Easy chocolate biscuits

Try this basic recipe for fail-safe biscuits every time. Make a batch of chocolate chip cookies, or adapt it to include nuts, fruit or your favourite sweets

Chocolate fudge

Make this moreish chocolate fudge as a sweet treat or homemade gift. Be sure to use a sugar thermometer to achieve the perfect melt-in-your-mouth consistency

Pear & chocolate flapjack crumble

We can't resist a crumble when the weather gets colder. Make this pear and chocolate flapjack crumble using just five ingredients – simple and delicious

Vegan chocolate chip cookies

Try our best ever vegan chocolate chip cookies. Non-vegans will be hard pressed to notice the difference between these and their favourite choc chip biscuits

Strawberry, chocolate & marshmallow dippers

Cook these delicious strawberry, chocolate and marshmallow dippers in the dying embers of a barbecue. They make the perfect end to an outdoor family feast

Cherry ripple, chocolate & rose ice cream

Serve this cherry, chocolate and rose ice cream in cones for the kids, or in slices for a dinner party dessert. You don't need an ice cream maker to make it

Easy carrot cake

Top this classic carrot cake with moreish cream cheese icing and chopped walnuts or pecans. Serve as a sweet treat with a cup of tea any time of the day

Beetroot cake

Summer berry cake with rose geranium cream

Bakers rejoice: this summer berry cake layered with rose geranium cream is simply divine. It will make a fabulously floral centrepiece dessert at any party

Sugar-cured strawberries & white chocolate crumble

Turn a bowl of summer fruit into a Michelin-worthy dessert with these cured strawberries, topped with white chocolate crumble, pistachios and crème fraîche

Curried chickpea cake with tomato sambal

Get four of your 5-a-day in this quick and healthy lunch or supper. It's made with eggs, chickpeas and spices and topped with a fresh Indian-style salad

Chocolate & date tart

Impress your guests with this decadent chocolate and date tart in a shortcrust pastry case. Suitable for vegans, it's sure to go down a treat with everyone