They’re known as the perfect school snack but sultanas also make a beautiful addition to a range of cakes, slices and desserts. These old-fashioned favourites, including our best-ever boiled sultana cake, are sure to get the family gathered around the table for an after-dinner treat. Let’s get baking!
Easy hot cross buns
There’s nothing better than eating fruit-studded, delicately spiced hot cross buns straight from the oven.
Garibaldi slice
These raisin-packed crunchy buttery biscuits are not too rich and not too sweet.
Chocolate and cinnamon babka
An irresistible sweet brioche swirled with chocolate and walnut creamy filling and topped with a rich chocolate cinnamon sauce.
Banana caramel scrolls
Filled with coffee-soaked sultanas and chopped walnuts, these banana caramel scrolls are a decadent morning sweet treat.
Earl grey sultana cake
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. To make tea, pour 1 cup of boiling water into a heatproof jug. Add 2 earl grey tea bags; stand for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Note
Sugar-free sultana muffins
These light and fluffy muffins are naturally sweetened with dried sultanas, making them a perfect healthy lunchbox snack for school and work.
Apple strudel
For a quick, easy and popular family dessert, try this golden, flaky strudel filled with sweet apple and juicy sultanas. Serve with a generous dollop of cream, ice-cream or both. It’s also delicious cold.
Fruit chews
Brown sugar gives this nutty slice the colour and taste of caramel.
Oven-roasted apples
Granny Smith apples are crisp, juicy and tart, which makes them versatile in cooking and perfect for baking in pies, sauces and puddings, such as in this classic dish.
Apple pie slice
This buttery apple pie slice is perfect for a picnic and tastes heavenly with whipped cinnamon cream.
Easy florentines
It is very important to allow biscuits to cool completely before you attempt to remove them from trays, to avoid breaking Note
Little sultana scrolls
These scrolls can be made 3 days ahead; store in an airtight container. They are not suitable to freeze. Note