dessert - Steam & Bake

Traditional Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers

Breakfast, Cakes and Baking, Combination Steam, Dessert

These turnovers, baked in a combi steam oven, are the very best version of a bakery classic, with flaky pastry and chunky apple filling. Bet you can’t stop at one!

a small white bowl with a decorative spoon, filled with stewed diced fruit with a ramekin of rolled oats and a jar of yoghurt on the counter

How to stew fruit in a slow cooker or steam oven

Basics, Breakfast, Dessert, How To, Just Steam, Tips and tricks

Turning an abundance of seasonal fruit into stewed fruit is delicious, economical and easy. Here are my 2 favorite ways to stew fruit, ready to top your breakfast or mix into other recipes.

a round chocolate cake with two cut pieces on a dark plate

Flourless Chocolate Cake (gluten, nut and grain free)

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Dessert, Easter

This flourless chocolate cake is insanely rich, with a smooth and slightly fudgy texture. It’s the kind of special occasion dessert almost no one says no to.

a white baking dish with a decorative serving spoon, with a berry coloured fruit crumble on a mint green tea towel

Healthy Fruit Crumble (Conventional and Steam Oven Methods)

Breakfast, Cakes and Baking, Combination Steam, Dessert

If you’re a crumble, crisp or cobbler fan, you’ll love my healthier, lower sugar version of this classic baked fruit dish with crispy, crunchy topping.

Best Ever Gingerbread Cookies

Cakes and Baking, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Dessert

I’ve baked tens of thousands of cookies using this recipe – it’s easily the best gingerbread I know of. It’s spicy, chewy and sturdy enough to decorate in any way you like.

Panforte di Siena (Siena Cake) with Ginger, Apricots and Macadamias

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Dessert

Panforte is a stunning, luxurious gift, and this ginger, apricot and macadamia version is as special as they come. It always tops the list for my most-requested Christmas baking.

jars and dishes with lemon curd and a decorative spoon on a blue board with a halved lemon

Steamed Lemon Curd

Basics, Breakfast, Cakes and Baking, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Dessert, How To, Just Steam, Steam Oven Sous Vide, Tips and tricks

Forget the double boiler, this is the fastest and most reliable method I’ve ever used to make lemon curd. Steaming produces a curd that’s silky, tangy and unbelievably simple to make.

a pumpkin cheesecake with a piece removed and another piece cut on the plate to show the inside

Steam Oven Pumpkin Cheesecake

Cakes and Baking, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Dessert, Just Steam, Steam Oven Sous Vide

Pumpkin cheesecake is my pick for the best Thanksgiving dessert. Cooking it in a steam oven makes for the creamiest, silkiest cheesecake I’ve ever had, with no messy water bath in sight.

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes on a cooling rack

Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Cakes and Baking, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Combination Steam, Dessert

These cakes are perfect for fall baking, especially all the pumpkin-related holidays coming up. I’ve baked them in both conventional and steam ovens. Whichever you use they’re gorgeous.

three slices of a decadent moist chocolate truffle cake

Steam Oven Chocolate Truffle Cake (4 ingredients!)

Cakes and Baking, Chocolate, Christmas and Thanksgiving, Combination Steam, Dessert, Easter

If you like your chocolate cakes rich, dense and silky, this might be the best dessert recipe you’ve ever made in your steam oven. It comes together in just a few minutes, and tastes even better a day or two after baking.