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20 desserts starring honey as the key ingredient

Sweet lovers celebrate! The crew at Delicious.com.au have compiled their favourite desserts featuring honey as the main ingredient.

Barbequed Mango Trifle
20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Bring some joy to your day with our honey joy cheesecake

Who knew Cornflakes would make the perfect cheesecake base?

Chai latte honey mousse

Turn that chai latte into a sweet dessert. Begin this recipe at least 5 hours ahead.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Berry jam and honey cobbler

How sweet it is to be served something as luscious as Darren Robertson’s berry jam and honey cobbler. The jammy filling is made richer with honey and citrus, and topped with cream, it’s a dessert that delivers.

Honey vanilla slice with honeycomb

We’ve given this Australian classic a twist by caramelising the pastry with honey and adding a toffee crunch.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Matt Moran’s burnt honey and passionfruit coconut tart

This tropical tart is hard to beat.

Honey and coconut basbousa

A traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake filled with natural flavour.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Steve Webber’s honey ginger snaps

Steve cherishes his bees, this dessert is a tribute to them. This is an edited extract from Farmer: Recipes and Stories from the Land by Jody Vassallo (Harper Collins, RRP $29.99). All profits from sales of the book go to Rural Aid.

Honey, apple and jasmine tea cake

“This cake works beautifully with firm persimmons in place of the apples” – Phoebe Wood.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Portuguese tart with sticky cinnamon honey

This rich, honey-spiked Portuguese tart is the perfect size for entertaining.

This honeycomb sponge cake proves life really is better with cream

There’s nothing quite as simple or impressive as a tall sponge filled with whipped cream and fresh honeycomb.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Honey buttermilk pie with cinnamon praline

Serve up something a little different for dessert tonight.

Saffron honey jalebi

Jalebi is a popular sweet across Asia, India and parts of Africa and the Middle East. It’s made by deep-frying a flour batter into pretzel-like shapes, which are then soaked in sugar syrup. Why not give it a try today?

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Honeycomb cookie bars

Americans are all about the cookie bar. We’ve taken this up a level by adding honeycomb.

Knafeh with crispy honey kataifi

Knafeh is a traditional Middle Eastern cheese dessert that works beautifully with the honey. It’s a little bit different but a whole lot of tasty.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Apple and orange blossom tart with honey labneh

We guarantee you’ve never eaten anything like this tart before! You won’t stop once you do though. Recipe by chef Roy Ner, of Nour.

Espresso and cardamom granita with honey cream

The perfect cool treat for those hot, sunny days.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Garden olive oil cakes

This is the perfect cake that’s wonderful to eat with a cup of loose-leaf green tea. I love that it’s not too sweet and scented with only a hint of raw organic honey. Add apple puree in place of yoghurt to make these cakes dairy free. This recipe is an extract from Teresa Cutter’s new cookbook, Healthy Baking - Cakes, Cookies + Raw ($69.95), available now.

Easy apple tart with rosemary and honey syrup

Not only is this tart absolutely tasty, it’s also ready in almost no time at all, meaning you can whip it up at a moments notice.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Spelt honey cake with coriander and orange syrup

There is something about a sticky, honey-drenched cake like this one that is so appealing, says chef Gill Meller. This recipe is an extract from Gill Meller’s new book, Gather, available nationally now.

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Triple honey chocolate trifle

Desserts with a nostalgic flavour are trending right now. This Triple honey chocolate trifle is for the violet crumble lovers. Just try to resist this!

20 honey desserts
20 honey desserts

Quince and honey yoghurt frangipane tart

A seasonal delight. Well worth whipping up after your favorite slow-cooked roast meal.

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