542 fruit recipes

Cherry fruit chews are a vintage Bisquick bar studded with maraschino cherries, dates, and walnuts. Seven ingredients, one bowl, baked in a 9x13 pan. Yields four dozen retro holiday bites.

I always love adding fruits into yogurt, this recipe I added strawberries and some cranberries. Mixing very well!

Spicy fruit salad with oranges, pears, bananas, grapes, and toasted walnuts tossed in a cinnamon-cardamom yogurt dressing. A fresh, no-cook side or snack.

Popcorn fruit cookies made with ground popped corn, cornmeal, dried fruit, and nutmeg. A crunchy, unusual rolled cookie with a satisfying corn-forward crumble.

An ice cream is topped with a mixture of fresh fruits and orange juice, which gives you the creaminess and sweetness with lots of refreshing taste.

Easy fruit cake made with applesauce instead of butter for a lighter, lower-fat version. Packed with mixed dried fruit, baked low and slow. No oil, no egg yolks. Makes one dense, fragrant loaf.

Fruit cake cookies loaded with candied cherries, candied pineapple, white raisins, and pecans with brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Holiday baking in cookie form.

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.

No-bake fruit balls made with cherries, dates, walnuts, and coconut ground together and rolled in sugar. A quick, old-fashioned confection with natural sweetness.

Fruit and nut snack mix with salted Spanish peanuts, seedless raisins, and chopped dates. Three ingredients, zero cooking, and packed with energy for hiking or snacking.

Pure fruit cookies sweetened only with mashed bananas and dried fruit. No added sugar, made with oats, nuts, and chopped apricots, raisins, or dates.

Oven-baked fruit compote of dried apricots, apples, peaches, and raisins slow-cooked with honey, fresh lemon, and orange slices. Serve warm or chilled as a naturally sweet dessert.

Fresh fruit medley with apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes tossed in orange juice concentrate, topped with a spiced yogurt-ricotta sauce. A light, diabetic-friendly dessert.

Homemade kiwi fruit jellies made with fresh kiwi puree, lemon juice, and pectin, then cut into shapes and rolled in sugar. A bright, tangy candy that looks as good as it tastes.

Hot curried fruit with poached pears, oranges, melon, and grapes in a warm spiced curry syrup topped with crystallized ginger. An elegant side dish for holiday entertaining.

Rich sour cream quick bread loaded with cranberries, pecans, golden raisins, and dried apricots, topped with pecan halves and a powdered sugar drizzle. Makes 2 gorgeous gift-worthy loaves.