Dessert | Page 4 of 67 | NZ Woman's Weekly Food

4 tasty ways to turn yoghurt into dessert with Yoplait

It's easier than you think to add a touch of thick and creamy goodness to your next sweet treat.

Gluten-free beetroot cake with chocolate drizzle

Nici Wickes' beetroot cake recipe has been fed to young fussy eaters and they’ve devoured piece after piece, little realising it contains beetroot! This cake is gluten and dairy-free, so it's perfect for sharing

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Moist carrot cake loaf with crumble topping

Nici Wickes' carrot cake loaf recipe is moist, delicious and it’s a real keeper. The crumble topping is novel and makes a change from the usual cream cheese icing. Serve in thick slices for an irresistible treat

Plum, honey and hazelnut frangipane tart

Nici Wickes' plum tart recipe is sublime and so easy to make. It takes the classic frangipane recipe, but uses hazelnuts instead of almonds, which pair so well with plums. Serve warm for a truly indulgent dessert

No-bake plum, berry and goat’s cheese cream pie

In this Nici Wickes pie recipe, a sweet biscuit crust is filled with tangy goat’s cheese and soft whipped cream, then piled up with handfuls of chopped plums and berries. It’s a truly fabulous dessert!

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Ferrero Rocher chocolate hazelnut sponge cake

We think you can guess what Nadia Lim's Ferrero Rocher cake recipe tastes like. Chocolate sponge is sandwiched with milk-chocolate ganache and hazelnut praline, then topped with Ferrero Rochers, hazelnuts and more crunchy goodness.

Pear and gingerbread golden syrup upside-down cake

This pear and gingerbread upside-down cake recipe has it all going on! Golden syrup, lush pears and crystallised ginger come together to create the ultimate treat. Serve warm for maximum enjoyment

Chocolate hot cross bun and butter pudding

Easter hot cross bun pudding with chocolate and pears

Nadia Lim's hot cross bun pudding recipe is a must-try this Easter! Dotted with butter, chocolate and marmalade, soaked in custard then served with maple-roasted pears, this dessert is decadence at its best!

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Chocolate wacky cake (egg-free and dairy-free)

This chocolate cake recipe is ideal if you need to cater for egg or dairy allergies or a vegan diet. It is so quick and easy and results in a soft cake that keeps well. You can also use this recipe to make mini muffins for lunch boxes. Win win!

Banoffee party cake with salted caramel and chocolate

Love banoffee? Nadia Lim's gorgeous banana cake recipe will be the star of your next celebration. Decorate rustically with lashings of salted caramel, chocolate shards and banana for a showstopping dessert

Lemon sponge cake with strawberries and cream

Nadia Lim's lemon sponge cake recipe is a nod to her much-loved nan. Sandwiched with lemon and vanilla cream cheese and piled with lush strawberries, this dessert is sure to become a family favourite in your home too

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Chocolate beetroot cake with salted caramel buttercream

Warning: This chocolate beetroot cake recipe may change your life! Layered to perfection with salted caramel buttercream, this cake has all those sweet, rich, salty flavours that you just can't resist

Spiced pumpkin streusel cake with maple drizzle

Take pumpkin from dinner staple to dessert favourite with this pumpkin streusel cake recipe. With toasty spices like cloves and cinnamon and a sweet maple glaze, this cake is simply delicious served in thick slices

Spiced kumara and orange cake with orange syrup

Spiced kūmara cake with orange syrup and frosting

This kūmara cake recipe is a showstopper! Superfood kūmara adds an unbeatable moistness and texture to this cake, while citrusy orange takes the frosting, syrup and topping to a whole new level

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Parsnip and apple chocolate cake with whipped ganache

This parsnip and apple chocolate cake recipe makes it a little easier to eat your 5+ a day! Serve with a whipped ganache for a deliciously decadent cake that will go down a treat at any sweet occasion

Boozy mango and orange tiramisu with raspberry sauce

A classic Italian dessert gets a tropical makeover with this mango and orange tiramisu recipe. Simple to make yet impressive to serve, this clever dessert is irresistible served in slices with raspberry sauce

Tim Tam, strawberry and almond ice cream log

Turn your tub of ice cream into a decadent dessert with this indulgent Tim Tam ice cream log recipe. You can't go wrong with everyone's favourite biscuit, white chocolate, strawberries and almonds!

