43 citrus desserts for winter

Orange labne cheesecake with a ruby fruit salad

The baked cheesecake is topped with a ruby fruit salad of raspberries, ruby red grapefruit and blood orange.

Lemon curd cake

The secret ingredient in this cake is lemon curd, which gives the cake a deliciously buttery lemon flavour – coupled with a simple lemon glaze drizzle, it is perfect for citrus lovers.

Citrus and ginger bundt cake

Perfectly sweet butter cake is flavoured with your choice of lime, orange or mandarin juice plus a slight zing of fresh ginger.

Lemon butter almond slice

A layer of lovely lemon butter is sandwiched between an almond pastry base and topping.

Lemon meringue blondie

A fabulous blondie recipe with extra crunch.

Our best ever lemon tart

In this lemon tart recipe the curd filling is not baked, but rather set in the fridge. The end-result is a crisp, buttery tart shell filled with golden curd. Make this recipe a day ahead.

Citrus hazelnut bread twist

This soft & fluffy twisted sweet yeast bread with fig jam and toasted hazelnuts will make a gorgeous centerpiece at any morning or afternoon tea.

Lemon and lime tart

Fresh and zesty.

Citrus and coconut meringue

We all love lemon meringue pie and now you can give it a tropical twist with tangy lime and fragrant coconut.

Blood orange cakes with mascarpone ice-cream

Delicate almond-based cakes made with olive oil for a distinct slightly savoury flavour and served with a creamy slightly citrus marscapone ice-cream

Citrus syrup cake

Delight your family and friends with this rich, juicy citrus cake. The delightfully dense dessert goes superbly with a drizzling of zesty syrup that soaks into the cake.

Lemon sand cake

This is a beautiful classic lemon tea cake with a slightly sandy texture from the rice flour, hence its name.

Mandarin and almond cake

Delightfully moist and citrusy, almonds and mandarins in this freshly baked cake make this a must for every afternoon tea. Pop the kettle on!

Lemon drizzle cake

The flavours of lemon are absolutely fantastic. Add some nutty notes with almond, a bright drizzle to go on top and you’ve got an ideal treat

Whole orange semolina cake with rosemary syrup

The fragrant rosemary syrup makes this orange cake incredibly moist. It also looks stunning and is a real treat for dessert or decadent afternoon tea.

Mandarin almond cakes with candied cumquats

Fluffy and delicious mandarin almond cakes topped with sweet, sour and refreshing cumquat.

Satisfy your sweet cravings with this delicious orange and fennel seed pound cake. It’s packed full of floral, citrus flavours that go perfectly with your morning or afternoon cuppa!

Lime and yoghurt cakes with elderflower syrup

These divine lime and yoghurt mini bundt cakes are the perfect balance of tart and sweet. Drizzled with a sticky elderflower syrup, they make the ultimate dessert for entertaining guests at a high tea.

Almond and yogurt lemon cake

Fluffy, moist and packed full of flavour.

Chocolate caramel semifreddo with honeycomb and mandarin

This gorgeous chocolate and caramel semifreddo is girt by waffles and decorated with crisp honeycomb and citrus wedges for a truly decadent dessert! You will need to start the recipe the day before.

Ruby grapefruit meringue pies

We’ve given a grapefruit flavour to the classic lemon meringue pie here, but you could experiment with any citrus fruit, or a combination of.

Tangy lemon squares

Give your afternoon tea some added zing.

Key lime pie

Try this sweet, citrusy American favourite for a summer treat or to perk up dessert time all year round.

Oranges and lemons, say the ingredients of our St Clement’s cake. You’ll also need mandarins for this stand-out dessert. Then just finish it off with our citrus syrup for a moist and tangy treat.

Citrus-trio meringue pie

Any tart fruit makes an excellent base for a meringue pie, including pineapple and passionfruit, both of which would make delicious substitutes for the citrus we’ve used here.

Citrus syrup cake

Delight your family and friends with this rich, juicy citrus cake. The delightfully dense dessert goes superbly with a drizzling of zesty syrup that soaks into the cake.

Citrus butter cake

Citrus lovers, this one’s for you. A spongey citrus cake with glace icing and candied orange and lemon slices.

Blood orange meringue pies

Try something a little different with these delightful mini meringue pies.

Sweet, fluffy and golden, these beautiful orange and poppy seed friands are wonderful served topped with a oozy citrus syrup, keeping the cakes deliciously moist.

Almond and orange syrup mini cakes

The glorious combination of almond and sweet orange syrup make a delicious gluten-free treat.

Add a little zest to your baking with our popular Luscious Lemon Cake recipe.

Blood orange hazelnut cake

This beautiful hazelnut cake is the perfect balance of sweet and tart. The blood orange topping creates a lovely syrupy moisture throughout the dessert, which is brilliant served warm or cool.

Orange almond Victoria sponge

This wonderfully fluffy cake with its citrus undertones and indulgent almond exterior is truly worthy of its royal name.

Grapefruit, pistachio and white chocolate cake

Lemon delicious

All the bright flavours of lemon in a moist and fluffy pudding. Serve with a dollop of cream or ice-cream for a delicious after-dinner treat.

Orange pound cake with candied cumquats

As the name suggests, pound cakes originally consisted of a pound each of sugar, butter, flour and eggs, which made them very large cakes.

Honey lime bavarois

Celebrate winter citrus with these stunning, refreshing Bavarian creams. You’ll need about 8 limes for this recipe.

Blood orange syrup cakes with orange cream

These gorgeous treats are sweet to look at and especially sweet to eat.

Mandarin jam puddings

Don’t miss out on your favourite sweet treats just because you have an intolerance to gluten. This beautiful raspberry and lemon syrup cake is free of wheat and dairy, and still tastes incredible!

Tangelo tart with candied blood oranges

Treat yourself.

Pink grapefruit soufflés

Citrus rice pudding