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Helen Goh

Helen Goh

Columnist

Helen Goh is a chef and regular Good Weekend columnist.

Sweet whipped ricotta with roasted vanilla plums.
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Sweet whipped ricotta with roasted vanilla plums

This make-ahead ricotta mousse is a wonderful dessert base for all kinds of fresh or roasted fruits.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh

Scandinavian baking project: Runeberg cakes with Biscoff, almond, orange and cardamom

These little cakes from Finland are traditionally made in tall, cylindrical moulds, but a muffin tin will also work.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh

Helen Goh’s berry and custard traybake is perfect for midsummer picnics and barbecues

A delicate sponge with jam, luscious custard cream and juicy berries, this Swedish-inspired bake is as simple as it is beautiful.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s bisteeya-inspired vegetarian pies.
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Sweet potato, spinach and chickpea party pies

These bite-sized vegetarian canapes can be made vegan, too.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s cherry pavlova with yoghurt noyaux cream.

Cherry pavlova with almond and yoghurt noyaux cream

Noyaux, a liqueur made from apricot or cherry pits, imparts a wonderful almond flavour to this luscious cherry dessert.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
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Pumpkin pie cheesecake with maple cream

A slight variation on the traditional Thanksgiving dessert, this recipe “loosens” the pumpkin custard with cream cheese and bakes it in a biscuit crust.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh

Helen Goh’s zesty mango, passionfruit and pistachio lamingtons are perfect for picnics

A zesty, fruity version of the old favourite, these cakes are great for picnics.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Halloween brownies.
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Halloween brownies with chocolate ganache

A frightfully fun dessert with bonus decorating ideas for meringue ghosts, Frankenstein icing, spider web feathering and more.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s bran muffins with date molasses and kefir.
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Helen Goh’s healthy bran muffins to make today and enjoy during the week

Don’t like bran muffins? Helen Goh’s rich and deeply flavoured recipe might change your mind.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Spring crumble with pineapple, pecan and strawberry
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Pineapple, pecan and strawberry crumble

The pairing of strawberry and pineapple is uncommonly good, the aroma made even headier with the ground cinnamon and aniseed.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh