Chocolate chip banana bread

Rustle up a moreish chocolate chip banana bread – it’s a great way to use up ripe bananas that are lingering in the fruit bowl

Sugar-free banana bread

This recipe is naturally sweetened with fruit and an optional drizzle of agave syrup meaning less added sugar is required in this banana bread

Custard buns

Get clever with custard and make these gorgeous custard buns. Serve with fresh or roasted fruit if you like for a sweet breakfast or afternoon treat

Vanilla pavlova with pineapple & passion fruit

Prep all the elements for these pavlovas and let the kids build them. Pineapple and passion fruit is a great springtime combination, or try berries in the summer

Matzo granola with coconut, cashew & cranberry

Enjoy this granola at breakfast during the Jewish festival of Passover, when many breads are off the menu. Try it sprinkled over a bowl of Greek yogurt and fruit

Dark chocolate, orange & ginger bara brith

Try a twist on bara brith – the classic Welsh teacake – made with chocolate, orange and ginger. It’s perfect for celebrating St David’s Day

Baked oats

Enjoy baked oats for breakfast with bananas, mixed spice and your choice of chocolate chips, blueberries or raspberries. Serve warm with more fruit to make it extra-special

Citrus marmalade

Have some citrus fruits threatening to go soft in your fruit bowl? Make a zingy marmalade – as well as spreading it on your toast, it makes a lovely gift

Classic rice pudding

Have this creamy rice pudding cooking in the oven while you make dinner and round off your meal with a comforting pud. Serve with jam for a feel-good treat

Fruity flapjack cookies

Toast oats before mixing them into the dough to make these fruity cookies, a delicious hybrid of syrupy flapjacks and coconut macaroons

Freaky fruit platter

Tuck into ghoulish grape snakes, apple fangs, lychee eyeballs and more with this freaky fruit platter, sure to tickle and terrify Halloween guests!

How to cut a mango

Mangos are delicious, yet notoriously tricky to prepare. Find out how to peel the skin, remove the stone and cut the flesh into bite-sized chunks.