Rustic harvest fruit tart

Fill homemade rough puff pastry with a medley of soft juicy blackberries, blueberries and plums for an easy and eye-catching dessert

Beetroot & shallot tatins

Bursting with colour and flavour, these beetroot & shallot tatins made with puff pastry will make a delicious lunch or light dinner

Fish pie tart with minted pea salad

This creamy tart is full of smoky fish and sweet prawns, but less heavy than the usual mash-topped pie

Roasted ratatouille & goat’s cheese tart

Packed with oven-roasted aubergines, courgettes, peppers and onions, this tart makes a great centrepiece for a picnic or al fresco lunch

Creamy asparagus puffs

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Pastry parcels with smoked ham, cream cheese and seasonal green veg. Serve with a crisp side salad

Rustic strawberry tart

Try making your own shortcrust pastry with crunchy semolina. Top with juicy fruit and pinch the pastry round the edges to create a rustic finish

Gooseberry Bakewell pies

These individual gooseberry and almond pies in crumbly pastry are good enough to give your dinner guests goose-bumps

Giant peach, nectarine & apricot meringue tart

Using shop-bought puff pastry makes this dazzling summer tart topped with stone fruit, almond paste and dollops of meringue super quick to prepare

Slow-roast tomato tatin

Make a savoury tarte tatin with sweet and sour-slow cooked tomatoes on a crisp puff pastry base

Lighter banoffee pie

Angela Nilsen applies her magic touch to this classic banana and toffee dessert with shortcrust base and cream filling

Hidden bulb cake

Frances Quinn shares her showstopping chocolate and beetroot cake recipe finished with filo ‘bulbs’, chocolate soil and terracotta icing

Crispy filo tart with seasonal veg

This light, zesty tart is packed with asparagus, courgette, herbs and feta. Best served al fresco