Microwave meringues in minutes

Watch these effortless meringues quadruple in size as they cook in under two minutes

Cherry chocolate Pavlova

Finish your meal with this impressive dessert, with billowing cream and fresh summer fruit

Smoothie cubes

A great idea for a quick, cooling and healthy drink, especially for breakfast

Fruit, oat & seed bars

A tasty twist on flapjacks with a luscious
layer of apricots inside

Banana, clementine & mango smoothie

Kick-start your day with this deliciously refreshing drink, made with fresh fruit and yogurt. It's rich in vitamin C and counts as one of your 5-a-day

Golden couscous with apricots & crispy onions

Jazz up your grains with fried onions, mint and coriander, a touch of fruit and spices

Easy apple fruit cake

This cake has all the flavours of Christmas, but won’t take ages to make – you can decorate it any way you like. Ideal for a wedding cake too

Pineapple rice

Mixing fruit and savoury is not to everyone’s taste but this quick side is certainly worth taking a gamble on

Chunky pear & apricot flappers

If your kids prefer other dried fruit to apricots and pears then it’s fine to substitute – try raisins, cranberries, blueberries or papaya.

Lemon cheesecake tartlets

This luscious fruit dessert looks like it takes two hours, but it only takes 15 minutes

Little frosty Christmas cakes

These delightful mini fruitcakes make perfect gifts for friends and neighbours

Sparkling snowflake cake

This stylish, shimmering cake is ideal if you’ve had some practice at cake decorating before