Sweet Bread Pudding with Blackberries, Mandarin + Rose
Bread puddings are something that people often associate with being a stodgy, heavy and uninspiring dessert. The sweet bread puddings that I have made here are exactly the opposite. Crusty, wholesome, nut and seed-studded sourdough bread is tossed with tangy blackberries and a lightened-up custard featuring the flavours of Morocco – citrus, cardamom, rose water … Read more
Toffee Apple, Almond + Quinoa Cakes
It’s apple season and I’m in heaven. Is there anything more comforting for a wintertime treat than soft, moist cake, sweet caramel and tender toffee apples? I lucked out and was given a bucketful of beautiful seasonal apples picked fresh from my neighbour’s orchard. Their aromatic, juicy flesh was ripe for baking and I happily … Read more
Blood Orange Crème Brûlée with Coconut Palm Sugar Crust
A wonderfully zesty, creamy, but not-too-sweet recipe for perfect pudding deliciousness. My Blood Orange Crème Brûlée with Palm Sugar Crust features cream, cinnamon, vanilla, and blood orange under a thin, golden crust of fragrant coconut palm sugar. Heaven. 750ml thin cream 1 cinnamon stick 7 egg yolks – preferably organic and free-range 1 vanilla bean, … Read more
Individual Chocolate and Caramel Soufflés
In the world of culinary creations there are few things more enjoyable than cooking with eggs. Just watching a few goopy, translucent egg whites transform into beautifully formed, porcelain-white meringue is up there on my list of favourite things. Meet my little black dress of my dessert repertoire – individual Chocolate and Caramel Soufflés. Whisper-light … Read more
Honey, Pear and Ginger Crumble
The thought of crunchy crumbled oats and roasted nuts on top of a bed of warm, fragrant fruit just gets me going. To be honest, I’m not sure if there is anything better. Imagine a bubbling layer of ginger and honey-spiked pears covered with the most wholesome oaty crumble conceivable – golden topped and caramalised … Read more
A Seriously Sticky Date Pudding
If you like a serious sticky date pudding, this is the recipe. Deeply dark, moist, sweetened with dates, and infused with a whisper of cinnamon and ginger, my take on the classic pudding stops time. It is that good. Don’t believe? Whip up a batch for yourself and I am confident that as soon as … Read more
