Desserts

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!

 

Sweet Tyropita (Greek Cottage Cheese Filo Pie Recipe)

Sweet Tyropita (Greek Cottage Cheese Filo Pie Recipe)

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.

Buttermilk Crepes (Thicker, Tangier, Way More Fillable)

Buttermilk Crepes (Thicker, Tangier, Way More Fillable)

These buttermilk crepes are thicker than classic crepes, slightly tangy, and easy to flip. Perfect for sweet toppings or savory fillings.

Apple Sourdough Muffins – No Butter (Oil & Yogurt)

Apple Sourdough Muffins – No Butter (Oil & Yogurt)

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

Apple and Blackberry Crumble

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 

Apricot Cake Recipe

Apricot Cake Recipe

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.

Apple Rhubarb Muffins

Apple Rhubarb Muffins

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.

Sourdough Banana Pancakes

Sourdough Banana Pancakes

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!

Apricot Galette

Apricot Galette

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, 

Strawberry Apple Crumble

Strawberry Apple Crumble

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 

Rhubarb banana muffins

Rhubarb banana muffins

These rhubarb banana muffins are an absolute keeper, with their crunchy tops and pockets of pink juicy rhubarb. If you, like me, are fascinated by rhubarb, you must have been looking for a recipe to combine tart sweet and fragrant to celebrate the wonder of