Pudding

Soft, sweet brioche makes a fabulous bread pudding, especially when it's liberally studded with dark chocolate and raspberries. Serve warm with double cream or vanilla ice-cream.

There is quite possibly nothing more decadent and rich than this steamed chocolate and golden syrup pudding. Served with a velvety butterscotch sauce, it will send you straight to dessert bliss.

No Christmas is complete with out a classic boiled Christmas pudding. Leave it simmering happily away while you while away the day with family, friends and children. Enjoy it just when you thought you couldn't take another bite.

If you're dreaming of satisfying your craving for chocolate, why not try these delectable chocolate and cherry puddings. Serve them piping hot from the oven with a generous scoop of good quality vanilla ice-cream.

Forget about faffing around with collars and a bain-marie. These tangy little lemon soufflés are easy to make and simply divine. If you're in a particularly indulgent mood, a dollop of double cream won't hurt.

Back in the day, bread pudding was a practical (but uninspiring) way to use up cupboard ingredients, and fill hungry bellies. This cranberry and fig bread pudding will show you just how far we've come since then.

Years ago, when the cupboard was almost bare and sweet dishes were simple, your nana made pudding from stale bread and a few cupboard staples. These white chocolate and raspberry bread puddings show just how far we've come since those days.

Bread and butter pudding is as old as the hills and it's great for using up stale bread. There are many different ways of making it. This recipe is a bit of a departure from the traditional, with the addition of bananas.

As the weather cools off, a luscious hot dessert really hits the spot. This baked pudding is simple and tasty - a fine old-fashioned treat.

The vanilla bean can be reused, wash and dry well, store in an airtight container or add to a container of sugar for vanilla-scented sugar. Note

Once upon a time, your grandmother made a thrifty bread pudding with leftover bread, and some basic store items. This chocolate pecan bread pudding is something quite, quite different.

This pudding goes straight to the top of the favorites list when it comes to classic winter warming desserts.

This beautiful layered trifle is perfect for a special occasion.

With the added flavours of rhubarb and orange this comfort food pudding also edges you a little out of the comfort zone.

Apricot and honey make a beautiful pair in this sophisticated, light dessert.

Serve warm with cream, ice-cream or custard. Recipe is best prepared as required. Note

Lusciously spiced and visually stunning, this dessert deserves a very special occasion on which to shine.

Apple and blackberry is the classic crumble combination and this oaty version doesn't disappoint.

Tart passionfruit give these rich crème caramels a fruity lift.

Impress your dinner guests with these elegant cherry and chocolate soufflés.

Celebrate winter citrus with these stunning, refreshing Bavarian creams. You'll need about 8 limes for this recipe.

This English dessert is often called Eton Mess, taking its name from Eton College, one of Britain's most famous public schools, where it was traditionally served. The `mess' part is because it was all mixed together in one big bowl.

Spoil the family with these tasty little puddings, served with lashings of custard or cream.

This rhubarb and custard bread and butter pudding recipe creates the perfect sweet dessert.

Ginger and caramel go together beautifully in this ultimate winter dessert, especially when teamed with decadent calvados custard.

This rich, custardy bread and butter pudding is both light, thanks to the flaky croissants, and rich with chocolate and Irish cream. Serve with a dollop of cream or ice-cream.

This is wonderful served with a dollop of yoghurt and some fresh raspberries.

These elegant desserts are perfect for the silly season.

Serve warm with pouring cream or ice-cream if desired. Pudding can be prepared severa hours ahead. Keep refrigerated and bake as required. Note

Draped in melted chocolate and frozen, this incredible mixed fruit ice-cream pudding is perfect for a summer Christmas.

You will need 4 large overripe bananas (920g) for this recipe. Note

Served with warm custard, these chocolate and cherry puddings would add the perfect finishing touch to a dinner party.

Warmly spiced and drizzled with honey, this clove panna cotta with fresh figs is a sophisticated and elegant dessert.

Pudding can be prepared several hours ahead. Stand, covered, in the refrigerator. Bake as required. Note

Golden boiled pudding

Like a deconstructed summer pudding, these summer berry stacks make a fresh and delightful dessert.

Rich, sweet and earthy, this hazelnut butterscotch self-saucing pudding is an excellent way to warm up this winter.

A British classic, this delicious bread and butter pudding is packed full of spice and sweetness. Enjoy a big scoop straight from the oven with a dollop of cream of ice-cream.

This steamed fruit pudding is gluten-free, dairy-free and egg-free.

Creamy and delicious, baked rice pudding is a classic dessert. Bring a shot of new flavour to an old favourite with this poached quince and almond topping.

