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Easy summer desserts

Try easy summer desserts summer pudding recipes for BBQs and alfresco meals. It’s a perfect sweet treat to enjoy out in the sun.

With just the right amount of crunch on the outside and chewy marshmallow filling this impressive foolproof recipe will make a show-stopping dessert. Everyone knows banoffee pie tastes even better the day after making, when all the flavours have had a chance to meld. This easy, no-bake cake with banana and Carnation Caramel takes advantage of that as it’s left overnight to let the biscuits soften into sponge. Check out this show-stopping trifle recipe.

Inspired by those childhood blocks of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla ice cream, this trifle is a technicolour trip back in time. We have plenty more ice cream recipes here. Check out more of our best ice cream recipes here. Make this impressive pudding for a light and moreish summer dessert. Try our zesty lemon dessert ideas here. We’ve seen ice-cream floats popping up on menus for a while, but they’re fun and simple to make at home, too. Try our ice cream toppings to make these easy dessert recipes.

Use them to add juicy flavour to the ultimate melt-in-the-mouth Italian dessert. Perfect lemon meringue pieA classic, impressive lemon meringue pie with crisp pastry, tart curd and fluffy meringue that’s easy to make. We’ve used fresh seasonal apricots and crunchy amaretti biscuits. Get more summer cheesecake ideas here. Made with elderflower, kiwi and crunchy, chewy meringue, this dessert is sure to impress friends and family.

We have more elderflower recipes here. Check out this frozen Nutella cheesecake with classic bourbon biscuits and crunchy roasted hazelnuts. Pair it with coconut yogurt and lots of berries for a really summery dessert. You can get strawberries all year round now, but they’re at their best from June until August, so make the most of them. Create this beautiful green tea inspired cake using layers of crepes and custard cream and dust with some matcha powder to finish. Coconut, mango and turmeric foolA vibrant dairy-free summer pudding, this recipe is really refreshing and you don’t even notice it’s dairy-free because of the creaminess of the coconut cream. Also the addition of turmeric, which has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, adds a zingy flavour to the dessert.