Pecan Tarts with Muscovado Cream
It’s officially comfort food season, and I don’t know what’s more comforting than a gooey pecan tart with a little mountain of soft muscovado whipped ganache on top.
Spiced Sticky Pear Puddings with a Brandy Toffee Sauce
These spiced sticky pear puddings with a brandy toffee sauce are what my dessert dreams are made of. These are essentially a sticky toffee pudding with added spices, pear and a very generous few glugs of warming brandy into the sauce.
Vanilla Rice Pudding with Poached Quince
This is Autumn in a bowl. Rich, warm rice pudding speckled with vanilla bean adorned with ruby red poached quinces. Quince are a fruit I rarely get to use as they’re quite difficult to get hold of. I never see them in the supermarket! They require some love to get them ready to eat but it’s so worth it. Once poached in a fragrant syrup for 3 hours, they turn from hardy and bitter to a soft, aromatic fruit with a gorgeous scarlet colour.
Plum & Apple Oat Pecan Crumble
Few things bring me such joy and comfort as a steaming bowl of crumble with lashings of thick cream. There’s nothing like it to finish off a Sunday roast. I love adding in any seasonal fruit that’s available alongside the usual bramley apples. This crumble is one of my favourites. It has a punchy plum and apple filling with a salty oat crumble topping sprinkled with chopped pecans. A simple but delicious bowl of warmth.
Salted Maple Pecan Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches
These are my autumnal waffle ice cream sandwiches: banana waffles, salted maple caramel, toasted pecans, vanilla ice cream and a dark chocolate shell.
Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
A perfectly decadent and rich chocolate espresso cheesecake that’s not too heavy. A chocolate speculaas biscuit base with a good pinch of sea salt to combat the sweetness. The chocolate cheesecake filling has a generous helping of good-quality dark chocolate and four shots of espresso. This really enhances those chocolatey notes. Once baked, it’s finished with a layer of silky smooth ganache made with both dark and milk chocolate for both sweetness and depth of flavour.