Home cook, TV presenter, baking aficionado and all-round national treasure Mary Berry has written over 70 cookbooks and amassed countless dedicated fans over the years thanks to her delicious yet approachable recipes for every occasion – whether you’re in need of a quick midweek meal, cooking up a crowd-pleasing feast, or want to make the perfect light and fluffy sponge.
If, like us, you can’t get enough of Mary’s failsafe recipes and cooking tips, we’ve rounded up the ultimate Mary Berry cookbook collection, spanning everything from the classics to newer editions – and, of course, plenty of mouth-watering bakes.
At a glance: Which Mary Berry cookbook is best?
- Best for baking: Mary Berry’s Baking Bible
- Best for easy dinner recipes: Mary Makes it Easy
- Best for one-pot recipes: Mary All in One
- Best for hosting and dinner parties: Mary Berry Cooks Up A Feast
- Best for comfort food: Simple Comforts
- Best for fan favourites: Mary 90
Dig in to Mary Berry’s best ever recipes and new dishes
A touching cookbook showcasing Mary’s culinary career
Find everything from party-worthy dishes to easy dinners to fan-favourite bakes
Mary 90: My Very Best Recipes
Released the same year as Mary’s 90th birthday, Mary 90 is the ultimate collection of brilliant Mary Berry recipes new and old. In this cookbook and accompanying TV series, you can find a delightful mix of fan favourites, inventive new dishes, and delicious cakes and bakes, as well as personal reflections and photographs from Mary’s upbringing and career.
Mary All in One
Mary’s first cookbook dedicated to one-pot cooking brings together 120 recipes that use just one pot, pan, or dish, for truly effortless cooking. With chapters covering soups, dips, chicken, veggie mains, baking, and much more, this vibrant, easy-to-follow book proves just how varied and versatile the humble one-pot recipe can be.
Mary Makes it Easy
Mary’s latest cookbook features her easiest recipes yet, covering everything from party food canapés to midweek dinners to desserts. Each of the 120 brand new recipes in Mary Makes it Easy falls under 6 key categories: one pot, five ingredients or fewer, prep ahead, quick cook, freezes well and for a crowd.
Discover 5 things you’ll love about Mary Makes it Easy, our favourite recipes from the Mary Makes it Easy BBC2 series, as well as the recipes tested by some of Mary’s biggest fans.
250 classic recipes including 20 brand-new bakes
Every recipe newly tested and photographed
From cakes and brownies, to biscuits and breads
Mary Berry’s Baking Bible (2023 Edition)
This updated edition of Mary’s 2009 hit cookbook features 250 bakes, including 20 brand new recipes. Find time-tested classics like Battenberg Cake, English Muffins, and Iced Fairy Cakes, as well as new iterations of old favourites such as the super simple Coffee and Walnut Traybake.
120 recipes designed for sharing with friends and family
Recipe keys and menus to make event planning easy
From sharing platter dishes and classic bakes, to decadent brunch ideas and Sunday roasts
Mary Berry Cook and Share
As the title suggests, this cookbook is packed with dishes meant to be shared with friends and family. Recipes are earmarked with a handy key system, so you can easily find the perfect inspiration for picnics, homemade takeaway alternatives, and even cooking for teenagers.
120 simple yet delicious recipes for everyday cooking
All the recipes from the BBC TV series
Classic favourites the whole family will enjoy
Mary Berry Everyday
In this ode to everyday cooking, find your favourite classics and staple dishes with a special twist – whether you’re in the mood for a simple stir-fry, crowd-pleasing starter (dough balls with garlic butter, anyone?) cottage pie, or a hearty beef and ale stew.
Heart-warming comfort dishes from the nation’s favourite cook
With easy, family-friendly recipes as well as all-out weekend feasts
Including chapters full of indulgent bakes and sweet treats
Simple Comforts
Who better to teach us the art of home-cooked comfort food than Mary Berry? Find comforting staples like hotpots, one-tray wonders, savoury traybakes, and puddings, accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and helpful step-by-step photography.
All the recipes from the TV series
Everyday cooking at its simplest
Mary’s family favourites
Mary Berry at Home
Discover the dishes that Mary herself loves cooking in her home kitchen, with 150 failsafe recipes developed with her close friend and assistant Lucy Young. This revised edition of At Home features 60 new recipes, covering everything from starters and mains to afternoon tea.
120 recipes from the nation’s favourite cook
Featuring all of the recipes from the accompanying BBC2 series
Celebrating fuss-free cooking and the ingredients and flavours Mary loves
Love to Cook
Share in the joy of cooking with this collection of heartwarming dishes, whether you’re looking for fun and easy dinner ideas (including six different burger recipes), show-stopping roasts, or delicious desserts – such as Chocolate Profiteroles, Lemon and Lime Meringue Tranche Pie, and Victoria Sponge Sandwich.
Mary’s reliable recipes for every celebration
From party platters and canapés to mains and desserts
All the festive cooking inspiration you need
Mary Berry Cooks Up A Feast
Need to feed (and impress) a crowd? Look no further than this cookbook packed with recipes for canapés, platters, dinner party centrepieces, and festive bakes. Whatever the occasion, Mary’s helpful tips and straightforward recipes will have you ready to host and entertain with ease.
Family favourites
Easy entertaining
Stunning bakes
Classic
Proving that cooking the classics needn’t be complicated, the fuss-free recipes in Classic will help you master the staple dishes that every home cook should have in their arsenal: think lasagne, boeuf Bourguignon, eggs benedict, indulgent chocolate brownies, and more.
Mary Berry’s Ultimate Cake Book (Second Edition)
First published nearly three decades ago, this collection of 200 classic cake recipes has stood the test of time – and for good reason. Whether you’re a baking novice or a whizz in the kitchen, Mary Berry’s Ultimate Cake Book has must-try recipes that you can keep coming back to, from lemon cheesecake and chocolate roulade, to classic bakes like millionaires shortbread and tarte tatin.
