What is the most eaten dessert in the world, we hear you say?
Enter the humble apple pie…this traditional American dessert is popular due to its flaky crust and sweet apple filling, making it a go-to for cooler months accompanied by custard or whipped cream.
Tiramisu, baklava, crème brûlée and cheesecake are all up there when it comes to which decadent dessert we wish to finish our meal with. Need inspiration for a dessert treat to complete your next family dinner and party?
We’ve got your back with these five recipes that are sure to put a smile on sweet tooths’ faces and tummies:
This dessert from Chef Chris Bone is a crowd-pleaser with crunchy and soft textures. It’s sweet, sour and slightly salty – most importantly it’s a bit of fun – combining creamy white chocolate mousse with rhubarb compote and Jerusalem artichoke chips. You will need two siphons to make the mousse and freeze-dried raspberries for garnish.
Make way for your new obsession from the kitchen of Chocolate Queen, Kirsten Tibballs. We're talking chewy cookies with a lusciously smooth, melt-in-the-mouth filling with hints of crunch. A little bit fancy and a whole lot of fun, these choc-chip cornflake cookies get a flavour boost thanks to a swirl of orange-infused chocolate ganache. They are a tantalising eating experience and an instant crowd-pleaser.
Sweet-toothed superstar and bestselling baker, Natalie Paull has been baking and loving all things sweet for more than 25 years – she started cooking in professional kitchens at 18 and spent her formative years working with Australian food luminaries such as Maggie Beer and Stephanie Alexander.
In the eye-searingly schmexy first season of the TV show ‘True Blood’, a tragedy befalls Sookie Stackhouse, and in her grief, she consumes a slice of pecan pie that Nat has never forgotten seeing.
"The maple custard was spoonably gooey under the pecan raft and I vowed to make the pecan pie I cooked look the same.”
With a super flaky buckwheat crust, her chocolate rum maple pecan pie is sure to be a dessert winner; if you don’t like pecans, walnuts make a great substitute and the rum can also be swapped out for bourbon.
This recipe comes from The Scran Line YouTube star Nick Makrides’ cookbook ‘Sugar Rebels’ and is sure to wow dinner guests at the end of any meal, along with becoming a family favourite with the kids!
"For these cupcakes, you’ll need to find golden-goose eggs. They’re quite rare. The last time anyone saw one was in Willy Wonka’s factory,” Nick jokes.
No, not that kind of green brownies - though, Snoop Dogg and E-40 aren’t opposed to those, either! Get a green mint ice cream to serve over this very minty brownie dish, which gets a double dose of flavour thanks to melted chocolate mint candies baked into the base and whole chocolate peppermint patties distributed throughout.
