Pears with speedy choc sauce

This super-quick pud is a crowd-pleaser – and is easily dressed up for grown-ups with a splash of Disaronno

Cherry, choc & coconut tray bake

Keep these five ingredients in your storecupboard so you can whip up a tasty traybake when friends drop by unexpectedly

Inside-out Alaska

This delicious pudding can be thrown together at a moment's notice, and it's bound to be a hit with kids

Banana & custard pots

These mini tiramisu-style desserts are a quick, no-cook treat to round off a family meal

Cappuccino tiramisu

Quick, easy and delicious

Marmalade bar

A delicious loaf cake with the citrus tang of orange marmalade and a crunchy demerara topping

Spanish fig & almond balls

A festive version of Pan de
Higo, a dried fig cake that the Spanish traditionally eat with cheese and a drizzle of honey

Orange, oat & sultana cookies

Cookies don’t have to be a guilty pleasure – these tasty treats from Leiths School of Food and Wine are superhealthy

Rocky road cones

Chunks of delicious fudge and mini marshmallows

Mini Mont Blancs

This sweet chestnut, cream and chocolate tart filling is perfect spooned into pre-baked tartlet cases for a no-bake alternative to mince pies

Butterscotch cookies

Hidden rice puffs give reader Pamela Johnson’s butterscotch chocolate chip biscuits a good crunch

Hazelnut meringue surprise

Britain’s Best Pud entrant, Imogen Bahl, stood out in the under-12 category with this sophisticated dessert