Picnic dessert recipes
17 Recipes
Make an array of sweet treats for your next summer picnic with our simple, seasonal recipes. Try mini cheesecakes, traybakes, flapjacks and rocky road.
If you love the flavours of coconut, raspberry jam and dark chocolate, this macaroon traybake will be right up your street. It's a great bake for picnics or elevenses
Make these seasonal blackberry bakewells for dessert to round off a picnic. They're easy to transport in a tin and will hold up against the heat of a sunny day
Bake these 4-ingredient flapjacks – they're easy to make and ready in half an hour. Add chocolate drops, desiccated coconut or sultanas, if you like
Spruce up your flapjacks using cherries and coconut with this easy recipe. A perfect afternoon tea treat that's sure to become a family favourite
You can use any dried fruit, nuts or biscuits in these tasty chocolate chunks. Pineapple and mango gives them a lovely fruity twist
Pack these in tins for picnics or school fetes, or serve single bars with a dollop of clotted cream for dessert. Blackberries also work really well when strawberry season is over
A classic British cake from the Bake Off judge, Paul Hollywood's lemon drizzle is a simple traybake, made extra special with feather icing
With just three ingredients, these simple peanut butter cookies will delight kids and grown-ups alike – and they're gluten-free, too
Fun and fruity individual desserts with a layer of set cream - use portable jam jars to pack up for a picnic
This thrifty traybake sponge used canned fruit and coconut yogurt. Cut into squares and serve up at a party or cake sale
Make your strawberry ripple cheesecakes portable by packing them into jam jars, then enjoy on a summer picnic
Individual portions will save fights over the biggest slice of this creamy ricotta pud with fruity compote
These muffins aren’t too sweet and are delicious warm with a slice of cheese
Look for ripe, sweet-smelling fruit for this simple fruit salad with kiwi, mango, pineapple, grapes, orange and berries. It’s a lovely, light summer dessert
Add custard powder to blondie mix for an extra fudgy texture. Pair with rhubarb for a classic flavour combination, or try swirling in some jam or compote
