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.
Strawberry Pecan Frangipane Bostock
An easy but delicious way to elevate your breakfast table. Take thick buttery slices of brioche, soak them in a simple citrus syrup and spread on a generous layer of pecan frangipane. Top with ripe sliced strawberries, flaked almonds and pecans before baking until golden. They’ll be a little crisp on the edges but gorgeously soft in the middle. I finish mine with a pile of strawberries which have been mixed with sugar so they’re glossy and sweet. Best eaten warm from the oven.
Honey Roasted Nectarine & Cardamom Karpatka
I didn’t think my love for this polish dessert could get any bigger, but you add in honey roasted nectarines and a fragrant cardamom diplomat cream and it might just be my idea of heaven.