1,727 fruit recipes

Quick praline peach topping with brown sugar, chopped almonds, and butter spooned over angel food cake. A 5-minute warm dessert sauce with fresh or frozen peaches.

Nectarine sorbet with fresh blueberries and strawberries, made without an ice cream maker. Blended smooth and frozen for a light, fruity no-churn dessert.

Three-ingredient orange sherbet made with Orange Crush soda, sweetened condensed milk, and crushed pineapple. No cooking, just mix, chill, and churn.

Old-fashioned spiced peaches preserved whole in a brown sugar and vinegar syrup with cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. A Pennsylvania Dutch canning tradition.

Classic Eton mess with fresh strawberries macerated in Kirsch, whipped cream, and crushed meringue shells. A beloved British summer dessert that takes minutes to assemble.

Pecan cheese gelatin salad with pineapple, cottage cheese, whipped cream, marshmallows, and sour cream set in a fruity mold. A classic Southern potluck side.

Pineapple-peach salad with pinwheel-arranged peach slices on fresh pineapple rings, garnished with strawberries, peppery watercress and a dab of mayonnaise. A retro ladies-lunch classic.

Apple filling cake baked in a tube pan with layers of grated cinnamon apples swirled through a moist oil-based batter. Dense, fruity, and warmly spiced.

Coconut fluff peaches with a cloud of meringue-like topping made from beaten egg white, coconut syrup, and lemon zest, heaped into peach halves. A light, retro dessert.

Diabetic pumpkin custard: a sugar-free single-serve pumpkin custard sweetened with saccharin and baked in a water bath. A light fall dessert for anyone watching carbs.

Fresh strawberries and blueberries macerated in Amaretto and topped with toasted slivered almonds. A four-ingredient summer dessert that needs only chilling time before serving in dessert cups.

Chilled nectarine yogurt dessert blended with honey, almond extract, and gelatin. Light summer dessert that sets in stemmed glasses for an elegant finish.

Fried bananas almandine sautes split bananas with sliced almonds in clarified butter, served over warm chocolate sauce spiked with Grand Marnier. A classic French-leaning dessert that comes together in under 20 minutes.

Bristol icebox cake: layers of vanilla wafer crumbs and a crushed pineapple-pecan-butter mixture, chilled overnight and topped with whipped cream. Vintage no-bake dessert.

Peach Melba dessert sauce: a simple compote of peaches, raspberries, and sugar simmered into a glossy ruby topping. Spoon warm or chilled over vanilla ice cream for the classic Escoffier dessert.

Downeast blueberry bread pudding bakes wild Maine blueberries with stale white bread cubes and evaporated skim milk for a low-fat, low-sugar New England dessert.