Double cream recipes

Pay homage to some of the delicious pasta dishes in Umbria, where mushrooms and sausages are king – this recipe highlights the power of dried porcini stock.

Transform creamy, comforting rice pudding into a simple ice cream, gently spiced with nutmeg. Make ahead and it will freeze for up to three months

Make the most important elements of this trifle from scratch with a few shortcuts for the simpler parts. It’s a great dessert for a special occasion

Make your own to enjoy with a dessert, to fill a tiered cake or sticky buns, or to pile on top of fresh summer berries and soft fruit

Enjoy this simple pasta bake that will be ready to eat in 35 minutes – it uses cavatappi pasta, plus sweet tinned cherry tomatoes and creamy ricotta

Enjoy this smooth coffee- and booze-laced chocolate sauce with your favourite cake, such as our burnt honey and almond cakes

This creamy tagliatelle recipe makes a comforting midweek meal. Any long pasta will work, so use whatever you have in the cupboard

Pair this sauce alongside our Balmoral chicken, pan-roasted kale and parsley potato cakes for a Scottish-themed menu – it's ideal to celebrate Burns Night

Treat family and friends to this luscious Easter dessert with crushed biscuits and a creamy cheesecake filling packed into hollow chocolate eggs

For an alternative Sunday lunch, try cooking this hearty poached chicken and pancetta pie pie topped with a buttery spring onion colcannon mash

Finish off a dinner party with this silky, rich chocolate mousse served with crunchy homemade almond biscuits. Good-quality olive oil is the secret to the mousse's texture

What's more inviting than a sticky toffee pudding? Our recipe delivers on expectations, with a lovely sticky sponge, true toffee flavour and a light sponge

Slather leftover hot cross buns with chocolate spread and drench in homemade chocolate custard to transform them into a twist on bread and butter pudding

Make these bite-sized victoria sponges for a special afternoon tea or birthday celebration. Choose your favourite jam for the filling, then add whipped cream

Enjoy this leek and potato pie as a side or main meal. Be sure to use the best Cheshire cheese you can find – the better the cheese, the better the dish

Combine the flavours of white chocolate, passion fruit and pistachios in this semifreddo, a stunning dessert to end a dinner party or family celebration

Impress dinner guests with our luscious winter-fruit themed pavlova, with light meringue, vanilla cream and gorgeous maple, apple and pecan flavours

What's a celebration without a trifle? This glam version is full of festive caramel and ginger. Swap the figs for poached pears, if you prefer

Make this festive version of hot chocolate with fragrant orange, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. To make it extra-special, top with whipped cream

Indulge in this crowd-pleasing dessert: a chocolate mousse and custard tart hybrid with rich chocolate filling, whipped cream and chocolate shavings