Feelin’ fruity
Put our amazing summer fruit to work with this amazing recipe - it comes together super-quick and is great to use on fruit that’s past its prime. With a crunchy gingersnap crumb and smooth coconut cream, it’s perfect to serve at a barbecue.
Bruleed fruit skewers with gingersnap crumb and coconut cream Source: Petrina Tinslay
Dan Hong’s mango pudding is like summer in a bowl - a twist on the beloved Cantonese recipe, this is served with a distinctly Australian passionfruit granita.
Source: Mr Hong by Dan Hong (Murdoch Books)
Pearls of sago drenched in a sweet coconut syrup - this Malay-inspired dessert will send you straight to the tropics.
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Coconut rice pudding with lemongrass curd
Ice, ice, baby
Got leftover panettone from Christmas? Use it to create this spectacular summer pudding - perfect for lazy afternoons in the sun (with a glass of something bubbly, we suggest!)
Grown-up, boozy ice blocks are the way all summer barbecues should end, if you ask us. We love the combination of bittersweet blood orange with zesty lime salt.
Pomegranates, passionfruit and raspberries - summer fruit is just too delicious to stop at the recommended two pieces a day! Enjoy your serves in this amazing dessert, topped with salty roasted hazelnuts.
Source: China Squirrel
Avocado, in ice-cream? Trust us. Here, lime and sugar cut through the richness of the “alligator pear” (as the avo’s known in Jamaica!).
Source: Feast magazine
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Mango chilli ice
Coffee and tea
OK, so you have to brew the coffee - but that’s as hot as this recipe gets! A spin on the traditional Italian, the Argentinians have adapted tiramisu and made it their own.
Source: Alan Benson
Smoky green tea gets rebooted as dessert. This recipe, by Adam Liaw, takes just 15 minutes to whip up.
Source: Steve Brown / Hachette
Chocolate heaven
Raw berry and chocolate torte Source: Steve Brown
When you feel like something sweet - but not something heavy - these truffles are the answer. Keep them on hand in the fridge and serve with coffee.
Source: Petrina Tinslay
This recipe comes from Mitch Orr, who ran the now-closed ACME - a restaurant famed for its Italian-Korean dishes. Salty-sweet Maltesers, enveloped in a smooth vanilla ice-cream, are topped with addictive bacon. Try not going back for seconds and let us know how you go.
Source: Benito Martin
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Dairy milk chocolate ice-cream
A little nutty
Package these up as a Christmas gift - or if you’re anything like us, keep them all for yourself! Dark chocolate is topped with salt, pistachios and little rubies of Turkish delight for the best after-dinner snack you’ve ever tasted.
Sea salt, pistachio and Turkish delight chocolate snaps. Source: Kate Olsson
While this isn’t strictly traditional, we love this recipe that plays on the Chinese love of peanuts. Serve with watermelon, other fresh fruit or crushed, salted roast peanuts.
Source: Leanne Kitchen
Be wary of this hyped health food. Source: Brett Stevens
Dulce de leche is to caramel as wagyu is to chuck steak - just so much better. A staple in Argentinian desserts, this indulgent caramel is infused into ice-cream… and will no doubt find many fans.
Source: Murdoch Books
Serve these trifles in individual pots and watch as guests gasp with excitement. A true indulgence, they combine caramel, deep-fried bananas, crushed cookies and salty bacon for a taste explosion.
Source: Angie Mosier/Andrews McMeel Publishing
Warning: this is not your grandmother’s trifle! Spanish sherry jelly is layered with chocolate custard and dulce de leche cream, for a trifle that’s anything but traditional.
Source: Feast magazine
