Desserts

We have a definite sweet tooth in my family, and any big lunch is guaranteed to be followed by dessert! Whether it’s a show-stopping dinner party dessert, a mid-morning treat with coffee or a mid-afternoon energy boost, these are our dessert recipes.
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Dark Chocolate Almond Bites
Satisfy your sweet tooth without guilt with our irresistible recipe for dark chocolate almond bites, the perfect dessert to end any meal.
Healthy Carrot Coconut Truffles
These healthy carrot coconut truffles make for a delicious and guilt-free snack. Made with grated carrots and shredded coconut, they provide a burst of natural sweetness without using any refined sugars. The addition of coconut adds a hint of tropical flavor while providing healthy fats and fiber. And because they can be stored in the fridge, these truffles make for a convenient snack on the go.
Coconut Cake Bites for Kids Birthday Parties
These little coconut cake bites are perfect for kids' birthday parties or grown-up gatherings. They're easy for little fingers to manage, but taste 'mature enough' for the grown-ups to enjoy too! Plus, they always go down a treat with coffee at the end of a dinner party.
Vegan Rice Pudding - So Delicious, You Won't Miss the Dairy!
This vegan rice pudding is so creamy and delicious, you won't miss the dairy one bit! Made with rich-tasting plant milk and subtly flavored with vanilla, it's a perfect dessert for both vegans and non-vegans alike. Give it a try!
Vegan Greek Semolina Halva Recipe
Looking for a vegan dessert that will take you back to your childhood? Try this delicious vegan Greek semolina halva recipe. It's perfect for those with dietary restrictions, but everyone will love it!
Carrot Cake with Yogurt Cream Frosting
A carrot cake without cream cheese? I know, it sounds like a sin! But don’t worry, I haven’t forgone that glorious, tangy white frosting entirely - I’ve just swapped up the cream cheese for a Greek yoghurt frosting. Higher in protein and lower in fat, Greek yoghurt is always my yoghurt of preference, and that mixture of tart yoghurt and sweet icing sugar always sets off carrot cake perfectly. Give it a try!
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
These red velvet cookies with chocolate chips are too good to resist. I can’t believe that it took me so long to give them a try and I’m very pleased with the result of my first try! Soft, chewy and delicious, with white chocolate chips melting in every bite. The perfect treat for every occasion, especially Valentine’s day! 😍
Whole Grain Blueberry Muffins
I know wholegrain blueberry muffins aren’t ‘healthy’ - but sometimes we all need a sweet treat, and these are a slightly healthy compromise! This is a great recipe I keep up my sleeve for those times when I need a little indulgence - they are sweet and satisfying. On the plus side, because they are full of wholegrains (from the oats and the wholewheat flour) they don’t give that crash and burn I certainly suffer from when eating treats made from refined white flour. Give them a try!
Greek Lucky New Year's Cake (Vasilopita)
Vasilopita is a traditional Greek New Year’s Day Cake. We always hide a (foil-wrapped!) coin inside the batter before the cake is baked; tradition states that the recipient of the coin (“flouri” in Greek) will have good luck for the year to come. Any crumbs leftover? Well, they’re the perfect ingredient for our Kariokes recipe! No festive indulgence goes wasted at our house!
Traditional Kourabiedes Cookies
This Kourabiedes recipe is central to our household’s foodie festivities come Christmas. That mixture of butter and almond makes for an authentic Kourampiedes recipe, and they’re just one of the best Greek Christmas cookies I can think of (though I do love Melomakarona too!).
Greek Christmas Honey Cookies (Melomakarona)
Melomakarona are a central festive staple when it comes to foodie Greek Christmas traditions. These moist, sweet, gently spiced and orange-scented biscuits are the ultimate in festive indulgence, and are the sweetest gift to take around to your host when you’re invited to any Christmas get-togethers. That’s what we tend to do in Greece - create a plate full of Kourampiedes and Melomakarona for our host.
Dried Fruit and Nut Loaf
This recipe for dried fruit and nut loaf seems so distinctly British. As a Greek, we’d stop for a coffee and a sweet treat in the morning - but in the UK, people seem to just have an endless appetite for ‘afternoon tea’! With a slather of butter and a nice hot cuppa, this recipe puts a smile on everyone’s face, even on drizzly grey Autumn afternoons. Doesn’t stop me enjoying it with coffee at 11 too… 😇
Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
These Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes are the perfect way to gear up for Halloween at my house! I love this time of year, as the leaves change and it gets darker - all I want to do is get baking in the kitchen, and even better if I can get family involved! One recipe always guaranteed to get my girls baking is cupcakes!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Get this pumpkin chocolate chip bread in the oven right now! The smell when it’s baking is 😍. It’s a slightly healthy Halloween treat for the kids, but the whole family will love this seasonal autumn recipe. Now I need to grab a cup of tea and curl up on the sofa with a blanket and a good book! It’s that kind of cake!
Vegan Mint Bounty Bars
These vegan mint bounty bars seem to satisfy everyone who tries them, little or large! I bring them out after a meal with friends as a light dessert, but the kids can't keep their hands off of them either. I don't mind giving these indulgent mouthfuls to the kids, as they're full of desiccated coconut, coconut milk and dark chocolate. Indulgent, yes - but full of goodness too!