Fruit recipe collection

Baked bananas layered with cinnamon cream cheese and heavy cream, sauteed in butter first for caramelized edges. A warm, creamy banana dessert with just 6 ingredients.

Lightened-up cheesecake uses cottage cheese and neufchatel for creamy texture with fewer calories, then gets crowned with fresh berries for guilt-free indulgence.

Heirloom fruitcake packs candied cherries, pineapple, citron, dates, raisins and pecans into a spice-laden batter, baked low and slow then aged a month with wine before serving.

Helen's Cheesecake with a ground pecan and graham cracker crust, a lemon-kissed cream cheese filling, and a sour cream topping baked right on. Refrigerate 24 to 72 hours - patience is the secret ingredient.

These bars made of vanilla wafers, chocolate chips, coconut and pecans are a great snack for dessert or when on the move.

Henzi's seed bread loaded with sunflower, poppy, and caraway seeds, walnuts, raisins, and three flours (bread, whole wheat, rye). A nutty, fiber-rich loaf for the bread machine that toasts up gorgeous.

Applesauce cake with whole wheat flour, brown sugar, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves baked in a tube pan. A moist, spiced cake with old-fashioned flavor and hearty texture.

Caloric, filling and tasty bars, these bars give a flavorful and filling treat along the trail.

Homemade crab apple pectin made from sliced unpeeled crabapples and water. A natural liquid pectin for jam-makers working with low-pectin fruits like peach, pear, or strawberry.

Homemade meatless mincemeat with green tomatoes, tart apples, raisins, currants, and warm spices. Heritage holiday filling for pies and tarts. Freezes for months.

Every year before my grandkids come over to my place, I usually bake a large batch of these cookies, and everyone loves them. I do however add some chocolate chips to the batter, and they are some great addition.

Honey apricot chicken braised with cumin, ginger, coriander, and cinnamon in a glossy honey-lemon sauce. A North African-inspired one-skillet dinner with tender, spice-rubbed pieces.

Honey-sweetened muffins studded with chewy dried apricots and crunchy walnuts, warmed by a hint of ground ginger. No refined sugar, just floral honey doing all the work.

Old-fashioned honey drop cookies with cinnamon, cloves, and raisins. No refined sugar at all. Soft, chewy, and warmly spiced with a caramel-like sweetness.

This dish was everything I had hoped for and more.

Honey Whole Wheat Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies: chewy whole grain cookies sweetened with honey, packed with rolled oats, raisins, and shredded zucchini. Four dozen wholesome bites.