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"This is a traditional Aussie slice. There are even national competitions to find out who can make the bset slice."

Ingredients: cream, custard powder...

"Individual pavlovas made with chocolate and bananas. Apparently both Australia and New Zealand have made claims to the creation of the pavlova, but it would seem that New Zealand has the stronger claim. Recipes for a fruit-filled meringue started to appear in New Zealand in 1926, around the same time that the ballerina Anna Pavlova was stirring popular..."

Ingredients: cocoa powder, egg whites...

"These little turnovers make a nice special late breakfast or mid morning treat, with a large milky coffee or have them for a quick dessert served with a scoop of ice-cream and/or whipped cream :)
*You can use mashed, canned apricots in place of the conserve or jam. Also, try with other fruits such as cooked apple or berry conserves or jams. Your..."

Ingredients: frozen puff pastry, icing sugar...

"Mum is not sure where she got this recipe, although she and my aunty are certain it was from their aunty may. This is such a yummy pudding. You really need a mixer such as a kitchen aid for perfect results, but hand mixing is fine. This is excellent re-heated"

Ingredients: eggs, milk, stewed apples...

"I made this to make my pop tarts, you will need to probally double maybe triple this recipe if you were making a pie"

Ingredients: gluten-free flour, margarine...

"In New Zealand, I would always love going to the bakery to buy a vanilla slice. Now that I have moved to England, we can't get them anymore. I found this recipe in a cookbook my Mummy had hidden away, and the memories came pouring back"

Ingredients: cornflour, premade puff pastry...

"These are just so easy to make using what you have on hand for a fast dessert. Just multiply ingredients by how many you want to serve."

Ingredients: icing sugar, oil...

"This is not your normal apple tart. The healthy date, nut crust allows you to indulge without guilt or compromising flavor. It takes no time to prepare, and will please and satisfy anyone who loves apple pie, you will love me for this one"

Ingredients: cinnamon, dates, green apples...

"From the NZ restaurant Kai in the City (a restaurant based on traditional and contemporary Maori kai combined with the best of international cuisine).

With purple kumara you may need to add about 1/2 cup of milk to soften the purée. However, if you use golden kumara, which are more moist, you may not need to add any milk."

Ingredients: ground allspice, egg yolks...

"Another favourite at the coffee shop our family used to own."

Ingredients: eggs, icing sugar, lemon juice...

"When we were in Florida, we had the most amazing key lime pie I have had ever had at a restaurant, we had to ask for the recipe. So here it is."

Ingredients: condensed milk, creme fraiche...

"This is my paternal grandmother's recipe. She made this several times on her visits over from New Zealand. The number of apples is the minimum quantity. If there is more than 4 people just add an extra apple per person (eg 6 apples for 6 people). Adjust the crumble accordingly. Cooking time doesn't include time for stewing apples."

Ingredients: raw sugar, desiccated coconut...

"This easy to prepare tart recipe is a wonderful combination of walnuts, dates and apricots, making it a delicious and highly nutritious dessert. Even though there is no sugar, it has a natural sweetness from the dates and honey that will generously satisfy your sweet tooth"

Ingredients: cinnamon, dates...

"We were at a friends last night and my mum was saying how she longs for the recipe books we left in New Zealand. Our friend happened to have some and mum was speechless, this recipe is one mum used to make and i LOVE it to pieces. i am posting it so i have it for when we give the book back. it's from a Australian womans weekly. these recipes never..."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...