19 sultana recipes

A very old recipe from Venice, Italy, a delicious cheesecake with raisins

Lentil bobotie is a vegetarian South African curry bake with red lentils, golden raisins, and curry powder slow-baked in milk. A hearty, protein-rich plant-based main dish.

British-style honey lemon cheesecake with curd cheese, sultanas, and a lattice pastry top baked in a shortcrust flan case. A light, European cheesecake with no refined sugar.

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.

No-bake chocolate fruit balls with dried apricots, raisins, sultanas, and orange zest, dipped in dark chocolate. A rich, fruity homemade candy with no oven needed.

A traditional English Lake District teabread packed with tea-soaked currants, raisins, and sultanas. Moist, fruity, and lovely sliced thick with a generous spread of butter. Just 7 simple ingredients.

A traditional Scottish clootie dumpling made with suet, currants, sultanas, and cinnamon, wrapped in a floured cloth and simmered for two hours. Serve warm with custard sauce for a proper British pudding.

Colombo de giraumon: a Caribbean curried pumpkin stew with tomatoes, sultanas, cloves, and red chili. A fragrant vegetarian side dish from the French Antilles that pairs with rice and grilled meats.

Currant wheels are buttery pastry spirals filled with currants, sultanas, and chopped almonds, then topped with a simple sugar glaze while still hot. A European bakery classic in under an hour.

Rhubarb-raisin chutney with curry spices and coriander seeds simmers into a tangy-sweet condiment perfect for Indian meals, cheese boards, or holiday gift-giving.

Meatless apple and green tomato mincemeat with golden raisins, currants, citrus zest, and warm holiday spices. A vegetarian alternative to traditional mincemeat, perfect for pies, tarts, and gift jars.

Homemade mincemeat with raisins, currants, apples, almonds, candied peel, and brandy. No suet needed. Ground twice, baked, and aged for rich, spiced holiday filling.

Mother's fruit cake is a brandy-soaked holiday classic with cherries, apricots, pineapple, peel, raisins, and currants bound in a spiced chocolate-scented batter. Baked slow and aged for two months.

Traditional Irish scones with butter, sugar, and optional raisins or walnuts, baked golden in the oven or cooked on a hot pan over an open fire. Kneaded dough gives these a denser, more biscuit-like texture.

Simple fruit loaf made with Weetabix cereal, golden raisins, and milk. This British-style breakfast bread is lightly sweet and wonderfully moist.

Made according to the traditional recipe, with a tangy sourdough twist! Warm, comforting and delicious.