Caramelized strawberries are a typical Chinese dessert, tasty and easy to prepare. Known as tanghulu, caramelized fruit is a quick recipe made with bamboo skewers where fruit bites are skewered to be ...

If you prefer not to use the brandy and orange-flower water, increase the vanilla extract to 1/2 teaspoon and add a sprinkling of freshly grated nutmeg, if desired.

For a quick and party-friendly dessert, stuff the empanadas with lightly caramelized fruit, such as apples, plums, bananas or pears. Eat them as is, or dust them with powdered sugar or cocoa powder.

Melt the butter and sugar over medium heat until caramelised. Stir only occasionally. Add the marshmallows and heat while stirring until melted. Stir in the liqueur and orange or lemon juice and bring ...

Add a small dash of water to the pan and stir the fruit for 30 seconds until caramelised and golden. Place the fruit into a serving bowl, top with the nut crumble and drizzle with yoghurt mixture.

The first is to caramelize the sugar before adding the fruit. Many vintage recipes skip this step in favor of simplicity, instead just melting the butter, then sprinkling the sugar on top.

Other fruit — peaches, apricots, plums and nectarines; berries or bananas — can make upside-down cakes as good or even better than the usual pineapple.