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33 no-bake desserts for those hot summer days

Turning your oven on when it’s 35 degrees is plain madness - so don’t do it! Beat the heat with these completely indulgent desserts… that don’t require any baking.

Raw berry and chocolate torte

Raw berry and chocolate torte Source: Steve Brown

Feelin’ fruity


Put our amazing summer fruit to work with - it comes together super-quick and is great to use on fruit that’s past its prime. With a crunchy gingersnap crumb and smooth coconut cream, it’s perfect to serve at a barbecue.
Bruleed fruit skewers with gingersnap crumb and coconut cream
Bruleed fruit skewers with gingersnap crumb and coconut cream Source: Petrina Tinslay
Dan Hong’s mango pudding is like summer in a bowl - a twist on the , this is served with a distinctly Australian passionfruit granita.
Mango pudding
Source: Mr Hong by Dan Hong (Murdoch Books)
Pearls of sago drenched in a sweet coconut syrup - will send you straight to the tropics. 

Ice, ice, baby



Got leftover panettone from Christmas? Use it to create - perfect for lazy afternoons in the sun (with a glass of something bubbly, we suggest!)
Grown-up, boozy ice blocks are the way all summer barbecues should end, if you ask us. We love the combination of .


Pomegranates, passionfruit and raspberries - summer fruit is just too delicious to stop at the recommended two pieces a day! Enjoy your serves in
Frozen summer semifreddo pudding
Source: China Squirrel
Here, lime and sugar cut through the richness of the “alligator pear” (as the avo’s known in Jamaica!).
Jamaican avocado ice-cream
Source: Feast magazine
Coffee and tea



OK, so you have to brew the coffee - but that’s A spin on the traditional Italian, the Argentinians have adapted tiramisu and made it their own.
Argentinian tiramisu
Source: Alan Benson
Smoky green tea gets rebooted as dessert., takes just 15 minutes to whip up.
Green tea ice-cream
Source: Steve Brown / Hachette
Chocolate heaven



Raw berry and chocolate torte
Raw berry and chocolate torte Source: Steve Brown
When you feel like something sweet - but not something heavy - Keep them on hand in the fridge and serve with coffee.
Cardamom and orange truffles
Source: Petrina Tinslay
, who ran the now-closed ACME - a restaurant famed for its Italian-Korean dishes. Salty-sweet Maltesers, enveloped in a smooth vanilla ice-cream, are topped with addictive bacon. Try not going back for seconds and let us know how you go.
Malteser ice-cream with candied bacon
Source: Benito Martin
A little nutty



Package these up as a Christmas gift - or if you’re anything like us, keep them all for yourself! Dark chocolate is topped with salt, pistachios and little rubies of Turkish delight for you’ve ever tasted.
Sea salt, pistachio and Turkish delight chocolate snaps
Sea salt, pistachio and Turkish delight chocolate snaps. Source: Kate Olsson
While this isn’t strictly traditional, . Serve with watermelon, other fresh fruit or crushed, salted roast peanuts.
Watermelon in rosewater sauce
Source: Leanne Kitchen
If you like a mix sweet and salty flavours, you will .
Be wary of this hyped health food.
Be wary of this hyped health food. Source: Brett Stevens
Caramel cravings



Dulce de leche is to caramel as wagyu is to chuck steak - just so much better.… and will no doubt find many fans.
Dulce de leche ice-cream
Source: Murdoch Books
and watch as guests gasp with excitement. A true indulgence, they combine caramel, deep-fried bananas, crushed cookies and salty bacon for a taste explosion.
Banoffee trifle with candied bacon
Source: Angie Mosier/Andrews McMeel Publishing
Warning: this is not your grandmother’s trifle! Spanish sherry jelly is layered with chocolate custard and dulce de leche cream, .
Pedro Ximenez jelly with chocolate and caramel layers
Source: Feast magazine

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Published 20 December 2016 2:10pm
Updated 11 January 2024 2:55pm
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