You will need about 10 stems of rhubarb to make this recipe. Note

This fruity, crunchy-topped dessert is one of the easiest you'll ever make.

Serve with more fresh berries, if you like.

This saucy and delectable dessert is the perfect thing to impress your guests over the dinner table.

Use up leftover hot cross buns to make this speedy, delicious dessert.

It is fine to use just one 300ml carton of cream for this recipe Individual puddings will take about 30 minutes to cook. Note

Serve these molten chocolate puddings with fresh raspberries and softly whipped cream.

Recipe is best made just before serving. Use the jam of your choice in this pudding. Note

The unique and aromatic flavour of kaffir lime leaves is more well known in Asian style curries, but used here in these sweet lime syrup cakes, it is really quite amazing.

It is no wonder this delicious pudding has many adaptations in different cultures and cuisines. However you experience it, this dish is creamy, sweet, spicy and simply moreish!

Do not be intimidated by the soufflé! Think of it as a flavoured base into which beaten egg whites are folded. The heat of the oven expands the air in the egg white and contracts when cooled. So serve it immediately, hot from the oven.

You can use fresh plums in this recipe if you prefer, just replace the plum juice with apple or pomegranate juice and poach the plums until they are very soft but not falling apart.

Drizzled in a sweet vanilla syrup and topped with fresh mint, these colourful citrus and yoghurt pots make a pretty dessert.

To cover pudding, layer a sheet of foil and baking paper together, large enough to cover the top generously. With paper lengthways in front of you, fold a vertical pleat; this will give the pudding space to rise. Note

Rich, warm and wonderfully chocolatey, this self-saucing pudding is beautifully enjoyed straight from the oven with a dollop of ice-cream or cream. This decadent dessert will delight the whole family.

If you want to add something extra to this dish, add a shot of orange-flavoured liqueur to the caramelised oranges, just stir through while they're cooling.

For a heavenly dessert, serve these traditional English puddings warm with cinnamon custard.

You need a 60 cm square of unbleached calico for the boiled pudding cloth. If calico has not been used before, soak it in cold water overnight. The next day, boil 20 minutes, then rinse in cold water. Note

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Any type of berries can be used instead of raspberries. If you prefer, use semi-sweet dark chocolate or milk chocolate, instead of white chocolate. Note

The pudding is at its best made on the day and served hot. The big day wouldn’t be complete without a pudding of some sort. If there’s a large crowd, especially where you have a range of different age groups, it’s a good idea to serve both a hot pudding – either traditional, or one […]

Perfect for a dinner party, these colourful crumbles are delicious topped with a scoop of melting ice-cream.

Pudding can be made an day ahead, keep, covered, in refrigerator. Note

With 11 children to feed and a home-based business to support them, it’s no surprise that my husband Mick’s grandmother had one eye on economy. This recipe uses no milk or cream and hardly any butter – a couple of eggs, a couple of lemons, a handful of sugar. It costs very little to put on the table, yet it is absolutely delicious and decadent.

The contrast between the light, lemony pudding and rich berry topping of these self-saucing puddings is delectable.

Wow your dinner guests with these vibrant and delicious blackberry soufflés.

Enjoy the flavours of creamy vanilla and berry in this cheat's trifle.

This is a delightful dessert to present to guests at the end of a special dinner. You could make a simple syrup by adding rosewater to the cooking water and use it in place of the custard if you prefer.

On a balmy summer's night this velvety pudding is a light and refreshing alternative.

This crunchy apple crumble is heavenly served with runny cream or a big scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

Serve this decadent winter dessert with lashings of whipped cream.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this twist on the classic French dessert.

There are many parts to this dish, so it pays to get yourself fully organised before you begin. Despite the work involved, coconut panna cotta with mango and wafers is worth the effort.

Serve this delectable pudding hot or warm, with cream, ice-cream or custard.

Serve this fluffy, saucy ginger and orange pudding with big scoops of vanilla bean ice-cream.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure,your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note

Creating this warm pudding version of the classic Italian dessert Tiramisu is pure genius! This recipe uses the beloved classic flavours to make a whole new style of decadent dessert.

We used dariole moulds for the pudding, a texas muffin pan would work well, too. Note

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure,your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructionsbefore using. You will need 2 small over-ripe bananas (260g). Recipe not suitable to freeze Note

Soufflés must be made just before serving. Note

This recipe is an updated version of an old favourite cake dating back to the 1960s. Store in the fridge, well-sealed, then cut while it’s cold: it soon comes to room temperature. Note