43 quick & easy dessert recipes to satisfy your sweet tooth
Here are some quick and easy dessert recipes for when unexpected guests arrive or when the sugar cravings hit.
Dessert
See allFrom cheesecakes to puddings to pavlovas, find a tried and tested Women Weekly dessert recipe for every season and occasion.
34 perfect pavlovas for Christmas
Crunchy on the outside, marshmallow-y on the inside.
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Coconut & raspberry cheesecake
This baked cheesecake uses a store-bought shortcut for the base.
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Tiramisu trifle
This fabulous dessert combines two favourites – a tiramisu and a trifle!
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Mini pavlova shells
A fun twist on a classic summer dessert.
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Condensed milk ice cream
An easy, no-churn way to make ice-cream.
Cornflake slice
This crunchy cornflake slice is the perfect last-minute Christmas treat.
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Pavlova rocky road
A blend of two Christmas favourites. This recipe is one for the sweet tooths!
Rich dark fruit loaf
Treat yourself to a beautiful homemade bread.
Brandied cherry cheesecake
Christmas time means cherries have arrived and they’re here for a good time, not a long time!
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Sticky date pudding with boozy toffee sauce
Something different to serve for dessert this Christmas.
Our 39 best sorbet and ice cream recipes
Cool down this summer in the most delicious way.
31 Christmas desserts to end your festive feast on a high
Find the perfect ending for your festive feast.
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18 perfect parfaits
The perfect refreshing dessert. Whatever the season!
How to make the perfect Christmas pudding
To suet or not to suet? Can I leave out the booze? Is it sacrilegious to use a microwave? We answer some frequently asked questions about the fine art of pudding-making.
32 decadent double chocolate desserts
Double the chocolate, double the decadence.
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Our best Christmas pudding recipes
Nothing says Christmas like a plump, juicy pudding.
Gluten-free Christmas cakes
No-one should miss out on Christmas cake!
10 sweet sensations with a coffee kick for summer entertaining
Coffee can be so much more than a morning treat.
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Strawberry tart
A stunning dessert for special occasions.
Dorothy the Dinosaur cake
Ready, steady, bake!
26 carrot cake recipes
Carrot cake is an afternoon tea favourite.
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9 drool-worthy chocolate advent calendars for a taste of Christmas all December long
A month of chocolate-y bliss.
Coffee granita
This delicious coffee granita is super easy to make, but is a beautifully cooling dessert which is perfect for entertaining guests.
Coffee and walnut cake
The ideal afternoon tea treat.
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Classic Basque cheesecake
Creamy and soft on the inside, caramelised on the outside.
Strawberry tiramisu
A fresh and fruity riff on the classic Italian dessert.
Mug cake recipes for quick desserts
You'll love how easy it is to create a beautiful homemade dessert with minimal effort.
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Chocolate buttermilk ombre cake
This decadent chocolate cake is moist with a not-too-rich chocolate flavour that works well with the dramatic three-chocolate flavoured buttercreams.
34 fabulous friand recipes
The best of friands.
11 eggnog ideas to get you in the Christmas spirit
Time to get into the festive spirits.
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17 delicious doughnut recipes
Who doesn't love a hot, fresh doughnut?
30 easy cheesecake slices
No one can pass up a classic cheesecake slice.
36 easy desserts with no more than five ingredients
Looking for some quick, simple desserts that don't use up all your supplies? These easy desserts with no more than five ingredients should do the trick!
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Delicious desserts packed full of sultanas
Not just a great lunchbox snack.
33 indulgent dark chocolate recipes
A selection of our most rich and indulgent dark chocolate recipes including cakes with ganache, mousse, tarts, brownies, pies and slices.
How to make an easy gingerbread house
The fun is in the creation but this festive treat doesn't need to be super complicated.
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45 fantastic cheesecake recipes to serve after dinner
A timeless dessert loved by all, a cheesecake makes the perfect finish to any meal.
20 easy desserts made with your favourite cereals
Not just for breakfast!
Pavlova roll with passionfruit curd
Roll up this fruity spin on an Australian dessert favourite.
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Passionfruit tart
A luscious dessert to celebrate the in-season fruit.
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
Just look at those gorgeous layers!
Beautiful butterscotch desserts
There's something so irresistible about a drizzle of warm butterscotch sauce over your favourite desserts!
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28 sweet and savoury dishes using buttermilk
Rich, creamy, and slightly sour buttermilk is a versatile ingredient that lends a delicious texture and flavour to anything it's added to - from fluffy pancakes to crispy fried chicken and more.
33 amazing almond desserts
Go nuts for these almond treats.
Sunshine carrot cake
This isn't your average carrot cake!
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Cheesecake slice with blueberries
You can’t go wrong with a classic cheesecake slice.
Panettone custards with macadamia toffee
A delicious way to re-invent leftover panettone at Christmas.
Lemon & passionfruit mug cake
Treat yourself tonight.
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Custard tart
Sink your teeth in to this classic tart.
