Filled with soft juicy raisins, this loaf is naturally sweetened with banana and a little honey. It slices beautifully, and has the most incredible texture.
Crispy, not overly sweet and perfect for dipping into a mug of hot tea while chatting with your co-workers.
These deliciously chewy dark chocolate chunk cookies are a go-to recipe who doesn’t love a perfectly buttery chocolate chunk cookie?
A classic chocolate chip cookie made with condensed milk and dotted with rich dark chocolate chips.
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Advertise with NZME.These buttery little morsels are wonderfully crisp on the outside with a with a moist tender crumb. This wholesome version uses a delicate citrus zing of orange and spiced pumpkin.
Very popular these days are no-bake slices. Have one on the go in the freezer cut into squares, ready to nab for morning tea. This version is a delicious mix of dates, nuts, coconut and ginger.
For a daytime dessert this poppy seed cake is perfect. Add a little extra flash and splendour with some poached pears or fresh strawberries.
This utterly moorish loaf combines warming ginger with apples and walnuts. Perfect smeared with a little butter.
This softly textured yoghurt cake is lightly spiced with cinnamon, and adorned with thin slices of pear. The star of the show, however, is the rosemary-infused caramel sauce, which is generously drizzled on top.
Adorned with tenderly cooked asparagus spears, this savoury bread is warm, cheesy and filling. Simple and rustic, the recipe takes minutes to throw together.
You’ll be happy to know that this salted chocolate slice is sensationally delicious, as well as healthy. The filling contains the magical ingredient of avocado, creating a sensuously rich ganache that’s not overly sweet. There’s also no cooking required, just good, pure ingredient.
Figs star in this lovely dessert, paired with a lemony creme filling like custard in texture, but slightly more tangy and scented with vanilla. The tart crust is a throw-together affair and requires no baking.
A truffle is a fantastic go-to for something little and tempting. These vibrant little morsels are a happy marriage of lemon zest, coconut and honey, bound together with ground almonds and a little coconut oil for richness.
These little fennel, thyme and blue cheese quiches are devine and perfect for picking up as a dainty morning tea option.
Oat, almond and maple tarts, are baked until crisp, then filled with gently whipped, tart coconut yoghurt. These little vegan delights are somewhat lighter than most, the slices of kiwifruit and mint add a certain vibrancy and freshness to each bite. Easily made and quick to bake.
For a savoury option the gluten-free base in this recipe is beautifully light, fluffy and moist. This version adds baby spinach, basil and tomato, although almost any grated vegetables would be equally delicious.
These sweet, sticky date loaves have a deeply moist crumb the kind that should be part and parcel of such a recipe, made all the more delicious with a drizzle of white chocolate and a few slithers of crystallised ginger. Despite looking rather fancy, the method is very simple and this is a recipe that anyone can attempt.
These rich and buttery rice bubble biscuits are always a treat to serve at a morning tea. They’re moreish and wonderful with a cuppa.
This apricot fruit cake is lovely and moist, because the apricots are soaked overnight and, delicious thanks to the subtle hint of orange zest.
