If you like me crave a little something sweet every now and then, my dessert recipes are simple and jam packed with fruit! Celebrate each season with beautifully elegant tarts or cozy pies and cakes, feeling less guilt with every spoonful. I’m sure you will love every single bite! Enjoy!
This light and airy Pan di Spagna comes from my mum’s recipe repertoire and is one of the few cakes I can make by heart. Made without butter, the sponge keeps soft and moist, with a gentle cocoa swirl through the middle and toasted pecans on top.
Sweet tyropita made with crisp filo pastry and a lightly sweet cottage cheese filling scented with lemon zest. These golden Greek cheese filo pies bake in just 20 minutes and disappear quickly.
These buttermilk crepes are thicker than classic crepes, slightly tangy, and easy to flip. Perfect for sweet toppings or savory fillings.
These apple sourdough muffins are soft, gently spiced with a pinch of cinnamon and orange zest, and crammed with juicy pockets of baked apple (which by the way gives you pectin-rich fibre). If, like me, you get sad to throw away any spare sourdough starter …
Apple and blackberry crumble is our end-of-summer staple, since I’m often picking blackberries on our dog walks and a generous neighbor is forever offloading apples, so I can’t let them go to waste. This one’s made with store-bought produce (because, life) and it works brilliantly …
Every summer, our family orchard turned gold. The apricot trees in my grandparents’ farm ripened all at once, their branches heavy with fruit. I’d climb the old gnarled tree, eating apricots still warm from the sun – sticky fingers, sweet juice, and that floral fragrance that only fresh apricots have.
These apple rhubarb muffins have become a seasonal staple in my kitchen: tender, tangy, and just sweet enough with a crunchy sugar top. They’re the kind of treat you’ll want to make on repeat, especially with fresh rhubarb in season.
These sourdough banana pancakes are my go-to when I want a sweet homemade breakfast that also puts sourdough discard to good use. The ripe bananas give them natural sweetness, balancing out the slight tang of the sourdough. They are absolutely fail proof and always a weekend favorite!
I cannot get enough of the perfect balance of sweet and tart with this easy-to-make apricot galette. I want ripe, juicy apricots that are wrapped in a buttery, flaky crust, making it such a delicious summer treat. Apricots are one of my favorite summer fruits, …
I would take a fruity dessert over ice-cream any day, but why not combine the two: Strawberry Apple Crumble (Crisp) with a few scoops of classic vanilla ice-cream, sounds dreamy, right? 🫶 It’s gonna be buttery, crisp and biscuity, and absolutely irresistible. Ready to give …
