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Calcium-rich fruit smoothie This calcium-rich smoothie is a delicious way to encourage your children to drink milk and consume fruit.
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Apricot purée Enjoy this apricot purée, whipped up from cooked dried apricots, for breakfast or dessert
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Autumn fruit tart This autumn fruit tart is a wonderful recipe to use seasonal fruits.
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Berries with citrus syrup Juicy seasonal berries are made even more luscious with a sweet citrus syrup.
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Berry mascarpone fool This pretty berry mascarpone fool dessert can be made with any berries of your choice.
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Berry medley This medley of fresh berries coated in a sugar syrup and topped with a dollop of cream makes a refreshing summer dessert.
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Caramel apple and almond tart Almonds and apples are the perfect combination for this sweet caramel pastry dessert.
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Caramel oranges The sweet caramel sauce is a perfect match for the sliced oranges in this dessert.
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Chocolate-dipped fruits These decadent chocolate-dipped fruits are perfect with after-dinner drinks, or for a little Valentine's celebration with champagne!
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Citrus fruit salad Refreshing, colourful, and full of vitamins, this pretty citrus fruit salad is sunshine in a bowl.
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Elderflower jelly with grapes Elderflower gives a delicate fragrant flavour to these prettily decorated grape jellies.
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Eton mess Culinary legend maintains that this Eton mess was concocted after a schoolboy dropped a hamper.
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Layered fruit platter Fresh summer fruits served with a rose-petal cream make this easy-to-prepare summer fruit platter rather special.
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Lychees in scented syrup Fresh lychees in syrup lightly scented with ginger, lime, and a hint of star anise are ideal to round off a spicy Oriental meal.
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Mango and lime smoothie This mango smoothie makes a refreshing start to the day, and the lime gives a little hidden 'kick'.
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Mango and orange mousse This mango and orange mousse makes a light and refreshing dessert for balmy summer evenings.
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Mango and papaya salad The light and refreshing flavours of mango, papaya, melon and pomegranate work well as a dessert, served with Greek yogurt and honey.
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Melon cocktail This colourful cocktail can be made with any melon, cut into cubes for a casual snack, or cut with a melon baller for a formal event.
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Orange and rosemary tart Similar to the classic lemon tart, the rosemary adds a delicate scented flavour to the orange
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Orange jelly This orange jelly is wonderful served after a rich main course, as it is light, refreshing, and not too sweet.
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Passion fruit blancmange This sweet, fruit-flavoured passion fruit milk pudding is perfect for family lunches or dinner parties with friends.
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Peach melba Auguste Escoffier created this peach dessert for opera singer Dame Nellie Melba when he was head chef of the Savoy Hotel, London.
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Pear and anise tart with ginger crust Spicy ginger and pear flavours in a cream tart - an ideal winter pudding.
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Pear and grape salad Cucumber is not often added to sweet dishes, but it works perfectly in this exotic pear and grape salad.
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Pear, roasted hazelnut, and mascarpone Tart This fruity, rich pear and mascarpone tart, with its deliciously hazelnut topping, makes a great pudding for dinner parties.
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Pears Hélène This classic pears Hélène combines poached pears with a rich chocolate sauce.
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Pineapple with mint This pineapple with mint platter makes a refreshing end to any meal.
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Raspberry soufflé This light, fragrant raspberry soufflé just melts in the mouth. Try the blackberry version too...
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Red fruit medley This north German dish, Rote Grutze, translates as 'red grits' and makes a delicious, not-too-sweet dessert.
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Red fruit smoothie Smoothies make a healthy breakfast or snack, when the weather is warm. This one is a mix of whatever red fruits you have on hand.
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Red fruit terrine All the flavours of summer fruit wrapped up in this stunning red berry terrine.
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Rhubarb and ginger meringue cake The classic combination of rhubarb and ginger makes a tasty filling for this delicious meringue cake.
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Sparkling wine jellies with passion fruit For a special occasion, you may want to use champagne in these passion fruit jellies, but any good sparkling wine will do.
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Strawberry mousse This speedy strawberry mousse is bound to be a favourite with the kids.
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Summer pudding This summer pudding is a classic British dessert made when summer berries are juicy and flavourful.
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Pineapple milkshake This pineapple milkshake is a fun drink for children, with no need for added sugar.
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Toffee apples Bite through the crisp buttery toffee coating to reveal the sweet juicy apple inside.
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