Banana and strawberry tart


  INGREDIENTS Yields  8 3/4 cup strawberry jam 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 bananas, thickly sliced 1 sheet frozen puff pastry 1 egg, whisked Vanilla ice cream Directions for the Banana and strawberry tart Step 1Preheat oven to 240°C. Heat jam and juice in a 20cm ovenproof frying pan. Bring to the boil, whisking to combine. Add […]

Strawberry & lemon sponge


  INGREDIENTS Yields  8 You will need 2 shallow, round 20cm (base measurement) sandwich pans for this recipe. Ingredients Melted butter, to grease Self-raising flour, to dust 150g (1 cup) self-raising flour, extra 4 eggs, separated 140g (2/3 cup) caster sugar 5g butter, melted 60ml (1/4 cup) boiling water 250ml (1 cup) thickened cream 85g […]

Strawberry yoghurt muffins


  INGREDIENTS Yields  12 250g strawberries, hulled 2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour 1/2 cup self-raising flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/4 cup extra-light olive oil 1 3/4 cups 98% fat-free strawberry yoghurt 1 tablespoon demerara sugar Directions for the Strawberry yoghurt muffins Step 1Preheat oven […]

Strawberry cheesecake semifreddo


  INGREDIENTS Yields  8 400g strawberries, hulled 150g caster sugar 100g digestive biscuits, crushed 50g unsalted butter, melted 500g mascarpone 300ml fresh vanilla custard 1 tsp vanilla extract Thick cream, whipped, to serve Directions for the Strawberry cheesecake semifreddo Step 1Place 250g of the strawberries and 100g of the sugar in a food processor and process until […]

Strawberry ricotta tart


  INGREDIENTS Yields  4 5 sheets filo pastry Olive oil spray 400g low-fat ricotta 1/4 cup white sugar Grated rind of 1 lemon 250g strawberries, hulled 1/4 cup no sugar added apricot jam Directions for the Strawberry ricotta tart Step 1Preheat oven to 220°C. Spray each filo pastry sheet and layer on top of each other. Lay […]

Strawberry blissmas cake


  INGREDIENTS Yields  8 250g strawberries, hulled 60ml (1/4 cup) milk 250g pkt pink & white marshmallows 500ml thickened cream 3-4 drops pink food colouring 230g single unfilled sponge cake 50g candy canes, coarsely crushed Shaved white chocolate, to decorate Directions for the Strawberry blissmas cake Step 1Lightly grease a round 17cm (base measurement) springform pan with […]

Meringues with strawberry and passionfruit


  INGREDIENTS Yields  4 2 eggwhites, at room temperature 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup light and creamy vanilla yoghurt 8 large strawberries, hulled, sliced 2 large passionfruit, pulp removed Directions for the Meringues with strawberry and passionfruit Step 1Preheat oven to 150°C. Using a pencil, draw 8 x 8cm (diameter) rounds on […]