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Fresh berry Neapolitan cake with vanilla cream cheese icing

Marbled berry Neapolitan cake with vanilla cream cheese icing

The fresh fruit, dark cocoa patches and vanilla cream cheese icing in this Nici Wickes Neapolitan cake recipe are fabulous! This cake also happens to be gluten-free, so it's perfect for sharing

Crushed raspberry Bakewell tart with lemon drizzle icing

Usually made with shortcrust pastry, Nici Wickes' easy Bakewell tart recipe uses store-bought puff pastry, which means it doesn’t need to be baked blind before filling, so it’s super-simple!

Little berry and pastry cream custard sandwiches

Nici Wickes' custard sandwiches are like a very simplified mille-feuille, but their simplicity belies their impressiveness and they highlight fresh berries perfectly. It's a dessert recipe almost anyone can master!

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Baked lemon and ricotta cheesecake with marmalade syrup

This baked lemon cheesecake recipe produces a truly decadent dessert. Easy to make yet impressive enough to serve at your next special occasion, every slice of this cheesecake is a creamy, citrusy dream

The best-ever lush lemon meringue pie

This lemon meringue pie recipe is a showstopper! Made extra lush with condensed milk and with a subtly spiced almond crust, this is a dessert that's dressed to impress. Enjoy as the perfect sweet treat for any occasion

Little vanilla-poached peach and nectarine trifles

This peach and nectarine trifle recipe is the perfect example of just how good stone fruit can be. Poach until tender and layer with mascarpone and savoiardi biscuits for a dreamy summer dessert

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No-bake avocado, mint and lime cheesecake

Avocado for dessert?! This avocado cheesecake recipe is here to make every avo lover's dream a reality. Gently flavoured with mint, lime and scattered with dark chocolate, this no-bake cake is a must-try for any avocado addict

Yoghurt curd with honeycomb and fresh berries

This simple yoghurt curd recipe creates the ideal easy dessert. All you need is essentially one ingredient and a few hours to be enjoying a creamy, delicious treat with your favourite sweet toppings

Rustic berry bramble pie with homemade pastry

Home baking doesn't get much better than this berry pie recipe. Blackberry and blackcurrant juices combine with butter and sugar to create a delicious topping. Serve with a scoop of ice cream or dollop of yoghurt for ultimate enjoyment

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Iced Nutella milkshakes with caramel popcorn topping

Love Nutella? This Nutella milkshake recipe is a dream come true! Lush, creamy and packed with chocolatey, hazelnutty goodness, this shake is delish served with whipped cream and caramel popcorn

Little cardamom cakes with honey baked plums

Be careful if you are home alone with these cakes – they are addictive! This Nici Wickes recipe sees cardamom spiked cakes served with honey baked plums and whipped cream for a sweet little dessert

Grilled apricots with baked honey and thyme ricotta

This Nici Wickes recipe makes crafting your own ricotta easy! Serve your homemade cheese with grilled apricots and drizzled with honey for a summer stone fruit dessert that is irresistible!

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Nectarine knickerbocker glory with meringue shards and raspberry sauce

Nici Wickes' nectarine knickerbocker glory recipe is so easy to throw together, and the textures and flavours ping and pow all over the place to create a dessert that just screams summer!

Peach cake with vanilla and rosemary syrup

The scent whilst Nici Wickes' peach cake recipe is cooking is simply divine! It’s also incredibly moist, so as the vanilla wafts through the house, you can look forward to good eating for days to come

Super-fast festive black forest cake

This decadent festive black forest cake is the perfect indulgent dessert for friends and family to enjoy that is incredibly fast to make

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Christmas eton mess wreath

Christmas eton mess wreath is a quick, crowd-pleasing dessert that is great served with raspberry sauce and whipped cream

Gooey campfire baked chocolate and marshmallow bananas

Nadia Lim's chocolate-stuffed banana boat recipe is sure to become a family favourite! All you need is a few simple ingredients, baking paper and tinfoil to bake these beauties over the fire

Make-your-own fruity ice bowl with tropical fruit ambrosia

Take dessert to a whole new level with this make-your-own ice bowl recipe! Try filling with tropical fruit ambrosia and serve for an easy yet impressive sweet end to your next summer event

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Seared stone fruit with spiced zabaglione

Seared maple-glazed peaches with spiced zabaglione

This recipe sees juicy peaches seared to perfection with maple syrup and coconut sugar, then served with zabaglione (a custardy-like Italian dessert). Enjoy for a simple yet sophisticated sweet treat

