Best vegan desserts

Silken tofu is the secret ingredient in this smooth, creamy and totally plant-based chocolate mousse. It's just as indulgent as the classic version, so everyone at the table will love it, vegan or not.

All you need to do is swap butter for melted coconut oil to make a comforting vegan apple crumble. This one is flavoured with warming cinnamon.

Let warming spices and a rich toffee sauce (made with homemade cashew cream) do the talking with this vegan sticky toffee pudding recipe.

Top a fudgy Oreo biscuit base with silken tofu and dark chocolate for a rich, plant-based cheesecake.

Who'd have thought aquafaba (the liquid found in a tin of chickpeas) could make such glossy, chewy meringue? Pair it with coconut yogurt and lots of berries for a great vegan mess.

Dairy-free, no-churn, no-effort ice cream. What’s not to love? Once you’re confident with the process, try experimenting with different flavours.

Check out this impressive whole roasted pineapple with caramel sauce. Try to find a ripe pineapple (make sure the outside is golden, not green) but if you can’t, keep one near bananas for a couple of days to ripen it.

A delicate, zingy lemon cake made without eggs, milk or butter! The key to that lemony tang is a decent lemon extract (we use Nielsen-Massey).

It sounds mad, but it does work, believe us! The brine from a tin of chickpeas (called aquafaba) takes over from eggs in this meringue recipe.

Try our impressive pie recipe for an easy vegan dessert. The vegan pastry is deliciously crisp and crumbly, with extra texture from the chia seeds. Plus, it's packed with rum-soaked roasted pineapple and plenty of spice.

These thyme, elderflower and lemon ice lollies make great grown-up desserts in the summer. You can make this recipe into a cordial too, just reduce the water to 750ml and strain into sterilised jars.