Roast sweet potato & onion tart with goat’s cheese

Top buttery puff pastry with caramelised onions and melted cheese for a festive buffet or dinner party winner that you can make ahead and freeze

Chinon apple tarts

These little French tarts are wonderfully buttery and crisp, glazed with a red wine jelly – the perfect end to a special supper for two

Double chocolate profiteroles with salted caramel cream

Featherlight choux pastry is stuffed with salted caramel and drizzled with a double dose of chocolate in this deliciously indulgent dessert

Almond-topped mince pies

These festive favourites are encased in a rich, sweet shortcrust pastry and finished off with a frangipane topping that livens up every bite

Ham & tarragon pot pie

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Use ready-rolled puff pastry for a fuss-free, midweek masterpiece – fill this pie with pulled ham hock and a creamy, herby sauce

Plum & marzipan pie

Top this deep pink pie filling with a lattice crust made of buttery sweet shortcrust pastry for a showstopping end to a special meal

Bramley & blackberry pie

Make the most of scrumptious seasonal fruit in this apple and blackberry pie, topped with our ultimate sweet shortcrust pastry

Fig, raspberry & cardamom pie

An unusual fruit filling, complemented by Middle-Eastern flavours of rosewater and cardamom, makes for an impressive dinner party dessert

Lighter spanakopita

This traditional Greek spinach and feta cheese pie gets a healthier makeover – we’ve slashed the fat, salt and calories

Peach puff pastry tart with almonds

Top puff-pastry with sliced peaches to make this rustic, simple Spanish-style fruit tart – an easy yet attractive dinner party dessert

Veg & cheese rolls

Get little hands to help grate the carrots and beetroot and mix with mature cheddar to fill these vegetarian pastry rolls

Crusted polenta tart with pesto, courgette & gruyère

A gluten-free polenta base makes this cheesy tart much lower in fat than traditional pastry – delicious served hot or cold