White Christmas with sour cherries, almonds and Grand Marnier
A grown-up version of a classic White Christmas recipe.
Easy boiled Christmas pudding
Made with sweet dried fruits, fragrant spices, a generous dash of booze and a token surprise or two, the Christmas pudding is the perfect finale to any festive meal.
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Eton mess
Whether the Eton mess was created by a happy accident or divine design, this thoroughly English dessert is heaven in a bowl.
Yule log (bûche de Noël)
Roll up this fresh take on a traditional Yule log, with fresh raspberries and pistachios.
Mango, macadamia and spiced white chocolate pavlova wreath
Inspired by the flavours of Australian summer, this stunning pavlova wreath is the perfect festive centrepiece.
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24 blueberry recipes to try this summer
Cheesecakes and cobblers and tarts, oh my!
Christmas desserts to end your festive feasting on a high
Be it a traditional pudding, a layered trifle or a pavlova adorned with summer fruit, there's only one rule: make it unforgettable.
Very cherry recipes
These sweet and savoury recipes are the best of the bunch.
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12 Christmas pudding recipes we dream about all year
It's time to start making that Christmas pudding!
Our best trifle recipes for Christmas and beyond
When baking is too much of a tall order, trifles rise to the occasion.
45 banana recipes you won’t want to split
The desserts that'll drive you bananas.
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45 strawberry recipes for decadent desserts
Strawberries are delicious on their own, but really shine in these decadent desserts.
On the pass: An interview with Paisano and Daughters’ head pastry chef Lauren Eldridge
We chat to the sweet genius who took pork from crackling to crème caramel.
Orange cake recipes and other orange desserts to brighten your day
Is this the best way to score your vitamin C?
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45 sweet tart recipes to curb your cravings
Try stopping at just one slice.
Pistachio lamingtons
A reimagined Aussie classic with a pistachio twist.
Roasted rhubarb and mandarin frangipane tart with thyme
A vibrant tart made for sunlit winter afternoons.
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33 heavenly chocolate cake recipes that take the cake
A rule of thumb: one slice is never enough.
Stephen Nairn’s buckwheat and chocolate sundae with whisky-butterscotch sauce
Chef Stephen Nairn’s rich and nutty layered chocolate sundae with whisky-butterscotch sauce makes for the ultimate evening indulgence.
Our all-time favourite mandarin recipes
Tangy-sweet and juicy, mandarins work well in both savoury and dessert recipes.
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When life hands you lemons, make these lemon desserts
The happy intersection where tangy and sweet meet.
Gluten-free cakes so good you won’t even know the difference
Let them all eat cake.
Flourless fig leaf and pistachio cake with rose and raspberries
What to make when your gluten-free friend is visiting.
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Baked mocha and ricotta pudding with chocolate sauce
These cute, individual puddings are the ideal way to cap off a weeknight dinner.
44 of the best chocolate recipes for Easter
Easter and chocolate. It's just common sense.
Easter desserts that aren’t hot cross buns
But there are hot cross cannoli...
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Christian Ryan’s fennel, honey and ouzo baba with peaches and cream
Flavours of fennel and honey give this baba a Greek upgrade.
Lamington reborn: Leading chefs’ creative takes on the classic dessert
Chocolate meets coconut over soft vanilla sponge, the lamington is an antipodean icon. ALEXANDRA HARRIS asks chefs and bakers to reboot the recipe to put their signature on the classic sweet.
Fall head over heels for these Valentine’s Day desserts
Looking for some sweets for your sweetheart? Come February 14, set hearts aflutter with these desserts.
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Fried date pastries
“Imqaret are a legacy from the Arab rule in Malta,” says cookbook author Julia Busuttil Nishimura.
Our best cake recipes for every occasion
From a simple sponge cake to the allure of carrot and chocolate creations, these best cake recipes are the ones to turn to.
Vanilla-roasted strawberries with a mascarpone cream and pistachio crunch
Strawberries and cream gets a luxe upgrade.
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Our best slice recipes that will keep you coming back for more
Why just have a bite when you can take a slice?
22 impossibly smooth panna cotta recipes
Time for dessert? Take it to the fridge!
