Dates

Keeping time: 3 days. Note

Sweetened with maple syrup and served with whipped maple butter, this moist date loaf is the perfect afternoon tea cake.

Scones are a classic in the United Kingdom but have also quickly gained popularity throughout the world, especially for high tea.

Healthy trail mix of puffed rice, almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, dates with a pinch of cinnamon.

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Cooking this cake slowly ensures all of the moisture is maintained; resulting in a moist, fruity, delicious dessert. The ultimate treat.

Filled with almond frangipane and sweet dates, this stunning tart is absolutely delicious served with whipped cream and a pot of hot coffee.

This date loaf comes out tremendously moist and is great served fresh with melted butter, but also keeps nicely for a rainy day.

Mixture is not suitable to freeze. Note

The natural sweetness of date and banana make this fruity slice moist and rich. Gorgeous served with a cup of tea or strong coffee.

You will never want store-bought again after trying this delicious recipe for moist date rolls.

Fresh and colourful date and orange salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

Low in sugar and rich in fruit, this wholemeal loaf makes an excellent breakfast or afternoon energy booster.

This basic slice is a great and tasty recipe for beginner bakers.

This hazelnut and date tart tastes as impressive as it looks. It's a magnificent dessert that is only enhanced by its accompaniment of sweet, sesame cream.

A historically North African dish named after the earthenware pot in which it is cooked.

The addition of dates and orange rind gives this otherwise traditional apple pie a wonderful, distinct flavour.

Cake is best made on day of serving. Not suitable to freeze. A slice of this hearty, healthy cake is a decent breakfast on the run or a reliable mid-morning pick-me-up. Note

We used 3 bananas in this recipe. When baking with a nut roll tin, place it upright in the oven. Nut roll tins are available at selected stores. If unavailable, use a loaf tin instead. These rolls will keep for about three days. Note

Keeping time: 3 days. Note

Packed with chopped dates, chocolate chips and chopped pistachios, these not-too-sweet muffins make a tasty morning or afternoon treat.

This warm and sticky cake is best served with lashings of double cream or ice-cream. Or both!

Coconutty crumble is the perfect topping for the rich fruit filling of this date and lemon slice, a true tea-time classic.

A classic dessert dish, this wonderfully sweet and sticky date cake is beautiful served with a rich butterscotch sauce and dollop of ice-cream for the ultimate indulgence.

A great source of both fibre and vitamins, plus calcium.

It's the toffee sauce that makes these little sticky date puddings super delicious, and extra indulgent, rich with the dark flavours of caramelised sugar.

There's something about warm cake that can turn even the most anti-sweet toothed reaching for the fork. These warm ginger and date muffins with caramel sauce are worth writing home about.

This dish is sophisticated enough to serve at a dinner party.

Spicy date pudding with butterscotch sauce

Tender spiced lamb with a fruity couscous packed full of oranges, dates and walnuts.

This loaf keeps for 3 days. Note

Start the recipe at least a day ahead, as the fruit mixture needs to stand overnight. Note

Toffee is best made just before serving or up to 1 hour beforehand. Note

Stand nut rolls, upright in tins, on oven tray The tin needs to be coated thickly with melted butter so the roll won’t stick to the inside of the tin. Don’t use cooking-oil spray, as this doesn’t give a good enough coating and the roll will stick and be hard to turn out. Serve nut […]

You need about 2 large carrots for this recipe. This cake can be made 2 weeks ahead and refrigerated. Note

You can substitute the almond meal for hazelnut or pecan meal if you prefer. The orange caramel sauce is best served immediately once prepared because it will separate on standing. Note

Once they are toffee-coated, don’t refrigerate the pops, as the toffee will dissolve. Serve pops within 2 hours of making. Note

Buy greek or lebanese baklava from specialty shops, delicatessens or some coffee shops. Note

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 months. Note

You need to cook 200g pumpkin to get the required amount of mashed pumpkin. Note

Suitable to freeze at the end of step 3. Note

This decadent chocolate coffee cake layered with vanilla mascarpone cream piled high with sweet syrupy marsala-soaked dates is almost too beautiful to eat. Almost.

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Recipe not suitable to freeze. Note

You need six 30cm (12-inch) squares of unbleached calico and six 1m (1 yard) lengths of kitchen string. Note

This pudding recipe is suitable to freeze. Note

Top puddings with a slice of glacé orange. It is available from gourmet and health-food stores. If the six 30cm squares of unbleached calico have not been used before, soak them in cold water overnight. The next day, boil them for 20 minutes then rinse in cold water. Puddings can be cooked in two boilers […]