311 fresh fruit recipes

Chilled peach soup blended with sour cream, tropical fruit juices, and dry sherry, garnished with fresh mint. A no-cook cold soup inspired by The Greenbrier resort, served as a first course or dessert.

Low-calorie cottage cheese plate with fresh vegetables or tropical fruit, a hard-boiled egg, and rye crisp crackers. A high-protein, no-cook light lunch on a bed of lettuce.

Fresh peach sauce with orange juice and nutmeg, thickened with cornstarch. A warm fruit topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or pound cake.

Homemade raspberry currant syrup for sparkling water, cocktails, and sodas. Fresh berries simmered with sugar, strained, and bottled for a concentrated fruit cordial.

Homemade orange popsicles made with real orange juice, fresh pureed fruit, and jelly powder. A kid-friendly frozen treat with just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep.

Vegetarian mincemeat with fresh pears, mixed dried fruit, candied peel, glace cherries, dates, almonds, citrus zest, and whiskey. A meat-free version of the British holiday classic.

Orange-glazed bananas baked in fresh orange juice, Grand Marnier, butter, and brown sugar with toasted walnuts. A 15-minute warm fruit dessert. Spoon over vanilla ice cream.

Lighter cheesecake made with blended cottage cheese and low-fat sour cream on a graham cracker crust. A slimmed-down dessert topped with cherry pie filling or fresh fruit.

Blended cherries and peaches with fresh orange juice, poured into custard glasses and topped with an orange wedge and whole cherry. A 10-minute Valentine's Day fruit dessert.

Savory honeydew melon tossed with rice vinegar, fresh chile strips, and torn cilantro. A four-ingredient cool fruit salad that turns sweet melon into a Thai-inspired brunch starter.

Pineapple ecstasy, a creamy low-calorie fruit-and-yogurt dessert with fresh pineapple, banana, and vanilla yogurt. Sweetened with sugar substitute, light enough for everyday indulgence.

Grilled fruit skewers with peaches, plums, mango, and papaya brushed with butter and sprinkled with cardamom sugar. Served with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.

Melon salsa with ripe cantaloupe, fresh ginger, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime. A sweet-spicy no-cook fruit salsa for grilled fish, chicken, or chips.

Raspberry angel food cake with fresh berries folded directly into the whipped egg white batter. Light, fat-free, and bursting with pockets of fruit.

Fresh strawberries macerated with thin orange slices, orange juice, and sweet vermouth for a boozy, citrus-kissed fruit dessert. Diabetic-friendly with optional sweetener.

Homemade canned fruit cocktail with fresh peaches, pears, seedless grapes, and maraschino cherries in sugar syrup. A from-scratch preserving recipe that beats store-bought.