Easy pudding recipes
A scrumptious pudding is the perfect way to finish a family meal, but it doesn't have to mean hours in the kitchen. Here are 20 of your top-rated puds.
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Raspberry & milk chocolate cheesecake
- Ready in 30 mins
Use good quality chocolate for this sumptuous cheesecake. Raspberries not in season? Just leave them out
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Easy
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Easy baked pears with amaretti
By Good Food
- Ready in 25 mins
A warming autumnal pud that’s low fat, speedy and satisfying
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Easy
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Lemon cheesecake tartlets
- Ready in 15 mins
This luscious fruit dessert looks like it takes two hours, but it only takes 15 minutes
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Easy
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Fruity sponge cake
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
Reader Sue McGann devised this delicious low-fat cake recipe
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Easy
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Apricot tart
- Ready in 50 mins
Make the most of seasonal fruit with this easy, rustic tart
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Easy
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Apple & cinnamon hot cakes
- Ready in 30 mins
An apple treat that will satisfy the most ardent sweet tooth without being packed with sugar
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Lemon mousse
- Ready in 20 mins
A nice light palate-cleansing dessert to end a meal, perfect after a heavy main course
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Banana & ginger tatins
- Ready in 30 mins
Looks like you've called in the professionals to help but this super smart dessert takes just 30 minutes and five ingredients
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Easy
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Lemon self-saucing pudding
- Ready in 1 hr
Zesty lemon and oranges help fill the gap when there's not much homegrown fruit available
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Easy
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Summer pudding
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
This quintessentially British pud, packed with juicy summer berries, is so much easier than it looks, perfect for beginners
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Milk chocolate & Cointreau mousses
- Ready in 30 mins
Do something special with your tipple to create these moreish chocolate mousses
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Fastest-ever lemon pudding
By Good Food
- Ready in 10 mins
Being short of time needn't stop you making your own pudding. This microwave-friendly sponge pudding is ready in 10 minutes and can easily be a chocolate pud too
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Easiest-ever bread pudding
By Good Food
- Ready in 45 mins
The ultimate in quick comfort food - only five minutes to prepare, perfect to pop in the oven before the main course
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Juicy Lucy pudding
By Good Food
- Ready in 55 mins
Look no further for a fruity, guilt-free dessert that's both delicious and nourishing
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No-cook chocolate tart
- Ready in 25 mins
You can make it up to two days ahead. Any leftovers will make a welcome treat with a cup of coffee the next day
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Moderately Easy
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Borough market brownies
- Ready in 35 mins
Borough market brownie-maker Matt Jones shares his infamous dense chocolate brownie recipe
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Blueberry cheesecake pots
- Ready in 25 mins
These eyecatching individual puds make brilliant dinner party desserts - and are dead easy to put together
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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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Strawberry & vanilla shortcakes
- Ready in 27 mins
Encapsulate British summertime with these cute little shortcakes, perfect piled high with clotted cream and jam
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Sticky cinnamon figs
- Ready in 10 mins
A simple and stylish nutty fig pudding ready in just 10 minutes
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Easy
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