Pastry

In this version of the Kent speciality, we've kept the custard simple, allowing dark muscovado sugar to bring its complex molasses flavour

Ready-made puff pastry takes the effort out of making the Spanish treat churros – and lowers the calories, as these buttery treats are baked, not fried

Almond, cherry and chocolate… what can go wrong? This tart has a simple sweet pastry base, topped with layers of cherry jam and almonds, then filled with a chocolate ganache. You can get cherry jam everywhere but people just don’t use it – they always go for raspberry or strawberry, but cherry and chocolate is one of the great combinations

A grown-up version of everyone’s favourite teatime treat. Perfect for a dinner party, it’s guaranteed to impress your guests

Pep up a packet of store-bought croissants with all the best bits of a sticky baklava.

Think of this as a summer version of bread and butter pud, with layers of buttery croissants, juicy peaches and crunchy pistachios baked in a cinnamon-spiked cream.

Velvety vanilla custard and sweet berries are a winning combination

Save money by whipping up your own budget friendly no-churn ice cream. Feel free to fold through your favourite fruit

Pecans give traditional pastry an extra-short buttery texture in this classic American dessert. The creamy pumpkin filling is richly spiced and a dark chocolate web adds the fright factor!