Dessert Recipes

This perfect crème caramel flan recipe is just the best. It’s rich & creamy, soft & smooth, and literally makes my knees go weak! They’re not too difficult to make, the trickiest part is the caramel sauce, but I have {read more…}

This quick and easy Bread and Butter Pudding is so good! It’s perfect for Easter, with all the right flavor notes of apple, cinnamon, vanilla & a sugary syrup. I’ve never been a fan of Bread & Butter Pudding until {read more…}

These easy homemade Churros are so yummy. They literally take 5 minutes to mix, then fry them up, sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar, and serve steaming hot! This recipe makes 12 Churros (roughly 10cm to 12cm long). You can mix {read more…}

This Cherry Coconut Ice recipe is a great variation to plain coconut ice. It’s no bake, it’s super easy to throw together, and it takes around 10 minutes to make! I have 4 other variation too, which you can grab {read more…}

This is such a cute spin on Coconut Ice, besides, who wouldn’t want Rainbow Unicorn Coconut Ice! It put the biggest smile on my face while I was making it, and the kids absolutely love it too. It’s no bake, {read more…}

This trifle recipe is the recipe that my gran and great-gran made for the British royal family’s visit to South Africa in 1947. It won them many awards actually, and was probably the reason why they were chosen to bake {read more…}

This quick and easy Coffee Chocolate Crème Dessert is sooooo yummy! It takes around 15 minutes to make, it’s no bake, and each layer offers your taste buds something completely different. Yum, yum, yum, this is such a great recipe {read more…}

This no-bake double chocolate marbled cheesecake recipe is an absolute showstopper! With a marbled raspberry top, 2 layers of chocolate, and various options for assembly, it ticks all the boxes for the perfect Valentines Day dessert. It takes about 15 {read more…}

This easy & yummy Custard Slice recipe transports me back to my teen years. I always made Custard Slices, and then through the years, I somehow managed to misplace my go-to recipe. I’ve tried many recipes, and they never match {read more…}

This easy Apple Pie recipe is a classic. It’s moist and soft, with gentle flavors of apple and honey. It doesn’t have a hard pie crust like a traditional apple pie, but rather a soft cake-like casing, jam-packed with pie {read more…}

This is my all-time favorite dessert. It’s smooth, it’s creamy, it’s crisp and it has a little bit of a crunch, ticking every element needed to make the perfect dessert. Once you’ve eaten this Berry Cheesecake Pavlova recipe, you’ll never {read more…}

This easy Tipsy Tart recipe is super moist, super yummy, and the perfect dessert for Christmas lunch or dinner, or anytime of the year actually! This true South African favorite, also known as Cape Brandy Tart, is loaded with Brandy, {read more…}

This easy Salted Caramel Apple Cream Tart Recipe is an adaption of my Banana Caramel Tart Recipe. It’s the perfect balance of sweet & salty. I always find just a little salt added to anything sweet seems to take it {read more…}

This Malva Pudding recipe is the best I’ve ever tasted… and I’ve tasted my fair share (it comes with being a South African). This recipe comes out perfect every time, and everyone that I’ve ever baked it for always says {read more…}

Banana Caramel Tart is definitely one of my all-time favorite desserts. I may be wrong, but I think it’s a completely South African dessert. It’s different from Banoffee Pie and Caramel Tart, but perhaps best explained as a combination of {read more…}

Milk Tart or Melktert is a firm South African favorite. If you’ve never eaten it before, you’re missing out on pure dessert bliss! This super easy Milk Tart recipe is more than just yummy, and it’s no-bake and takes around {read more…}