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25 tropical treats and suntanned summer bakes

Make the most of seasonal fruit and enjoy a taste of the tropics with these desserts and bakes.

25 recipes
Sunshine on a plate: Hummingbird cake stacked with lemon curd and cream cheese icing, and topped with golden-hued decorations if you're feeling 'extra'.

Hummingbird layer cake with lemon curd, honeycomb and chamomile

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Tropical banana sundae.

Tropical banana sundae

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Rice pudding gets a tropical refresh.
EASY

Mango and passionfruit rice pudding recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Rachel Khoo's coconut, lime and mango pavlova roulade for Christmas.

Coconut, lime and mango pavlova roulade

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Rachel Khoo
A summery spin on banana pudding.

Mango, coconut and cardamom pudding

  • 2 hrs +
  • Hetty McKinnon
Adam Liaw's tropical pav screams summer.

Coconut and lychee pavlova with mango sauce recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Black sticky rice with mango and coconut cream

Black sticky rice with mango and coconut cream

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Coconut sponge sandwiched with papaya compote and coconut cream.

Helen Goh's coconut sponge with lime and papaya compote

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Island Holiday dessert: mangoes with lychee granita.
EASY

Mango and mint island holiday dessert with lychee granita

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Refreshing and fruity: passionfruit syrup cake with mango salsa.

Passionfruit syrup cake with mango salsa

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Red papaya fruit salad.
EASY

Red papaya fruit salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Coconut jelly with papaya and lime.
EASY

Coconut jelly with papaya and lime

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Mango lassi parfait with honey and cardamom granita.
EASY

Mango lassi parfait

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
This sophisticated dessert is summer on a plate.

Mangoes with passionfruit jelly, lime sorbet and spearmint

  • 2 hrs +
  • Frank Camorra
Danielle Alvarez's summer showstopper.

Mango and coconut layer cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
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The Blue Ducks' pavlova topped with colourful summer fruit.
EASY

Pavlova with chantilly cream and basil oil

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Summer fruit salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw's summer fruit salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Coconut sago pudding with passionfruit mousse.

Coconut sago pudding with passionfruit mousse

  • 1-2 hrs
Tropical pavlova with barbecued pineapple.

Palm-sugar meringue and grilled pineapple with mango passionfruit granita

  • 2 hrs +
  • Rodney Dunn
Serve this tropical crumble with lime leaf dust and coconut gelato.

Pineapple and lime crumble

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Passionfruit and pineapple tart.

Passionfruit and pineapple tart

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Frank Camorra
Because everything looks better in a jar.

Dessert recipes: Adam Liaw's peach and passionfruit pavlova pots

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
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Hawaiian sundae

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
Neil Perry's lemongrass parfait.

Lemongrass parfait with pineapple salsa

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
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A portable traycake with passionfruit icing.
EASY

Helen Goh's passionfruit picnic cake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh