1,662 fruit recipes

Cool cantaloupe wedges topped with warm blueberry compote simmered in port wine, cinnamon, and lemon. An elegant fruit dessert ready in 15 minutes with just 7 ingredients.

If you don't believe the title, then you will have to try this rich and decadent cake that will make you a believer.

Lemon tea snow with strawberry sauce: a light, airy gelatin dessert flavored with lemon and instant tea, beaten with egg whites into a cloud. Served with a warm-set strawberry-currant sauce. Retro Southern tearoom fare.

Golden Wardens are whole pears poached slowly in honey, white grape juice, and lemon until the syrup turns burnished and the fruit collapses to butter-soft. An English heritage dessert built for the hardest, most stubborn pears.

Classic apple crisp with an oat and corn flake topping that bakes up crunchy. Brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg season both the apples and the crumble. Pour apple juice over everything before baking.

Baked bananas Mexicana with orange juice, brown sugar, butter, and shredded coconut toasted golden in the oven. A five-ingredient Mexican-inspired dessert in 30 minutes.

Vegetarian mince pies with a suet-free, no-suet British mincemeat: dried fruits, ripe banana, almonds, brandy, and warm spice tucked inside flaky shortening pastry. The traditional Christmas pie, made meatless.

Homemade Banana Milk blends one banana with water and a hint of vanilla into a smooth, naturally sweet, dairy-free drink. Two ingredients, 5 minutes, no added sugar.

Sugar-free vegetarian mincemeat with ground apples, whole citrus, raisins, currants, and warm holiday spices. No refined sugar, no meat. Makes enough for two pies and cans or freezes beautifully.

Margarita Sunrise blended with tequila, frozen orange juice concentrate, fresh lime, and powdered sugar over cracked ice. A frothy, citrus-forward frozen cocktail with sugar-rimmed glasses.

Gooseberry burnt creams are a British dessert with tart gooseberry puree topped with whipped fromage blanc and double cream, finished with a crackable caramel sugar shell. A fruit-forward creme brulee.

Melon fresco, a Latin American blender drink made from fresh cantaloupe, lime juice, and a whisper of sugar. Four-ingredient summer refresher that's halfway between juice and smoothie.

Homemade creme fraiche from whipping cream and sour cream, cultured 24 hours at room temperature. Serve as a dipping sauce with fresh strawberries.

Layered avocado terrine with Dijon mustard and whipped cream, sliced and served with poached shrimp and a fresh basil tomato cream sauce. A showstopping chilled appetizer for special occasions.

Pinwheel pumpkin cookies are jelly-roll style spirals with a spiced pumpkin and nut filling rolled into cinnamon cookie dough, sliced thin, baked golden, and finished with vanilla icing.

Mary Wilhelm of Sparta sent her signature cookie, which she said she has prepared for the Food Network, Warrens Cranfest and Taste of Home magazine. Two classic flavor pairings - brown sugar and cashews, and orange and cranberry - come together.