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Desserts for one

Desserts sized for one, most in under ten minutes: a lemon posset, mug cakes, a crumble in a ramekin and quick fruit with yoghurt. Each one is also a way to finish something a dinner leaves behind.

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Lemon Drizzle Mug Cake
Cooking these for one

Cooking for one, the dessert is where the leftovers go: the rest of the double cream from a pasta sauce, half a lemon, the coconut milk and lime from a curry, a tub of soured cream with three spoonfuls gone. Every dessert here uses up at least one of those, and the planner suggests them when your week leaves something they finish. Most scale up for two with the + button, one mug or ramekin each.

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What's the quickest dessert for one?

Strawberries with Soured Cream and Brown Sugar, ready in about 5 minutes. 10 of the 12 here take 20 minutes or less.

How much does a dessert for one cost to make?

Most cost about 70p to £1.00 a portion at typical UK supermarket prices. The cheapest here is Sticky Toffee Mug Pudding, at about 60p.

How do you make desserts for one without wasting food?

Choose one that finishes something dinner left behind: the rest of the cream, half a lemon or the last of the coconut milk. Each dessert here is sized for one, so there's no tray of leftovers either.

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