Raisin Recipes

An Irish-style spice bread loaded with raisins, candied peel, and golden syrup, spiced with ginger and mixed spice. Pop the ingredients in your bread machine and let it do the work for a warmly fragrant loaf.

Aran Spiosrai is a traditional Irish spice bread with raisins, candied fruit, golden syrup, and mixed spice baked low and slow in a loaf pan. It actually gets better after a day or two as the flavors deepen.

Soft spiced raisin drop cookies made with cookie mix, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, topped with a smooth vanilla butter frosting. A semi-homemade shortcut for holiday cookie trays.

Spiced banana cookie wreaths: ring-shaped cookies made from banana, granola, raisins, and warm spices, drizzled with glaze and almonds. Christmas gift-worthy baking.

Spiced biscotti with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and a surprising kick of white pepper. Crunchy, warmly spiced Italian cookies built for dunking in coffee or tea.

Spiced couscous with butter-bloomed cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, tossed with currants and toasted cashews or pistachios. A fragrant Middle Eastern side dish ready in 15 minutes.

Spiced Indian Coconut Rice Pilaf with Ghee and Cashews recipe

Spiced pecan drop biscuits with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice, loaded with chopped pecans and raisins. Buttermilk biscuits with a warm holiday spice profile.

Old-fashioned spiced cake buns with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and raisins. Drop-style buttermilk buns with a sugar-crackled top, baked from a single mixing bowl in 35 minutes.

Spicy oatmeal cookies with cinnamon, molasses, raisins, and chopped nuts. Chewy and warmly spiced with a deep, dark sweetness from the molasses that sets them apart.

Double-crusted spinach and mozzarella pie in a homemade yeast dough, filled with garlicky greens, black olives, and sweet raisins. Southern Italian comfort baked rustic.

Buttery sauteed spinach with pine nuts, plumped raisins, garlic, and a pinch of nutmeg. A Sicilian-inspired side dish that turns simple greens into something extraordinary.

Spinach with pine nuts and raisins sauteed in garlic butter, topped with Parmesan and broiled until golden. A classic Italian-style side dish.

Spinach and cheese pie with a homemade yeast crust, stuffed with wilted spinach, mozzarella, black olives, and raisins for a savory-sweet Italian-inspired bite.

Spinach, chickpea, and golden raisin pasta brings Sicilian sweet-savory flavor to weeknight dinner. Garlicky olive oil, red pepper flakes, and a splash of broth pull it all together over penne.

Traditional British steamed pudding studded with sweet sultanas and wrapped in greaseproof paper. This classic Spotted Dick is proper old-school comfort food, best served with hot custard poured over the top.