Dried fruit recipes

Skillet-browned boneless chicken finished in a microwave casserole under a fruit pie filling, white wine, lime juice and warm spice sauce. Sweet, tangy and spiced, served over noodles or rice.

Irish Christmas cake soaked in whiskey with dried fruits, almonds, candied orange peel, and a marzipan coating. A rich, dense celebration cake that starts with an overnight whiskey fruit soak.

Fig raisin cake with brown sugar, cinnamon, and boiling water-soaked dried fruit baked into a dense, spiced loaf. An old-fashioned fruit cake with deep caramel flavor.

Homemade sourdough bread with dried apricots, walnuts, and whole wheat flour. Makes 3 loaves with a tangy crumb and pockets of sweet fruit.

Grandma's mincemeat cookies are a Christmas tradition: spiced dried-fruit filling folded into a tender shortening dough, dropped by the spoonful and baked golden in about 12 minutes.

It's an ever-so-easy yet delicious fruitcake. It's loaded with dried and candied fruits, and nuts.

A traditional Irish fruit bread, Barmbrack is packed with dried fruits soaked in tea, offering a sweet, spiced flavor. Perfect for slicing, buttering, and enjoying with a cup of tea.

This delicious dish is made with dried fruit, sweet cherries, juicy apples and seedless grapes.

These cake-like bars are great for breakfast or snack. For the filling, you can use whatever your favorite dried fruits to substitute the dates.

Date nut raisin bread softened by boiling water over the fruit before mixing, creating a moist, tender quick bread loaded with walnuts and dried fruit. Egg-white-only batter keeps it lighter.

Two-ingredient fruit butter made from dried apricots simmered in water and pureed smooth. No sugar, no pectin, no canning needed. Just dried fruit and water.

Fruit basket salad dressing with dried figs, orange yogurt, crushed pineapple, and nutmeg. A creamy, naturally sweet topping for fresh fruit salads. No cooking, just stir and chill.

Fresh cantaloupe, blueberries, grapes, and strawberries soaked in an orange juice and white wine marinade. Fat-free, naturally sweet, and gorgeous on any brunch or potluck spread.

Apricot bread machine loaf with chopped dried apricots, apricot preserves, and applesauce for a soft, fragrant fruit yeast bread. Toast for breakfast or slice for cream cheese sandwiches.

Soft drop cookies loaded with apricot nectar, apricot preserves, and chopped dried apricots for triple fruit flavor in every bite.

Baked oatmeal studded with dried fruit and baked in individual cups until just set. A make-ahead, kid-friendly breakfast topped with a fun fruit smiley-face the little ones love.