You can create delicious donuts, muffins, and cakes with a few drops of lemon syrup or a drizzle of lemon zest. Generally, lemons are perfect for several dinner meals as well as baked goods, salad dressings, sauces, desserts, and drinks. Lemons also support heart health, increases your iron absorption, boost your immune system, and promote healthy skin. What’s more is that they are also a good source of vitamin C which is essential for the protection of your health. If you love cooking and love to experiment on tastes, then you should always have a couple of lemons on hand since even just a few squeezes of these could bring a rich flavor to your dishes. It is quite common for lemons to be one of the main ingredients in several sweet and savory dishes. Still searching for more lemony things? Take a look at all our lemon recipes.
Looking for a spectacular dinner party dessert? Crack out the fancy champagne glasses and fill them with this light-as-air lemon mousse, topped with candied lemons and ginger biscuits. Note: you’ll need a piping bag to make the churros, but they’re easy to find in kitchen shops or online. Have a bit of fun with this playful dessert featuring sugar-coated churros and a lemony dipping sauce. Tip: you can freeze the cake, too, if you want to make this dessert in advance.Ĭardamom churros with lemon curd dipping sauce This one’s flavoured with lemon juice and limoncello and topped with a lemon curd and mascarpone cream. Polenta cakes are one of our favourite recipes when it comes to ensuring a moist and buttery texture. We’ve served this crowd-pleasing cake in bundt form to make it ideal for a special occasion. We’ve flavoured this recipe with lavender but you could easily leave it out if you’re not a fan. This is the sort of dessert you’d expect to find on restaurant menus and all it takes is 5 minutes to prepare! Just chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
Tip: click on the recipe to find out how to make mojito curd and ginger curd, too.
Once you’ve mastered this custard-like sweet treat, you can use it in a variety of desserts: use to fill sweet tarts, swirl through whipped cream for an easy lemon fool, dollop over ice cream or spread a layer between homemade biscuits for a zesty afternoon snack. It’s useful to know how to make a good lemon curd and doesn’t take an age to create. It’s boozy, fluffy and easy to eat – what more could you want? A fabulously light lemon batter (much alike to a souffle) is served with softly whipped cream and spiked with a splash of limoncello (optional). What is lemon fluff you ask? It surprisingly similar to what it says on the tin. Plus, we’ve served them with a cheat’s brandy custard for good measure…Ī show-stopping bake for a special occasion, this frozen lemon, white chocolate and blueberry cake is all about IMPACT. We only have one thing to say about this giant shortcake recipe and that is YUM!įor those with a sweet tooth, these golden syrup-soaked sponges are for you. Shortcake with lemon curd and clotted cream Any enthusiastic home baker is guaranteed to have these ingredients in their cupboard (and they’re all easy to find in a supermarket if you don’t). Make Raymond Blanc’s sophisticated lemon tart recipe for a dinner party, then dust with icing sugar before serving.Ī pudding for when you fancy something, well, not fancy. It’s not particularly tricky – just short pastry and a smooth lemon custard – but those two elements need to be perfectly executed. Not a fan of baked cheesecakes? We’ve got lots of non-baked versions, too.Ī proper lemon tart is a bucket list recipe you simply have to make in your lifetime. A super crunchy Biscoff base is topped with an eye-wateringly tangy soured cream filling and decorated with caramelised lemon slices.
This lemon cheesecake is full of good surprises. This timeless creation is sure to spark joy: a zesty syrup-drenched sponge with a crunchy sugar crust. We’ve only made a few subtle tweaks to the classic British pudding lemon meringue pie, but the result is a dessert that’s up-to-date, elegant and utterly breath-taking. There are three main elements to these pretty tarts: crisp pastry, smooth lemon curd and crunchy, mini meringue kisses. The creamy filling is spiked with lemon zest and juice, then topped with lemon curd and a tangle of candied lemons. Simmone Logue’s lemon curd cheesecake doesn’t shy away from creating a big bang of lemony flavour. Lemon lovers (and everyone else) will adore this one. A sweet-sharp lemon curd filling is topped with fluffy, crisp-on-top meringue. This signature pudding has stood the test of time for good reason. We’ve got pies, cheesecakes, tarts, cakes, churros, mousse and more.