Chocolate crêpes suzette

Make a chocolate version of a French classic, with a ganache filling and orange sauce.

Slow cooker leek & potato soup

Dig out your slow cooker to make a classic leek & potato soup. Top with crispy leeks and a grinding of black pepper and serve with crusty bread

Passion fruit & vanilla mascarpone crêpes

Celebrate Pancake Day in February with this tropical dessert — the crêpes are filled with sweet passion fruit and vanilla mascarpone

Malted chocolate yule log

Decorate this yule log with white chocolate snowflakes to make it even more Christmassy. It will be a big hit with fans of malted chocolate

Truffle oil & sea salt roast potatoes

Finish roasties with a drizzle of truffle oil – it provides luxurious depth and transforms a classic side into something truly special

Chocolate spiced gingerbread house cake

Put a fresh spin on a classic gingerbread house with this showstopper – it simplifies the process by using layers of chocolate sponge and treacle buttercream inside

Rasmalai

Enjoy this creamy Indian dessert made with milk, saffron, cardamom, pistachios and almonds. It’s a fabulous dish to serve at the end of an Indian feast

Hot doughnuts with spiced sugared nut coating

Enjoy fantastically fluffy doughnuts without the need for yeast and proving. Pulse the nuts to a fine consistency for the coating as this helps them stick

Next level black forest gateau

Rework this retro crowdpleaser with a thicker, creamier filling and more chocolate for pure indulgence. It’s the perfect centrepiece dessert

Sticky sage & onion sausage roll wreath with baked camembert

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.

Make this glorious wreath with all the colours of Christmas in less than an hour. It transforms classic baked camembert into a tear-and-share event

Brown butter & cardamom lebkuchen

Make a twist on the classic lebkuchen over Christmas. Spiced with fragrant cardamom, brown butter gives these chewy cookies a nutty edge

Warm peppermint eggnog

Make a peppermint version of classic eggnog your Christmas tipple this festive season. It serves one, but you can easily double the ingredients