15 picnic desserts

Easy picnic desserts

Rocky road

This easy rocky road recipe is an irresistible combination of Crunchie bars, marshmallows, raisins, biscuit chunks and chocolate. Bash up your goodies, melt together and chill, it's as easy as that. Cut up into squares and box up for a crunchy treat.

Lemon and blueberry bars

These simple lemon and blueberry bars are seriously moreish, gooey on the inside and crunchy on the outside, the ideal summertime picnic treat.

White chocolate and raspberry blondies

Cooking the butter until nutty and golden gives these blondies the edge before they’ve even made it to the oven. Scatter in plump, juicy raspberries for a tart flavour to cut through the sweet white chocolate.

Raspberry and cardamom Swedish buns

Feel like getting stuck into an eye-catching weekend project? Try these delicious filled buns inspired by classic Scandinavian baking. Made with a brioche-style dough and filled with raspberries, the whole family will love them.

Blueberry muffins

These simple muffin bites bring a touch of sweetness without being too heavy. A few little tweaks, such as using flaxseed and yogurt, bring these in under 200 calories. They also make great on-the-go snacks.

Peanut butter flapjacks

An inventive new flapjack recipe that combines the wonder of PBJ (peanut butter and jam) with rolled oats, raspberry coulis and golden syrup.

Strawberry cruffins

Watch our video to master this cruffin (croissant/muffin) hack! Perfect for using summery strawberries: try swapping the custard for Nutella, pistachio paste or orange curd.

School cake

An easy one to bake for a picnic crowd: transport this vanilla sponge traybake whole and slice on arrival, or pile into a cake tin to take with you.

Bakewell traybake

Check out our bakewell slices with juicy cherries and crunchy desiccated coconut. This take on the classic bakewell tart is easy to make and perfect for picnic season.

Poppy seed and lemon curd sandwich biscuits

If you’re a Jammie Dodgers fan you’ll love these lemon cookie sandwiches with crunchy poppy seeds and their creamy, zesty filling. A tin full of these will make you the most popular person at the picnic, guaranteed.

Vanilla yogurt cheesecake pots

Try packing these cheesecake pots into jam jars or reusable cups and let everyone grab one and dive in. The toasted golden oats add some crunch to contrast the smooth cheesecake filling.

Raspberry custard cake

Squares of this easy cake are packed with fresh raspberries and smooth (readymade) custard, making it the perfect family picnic bite. Wobbly blobs of sweet custard, sharp berries and a vanilla sponge is an instant winning combo.

Chocolate crinkle cookies

These fudgy chocolate cookies are sure to be a picnic crowdpleaser and satisfy any chocoholics.

Lemon cupcakes

A batch of these cute little lemon cupcakes will disappear as soon as you open the box. If you are short on time make the sponges ahead and store in an airtight box then ice on the day of your picnic. The delicate lemon flavour is the perfect way to round off an indulgent feast.

Bourbon biscuit brownies

What's better than a chocolate Bourbon biscuit? Chocolate Bourbon brownies! Trust us, you'll need to make a double batch. Try our best brownie recipes for more baking inspiration.