Dried Fruit Recipes

Versatile dried fruits keep indefinitely in the pantry, and can stand in for fresh fruit all year. Our favorite recipes with dried fruits include cozy baking recipes as well as healthy recipes with dried fruit.

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    Cranberry Oat Muffins

    “These quick muffins have been a favorite for years,” says Arlene Noble in North Judson, Indiana. Filled with the wholesome...


    Raisin Sauce for Pound Cake

    This home—style dessert that takes just moments to prepare. “I often substitute white cupcakes for the pound cake,” says Charlene...


    Cherry-Chicken Salad Croissants

    “I love cherries and happened to come across this recipe one day. It’s a real hit with my family, and...


    White Chocolate Bread Pudding

    A delectable sauce is the crowning touch on servings of this comforting white chocolate bread pudding. —Kathy Rundle, Fond du...


    Cherry-Chicken Pasta Salad

    The Women in Mission group at my church always receives compliments for this sweet and savory salad.


    Lebkuchen

    Dense, chewy lebkuchen is a great addition to your Christmas-cookie routine, but you can make it any time of year....


    Dried Fruit Stuffing

    Fruit and almonds give new life to a boxed stuffing mix in this flavorful recipe. — Taryn Kuebelbeck, Plymouth, Minnesota


    Slice ‘n’ Bake Fruitcake Cookies

    A cross between classic fruitcake and buttery cookies, these treats are perfect for Christmas. Each one is chock-full of raisins...

    Apple-Cherry Pork Chops

    You'll never want pork chops any other way once you try this recipe from field editor Doris Heath of Franklin,...


    Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Bars

    These soft and chewy old-fashioned oatmeal raisin bars are sweet yet satiating, the ideal afternoon snack when you need a...


    Apricot Tea Rings

    This coffee cake is a favorite of mine. It's attractive, delicious and cuts like a dream. Sometimes I use convenient...


    Raisin-Walnut Waldorf Salad

    I enjoy playing around with recipes, trying to create tastes that I like without sacrificing my diabetic diet. A creamy...


    Moist Chocolate Chip Date Cake

    A date cake recipe is good to have in your repertoire, as it’s easy to make and will stay fresh...


    Date-Nut Yeast Bread

    "For breakfast, this bread is delicious toasted, buttered and topped with cinnamon-sugar," writes Roseanne Farulli, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.


    Chewy Raisin Molasses Cookies

    Molasses adds a little more flavor to a traditional oatmeal raisin cookie. My husband loves the soft and chewy texture...


    Applesauce Loaf Cake

    "Slices of this moist old-fashioned cake hold up well in a lunch bag," assures Pamela Kelley of Downey, California.


    Julekake (Norwegian Christmas Bread)

    When my husband became a minister for a church in an area populated with Norwegians, my father-in-law was delighted because...

    Cranberry Buttermilk Scones

    In Bend, Oregon, Loraine Meyer bakes these light, fluffy scones that are loaded with dried cranberries and topped with cinnamon-sugar....


    Grandma’s Date Bars

    These nicely textured bars are delicious. It's a good recipe for today's diet awareness, because there's no shortening used.
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    Cherry Almond Granola

    Skim milk turns this crunchy snack into a healthy breakfast cereal, while a dollop of low-fat yogurt makes it a...


    Oatmeal Raisin Muffins

    Whenever I share these spiced muffins, they're snapped up in a hurry.—Clyde Blount, Pearl, Mississippi


    Raisin Pound Cake

    Yellow cake mix, applesauce and raisins make this moist pleasantly spiced loaf a no-fuss favorite of LuEllen Spaulding. "I turn...


    Cranberry Orange Salsa

    "This tart tangy blend is wonderful with carved turkey, on turkey sandwiches and with ham and pork," says Joan Flowers...

    Cranberry Sourdough Coffee Cake

    This is an adaptation of a friendship bread. The original recipe called for raisins, but I started using cranberries to...


    Walnut Date Bread

    Many years ago when I was sick, a dear friend stopped with a pot of soup and this beautiful bread....


    No-Candied-Fruit Fruitcake

    Minus the candied fruit, this traditional cake has a positively natural taste. For those who bake their Christmas giveaways ahead,...


    Date Nut Candy

    Even though my two grown sons aren't big "sweets eaters", they think these candies are exceptional. The big peanut butter...


    Banana Raisin Bread

    "Toasted slices of this moist banana bread are wonderful for breakfast," reports Jackie Kew of Grand Island, New York. "For...


    Raisin Scones

    Several years ago, my parents went to Scotland, where Mom was born. Mom asked Dad to re-create the scones they...