Vanilla Panna Cotta with Rhubarb Compote
This creamy, soft panna cotta speckled with vanilla bean pairs perfectly with a tangy sweet rhubarb compote. A simple and easy dessert to put together but one that you won’t forget. Forced rhubarb in it’s beautiful pink hues, needs to be used at every opportunity while it’s in season. A delight to serve at the dinner table.
Vanilla Caramel Panettone Bread & Butter Pudding
There’s nothing quite like a steaming bowl of soft custard soaked panettone speckled with succulent sultanas. There's crunch from the demerara sugar that sits on top and little gems of candied mixed peel, ready to be foraged with a spoon. I douse mine with a good helping of cream but it shines just as bright on its own.
Hazelnut, Milk Chocolate & Irish Cream Paris Brest
Nothing screams Christmas like hazelnut praline and Irish cream. These Paris Brest are such a treat and would make an amazing festive dessert to serve up to guests. They’re filled with homemade hazelnut praline and a milk chocolate and Irish cream whipped ganache. They’re so light and delicious, it'll be hard not to eat a whole one to yourself!
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.