Your top 10 recipes in October

10. Coconut-and-Szechuan chicken wings

These sticky chicken wings graced the cover of our October issue - and for good reason! Roll up your sleeves - it's going to get messy.

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9. No-bake cheesecake

An all-time favourite recipe on the TASTE website - and for good reason!

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8. Abi's incredible black forest cake

A chocolate-cherry sour cream cake with no added sugar? You have our attention.

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7. Blue cheese baked gem squash

These make a perfect veggie dish on their own, but are also delicious with roast chicken. If you braai them, they'll take on a lovely smoky flavour.

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6. The Springbokkie

In honour of Siya, and his fellow bokke, we invented a new kind of Peppermint Crisp pudding – an extra green-and-gold version, with a base of bright green jelly.

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5. Chocolate chunk brownie cupcakes

This is the ultimate chocolate cupcake: packed with nuts, melty on the inside and topped with condensed-milk ganache. Great for picnics, bake sales, taking to afternoon tea, and even your next birthday at the office.

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4. Peppermint Crisp tart

Effortless and quick, this tart takes a maximum of 30 minutes to make. This recipe makes one large tart big enough for at least 12 people. It also makes for excellent leftovers.

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3. Banana loaf

To add some crunch to the recipe incorporate a cup of chopped pecans or walnuts. And for a sweeter dimension stir in a cup of chocolate chips.

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2. Red velvet ice-cream bombe

This cheat's dessert is... the bomb! (We'll show ourselves out.)

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1. Best-ever flapjacks

TASTE's best-ever flapjacks are easy, like a Sunday.

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