Lemon drizzle cake
This lemon cake is zingy, bright and oh-so tasty.
Bread and butter pudding
Comfort food at its best.
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Christmas tree pavlova
Mastering the perfect pavlova is a skill for life!
Orange, poppy seed & olive oil mug cake
A dessert just for you, ready in 5 minutes!
15 sweet winter strawberry recipes
Includes jam, crumbles, cakes and puddings - all starring strawberries.
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Healthier chocolate spread
Chocolate spread, meet chickpeas. Don't be alarmed — we've blended the chickpeas down with gooey, sticky dates and cocoa powder so that all you're left with is a perfect, oozy, chocolatey spread.
Vegan sticky date pudding
A decadent dessert drizzled with sticky toffee sauce.
23 beautiful bundt cakes
Love baking but baulk at the idea of decorating? These beautiful bundts are the answer.
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Julie Goodwin’s coffee cake with walnuts
With rich walnut and coffee cake layers and lashings of coffee butter cream, it’s the sweetest way to get your caffeine fix.
Our simple and delicious banana cake recipe
You'll go bananas for this easy, moist banana cake recipe!
Chocolate and dulce de leche puddings
These heavenly chocolate and dulce de leche puddings are the perfect way to end a meal! Sweet, rich, and easy to prepare - what more could you want!
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Orange drizzle cake
Got people to impress? This is the cake for you.
Julie Goodwin’s pecan pie cheesecake
A divine seasonal sweet.
Caramel cake with caramel icing
It's a double caramel situation.
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Julie Goodwin’s sour cream cheesecake slice
Twice as nice.
Julie Goodwin’s lemonade scones with lemon curd
Simply irresistible.
The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book
Highlights from our classic children's cake book.
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Buttermilk waffles
Dessert for breakfast!
Hot cross bun & Biscoff hand pies
All you need is 5 ingredients, 20 minutes and a pie maker.
Hot cross bun tiramisu loaf
An epic Easter dessert for the grown-ups.
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Julie Goodwin’s apple crumble slice
Simply delicious.
20 Easter baking ideas
Easter baking is a lovely (and delicious!) way to mark the festive occasion.
Little gluten free chocolate cakes
These delish, not-too dense, gluten-free chocolate cakes are based on hazelnut meal and lightened with egg white.
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Vanilla flan with roasted cherries
Roasted cherries take this flan-tastic dessert to the next level!
Easy pistachio and berry hand pies
Win hearts and tummies with these heart-shaped pies filled with luscious summer berries.
Delicious and easy ice-cream sandwich recipes to cool down this summer
Indulge your sweet tooth with these delicious summer snacks.
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Summer stone fruit parcels with vanilla-spice glaze
You know it's summer in Australia when sweet and juicy stone fruit is in season.
Campfire pancake recipe
A breakfast favourite made with just 4 ingredients.
Mini Christmas puddings
Serve these little puddings with brandy butter and caramel brandy sauce for a decadent festive dessert.
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Double Biscoff cheesecake with white chocolate
An irresistible finish to a dinner party or special birthday.
Choc mint ice-cream bombe
A stunning dessert to end a festive feast. Don’t expect leftovers!
Mulberry jam
The mulberry season is short and sweet. Here's a delicious way to preserve the fruit to enjoy throughout the year.
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Choc-hazelnut caramel cake
The Weekly team never tires of eating cake and this one received rapturous applause!
Mango, coconut and passionfruit kulfi
A no-bake Indian-inspired dessert perfect for the warmer weather.
4 ways with dessert jars
Individual desserts make the perfect finale! These desserts can be whipped up in under 20 minutes.
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5-ingredient easy coconut ice
It's a classic.
10 sweet, savoury and surprising berry recipes to try
They’re berry good!
No bake mango cheesecake
This fresh mango cheesecake, with coconut and macadamia in the base, makes a gorgeous summery dessert.
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Coffee pecan slice
Perfect for morning tea!
Hazelnut chocolate squares
The flavours! The textures!
Macadamia, ginger and caramel slice
This macadamia slice proves that the classic combination of nuts and caramel will never go out of style.
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Chocolate freckle biscuit bark
Sao biscuits like you've never eaten them before!
Chocolate, hazelnut & pear scrolls
There’s plenty to love about these decadent scrolls.
How to make a chocolate orange ‘tiger’ bundt cake
This bundt cake recipe is perfect for lovers of chocolate orange as a delicious afternoon tea treat.
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Chai-spiced apple crumble cake
This dessert-in-a-cake can be served for morning or afternoon tea, or even as the sweet course at your next dinner party.
Pressed flower cake
While we never need an excuse for cake at The Weekly, for our 90th birthday we’ve created a vintage floral showstopper to celebrate. Enjoy!
8-layer choc-hazelnut biscuit cake
A celebration cake with a difference.
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Fields of play
This versatile recipe can be used to make any number of sporting fields, from a soccer cake to cheer on the Matildas, to rugby to Aussie rules.
Air fryer apple pie rolls
It's an apple pie, but not as you know it!
