Chelsea’s apple pie This recipe is from my third book, Homemade Happiness. Apple pie is one of the most heartwarming, feel-good desserts of all time. The whole process just feels good – peeling the apples (reminds me of my Oma), lovingly crimping up the pastry lid, and of course that […]
Baking recipes
White chocolate and cranberry slice
White chocolate & cranberry slice This slice (featured in my new book, Scrumptious) tastes even better than it looks – and in my humble opinion, it looks freakin’ amazing! Don’t be fooled into thinking this is one of those Christmassy larks full of glace cherries and candied peel – I […]
Delicious date loaf
Delicious date loaf This loaf is from my bestselling book, Homemade Happiness – and boy is it popular! Even people who don’t eat dates love it. Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes Makes: 1 loaf Ingredients 1½ cups chopped pitted dates ¾ cup water Zest and […]
Easy orange & cranberry scones
Orange & cranberry scones with sticky cranberry jam These light, fluffy scones are amazingly quick and easy to make using a minimum of utensils – and blimey, they are beautiful! With every bite you’re hit with the gorgeous flavour of fresh oranges and delicious little chewy bites of tangy cranberry. […]
Crazy Italian chocolate cake (egg free chocolate cake)
Crazy Italian chocolate cake (egg free chocolate cake) The amazing egg-free chocolate cake that’s also dairy-free and takes under 10 minutes. This incredible cake defies belief. It’s based on a recipe I was served up by an Italian family for my birthday dinner when I was in Tuscany – I […]
Perfectly Pretty Hotcakes
Hotcakes A weekend breakfast doesn’t get much more fabulous than this! I’ve always had a fascination with lovely thick American hotcakes – they seemed like such a novelty to a Kiwi lass like me who previously only had the thin crepey ones. The thing is, some of them can be […]
Hot Cross Cookies
Hot Cross Cookies with orange icing I’m not trying to take over from hot cross buns here – I mean, there are few things better in life than one of those toasted and dripping with butter. But let’s face it, sometimes you don’t have the time or energy to deal […]
Chelsea’s Pavlova
Chelsea’s Pavlova This recipe is from my second cookbook, Everyday Delicious. Don’t be afraid of making a pav – they’re pretty easy if you understand a few simple things about them. And please don’t freak out and think you’ve had a fail if yours doesn’t look perfect – there’s no […]
Un-Christmas cake with toffee nut crunch
Un-Christmas Cake with toffee nut crunch I’ve gotta level with you – I’m not a huge fan of ‘traditional’ Christmas cake. This is my ‘Chelsified’ version – it uses everyday ingredients and it’s pretty damned good. It has a heap of grated beetroot & carrot in it to make it […]
Peppermint slice
Chelsea’s peppermint slice (with fresh mint) This isn’t your average boring old bakery-style peppermint slice — this bad boy has a whole bag of fresh mint in it. A rich, soft chocolatey base, fresh vibrant mint filling and dark chocolate icing. Amazing. And near impossible to resist when it’s sitting […]
Rocky Road
Berry delicious rocky road Here’s another delicious treat from my second book, Everyday Delicious. I’ve adapted this recipe to make it plant-based – vegan lollies and marshmallow don’t contain gelatine. You can adjust the fillings to suit what you like, what you have on hand and what you’re allowed to […]
Peanutty marshmallow squares
Peanutty marshmallow squares Another recipe from my cookbook, Everyday Delicious! Making marshmallow is fun – you do need to use an electric beater to get enough air in to make it light and fluffy, though. The peanut base of this slice is so tasty, it could almost be a slice […]