Steamed Desserts in the Varoma: 6 Foolproof Free Recipes
byAlyce Alexandra
15 Jun 2026
Steamed Desserts · How To
Some of the best desserts you will ever make are not baked at all. They are steamed, gently, in your Varoma, and they are almost impossible to get wrong.
One of the most underrated uses of your Thermomix, especially in winter, is the Varoma. There is just something special about steaming up a batch of warm, individual desserts while the rest of the house is cold and quiet, and the best bit is you really cannot stuff them up.
That is the magic of steam. It is so gentle and forgiving that it is almost impossible to overcook, dry out or burn anything, so everything cooks beautifully, every single time. There is no fierce, dry oven heat racing the edges ahead of the centre, which is exactly why steamed puddings and cheesecakes turn out soft and even, even if baking usually stresses you out.
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Silicone Dariole Moulds
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Why steaming wins: a hot oven cooks the outside of a pudding or cheesecake faster than the centre, which is what dries edges and cracks tops. Steam surrounds everything in gentle, even heat, so your bakes set slowly and stay soft and moist. That is the whole reason these are so forgiving.
Six free steamed desserts to start with
All steamed in the Silicone Dariole Moulds, all made in your Thermomix.
Steamed Sticky Date Puddings
Egg free
Dairy free
Nut free
If you are going to start anywhere, start here. The ultimate winter dessert: warm, gooey, and somehow comforting and impressive at the same time. Whip the batter up in your Thermomix, pour it into the Silicone Dariole Moulds, and steam in the Varoma. No fiddly oven baking and no dry edges, and you have probably already got everything you need in the pantry.
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Lemon and Poppyseed Cheesecakes
Bright, tangy and refreshing, lovely served with a little lemon curd and cream. We steam them rather than baking, which means beautifully moist, foolproof results and none of the cracked-top stress. One of the very first recipes I ever shared, all the way back in my very first cookbook, Quick Fix in the Thermomix, and now free for everyone to cook.
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Boozy Coffee Cheesecakes
Just for the grown-ups: rich, decadent and, because we steam them rather than bake them, completely foolproof. Make them up to three days ahead and serve straight from the fridge, so there is zero kitchen time once your guests arrive.
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Chocolate Panna Cottas
When you want something elegant with almost no effort, these come together in under eight minutes with just five simple ingredients. Silky, smooth and guaranteed to impress, and no one needs to know how easy it was.
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Yorkshire Puddings
Here is the part people do not expect: the moulds are brilliant for savoury cooking too. Crisp, fluffy and gorgeous next to a roast, a curry, or even a weekend breakfast fry-up. A perfect example of how versatile these little moulds really are.
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Steamed Rose Syrup Puddings
For something a touch more special, these are beautiful to have up your sleeve when you really want to impress. They are easy to make, though you do need to source edible rose petals.
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Want to get more from your Thermomix?
Your Varoma can do so much more than dinner. Add one set of Silicone Dariole Moulds and a world of foolproof steamed desserts opens up, every one of them gentle, forgiving and almost impossible to get wrong.
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