Fruit recipe collection

Slow cooker BBQ beans with golden raisins, Granny Smith apples, brown sugar, and bacon strips on top. Canned baked beans transformed into a sweet, smoky crockpot side dish.

Homemade cranberry liqueur with just three ingredients: fresh cranberries, sugar, and gin. Steep for two weeks and strain for a ruby-red cordial that keeps indefinitely.

Meat loaf tropicale with mashed banana and quick oats in the mix, topped with crisscrossed bacon and orange marmalade glaze. A fruity, island-inspired twist on classic American meatloaf.

Pan-seared pork tenderloin medallions in a Riesling wine sauce with green peppercorns, raisins, balsamic vinegar, and toasted pine nuts. Restaurant-quality in 40 minutes.

Cantaloupe and honeydew melon balls soaked in fresh watermelon juice with rum and sugar. A boozy, refreshing summer fruit dessert that chills overnight for maximum flavor.

Melting moments cookies sandwich tender coconut shortbreads with orange buttercream and dip half in chocolate. Buttery, citrusy, and chocolate-finished sandwich cookies for tea or holiday plates.

A succulent pork dish that is simmered to perfection in apple juice and a variety of spices.

Mesquite grilled chicken with pineapple salsa: smoky grilled chicken breasts topped with a bright salsa of crushed pineapple, red pepper, scallion, lime, and soy. Tropical, fast, and full of flavor.

Mesquite-smoked salmon fajitas with a fresh mango-cantaloupe salsa and sauteed poblano peppers. The salmon is smoked indoors on the stovetop using mesquite wood chunks and a cast-iron skillet.

Mexican fruit dessert with fresh oranges, bananas, and strawberries tossed in Kahlua coffee liqueur and topped with sweetened whipped cream and cinnamon. A no-cook, no-bake dessert ready in 20 minutes.

Mexican Kings Cake (Rosca de Reyes), a yeast-risen Epiphany bread scented with orange flower water, studded with raisins and pecans, and hiding a lucky bean inside. Soft, sweet, and crowned with confectioners' icing.

Mighty muffins are hearty bran muffins with whole wheat flour, wheat germ, molasses, raisins, and nuts. High-fiber breakfast muffins that hold up all week.

Mini apple pies use refrigerated biscuit dough as a fast pastry shortcut. Each rolled biscuit wraps a tablespoon of cinnamon-sugar apple-raisin filling and bakes in muffin cups. Ten warm hand pies in 15 minutes.

These cute little pastries are so yummy! I serve them warm with vanilla ice cream and they are always a big hit with family and quests. Easy to make and delicious.

No-bake mini burger cookies made from vanilla wafers, chocolate mint patties, dyed coconut lettuce, and white frosting. A fun kids party treat that looks like tiny hamburgers.

Mixed berry tiramisu with mascarpone, ladyfingers soaked in raspberry liqueur syrup, and layered berry jam with fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Coffee-free summer tiramisu.