Chef desserts

Seven chocolaty layers of bliss. A take on legendary French pastry chef Pierre Herme’s “sweet pleasure” dessert, Plaisir sucré.

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BABAMISU

This is the ultimate pain perdu recipe from chef Jun Tanaka, who soaks his brioche in a rich anglaise before baking and blowtorching for a caramelised finish. Serve with a quenelle of his incredible ice cream for a knockout dessert.

Toasted barley may not be a flavour typically associated with desserts but here Roberta Hall-McCarron uses it to flavour a panna cotta, which is garnished with an assortment of summer berries and buckwheat.

Fruity, creamy panna cottas are the best dessert especially in summer! Cool and smooth, coconut panna cottas with passion fruit, a perfect easy dessert to serve friends this summer

A deconstructed version of a mango cheesecake recipe from pastry chef Daniel Fletcher, with the exotic flavours of passion fruit and mango.

This panna cotta recipe by Josh Eggleton from the multi-award winning Pony Trap is a little different with its caramel flavoured and served with gingerbread

If you ever wanted to know what happens behind the closed doors of a professional kitchen, take a dip into the first book from Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell.