Sweet notes

Look out for new dessert ingredients in the home-baking aisle. The 21 luxurious products, bases, fillings and toppings are all you need to whip up sweet treats quickly and easily

Raspberry mess

The original recipe made with strawberries is served at Eton College’s annual prize-giving

Crush Asda Extra Special Mini Meringues into a bowl. Mix in whipped cream, fresh raspberries and Asda Raspberry Coulis – a sweet, tangy sauce. Top with raspberries and a sprig of mint to serve. Why not try Asda’s strawberry-filled and chocolate-filled meringues, too?

Asda Extra Special 16 Mini Meringues, £1.48 (110g; £1.35p/ 100g); Asda Raspberry Coulis, £1.40 (100g)

Rich chocolate torte

A velvety-textured torte made with just three ingredients

The new dessert ingredients in the home-baking aisle can help you make stunning sweets with very little effort. This torte is perfect for chocolate lovers and is so easy to prepare – here’s how:

• Take an Asda Extra Special All-Butter Pastry Case from the home-baking aisle and cook as per instructions. Leave to cool, then fill with Asda Extra Special Chocolate Crème Pâtissière, from the filling section.
  
  
• Top your torte with Asda Extra Special Belgian Dessert sauce, from the toppings section. Made with real Belgian chocolate, it’s a fab finishing touch. Serve – and soak up all that praise!

Asda Extra Special Chocolate Cr ème Pâtissière, £1.29 (300g; 43p/100g); Asda Extra Special All-Butter Pastry Case, £1.98 (185g; £1.07p/100g); Asda Extra Special Belgian Dessert Sauce, £1.29 (300g; 43p/100g)

Blackberry and apple crumble

If you haven’t got time to make your own topping, no problem – just use Asda Crumble Mix instead

Asda Blackberry & Apple Compote is made from fresh fruits simmered in a sugar syrup to create a perfectly balanced sweet and tangy flavour. It’s ideal as part of a crumble, and all you’ll need to do is make the crunchy topping, which is easy:

• Spoon the compote into individual oven-proof serving dishes (see left), filling each one three quarters of the way up. Gently press the compote in with the back of a spoon.
  
  
• To make the crumble topping, you’ll need equal measures of flour, oats, butter and sugar. Mix the flour and oats in a large bowl, then rub in the butter, keeping it fairly lumpy. Stir in the sugar. Spoon the crumble topping onto the compote and press the topping gently, again using the back of a spoon.
  
  
• Bake at 190C/170 Fan/Gas 5 for 20 minutes or until cooked. Leave to cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Asda Blackberry & Apple Compote, £1.59 (300g; 53p/100g)