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No-bake desserts

Stonefruit salad with Earl Grey jelly.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s stone fruit salad with Earl Grey jelly

This elegant fruit salad contains cubes of Earl Grey jelly for a dash of delicious freshness.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Helen Goh’s kefir and vanilla jelly with stone fruits and cherries.
EASY

Kefir and vanilla jelly with stone fruits and cherries

A dessert for the tail end of summer when stone fruits are at their sweetest.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Poached rhubarb, raspberries, yoghurt and rose granita.

15 refreshing freezer desserts for when it’s too hot to cook

Elevate summer entertaining with these shimmering granita recipes. Icy, elegant, and effortlessly refined, these no-churn desserts are pure class.

Limoncello tiramisu.
EASY

Merry and bright: Emelia Jackson’s limoncello tiramisu is your new make-ahead dessert

Dressed to thrill with glistening slices of candied lemon, this zesty dessert will be the star of the festive table.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
Spiced lemon posset with summer berries.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s spiced lemon posset with summer berries

Posset is a dessert of cream set with citrus juice. The process is a bit like making a sweet ricotta, but here I’ve added fragrant spices as well.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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No-bake date cheesecake.
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Adam Liaw’s no-bake date cheesecake

Date syrup, which you can buy from Middle Eastern grocers and most supermarkets, makes a simple, flavourful drizzle for this no-bake cheesecake.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Hazelnut tiramisu.
EASY

Emelia Jackson’s make-ahead hazelnut tiramisu is rich, creamy, ready when you are

Here’s the scoop on an impressive dessert that takes the stress out of entertaining.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
Cheat’s maritozzi.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s cheat’s maritozzi

Soft white rolls from the Asian bakeries we have all over Australia make fantastic substitutes for maritozzi rolls.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Emelia Jackson’s chocolate mousse.

Emelia Jackson’s light, airy chocolate mousse is the sweetest way to see in 2025

This make-ahead retro dessert, an irresistible combination of dark chocolate custard and whipped cream, is making a comeback on restaurant menus.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
Golden syrup dumplings.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s golden syrup dumplings

Dumplings poached in golden syrup and served with lashings of cream? What’s not to love!

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw