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7 fruity desserts that aren’t fruit salad

The flavour-bursting taste of fruit is always something to look forward to with each season’s harvest; strawberries abounding in spring, juicy oranges and crunchy apples in winter, and watermelon at its best in summer. Whether your taste buds are craving the comforting flavours of winter or the crisp sensations of summer, we’ve whipped out a delicious selection of fruit-filled, vitamin-packed desserts to cater to it!

Baked apples with pecan crumble and frozen yoghurt

These drool-worthy apples are baked until tender with a crunchy golden crumble. It’s served hot with a scoop of vanilla frozen yoghurt and a dash of mint. Yum!

Chocolate cups with berry mousse

Consider biting into a berry-flavoured cloud of mousse, encased in chocolate and topped with fresh fruit. What’s not to love?

Deep-fried piña colada pineapple rings

Sweet, crisp pineapples announce the onset of summer, and this may well be the ultimate cocktail-hour sugary mouthful or light dessert after a multiple-course meal. Remember to give yourself enough time to make them ahead of serving!

Fruit cigars

These ‘cigars’ are filled to the brim with pear, peach, dates and apricots, and served in a dainty pastry-covered bite.

Reuben Riffel’s peachy pancakes with ice cream and salted caramel sauce

This mouthwatering dessert calls for aromatic peach to be infused into the pancake batter, making for a truly delectable forkful.

Rosé-poached pears with white chocolate sauce

This decadent easy-to-make dessert beautifully combines pear and lemon flavours with creamy white chocolate. The aroma and taste are equally sublime!

Summer fruit terrine

This blueberry, strawberry and raspberry-filled dessert serves as a sweet yet refreshing after-dinner dish. You’ll want to lap up every morsel of the scrumptious terrine drizzled with lashings of crème anglaise.