Type: Desserts
Chocolate, rose and walnut ice cream
There’s something a little bit Arabian nights about the combination of ingredients here, with the Turkish delight and rose water. The rose…
Lemon, yoghurt and juniper berry ice cream
The spark of inspiration for this dish was struck over a gin and tonic. The recipe went off-piste to become something else…
Prickly pear sorbet
Prickly pears are really idiosyncratic: they’re the fruit form of the desert cactus, with a flavour so distinct that it’s hard to…
Campari and grapefruit sorbet
This is so refreshing and party-like that it can be served at pretty much any point during a meal. Before you start…
Saffron and almond ice cream sandwich
This is an ice cream sandwich for grown-ups. The appeal is timeless – Ice cream! In a sandwich! Made with biscuits! –…
Sticky fig pudding with salted caramel and coconut topping
A variation of this cake, using dates instead of figs, was all the rage in cafés throughout Australia and New Zealand when…
Frozen espresso parfait for a crowd
This is, in effect, an over-sized ice cream sandwich: what Helen would have called an ‘Eskimo Pie’, growing up in Australia. There…
Knickerbocker glory
This is our go-to happy-making dessert: the colour, the connotations, the conical glasses, the distinctive long-handled spoons you eat it with –…
Cinnamon pavlova, praline cream and fresh figs
This is a stunning dessert for a special occasion. It also has a nice element of surprise, as the meringue base is…