Farewell the last of summer's apricots with a deliciously sweet and flaky tart.
64 irresistible stone fruit recipes to make before summer is over
It’s stone fruit season and we definitely think that’s worth celebrating. From nectarines to plums, peaches to apricots, we share all the ways to use up these versatile ingredients before the warm weather passes.
Cherry pie bombe Alaska
As impressive as it is delicious, this recipe is sure to get some wows come Christmas day.
Shannon Bennett's peach tarte tatin
“I make this all year with different fruit, but love using peaches for summer. It can also be made well in advance, left to macerate, then heated up before serving." – Shannon Bennett
Peach and cinnamon trifle
Doughnuts in a trifle? You better believe it.
Keep cool and carry on with Matt Moran's mango pops
Be sure to have plenty of these on standby in the freezer this summer. This is an edited extract from Matt Moran’s Australian Food: Coast + Country, Murdoch Books, $45, out now.
Peach and pecan buckwheat pancake slice
Do you have a restrictive diet and need inspiration for how to make food more exciting again? Charlotte Binns McDonald has created a gluten-free buckwheat fruit slice that will make you very happy.
Nectarine, creme fraiche and maple pavlova
The use of seasonal stone fruit makes this pavlova a must-make this summer.
Peaches and cream cake
Few pairings scream summer louder than peaches and cream. This incarnation comes via a syrupy bundt cake served up at Sydney fashionista Pip Edwards luxe birthday lunch.
Mango Eton mess trifles
You'll go mad for these mango Eton mess trifles!
Peach Melba cake
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.
Serve this perfectly moist plum and nectarine tea cake for afternoon tea
This super-easy cake is fluffy and tender with juicy stonefruit throughout. We used nectarines and plums, but apricots or peaches would also be delicious. Brushing the warm cake with warm jam gives it a beautiful shine, and also helps to preserve the cake in case you don’t eat it all straightway.
Watermelon, cherry and raspberry ice pops
Chill out with Hayden Quinn's fruity icy poles.
Barbecued mango trifle
Finally, a dessert that combines the greatest things about an Aussie summer: barbecues, mangoes and trifle.
Frozen cherry chocolate pudding cake
Give tradition a cool twist with this crowd-pleasing cake!
Bourbon and brown butter mangomisu
The mangomisu is well known for breaking the internet in the delicious. office. Here, we present the boozier, updated version. Go nuts.