Gingerbread cake with yoghurt, dates and burnt-orange caramel
Sugar and spice make this layer cake an impressive festive dessert.
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Champagne and peach jelly with crème fraîche panna cotta
This dessert will definitely wow a crowd.
Panettone and mango trifle with lemon verbena and verjuice jelly
Christmas calls for a trifle. And this panettone and mango trifle, topped with torched meringue, is just the ticket.
Christmas cake with spiced pineapple and rum-lime icing
Rum adds a boozy edge to this irresistible Christmas cake.
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Scorched-honey Christmas parfait with hazelnut dacquoise and agrodolce cherries
Begin this Christmas parfait recipe a day ahead for best results.
Bread and butter ice-cream with warm salted fudge
Traditional and delicious, bread and butter is a winning combination. In ice cream form? Even better.
Coconut rice pudding with star anise and rhubarb
This dessert is coconut, spice and all things nice.
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The Agrarian Kitchen’s rhubarb and strawberry sponge puddings with ricotta gelato
Ricotta gelato cuts through these fluffy sponge puddings.
Sean Moran’s goat’s cheese tart with strawberries
This tart hits the perfect balance between sweet and savoury flavours, topped off with a jammy glaze.
Ube babka with blood orange
The addition of ube is a new-wave take on the classic babka.
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Grapefruit recipes of the sweet and savoury kind
Here's what to do with an abundance of grapefruit.
Hong Kong French toast with smoked cinnamon ice-cream and spiced cherry sauce
This softly spiced take on French toast is sure to delight.
Limoncello tiramisù
This not-so-traditional version of the layered Italian coffee dessert swaps coffee and fortified wine for zesty limoncello – a worthy adaptation in our eyes.
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Sean Moran’s white chocolate and rosemary nougat
If a nougat can be considered iconic, Moran's take is it.
The chocolate pudding recipes you need for winter
Just try saying no to these.
Chilli chocolate lava cake
Chocoholics delight, because this chocolate lava cake is all things spiced, gooey and delicious.
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16 zesty lemon cake recipes
Marrying citrus zing and subtle sweetness, a lemon cake is the answer to any baking occasion.
Charred apple custard pie
Fire cooking transfers to desserts with the help of a blow torch. Prep in advance up to the final step then brûlée table side, keeping the flame moving.
Our best bread and butter pudding recipe
Just what you need on a cold winter’s night, a bowl of luscious bread and butter pudding. Make sure to leave room for seconds.
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Korean fried doughnuts (Hotteok)
Earthy flavours cut through buttery dough for the perfect, lightly fried dessert. Top with caramelised apple and thyme for best results.
Lemon sugar churros recipe with mixed berry compote
Classic flavours of lemon and sugar meet golden crisp churros. Need we say more?
37 French desserts to master
Crêpes and clafoutis, millefeuilles and madeleines, and gâteaux, give us all the gâteaux.
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Greek rice pudding with pistachios and lemon (Rizogalo)
This Greek rice pudding recipe with the sweetness of vanilla, pistachio and candied lemon will become a winter favourite.
4 best vanilla slice recipes of all time
Vanilla slice slice baby.
Yuzu vanilla slice
Yuzu and custard is the flavour combination you didn't know you needed.
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Anzac biscuit and mascarpone layer cakes
A non-traditional Anzac biscuit recipe that raises the stakes — in cake form.
Crêpes Suzette
Prolific restaurateur and chef ANDREW MCCONNELL shares his take on the French classic that sets hearts (and crêpes) on fire at Melbourne’s Gimlet.
Alex Wong’s tres leches tiramisù with wattleseed
Forget everything you knew about tiramisù.
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Very fine apple pie recipes (and a few tarts, too)
Eating these up will be as easy as...
How to make crostata
A perfectly flaky crust and tart filling makes this blackberry and apple crostata recipe an Italian dessert worth the effort.
Best pancake recipes of the sweet and savoury kind
Sweet or savoury? Breakfast, lunch or dessert? Take your pick of pancake recipe with these sensational stacks.
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Olive oil and pistachio cake with crème fraîche and berry compote
With a moist and tender crumb, this pistachio cake recipe showcases the subtle, fruity notes of olive oil, pairing perfectly with sweet berry compote.
