Fruit recipe collection

Apple custard cake layered on a buttery lemon shortcrust, with rum-soaked raisins and tart apples under a baked vanilla custard that sets soft and creamy. A bakery-style dessert with a boozy backbone.

Naturally sweetened mashed sweet potatoes with diced apples, cloves, and apple juice concentrate for a healthier holiday side dish without marshmallows or brown sugar.

Spiced apple butter spiked with brandy, honey, and cinnamon for canning into shelf-stable jars perfect for gift-giving or slathering on toast.

Brandy-soaked apples baked into a moist sheet cake with walnuts, raisins, and warm spices. Simple mixing, no mixer needed.

European-style apple tart with a buttery crumb crust pressed into a flan pan. Grated apples layered with cinnamon and sugar, topped with a pastry apple design. Best served cold for clean slicing.

Spiced apple cake with warm cinnamon and nutmeg, crowned with a silky rum sauce made in a double boiler. Bake ahead and reheat for easy entertaining with make-ahead convenience.

Simple Southern chess pie filled with chopped apples, butter, and cinnamon. Cream together five basic ingredients, fold in apples, then bake until set with a two-temperature method.

Light spiced apple cake with nutmeg and ginger, topped with cinnamon-walnut sugar before baking. Cut into rectangles and serve warm or at room temperature for coffee cake perfection.

Bread machine apple cinnamon loaf with chunks of fresh apple mixed into a tender crumb. Use the raisin setting and add apples at the pause for a hands-off breakfast bread.

Bold apple chutney with garlic, fresh ginger, and hot chilies. Simmer tart apples until mushy, then add pear strips that stay intact for texture. Makes 8-10 pints for canning.

Vintage molded gelatin salad with apple cider, diced apples, celery, and almonds suspended in lemon-spiked gelatin. Unmold onto lettuce and serve with whipped cream or sour cream.

Apple cinnamon crumb pie with cinnamon-spiced apple slices thickened with tapioca, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel crumb. Classic Dutch apple pie style.

Simple stovetop oatmeal with diced Granny Smith apples cooked right into the porridge. Apple juice and cinnamon sweeten the pot, no sugar needed. Serve hot with milk.

Gluten-free monkey bread made in a bread machine, then shaped into cinnamon sugar balls. Rice flour and xanthan gum create a tender pull-apart loaf studded with nuts and raisins.

Breakfast idea without gluten or dairy. Serve warm with maple syrup or as a quickbread with soup or salad.

Curried chicken thighs simmered with golden apples, mushrooms, and onions in apple cider. Toasted curry powder creates a fragrant sauce that's perfect over rice or baked potatoes.