What could be better than a slice of New York style baked cheesecake? How about a slice of New York style baked cheesecake topped off with a mound of crunchy salted caramel popcorn? Add to that a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, and you’re looking at one seriously decadent dessert! This caramel popcorn cheesecake is delicious, a real winner for both adults and children alike!…
Desserts
Cocoa Swirl Meringues
These meringues which are swirled with gluten free cocoa and made with organic coconut palm sugar are sublime! They are rich, caramelly, chocolatey and chewy! What more do you want from a meringue? …
Maple & Pecan Eclairs
I recently visited Toronto (what an amazing city) & returned home with a suitcase full to bursting with cans of maple syrup and packets of maple sugar. I made these maple and pecan eclairs the day I got back in an attempt to get over my end of holiday blues and to help with my jet lag! They did their job perfectly – who wouldn’t be happy and relaxed whilst feasting on maple & pecan eclairs. …
Elderflower Fruit Tarts
To celebrate my brilliant, clever honey bees doing so well this year I have made these honey sweetened Elderflower Fruit Tarts. They had a pretty tough start to the year, my poor girls! A storm blew the roof off two of the hives earlier in the year and by the time I got to them, they were pretty wet and sorry looking. …
Fig & Mascarpone Crepe Cake
I loved making this Fig & Mascarpone Crepe Cake! Although it was a little time consuming it was so, so worth it – just look how pretty it is! It is refined sugar free and gluten free and tastes absolutely amazing! It took all of my will power not to eat it in one sitting – it took two! 🙂 …
Honey Spiced Pears
Pears rock! They are a great accompaniment to cheese, they make great desserts, can be wrapped in pastry or placed in crumbles or can be eaten straight off the tree. I’ve always done a lot of cooking with pears – my neighbor has a tree which is laden with them every year, very useful while I was working on this recipe for Honey Spiced Pears….
Treacle Tart
I’m told that treacle tart is a favorite of Harry Potter! Having never read Harry Potter (embarrassed pause) and having never watched the films, I wouldn’t know. But it seems that Harry has good taste. Treacle tart is a really easy, tasty English dessert that is perfect for these cold, dark winter days. …
Banoffee Pie
I haven’t made Banoffee pie in many, many years. Not since the time, as a sixteen year old, I managed to make one that stuck my English teacher’s teeth fast together. But that’s a story for another day….
Mocha Tart
This mocha tart is an adaptation of a family favorite. This recipe was my Mum’s ‘go to’ dinner party dessert and as children, my brother and I used to squabble over any left overs the morning after she had served it. I always won – you don’t want to get between me and chocolate tart….