How to make kek lapis (Indonesian layer cake)
This Indonesian layer cake symbolises longevity and prosperity for the year ahead, and is surprisingly easy to make.
How to make sorbet
An easy sorbet recipe to follow, resulting in frosty, fragrant peach sorbet, plum sorbet or strawberry sorbet.
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Vincotto berry and amaretto cream trifles
Supersize me: For an impressive festive dessert, simply assemble in a large trifle dish and dress with extra summer berries.
Cardamom-pistachio pavlova with rose cream
As showstopper desserts go, this pavlova takes out the cakes.
Mango pancakes with vanilla syrup
Mango pancakes are a colouful yum cha favourite that can be served as either a dessert or a decadent breakfast.
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38 indulgent coconut dessert recipes
Go nuts for these coconut desserts.
Chocolate Negroni cannoli
Double the batch.
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Sweet tofu doughnuts with yuzu salted caramel
Soft, sweet and too easy to eat.
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Lemon myrtle brown butter madeleines
This is a simple madeleine recipe worth committing to memory.
Lemon and rosemary tart
This lemon tart recipe uses sprigs of finely chopped fresh rosemary in the pastry crust for a fresh and bright finish.
Whole-lemon and labne cheesecake with honey and thyme syrup
Begin this recipe two days ahead.
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8 dreamy yoghurt cakes to master
Sometimes, it takes a bit of yoghurt to take a cake to the next level.
Black sesame crème brûlée
Nutty black sesame takes this classic French dessert on a Japanese side trip.
Baklava rolls with pistachio, orange and cardamom
This baklava recipe is a tangy twist on a Middle Eastern dessert classic.
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51 recipes for all your favourite Italian desserts
There's crostata, panna cotta and cannoli galore, plus tiramisù, of course. Buon appetito!
12 of our best semolina recipes
There's much to do with semolina - from golden cakes to saucy bakes.
Spiced pear, buttermilk and almond skillet cake
A one-pan dessert winter warmer to bake the cold-weather blues away.
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Our best choux pastry recipes for your next baking challenge
Master the art of the French pastry to make profiteroles, Paris-Brests and classic chocolate éclairs.
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How to make a basic choux pastry
Overwhelmed by the idea of making a choux pastry dessert? This simple but delicious choux pastry recipe makes baking a Paris-Brest, ice-cream Beignets or a dark chocolate éclair much more manageable.
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Chestnut recipes to celebrate the season
The sweet and nutty flavour of chestnuts coupled with their unique, soft texture makes them a great addition to a number of sweet and savoury dishes.
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Spiced galaktoboureko with herb and lemon syrup
A flaky, Greek-inspired dessert served with a zesty syrup.
Choux pastry
A masterclass on choux pastry - from the origin of choux pastry to how to make the perfect choux.
Cinnamon myrtle-spiced sticky date pudding with macadamia brittle
Served with a butterscotch sauce, this rich sticky date pudding takes inspiration from native Australian ingredients.
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Core essentials: the apple desserts you need for winter
An apple dessert a day keeps the winter blues at bay.
Bar Louise’s deep-fried French toast
Part French toast, part churros. Delicious.
Apple tart with Pedro Ximénez and quince syrup
This quick and easy apple tart is the perfect midweek sweet treat.
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Cuddura Cull’ova (Sicilian Easter biscuits)
These playful Sicilian biscuits are traditionally given on Good Friday for good luck. The dough is also incredibly forgiving – if you stuff up rolling the shapes the first-time round, just re-roll.
Hokey pokey banana split
The caramel can be made in advance; simply thin with a little hot water before serving.
Say cheese to our best-ever cheesecakes
Separately, cheese and cake hit the spot. Together, they're a match made in heaven.
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Rose recipes for Valentine’s Day
Give the gift of roses in edible form this Valentine's Day. These recipes all hold a floral fragrance, from pancakes to a sky-high layer cake.
Victor Liong’s rose tea and red fruit trifle with vanilla cream and osmanthus
A festive Lunar New Year treat combining Chinese flavours with a classic Aussie dessert.
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Coconut and cherry frangipane tart
A sweet treat to make the most of cherry season.
Cool down with these 45 summer desserts
It's hot, but your sweet cravings persist. We have the solution.
