Helen Goh's really good cheese and pepper crackers.

Recipe collection

13 freeze-ahead ideas for surprise guests and last-minute catch-ups

Friends dropping by unannounced? No time to cook on the weekend? Make these sweet and savoury snacks in advance, then pop them in the freezer ready for baking without the last-minute stress.

13 recipes

Really good cheese and pepper crackers. — EASY

Biscuit

Cheese and pepper crackers

< 30 mins
Helen Goh

Helen Goh's hazelnut and coffee freezer biscuits. — EASY

Biscuit

Hazelnut and coffee freezer biscuits

< 30 mins
Helen Goh

Chorizo cheese puffs.

Banquet

Chorizo cheese puffs

30 mins - 1 hr

Coffee and coffee brownie biscuits.

Biscuit

Chocolate and coffee brownie biscuits

2 hrs +

Vegan-friendly oat and spelt bikkies with seeds and fruit. — EASY

Biscuit

Helen Goh's oat and spelt biscuits with fruit and seeds

30 mins - 1 hr
Helen Goh

Five-spice sesame biscuits.

Banquet

Five-spice sesame biscuits

30 mins - 1 hr

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Almond olive oil biscuits (with sangria granita). — EASY

Biscuit

Almond and olive oil biscuits

Helen Goh

With a little acidity from the yoghurt, a clove of garlic, a handful of cheese and chopped jalapenos, these scones are packed with flavour.

Bread

Helen Goh's jalapeno and cheddar scones

1-2 hrs
Helen Goh

X marks the spot on these cheese puffs.

Savoury pies & tarts

Gruyere cheese gougeres with anchovy crosses

1-2 hrs
Helen Goh

These buckwheat blinis are the perfect vehicle for a caviar party with all the trimmings (sour cream, chopped chives, boiled egg and onion, pictured). — EASY

Eggs

Buckwheat blinis

1-2 hrs
Jill Dupleix

Helen Goh recipe: fig, rosemary and chorizo shortbread.

Biscuit

Fig, rosemary and chorizo shortbread

30 mins - 1 hr
Helen Goh

Serve these potato farls alongside soup. — EASY

Bread

Baked potato farls

30 mins - 1 hr
Helen Goh

Dan Lepard's easy English muffins. — EASY

Bread

English muffins

2 hrs +
Dan Lepard

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