Comfort food recipes
What's better than a warm fire and a big bowl of comfort food on a cold winter night? That's why we've brought you a selection of our favourite comforting recipes.
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Griddle scones with honey
- Ready in 25 mins
Quick and easy to make with storecupboard ingredients, griddle scones go perfectly with creamy honey and butter
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Appleberry mulled wine
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
This mulled wine recipe is packed with cinnamon and berry flavours - a real winter warmer
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Roast rib of beef
- Ready in 2 hrs 50 mins
A fantastic recipe for delicious roast beef with roasted vegetables - the ultimate Sunday roast dish
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Deluxe hot chocolate with marshmallows
- Ready in 10 mins
A real treat for chocolate lovers - use 70% cocoa solids or milk chocolate depending on how chocolately you and the kids like it
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Sausages with winter veg mash
By Good Food
- Ready in 23 mins
Try this simple dish on a cold, wintery evening when only comfort food will do.
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Caramel apple crumble
By Good Food
- Ready in 35 mins
This simple version of the traditional dessert uses just five ingredients, with porridge oats for extra crunch
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Dead good custard
- Ready in 30 mins
The classic accompaniment to almost every pud is so much better homemade
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Fish pie with saffron mash
- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
A great dinner party dish. This can be made ahead and frozen so there's always something ready to entertain guests
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Moderately Easy
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Honeyed carrot soup
- Ready in 45 mins
Kids love this rich, warming soup but it's sophisticated enough for adults, too
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Golden veggie shepherd’s pie
- Ready in 2 hrs 15 mins
Make this comforting pie in bulk and freeze in separate servings, so you can defrost only what you need
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Pear parkin pudding with custard
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
This easy and comforting pud is the perfect way to round off a family lunch
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Chicken cacciatore
- Ready in 50 mins
A tasty tomato and chicken dish to feed the family - serve with short pasta or a big bowl of roast potatoes
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Mustard toad in the hole
- Ready in 45 mins
Update a sausage supper with this clever twist on a family favourite
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Honey cake with honeyed almond crunch
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
If you like crunchy honey-nut cereal in the morning, you'll love this for elevenses
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Chicken & white bean stew
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
This flavoursome, low-fat casserole freezes really well, so why not make double and freeze half for next time
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A good steak & kidney pie
- Ready in 2 hrs 25 mins
An old favourite - a traditional steak and kidney pie, comfort food at its best.
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Moderately Easy
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Flat apple & vanilla tart
- Ready in 30 mins
A gorgeous looking tart that is fantastic for any occasion - from morning tea to decadent dessert
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Chocolate brownie cake
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
The perfect cake for brownie lovers, try a big slice warm with some ice cream
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American blueberry pancakes
By Good Food
- Ready in 35 mins
Light, fluffy and fruity, these pancakes are the perfect special breakfast
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Slow-baked clotted cream rice pudding
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
Homemade rice pudding with your own quick raspberry jam is the ultimate in comfort food
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Best-ever macaroni cheese
- Ready in 50 mins
Use up the remnants of a French stick to make a crunchy topping for this family favourite
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Sausage casserole with garlic toasts
By Good Food
- Ready in 45 mins
Smarten up sausages and sneak in a few vital veggies too with this comforting midweek meal
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Easy
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Chorizo & pork belly with haricot beans
- Ready in 2 hrs 50 mins
A filling, autumnal dish - it'll fill the house with delicious smells as it slow-roasts...
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