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Roasted Strawberry Scones {British Style}

Classic British Scones, short and crumbly, jazzed up with some delicious roasted strawberries! These are so easy and quick to make, you can’t go wrong! Serve with jam, clotted cream and a cup of tea for your very own, homemade Devonshire or Cornish Cream Tea! 

Roasted Strawberry British Scones by Giraffes Can Bake - Buttery, crumbly scones with roasted strawberries baked right in. So easy and quick to make, you can't go wrong. Serve with jam, clotted cream and a cup of tea for your very own homemade Devonshire or Cornish Cream Tea

British summer time means a lot of different things to different people; it can mean day trips to the park, splashing around in rivers; complaining about the heat as soon as it goes over 25C  (That’s 77F in American money); complaining about the lack of heat when it starts to rain; Wimbledon; Wasps; Festivals and so much more! One thing that I think we can all agree that makes the British summer fantastic is Strawberries, we grow amazingly delicious Strawberries – and nothing says British summer like dipping a big, juicy strawberry in some cream as you watch tennis played on grass! I had intended to make and share this recipe to celebrate Wimbledon, but here we are, weeks after it’s finished! Oops! It doesn’t make these Roasted Strawberry Scones any less tasty or any less British though! 

Roasted Strawberry British Scones by Giraffes Can Bake - Buttery, crumbly scones with roasted strawberries baked right in. So easy and quick to make, you can't go wrong. Serve with jam, clotted cream and a cup of tea for your very own homemade Devonshire or Cornish Cream Tea

 

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Peach Pie

A delicious pie filled with fresh, juicy peaches and ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! Plus an easy, homemade buttery double crust. The perfect way to use your summer peaches

Homemade Peach Pie by Giraffes Can Bake - A delicious pie filled with fresh, juicy peaches and ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! Plus an easy, homemade buttery double crust. The perfect way to use your summer peaches!

 

Happy Friday guys! It’s been a while since I posted a new recipe, I’m sorry about that – it’s just been a bit of a crazy couple weeks! But I came back with an awesome one for you, so I hope you’ll forgive me! I was at the market buying strawberries to make jam with and they had a big box of peaches for £1.50, so I had to buy them! All I had to do then was decide what to do with the peaches, and peach pie it was – great decision! This pie is amazing – it has juicy, flavourful peaches that just have the taste of summer in every bite, which are complimented beautifully by the warm cinnamon and caramelly brown sugar. I did a double crust using my absolute favourite pie crust recipe – it’s so easy to make, so buttery and absolutely delicious! Serve your warm slice of peach pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you’re in heaven!

Homemade Peach Pie by Giraffes Can Bake - A delicious pie filled with fresh, juicy peaches and ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! Plus an easy, homemade buttery double crust. The perfect way to use your summer peaches!

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Spicy Mango Jam

An easy, delicious jam recipe full of sweet mangoes and spicy serrano peppers. Great for spreading, baking and giving as gifts!

Spicy Mango Jam by Giraffes Can Bake - easy, delicious homemade jam with sweet mangoes and spicy serrano peppers. Great for spreading, baking and gift giving

 

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Fig Jam

Fig” Jam”

Jam, jelly, preserves, whatever you want to call them – jam making is a delicious skill to have under your belt! And it’s a skill that’s really easy to master! I love jam, there’s so many different ways you can use it, but it’s something I thought was really hard or awkward to make. I have made a jam once before, a fig jam, and it was delicious, but I wouldn’t consider it real jam – it’s more of a thick fig sauce I guess. This Spicy Mango Jam is my first real jam, and it was a big success!

Spicy Mango Jam by Giraffes Can Bake - easy, delicious homemade jam with sweet mangoes and spicy serrano peppers. Great for spreading, baking and gift giving

 

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Caramelised White Chocolate and Macadamia Ice Cream

A deliciously decadent caramelised white chocolate no churn ice cream with lots of toasted macadamia nuts. The perfect dessert this summer!

Caramelised White Chocolate and Macadamia Ice Cream by Giraffes Can Bake - Decadent caramelised white chocolate stirred into a no churn homemade ice with toasted macadamias. The perfect dessert this summer

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Ah, another week and what d’ya know? I’m running behind again! With how often I run behind I might as well call it on schedule! I usually write my Friday post on Thursday and, well, it got to Thursday night and I hadn’t even started editing the photos for the post, oops! And now it’s Monday – still, better late than never, right?

Caramelised White Chocolate and Macadamia Ice Cream by Giraffes Can Bake - Decadent caramelised white chocolate stirred into a no churn homemade ice with toasted macadamias. The perfect dessert this summer

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No Bake Strawberry and Chocolate Boozy Tart

A rich, decadent chocolate tart with fresh strawberries, boozy strawberry jam and an oreo crust. So easy to make, this No Bake Strawberry and Chocolate Boozy Tart is the perfect dessert to serve on a nice summer’s day!

No Bake Strawberry and Chocolate Boozy Tart - decadent chocolate and boozy strawberry filling with fresh strawberries and an oreo crust. The perfect dessert to serve on a summer's day

 I think it’s fairly obvious that I love to bake! I definitely get the appeal of a no bake dessert, they’re usually easy to prepare and it’s great to not have to turn the oven on when it’s hot out – plus, they can be delicious! But, I usually prefer the baked alternative – there’s just usually an extra depth of flavour you can’t seem to replicate in a “no bake” version. Cheesecake is the best example of this, while no bake cheesecakes can indeed be yummy, you’ll never beat a baked one as far as I’m concerned. So why, you ask, do I have a no bake dessert for you today? For the same reasons they’re so popular, it’s really easy to whip up, with the day’s heating up you don’t want the oven on all the time and it is amazingly tasty!

No Bake Strawberry and Chocolate Boozy Tart - decadent chocolate and boozy strawberry filling with fresh strawberries and an oreo crust. The perfect dessert to serve on a summer's day

 

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