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I need a pud I can make in advance and whip out of the fridge, but I've done all of the above recently. What else could i do?

lemon meringue?

Chilled Lemon Flan

Dead easy and very yum

Done that chilled lemon flan too - agree, it is yum.

Lemon meringue could be a plan. I've never done meringue before <panics slightly....>

Tiramisu

Don't like coffee, sorry.

Might do a mousse. DS1 would like a lemon one.

Pavlova? MAke the base well in advance and keep in airtight box. Whip cream and chop up fruit (or whatever) a few hours before, and store in fridge, separately. 30 secs before serving, slop on cream, tip on fruit. Artfully.

Trifle?

Chocolate peppermint pie?

chocolate mousse?

trifle?

profiteroles?

Nigella's chocolate mint pie.

I think this lemon meringue recipe looks good, am planning to try it soon.

Or a pavlova with lots of cream and berries?

My mum is pavlova / meringue queen and her tips are:
1) scrupulously clean / dry bowl
2) add sugar a spoon at a time once you have soft peaks
3) add a tiny bit of something acidic at the end (tsp vinegar or bit of cream of tartar) to stabilise the whites

this is also helpful I think: www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/aug/19/how-to-make-perfect-meringue

I make a thing called Jamaica crunch pie which is gingernut base and lemon cream pie filling. Really scrumptious - can post the recipe if it sounds good?

www.mumsnet.com/Recipes/i/2561-Jamaican-crunch-pie

Chocolate pots like the Gü ones served with crystallised violets and whipped cream. Mmmm!

Eton mess - use bought meringue nests. Stir fruit into whipped cream in advance and have meringues ready crushed, just stir in at last minute (can do it in advance, but it starts to melt into the cream and I like finding crunchy meringue bits). A variation on pavlova but even less likely to go wrong...

Or trifle - BBC good food has a fantastic berry trifle recipe that's dead easy.

Mmmm, drooling over these ideas! Thank you everyone

lemon posset - ridiculously easy to make.

JoJay, do this one PLEASE. It is really delicious, decadent and best of all, looks and tastes as if you spent ages making it!!.

It has no name, but i like to call it Chocolate Artery Hardener.

Make a normal cheescake base, but use crushed bourbon cream biscuits mixed with unsalted butter.

To make the topping, whip a large carton ( or more) of double cream. Melt some good quality dark chocolate ( the more the better!). Fold the melted chocolate into the cream, then spread this mixture onto the biscuit base.

Chill before serving. You can serve it with some fresh raspberries on the side. I ofter garnish it with some more finely grated chocolate. It' s very, very rich, but a real crowd pleaser.

JoJay, do this one PLEASE. It is really delicious, decadent and best of all, looks and tastes as if you spent ages making it!!.

It has no name, but i like to call it Chocolate Artery Hardener.

Make a normal cheescake base, but use crushed bourbon cream biscuits mixed with unsalted butter.

To make the topping, whip a large carton ( or more) of double cream. Melt some good quality dark chocolate ( the more the better!). Fold the melted chocolate into the cream, then spread this mixture onto the biscuit base.

Chill before serving. You can serve it with some fresh raspberries on the side. I ofter garnish it with some more finely grated chocolate. It' s very, very rich, but a real crowd pleaser.

Mmmmm, sounds divine!

I'm doing a lemon mousse, not very exciting but fussy Ds will love it.

Saving this thread for future ideas though, thank you everyone

Well, having made ilove's CAH this evening, I can confirm it definitely does what it says on the tin! Thank you very much for sharing (I think. )