…

Bread and Butter Pudding

Traditional puds, like this one, is being rediscovered. Here, light and flaky croissants replace the usual bread. The baking dish is placed…

Buttermilk Pudding

Serve this delicious pudding warm from the oven with a generous teaspoon of apricot preserve on each serving.

Butterscotch Cream Pie

The name says it all. Deliciously sweet and creamy, this is a wonderful end to a meal.

Butterscotch Sauce

Serve this luscious sauce warm, poured over scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Caramel Pudding

This dessert is from the Great Depression era and it is inexpensive to make. It is a cake baked atop a caramel sauce and is luscious served…

Caramelised Milk

This milk pudding is cooked on the stovetop and sets in the refrigerator to a deliciously creamy treat. The almonds give a wonderful flavou…

Cavados Glazed Apples

Chai Tea Kulfi

Cherry and Date Van Der Hum Tart

Serve this deliciously sweet, boozy tart with dollops of whipped cream for dessert.

Cherry Clafoutis

Chocolate Amaretti Cake

A very yummy cake baked with amaretti biscuit crumbs and dark chocolate. It is moist and full of flavour and perfect for dessert served wit…

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Mousse

This mousse is delicious served with pecan nut biscotti. (See recipe of 20 May 2002)

Chocolate, Date and Hazelnut Torte

This is an irresistible treat to end the meal on a high note. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream and chocolate sauce.

Choux Pastry Cream Puffs

Chrissies Custard Dumplings

Cinnamon Rice Dumplings

“Sous kluitjies” is a typical South African dish that can be served as dessert or a light supper dish, late on a Sunday evening, around the…

Classic Crème Brulee

Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut lovers will love this creamy coconut pie. Serve as dessert or with afternoon coffee.

Coconut Milk Tart

This recipe has been in our family for many years and never fails to delight. Serve as dessert or at teatime and wait for the compliments.

Coconut Passion Fruit Pavlovas

These coconut meringues are powdery and light on the outside, sticky and chewy on the inside.

Coffee Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

Try this wicket bread pudding with caramel sauce and don`t count the calories. You will love it.

Coffee Dates

Seep dates in espresso coffee overnight and serve with thick Greek yogurt for dessert.

Coffee Mousse

This mousse is a light and elegant dessert to end a special meal. Decorate it with whipped cream and grated dark chocolate.

Crema Catalana Ice Cream

Creme Caramel

I love the wicked smoothness and lusciousness of this classic dessert. Follow this fool proof method the next time you want to indulge your…

Creme Catalana

This luscious pudding with its crunchy topping of crisp caramelized sugar and creamy lemon and fennel-infused custard is a specialty from t…

Crème Fraiche

Crepes Suzette

The origin of the name Crepes Suzette has become a mystery, but they seem to have appeared sometime at the end of the nineteenth century. T…

Date and Brandy Tart

If you enjoy your dessert sweet, sticky and boozy, this is the recipe to try.

Dutch Almond Tart

These almond tarts are such a treat and once you get going, quite easy to make. Give it a go.

Easy Coffee Ice Cream

Serve this luscious ice cream with hot chocolate sauce and garnish with cherries and a mint leave.

Fig Ice Cream

Fresh Fig Tart

Plump, ripe figs, with a red wine glaze, sit proudly on a rich franzipan base that is flavoured with cinnamon and brandy. Serve with crème…

Fruit Stack with Lemongrass Syrup

Fresh fruit is an excellent choice to round off a Thai meal. The lemon grass and ginger syrup adds a lovely fragrance to the fruit.

Fruit Tart with Almond Cream

This pastry recipe is fool proof and very easy to prepare. No blind baking ! Instead of topping the tart with fresh strawberries before ser…

Glorious Caramel Roly Poly

Growing up my mom would bake a roly poly pudding for Sunday lunch. This morning I felt a bit nostalgic and thought I would bake her recipe…

Granadilla and Coconut Crème Brulee

Greek Custard Tart

A delicious Greek recipe that is great served with strong Greek coffee. Freeze individual portions wrapped in cling plastic. Defrost and he…

Green Tea Ice Cream

Halva Ice Cream

I can always rely on this easy recipe for homemade ice cream to end a meal on a high note. Serve with hot chocolate sauce and garnish with…

Homemade Christmas Fruit Mince

Use your favourite short pastry and bake this years mince pies, filled with this delicious fruit mince.

Ice Cream Bombe

I was invited to a Christmas in July dinner a few weekends ago and I volunteered to make the dessert. What fun. I made a mascarpone cassata…

Intense Lemon Ice Cream

Key Lime Pie

Florida’s famous Key Lime Pie is a teatime winner. I’ve added a bit of rum to break the sweetness and piled the meringue extra high.

Lemon and Orange Sorbet

You don’t need and ice cream machine to make this delightful lemon and orange sorbet. Serve in tall stemmed glasses garnished with a sprig…

Lemon Meringue Ice Cream

Running short of kitchen time? Assemble store bought lemon meringue pie and vanilla ice cream for a quick and easy crowd-pleasing dessert.

