Easy, effortless and utterly impressive, these Christmas desserts will be the talk of the table this year.
It was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring... until you realised that you forgot to make a pudding this year. No need to opt for store-bought; this easy version can be knocked up in as little as three hours.
This bombe Alaska brings back memories of the mint slice with its cool mint chocolate hit, torched meringue and pistachio crunch.
Phoebe Wood provides a sleek spin on a timeless classic with this chocolate pavlova with spiced pears.
They may be small, but Parkesbourne Produce’s gold medal-winning Alpine strawberries are intense, while state winner Bunda Ginga’s ground ginger is beautifully warm and fragrant. A pav showcasing both revamps this classic Australian dessert.
An ultra-easy pudding you can make in 20 minutes. That's what we call a merry Christmas!
This summer, pick Australian grown corn with grassy green husks for a fresh addition to your BBQ.
Desserts with a nostalgic flavour are trending right now. This triple honey chocolate trifle is for the violet crumble lovers. Just try to resist this!
Light up Christmas day with these gorgeous profiteroles. With an Anzac-style oat crackle and spun sugar topping, they're the best kind of decoration.
A no-bake, decadent Christmas dessert made in under 30 minutes.
Give tradition a cool twist with this crowd-pleasing cake!
Healthy? Tick. Vegan? Tick. Ready in 15 minutes? Tick. This Cherry Ripe Christmas pudding is the stuff of dessert dreams.
A recipe so good and so easy, it'll be hard to just make one.
"If you have a warm Christmas, as we do, you can leave the heavy pudding for some other time. Bring on the pav –always in fashion, always delicious – here made using the best of the summer fruit. If you can’t find good, fragrant, fully ripe nectarines, you can use peaches, or simply load it up with a mix of berries. And if it’s not Christmas, make it just because." – Matthew Evans. Recipe and image from Summer on Fat Pig Farm by Matthew Evans (Murdoch Books)
A no-bake, decadent Christmas dessert made in under 30 minutes.
Take it all the way back with a classic peach Melba - inspired cake that hits all the right notes, just like its namesake, Dame Nellie Melba.
“The pavlova and barbecue both epitomise an Aussie summer, so why not combine them? A barbecue provides the perfect outdoor oven and gives the meringue a lovely smokiness." – Warren Mendes
