31 Fast desserts for when you need dessert right now

Easy cookies and cream pies

I think it’s pretty safe to say that cookies and cream is a popular flavour for just about any dessert.

Quick and easy plum tart

Sliced stoned fruit encased by this fluffy and buttery puff pastry becomes a treat that is just simply good.

Wagonettes

They’re a little bit retro and completely delicious.

These fudge bars are soft, sweet, rich and will make an excellent sweet snack or finger food style dessert.

Pikelets

Smaller than pancakes, and fluffier than crepes, pikelets make a great breakfast, brunch or after-school snack! Traditionally served with jam and cream, but we also love them with a hearty dollop of our unbeatable lemon curd.

These classic little pastries are divine served warm, their buttery crust matching perfectly with the cinnamon and apple filling.

Silky and sweet and swimming in maple syrup – French toast is the ideal breakfast when you have a little extra time.

Peach Melba is as peachy delicious as its name and pedigree would suggest.

This easy sponge cake makes for a simple yet impressive dessert. Soft, sweet, and full of jam.

We love the fun and drama that comes with making honeycomb! Here, we’ve added a modern and elegant touch to a favourite recipe with maple syrup and a generous sprinkling of sea salt.

This 3-ingredient rocky road is super-simple and ready in under 15 minutes.

Perfect for birthdays or last minute gift ideas.

These super-cute gingerbread house cookies are perfect if you don’t have the time (or patience) to put a whole house together.

Wouldn’t be the festive season without a plate of this white christmas rocky road!

These cinnamon scrolls are full of flavour and super easy to make in your pie-maker.

This classic treat perfectly balances sweet and tart, creating a wonderfully creamy and flavoursome lemon slice. Enjoy a piece with a mug of hot tea or coffee.

These gingernut cookies, basking in the warm glow of spices like ginger and cinnamon, are the quintessential tea-time treat.

Buttermilk scones

Jam and cream is optional here but we know how we like to eat ours!

The secret to perfect scones is cold ingredients. Chill your milk and butter before mixing them together for the best teatime nibbles.

This five-ingredient dessert is so simple and versatile: you can use pear, figs, pineapple rings or stone fruit instead of the apple.

Learn how to make lemon curd and you’ll unlock a delicious topping for toast, scones, pikelets and pancakes as well as a dreamy filling for tarts and sponge cake.

What’s better than a chocolate mousse recipe? Our delicious triple chocolate mousse recipe of course!

Get creative with rocky road to create these chocolate, rice bubble and lolly ‘graveyard’ bites make the ultimate Halloween treat that kids and grown-ups will love.

This creamy vanilla and passionfruit layers in this dessert take unbaked to a new level. Of course the crispy base is baked to give it that delectable crunch!

A cool and full-flavoured dessert or snack with only three ingredients. These popsicles are a great alternative to ice-cream or frozen yoghourt for lactose intolerant people.

Chocolate Nutella mug puddings

Buttermilk panna cotta with summer fruits

Peanut and honey ice-cream sandwiches

Sugar-free homemade chocolate hazelnut spread

Pear fritters with raspberry rose syrup

Gluten-free blueberry and white chocolate scones

No-bake Mars bar slice