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Fruit desserts

Pear and date tarte tatin.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s pear and date tarte tatin

Pears and dates are a classic flavour combination that works exceptionally well in another classic, the tarte tatin.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Country pork stew.
EASY

The surprising ingredient that makes Adam Liaw’s apple crumble stand out

It might be a grown-up apple crumble but it will bring out the big kid in all of us.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Banana bread cooks beautifully in the air fryer.
EASY

Air fryer banana bread

This easy air fryer banana bread, which comes together in under 50 minutes, is an excellent way to use ripe bananas.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jane de Graaff
Helen Goh's apple, raisin and armagnac croustade.

Helen Goh’s ‘crumpled and generous’ apple pie is crunchy like autumn leaves underfoot

This rustic, brandy-spiked dessert is inspired by the apple pastries of south-west France.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Normandy apple tart.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Normandy apple tart

This apple and custard tart has a certain elegance in its simplicity: sweet shortcrust, a mix and pour sour cream custard, and tart Granny Smith apples topped with a crunch of demerara sugar.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
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Butterscotch and pecan banana splits.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s butterscotch and pecan banana splits

Best shared between two, this playful dessert shows a bit more restraint than the classic multicoloured banana split.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Helen Goh's pear and caramel self-saucing pudding.

Treat yourself to this self-saucing pudding on the couch on a Saturday night

There’s something incredibly comforting about eating warm food with a spoon at the end of a hard day (or week).

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Stonefruit salad with Earl Grey jelly.
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Adam Liaw’s stone fruit salad with Earl Grey jelly

This elegant fruit salad contains cubes of Earl Grey jelly for a dash of delicious freshness.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Summer peach cake.

Five sweet and juicy ways to celebrate summer stone fruit (feat. Adam Liaw’s mix-and-pour peach cake)

Blink and you’ll miss stone fruit season. From cardamom-spiced plum cakes to a cheeky riff on an American classic, here are five ways to get your fix.

Helen Goh’s kefir and vanilla jelly with stone fruits and cherries.
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Kefir and vanilla jelly with stone fruits and cherries

A dessert for the tail end of summer when stone fruits are at their sweetest.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh