20 Decadent Desserts To Cook When You’re Feeling Cold

After a lush, cosy winter dinner, is there anything more you’d really want to ask for?

Well, yes — a warm and sweet dessert to match.

In this collection, we celebrate the desserts designed to be served warm (or piping hot). Upping the temperature of your post-dinner dining can give way to a whole new world of textures and flavours. Think melted chocolate, caramelised fruits and crystallised sugars.

Passionfruit sponge puddings

These puffy, oven-baked puddings are best served immediately with mascarpone and a drizzle of extra passionfruit.

Chocolate and berry lava cakes

You can make these simple, sweet cakes on a barbecue or stovetop.

Woodfired cookie skillet

This luscious stovetop cookie is finished with a light dusting of icing sugar, and comes courtesy of Depot.

Upside-down feijoa tart

This warm, syrupy, oven-baked dessert is a decadent way to use up those end-of-season feijoas.

Rhubarb and raspberry pecan crumbles

Make summer berries winter appropriate with this golden-topped rhubarb crumble.

Smash your spoon down on the top of this vegan treat to shatter the sugar with a bit of drama.

Gluten-free date and honey pudding

This well-spiced dessert is coated in a honey caramel sauce that’s as sweet as it is sticky.

Rice pudding with rhubarb

Recipe editor Angela Casley gets nostalgic with this creamy rice pudding dish, writing, “It takes me back to my childhood”.

Banana, hazelnuts and chocolate pudding

The bananas in this simple chocolate pudding start to caramelise if they’re cooked right in a super-hot oven.

Feijoa crumble with ginger and almond

This quick and easy crumble has a delectable nuttiness.

Sago with pawpaw and citrus

This fruity, gingery dessert offers a creamy blend of punchy flavours.

Sticky banana and date pudding

It’s a classic winter warmer and rightly so — it’s hard to tire of a sticky banana pud. This one is drizzled in caramel sauce.

Chocolate steamed pudding

These puddings are ideal in a puddle of chocolate sauce, with ice cream and berries.

Feijoa tarte tatin

This crispy pastry is layered with runny honey and a sprinkling of pistachios.

Fried pears with hazelnut praline

An elegant after-dinner treat that comes together quickly and packs in toasted nuts.

Crispy churros with chocolate and caramel dipping sauce

Warm, coated in cinnamon sugar and dipped in gooey sauces — these churros are a must-try.

Bitter chocolate self-saucing pudding

Cinnamon and vanilla bring out a lovely toasted flavour in this self-saucing pudding.

Tamarillo and pear crumble tart

Sugary tamarillos are a nice winter treat and this tart is a great pairing for coffee.

Chocolate whiskey mud cakes

A drizzle of passionfruit pulp brings something fresh and bright to this decadent chocolate dessert.

Chocolate fondue

It’s hard to beat the simplicity of warm chocolate — so why try? Fondue is the ultimate warm dessert.