Summer custard fruit tarts with passionfruit and lime syrup

This tart recipe is the perfect way to enjoy lush custard and fresh seasonal fruit this summer. Dainty and delightful, these tarts will be right at home at your next afternoon tea or dinner party

Campground apple and berry skillet cobbler

Cobbler on the barbie?! You better believe it! This surprisingly simple apple and berry cobbler recipe can be cooked entirely on the barbecue, so it's perfect for lazy evenings at the campground or bach

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Grilled Madeira cake with brandy syrup and barbecued fruit

This dessert recipe sounds fancy, but it's really the easiest thing you could possibly whip up on your barbecue. Store-bought madeira cake is the perfect canvas for brandy syrup and barbecued stone fruit

Peaches and cream pie with easy sweet pastry

This peaches and cream pie recipe creates a simply divine dessert. The homemade pastry is to die for, while the peach filling is lusciously spiked with sour cream and cinnamon. Serve with ice cream and prepare to swoon!

Cheesecake with poached peaches

This deliciously sweet cheesecake with poached peaches puddings definitely has the Christmas wow factor and will be brilliant for the whole family to enjoy drizzled with spiced sugar syrup

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No-bake chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut mousse cake

Ditch the oven and let the fridge do the work creating this gorgeous no-bake mousse cake recipe. Yoplait's creamy Greek style vanilla yoghurt is the key to taking this cake to decadent new levels of deliciousness

Layered fruit yoghurt terrine

This fruit yoghurt terrine recipe looks impressive, but it secretly incredibly easy to make. All you need is a handful of ingredients and Yoplait's Greek style vanilla yoghurt to create this simply delicious dessert

Vanilla yoghurt and berry mille-feuilles

This mille-feuilles recipe makes it easy to create this fiddly French dessert at home. The key? Yoplait's Greek style vanilla yoghurt means you can skip the tricky custard step without sacrificing on flavour

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Chocolate and vanilla mousse

Four ingredients are all it takes to whip up this chocolate and vanilla mousse recipe. Yoplait's Greek style vanilla yoghurt, chocolate and cream are the perfect combination for creating this silky smooth mousse

Caribbean banana splits

For dessert that's as easy to make as it is to eat, you can't go past this Caribbean banana split recipe. Dole bananas and rich rum sauce come together to create a sweet treat that's perfect served with a big scoop of ice cream

Coconut pavlova with mango and passionfruit caramel

Give a Kiwi classic a tropical twist with this delicious coconut pavlova recipe. Serve with fresh mango, crème fraîche and a sweet passionfruit caramel sauce for a beautifully decadent dessert

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Crème brûlée pie with easy homemade pastry

Get ready for rich, silky mouthfuls of Nici Wickes' irresistible crème brûlée pie recipe. The “burnt“ top lends its slightly bitter flavour to offset the creamy sweetness of the custard. This dessert is dreamy!

Cherry trifle with chocolate custard and raspberries

Christmas is not complete without some sort of trifle. Nici Wickes' recipe is served individually and can easily be made the day before, then kept in the fridge to soak up the juices and sherry!

Brown sugar and walnut meringue with cinnamon plums

Nici Wickes' brown sugar meringue recipe is exquisite! The tartness of roasted cinnamon plums is a fabulous foil for the sweetness of this Christmas favourite. Serve with cream and dollops of custard

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Orange Christmas pudding with honey and citrus sauce

Nici Wickes' Christmas pudding recipe creates a less-rich dessert that's covered in beautiful oranges and served with a wonderful warm honey and citrus sauce, whipped cream and brandy butter

Lemon curd, mixed berry and coconut tart

This lemon curd tart recipe creates a zesty sweet treat that's ready in minutes! Paired with coconut and studded with mixed berries, this tart is delicious dusted with icing sugar and served in slices

No-bake ginger and lemon curd cheesecake

Love lemon curd? This no-bake ginger and lemon curd cheesecake recipe is a must-try. Serve in generous slices at your next sweet occasion with cream or ice cream for a truly decadent treat

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Mum’s Christmas loaf cakes with easy icing

Nici Wickes shares her mum's delicious gift idea. This recipe sees one big batch of Christmas cake mix divided between smaller loaf tins and dressed up with a simple icing and some glacé cherries

Gluten-free berry and apple pie with clotted cream

With the berry season upon us, it’s time to make pie! Nici Wickes' gluten-free pie recipe creates a simple dessert that's delicious served with clotted or whipped cream. It's a must-try!