Limoncello Tiramisu

My friend Reinette is a wiz in the kitchen and always surprises us with her offerings. She made her own limoncello and we used it in this d…

Litchi Dream

Here is a winning recipe for a light and refreshing dessert to serve at your next dinner party.

Malva Pudding

Another South African favourite is Malva Pudding. It is a baked brown pudding soaked in a rich, creamy sauce and is extra delicious served…

Marshmallow Lemon Meringue

Milk Pudding with a Crust

It takes a few minutes to prepare this pudding and while baking, a milky custard forms in the bottom with a crusty golden brown layer on to…

Milk Tart

Milk tart, sprinkled with cinnamon, is another traditional South African specialty that graces every bazaar cake table and sells in every h…

Mocha Chocolate Cheesecake

This silky smooth mocha chocolate cheesecake is one of the best refrigerator cheesecakes I’ve tasted. Perfect for a summer dessert and can…

Mousse Brulee

This beautifully smooth caramel mousse is a delectable temptation.

Oozy Chocolate Pudding

My neighbour’s daughter, Nina, found this recipe in an old magazine and treated us by turning out these perfectly delicious chocolate puddi…

Orange and Lemon Pudding

This pudding forms a delicate crust on top and a delicious sauce underneath to enjoy with ice cream or fresh pouring cream.

Orange and Nut Polenta Cake

Here is a perfectly lovely flourless cake to serve with mid-morning coffee or to serve slightly warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream for d…

Orange Ice Cream

Orange Jelly

Orange Salad

Panna Cotta

Panna cotta is a silky smooth, lightly set cream, originating from the Piedmont region of Italy. Here it is served with a sweet and sour sa…

Panna Cotta with Strawberry Sauce

Panna cotta is a silk smooth slightly set cream dessert flavoured with a vanilla pod and orange rind. Serve it with strawberry sauce with a…

Peach Melba

Pears in Red Wine

Serve the pears with Gorgonzola cheese, toasted bread and nuts to end a meal.

Pecan Meringue Pie

Don’t be alarmed by the addition of savoury biscuits to this scrumptious pecan pie. It is sure to become a family favourite.

Pecan Pie

Pecan pie is always a treat. The rum in the filling give Island flair to the pie and it is so good served warm, with whipped cream

Pistachio Semifreddo

The high cream and sugar content of this confection prevents it from really hard freezing, thus giving the sensation of it being semifreddo…

Plumb Compôte

Preserved Ginger and Lemon Ice Cream Sauce

Serve this tangy sauce with scoops of vanilla or lemon ice cream.

Prosecco Jelly with Fresh Fruit

Prune Ice Cream

Pumpkin Pie

Queen of Puddings

Serve this old favourite warm or at room temperature. Real comfort food!

Red Plum Tart

I found some luscious plums in the supermarket and used them to bake this tart. It is very easy to put together and is ideal to serve as de…

Red Wine Sauce

Rhubarb Apple and Pear Crumble

Apple crumble, served with pouring cream or vanilla ice cream, is a most comforting dessert. I’ve added rhubarb and pear with very good res…

Rose Geranium Panna Cotta with Raspberries

I have a thriving rose geranium growing in my garden and I’ve been experimenting with its wonderful flavour infused in tea, custard and now…

Sago Pudding with Coconut Cream

An old time favourite becomes a special treat when served with a delicious coconut cream sauce.

Semolina Shortbread with Caramelized Apples

A wicked masterpiece !

Spiced Stewed Fruit

Strawberries with Orange-Balsamic Dressing6

Enjoy these strawberries with ice cream for desert or serve them in a special glass bowl as a nibble, accompanied by sparkling wine before…

Strawberry Cheesecake Semifreddo

This is a stunning dessert to serve on a warm sunny day. Prepare the dessert a day in advance and remove it from the freezer 30 minutes bef…

Strawberry Sorbet

Make this sorbet when strawberries are in season and indulge in a luscious fat free treat.

Summer Berries with Red Wine Syrup

This is a desert to serve on a sunny day. Serve with scoops of berry sorbet or a good quality vanilla icecream.

Summer Christmas Pudding

Serve this pudding well chilled with whipped cream flavoured with brandy.

Tarte Tatin

The Sultans Pleasure

Tiramisu

Vinegar Pudding

Delight the family with this old time favourite brown pudding baked in a spicy vinegar sauce. Delicious served with custard or thin cream.

Waffles

This is an easy recipe for golden, crisp waffles that I bake on an electric waffle iron. Serve with golden syrup and whipped cream or ice c…

Walnut Torte with Coffee Whipped Cream

This flourless torte is made with a minimum of ingredients – nothing more than walnuts, eggs, and sugar – then generously coated with coffe…

Whiskey Fudge

Try this delicious fudge recipe and enjoy with coffee to end a special meal.

Winter Melon Icecream

Do try this recipe. I had some wonderfully fragrant winter melon and flavoured it with lemon and orange juice. Add some whipped cream and t…

Yogurt Tutti Frutti Ice Cream