491 fresh fruit recipes

Sweet potatoes with a hint of orange: cooked sweet potatoes baked with cinnamon, dried apricots, and fresh orange slices. A lighter, fruit-sweetened holiday side with no marshmallows or piles of sugar.

Purple plum pie loads sliced fresh plums into a deep-dish crust under a cinnamon-spiced buttery crumb. A late-summer fruit pie with jammy tart filling and golden streusel topping.

Big-batch melon and citrus fruit salad with honeydew, cantaloupe, oranges, grapefruit, pineapple, bananas, and cherries in fresh orange juice. Feeds 20 and keeps a week.

Fresh oranges drizzled with a quick maple caramel sauce made from brown sugar, maple syrup, and lemon juice. A light, elegant fruit dessert ready in minutes.

Sugar-free peach spread made with just fresh peaches, allspice berries, and water. A naturally sweet fruit butter for canning with no added sugar or pectin.

Sweet potatoes simmered with sliced persimmons, sugar, and fresh citrus juice until a glossy syrup forms. A one-pot seasonal side with an unexpected fruit pairing.

Chilled fruit gazpacho with tomatoes, honeydew, cantaloupe, mango, nectarines, and cucumber in fresh orange juice with basil, mint, and a jalapeño kick. A stunning summer starter.

Fresh melon salad with cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon tossed in a creamy mint and cardamom sauce. A chilled summer fruit dish with light sour cream dressing.

Jamaican-inspired lamb chops pan-seared and simmered in a reduced fruit syrup with instant coffee, canned peaches, and fresh parsley. Sweet, savory, and boldly aromatic.

Curried fruit compote with peaches, apricots, fresh pineapple, and cantaloupe in a curry-spiced sugar syrup with lime slices. A canning recipe that yields four quarts.

Wild blueberry cookies with fresh or frozen berries, lemon zest, and a soft drop-cookie dough. Tender, cakey, and bursting with real fruit in every bite.

Fresh cherry pie with almond extract and a double crust, baked golden and bubbly. Uses real cherries, not canned, for bright fruit flavor. Freezer-friendly too.

Grilled angel food cake with skewered nectarines basted in lemon-sugar glaze and fresh blueberries. A light summer grilled dessert with caramelized fruit and toasted cake.

Orange-cranberry bread for the bread machine with whole wheat flour, dried cranberries, fresh orange juice and zest, and cinnamon. A hearty, fruit-studded holiday loaf.

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.

Fresh peach yogurt shake blended with banana, milk, and a hint of almond extract. A creamy, naturally sweet fruit smoothie that tastes like summer peach cobbler in a glass.