Old-fashioned golden syrup roly poly pudding

A favourite for school dinners in the UK, the traditional roly poly one of Nici Wickes' most-loved pudding recipes simply because it’s delicious! Fill with golden syrup or jam and serve with ice cream

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10 of the best trifle recipes for Christmas

End your Christmas on the sweetest note with these delicious trifle recipes. Take your pick from berry, chocolate, mango, strawberry and of course, traditional. It's the perfect dessert for sharing.

Buttercream succulent plant cake

Indulge in the most delicious trend of the year with this buttercream succulent cake recipe. All you need is store-bought cakes and some nifty piping nozzles to create this 'grammable dessert

Dairy-free chocolate, almond and caramel ice cream

No ice cream maker is needed to create this delicious dairy-free ice cream recipe. Nutty, chocolatey and drizzled with gooey caramel sauce, this dessert was made for sharing

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Dairy-free strawberry mousse cake

Don't let dietary needs stop you from enjoying dessert! This strawberry mousse cake recipe is dairy-free, so it's perfect for sharing at your next sweet occasion. Serve in thick, silky slices

Olive oil and honey cake (gluten-free and dairy-free)

Nici Wickes' olive oil and honey cake recipe is scrumptious and the hero is the seed-spice sprinkle on top! Gluten and dairy-free, this cake is perfect for just about everyone to enjoy for dessert

Cheat’s strawberry and cream trifle with custard

No hard work is required to whip up this trifle recipe! By using just a few simple store-bought ingredients, you can be enjoying this summer trifle for dessert in no time. It's perfect for entertaining

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Christmas ambrosia

This indulgent Christmas ambrosia recipe is perfect for the whole family to enjoy for a deliciously sweet and easy dessert that everyone will love

Honey almond cake with pistachios, strawberries and hibiscus rose syrup

Gluten-free honey almond cake with hibiscus rose syrup

This gluten-free honey and almond cake recipe is a stunner! Serve with pistachios, strawberries and floral hibiscus rose syrup for a sweet afternoon tea bite or beautiful summer dessert. Created by Emma Galloway for Taste magazine

Chocolate caramel molten lava pudding

Little chocolate cakes hide a lush, gooey caramel centre in this decadent pudding recipe. Dust with icing sugar and serve with ice cream for an indulgent dessert that's as impressive as it is easy

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Any berry creamy semifreddo ice cream

Put your favourite berries to good use creating this delicious semifreddo ice cream. Easy to make and perfect for cooling down on warm days, this sweet treat is a must-try for berry fans

Baked cheesecake with berry sauce and cookie base

Berry lovers won't be able to resist this gorgeous cheesecake recipe! With a crumbly cookie base, silky cheesecake filling and vibrant berry sauce, this recipe creates a truly showstopping dessert

Sparkling rosé jelly cake with brownie base and berries

Love rosé? This incredible cake recipe is a must-try! A decadent brownie base is topped with sparkling moscato rosé and berry jelly to create a simple yet sophisticated dessert that's super impressive!

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Simple no-churn dark chocolate ice cream

It doesn't get easier than this decadent no-churn dark chocolate ice cream. All you need is three staple household ingredients - cream, NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk and NESTLÉ BAKERS’ CHOICE Cooking Chocolate

Deconstructed banoffee pie parfaits

These banoffee parfaits will be the star of your Christmas spread. Simple yet impressive, these individual parfait pots are served with a to-die-for homemade NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk caramel sauce

Coconut rum balls

If you're looking for an indulgent little treat to serve up this festive season, these coconut rum balls are perfect. Use NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk to create these truffles then decorate to look like Christmas pud

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Classic cheesecake

It doesn't get much better than this classic cheesecake. With a buttery biscuit base and irresistible silky cream cheese and NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk, this no-bake cake is a crowd-pleaser

Caramel sauce

All you need is three ingredients and a can of NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk to be enjoying the richest, lushest caramel sauce with your desserts this festive season

Key lime tart

Add a zesty twist to Christmas with this key lime tart. With a lush, citrusy NESTLÉ HIGHLANDER Sweetened Condensed Milk filling, this fresh dessert is the perfect indulgence after a full-on festive feast

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Refreshing summer recipes

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