British sweets
Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for British sweets. Get inspired and try out new things.
I wouldn't say weirdly named. Why is it weird? Because it's different?
There’s something about an old-fashioned sweet that instantly brings back happy memories of childhood. Here’s an illustrated history of some of Britain's most popular treats …

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Swizzels Matlow Original Love Hearts Standard Sized Roll Packs x 3 A Great British Classic Retro Sweet Made By Swizzels Matlow, England The love hearts are little assorted fruit flavour sweets and a mix of colours- and each little round love heart sweet with a word of love imprinted on each of them. These are the most popular sweets we do for wedding favours and kids birthday parties, and the children really love these in there party bags! Perfect gift for Valentines day, Mothers Day…
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𝕃♡𝕧𝕖 ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕤 A sweet, powdery fragrance with fruity notes of raspberry, plum and peach refreshed by orange and lemon on a sweet vanilla base. Inspired wax melts
A collection of british bakes and recipes to inspire your inner Mary Berry. Cakes, pies, tarts, cookies and pastries with fresh and interesting takes.
These Cherry Bakewell cupcakes are beautifully British and inspired by the cherry bakewell tart. They have both ground almonds and almond extract in them, a raspberry conserve core, and covered with smooth glace icing, then topped off with a sweet glace cherry.
11 ingredients
Produce
- 6 Glace cherries
Refrigerated
- 2 Eggs, large
Condiments
- 3 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 Raspberry conserve / jam
Baking & Spices
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 110 g Caster (superfine) sugar
- 250 g Icing
- 55 g Self-raising flour
Nuts & Seeds
- 55 g Almonds, ground
Dairy
- 110 g Butter
243 · 50 minutes · Inspired by The Great British Baking Show, I tried my hand at a classic Egg Custard Tart. The results were mostly successful and definitely delicious!
8 ingredients
Refrigerated
- 1 Egg, free-range
- 7 Egg yolks, free-range
Baking & Spices
- 165 g All-purpose flour
- 1 Nutmeg, freshly ground
- 145 g Sugar
Nuts & Seeds
- 25 g Almonds, ground
Dairy
- 120 g Butter, unsalted
- 2 1/2 cups Whole milk

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