Best Fan Recipes
This is a classic, Mary Berry-style strawberry jam that tastes bright and intensely fruity, with a glossy finish and a soft, spoonable set. It is wonderfully simple to make, even if you have never made jam before, as long as you follow a few key cues. Expect a sweet strawberry flavour balanced with lemon, and …
This is a classic, small-batch raspberry jam with a bright, tangy flavour and a soft set that spreads beautifully on toast and scones. It tastes intensely of raspberries, with just enough lemon to lift the fruit and keep the sweetness in check. The method is straightforward and beginner-friendly, as long as you follow the setting …
This rhubarb and ginger jam is a bright, tangy preserve with soft pieces of fruit and a gentle, warming heat from stem ginger. It sets to a glossy, spoonable texture that is perfect on toast, scones, and stirred into yogurt. It’s an easy, beginner-friendly jam as long as you take your time dissolving the sugar …
This Mary Berry jam and coconut sponge is a classic British traybake: a light vanilla sponge topped with a glossy layer of jam and a snowy blanket of desiccated coconut. The crumb is soft and buttery, the jam adds fruity sweetness, and the coconut gives a gentle chew and nutty finish. It is an easy, …
This is a classic, Mary Berry-style cherry jam with a deep ruby colour, a glossy finish, and a generous fruitiness that tastes like summer in a jar. The texture is softly set and spoonable, with tender pieces of cherry and a bright lift from lemon. It is an easy preserve to make if you follow …
This Mary Berry apricot jam recipe is a bright, golden preserve with a soft set and a gentle tang that lets the apricots shine. The texture is glossy and spoonable, with little pieces of fruit throughout, perfect for toast, scones, and Victoria sponge. It’s an easy, confidence-building jam that suits beginners as long as you …
This Mary Berry-inspired spaghetti bolognese is a cosy, family-style pasta dinner with a rich tomato sauce, tender minced beef, and a gentle savoury sweetness from slow-cooked vegetables. The texture is exactly what you want: silky sauce that clings to the spaghetti, with plenty of depth from tomato purée, herbs, and a long simmer. It’s an …
This Mary Berry blackberry and apple jam is a classic British preserve with a deep berry flavour, a gentle apple sweetness, and a bright lift from lemon. The texture is glossy and spoonable with a soft set that spreads beautifully on toast, scones, and crumpets. It is an easy recipe, but like all jams it …
These strawberry muffins are soft, light, and gently sweet, with juicy pockets of fruit and a golden, domed top. They taste bright and buttery with a lovely vanilla note, and they are easy enough for a relaxed weekend bake or a quick weekday treat. You will have them mixed, baked, and on the cooling rack …
This Mary Berry-style jam sponge pudding is the kind of warm, nostalgic dessert that never fails to please. A spoonable, buttery sponge bakes up soft and light, with a glossy layer of jam that turns into a fruity sauce when you invert it. It’s a true beginner-friendly pudding with an easy all-in-one sponge, and the …
