Dessert, Fruit Recipes

Strawberries Italian style macerate ripe berries with sugar, lemon, orange juice, port, and white wine. Boozy fragole al vino dessert that needs nothing more than a chilled glass.

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

Fresh fruit ice is a light, low-fat frozen dessert made with orange juice, lemon, mashed banana, and strawberries or peaches. Gelatin and a rebeat give it a creamy, scoopable texture without a churn ice cream maker.

Plum-almond tart on puff pastry with toasted almonds, fresh sliced plums, lemon zest, and a built-up pastry border. Uses store-bought puff pastry for an elegant dessert in 40 minutes.

Brandy-soaked apple fritters in a light, airy batter with cinnamon and ginger, deep-fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar. Served warm with chilled whipped cream.

Fresh raspberries served with silky peach puree, raspberry vinegar, and creme fraiche. An elegant no-cook summer fruit dessert with just 5 ingredients.

Fruit solitaire tarts with orange-scented butter pastry shaped like playing card suits, filled with cherry and blueberry pie filling. A festive New Year's Eve dessert.

Grapefruit mint sorbet: a bright, bitter-sweet frozen dessert infused with fresh mint syrup and pure grapefruit juice. A naturally dairy-free palate cleanser.

Rich chocolate brownies topped with a lemon-chocolate frosting loaded with chopped pecans. The lemon juice in the frosting adds a bright, unexpected twist to fudgy brownies.

Fresh apricot sundae with dark brown sugar, orange zest, and vanilla or raspberry frozen yogurt. A no-cook summer dessert ready in 5 minutes at just 58 calories.

Glossy pear slices baked in corn syrup-lemon glaze, crowned with buttery almond crumble. A showpiece autumn dessert for cozy dinner parties.

A dessert made from pineapple with Alpine Pepper, and served with a side of wild fruit yoghurt.

Wholesome bars packed with oats, dried apricots, raisins, and sunflower seeds, sweetened with molasses and bound with orange juice.

Apricots in brandy, an 1831 American recipe: fresh apricots blanched in light syrup, bottled, and covered with equal parts syrup and French brandy. A heritage spirit-preserved fruit.

Three fresh berries, five minutes, zero cooking. Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are partially blended into a chunky sauce bursting with natural sweetness. A no-sugar-added fruit dessert that's as easy as it gets.

Blackberry grunt with spiced molasses berries topped with egg-glazed biscuit rounds baked golden brown. An old-fashioned fruit dessert with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.