Desserts
Baklava
This wickedly good sweet treat is easy to make at home and it keeps well. Have with sweetened black minted tea.
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Berry Ambrosia
This variation on the traditional ambrosia salad is delicious and always a crowd pleaser. It’s brilliant as a Christmas dessert and quick and easy if you need to take a plate in a hurry.
You can use frozen berries if fresh ones aren’t in season.
For more recipes by Trudi Nelson, go to www.freshinthekitchen.co.nz
Black Cherry Jam Roly-poly pudding
I generally try to avoid dessert, thinking this will keep my weight down, but old-fashioned English puddings can be my downfall. Roly-poly pudding is traditionally made with suet. I prefer my version made with butter, which makes for an ever-so-slightly healthier dessert, and of course celebrates the sweet and rich New Zealand butter from our dairy farms. I have also used a rather luxurious black cherry jam and accompanied it with a classic orange-flavoured crème anglaise to make this a real wintry treat for...
Blueberry Buttermilk Choc Chip Pancakes
Ingredients-wise you pretty much have all these items in your pantry. You just need buttermilk for the best pancake base. I believe buttermilk is the key to wicked pancakes and scones.
For more recipes by Trudi Nelson, go to www.freshinthekitchen.co.nz
