Desserts & Sweets

Simmer pitted cherries with sugar and lemon, then thicken the juice lightly with potato starch. Serve this glossy cherry kissel warm or chilled in bowls.

Simmer chopped apricots with raspberries, lemon and sugar into soft fruit preserves. Spoon over yogurt or pancakes, then store the cooled batch in the fridge.

Cook thin milk crepes and fill them with Greek yogurt, cream cheese and vanilla. Serve the tender folded crepes with berries and a spoonful of fruit preserves.

Make peach jelly layers around a condensed-milk gelatin centre with sliced peaches. Chill each layer until set for clean slices of this creamy fruit dessert.

Beat cream cheese and butter with sifted cocoa, icing sugar and vanilla for a smooth chocolate frosting. Spread or pipe it onto completely cooled cakes.

Layer crushed pineapple, cherry filling and dry yellow cake mix, then bake with butter and almonds. Scoop through a golden top into the warm fruit beneath.

Make firm gingerbread icing with pasteurized egg white, icing sugar and lemon. Adjust it for piping, outlines or house joints, with clear drying guidance.

Blend blueberries and mango with banana, Greek yogurt and milk into a thick purple smoothie. Frozen fruit gives it a cold, creamy texture without extra ice.

Coat Corn Pops cereal with melted soft caramels and butter, then spread to cool. Break these sweet cereal treats into small clusters for sharing.

Blend fresh lime juice with cold water and sweetened condensed milk for creamy Brazilian lemonade. Serve over ice promptly while the citrus flavour is bright.

Make a French fraisier cake with fresh strawberries, sponge and vanilla mousseline. Includes cream temperature tips, neat assembly and the essential chilling time.

Bake a lime and coconut cake, then cover it with tangy cream cheese frosting and toasted coconut. Fresh lime juice and zest bring a bright citrus finish.