This is an A-Z Listing of the Fruit Recipes on this site.

2 cups grated carrots
1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
½ cup shredded coconut
½ cup raisins
Serve with: yogurt
Combine all ingredients and chill in refrigerator.
Serve alone or over yogurt.
6 Servings

2 quarts apple juice
1 tsp cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
¼ cup brown sugar
Combine ingredients in crock pot.
Cook on low for 1-2 hours.
Several servings.

1 cup frozen grape juice concentrate
3 cups applesauce
popsicles molds
OR
3 oz. cups and popsicle sticks
Stir together grape juice and applesauce. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze.

applesauce
popsicle molds
OR
3 oz. cups and popsicle sticks
Pour applesauce into popsicle molds and freeze. TIP: You can add water if you want a thinner consistency.

4 bananas, peeled
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup raisins
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tbs lemon juice
Serve with: vanilla frozen yogurt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray shallow dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut bananas in half lengthwise; place in dish.
Combine brown sugar, raisins, and nutmeg in small bowl, sprinkle over bananas.
Drizzle lemon juice over bananas.
Bake 20-30 minutes, or until bananas are [...]

1 banana, cut into chunks
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup coconut cream
1 cup crushed ice
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 servings

1 cup milk
1 packet instant oatmeal
1 banana
1 cup orange juice
Cut banana into chunks.
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 servings

1 banana
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
OR 1/2 cup frozen yogurt
1/2 cup crushed pineapple
marchiano cherries (optional)
1/2 cup nugget cereal or granola
Peel banana and slice lengthwise.
Put banana in dish and scoop yogurt over top.
Spoon on pineapple and cherries.
Sprinkle cereal over the top.
Serves 1-2.

1 banana
1 tbs maple syrup
1/2 cup plain yogurt
cinnamon, to taste
Slice one banana into a bowl
Drizzle maple syrup over top.
Warm up in microwave.
Put yogurt into serving bowl, top with bananas.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top.
1 serving

1/2 cup rolled oats
1 banana
dash cinnamon
dash sugar (or honey)
Directions:
Peel the banana and cut up into pieces.
Add oats and mix well.
Sprinkle to taste with cinnamon and sugar or honey.

1 banana
16 animal crackers
Slice banana into 8 slices.
Put each slice between 2 animal crackers.
Serves 2.

1 cup frozen blueberries
1 banana
1 container vanilla yogurt (6 ounces)
1/2 cup milk
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 servings.

1 apple
1 tsp light margarine
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp honey
Preheat broiler.
Cut apple in half; scoop out center.
Put ½ tsp margarine in each apple.
Mix cinnamon & honey; sprinkle over apple.
Put apples in baking pan; broil 5 minutes.
2 Servings.

2 slices of bread
butter or margarine
2 slices of your favorite cheese
2 pineapple rings
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spread butter on bread.
Layer cheese and pineapple ring on top.
Bake until cheese melts.
2 servings.

1 1/4 cups bran
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 apple, peeled and chopped
Preheat oven to 350, grease two mini muffin pans.
Stir together first five ingredients in a bowl.
In seperate bowl, beat together milk, oil, and eggs.
Add milk mixure to bran mixture, stir, then [...]

apples, cored and sliced into rings
peanut butter
granola
Spread peanut butter on top of each apple ring.
Press granola on top of peanut butter.
Servings vary.

1 banana
grape nuts cereal, crushed
popsicle sticks
Cut banana in half.
Stick popsicle sticks into each banana half.
Roll bananas in crushed cereal, place on wax paper, freeze.
2 Servings.

strawberries
yogurt (strawberry or vanilla work well)
granola (or cereal)
Rinse berries, then gently blot dry.
Dip berries in yogurt, then roll in topping.

2 small red apples, peeled & cored
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Cut apples into small pieces.
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 Servings.

1 cup vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup sliced strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
3 tablespoons granola
Layer yogurt and fruit in tall clear glass.
Top with granola.
1 serving.
TIP: Substitue other fruits for endless variations. Bananas, peaches, and raspberries work very well.

4 6-inch tortillas
4 tbs peanut butter
1 banana, sliced
4 strawberries, sliced
1 peach, peeled & sliced (remove pit)
1/4 cup blueberries
4 tbs vanilla yogurt
Spread about 1 tbs peanut butter over each tortilla.
Place fruit slices down center of each burrito.
Drizzle 1 tbs vanilla yogurt over fruit.
Roll up tortilla, burrito-style (fold up one side, tuck under fruit, fold up bottom, [...]

6 cooking apples, peeled & chopped
1/2 cup golden raisins
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
Place all of the ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat about 20 min., or until apples are tender.
Let cool.
Top with chopped walnuts before serving.
6 servings.

1 apple, cubed
1 banana, sliced
1/3 cup red seedless grapes
1/3 cup green seedless grapes
2/3 cup pineapple chunks
1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup shredded coconut 
*4 wooden skewers
Let children:
Slide pieces of fruit onto the skewers.
Roll each kabob in the yogurt
Then roll in the coconut.
4 Servings
*Watch out for the skewers with younger children!

This is one very easy way to use up whatever ripe fruit you have on hand. Just cut 3 or more fruits into bite sized pieces, mix together, and chill overnight so the flavors can “merge”. Try: bananas, strawberries, oranges, peaches, melon, blueberries, kiwi, grapes, etc. My kids love it.

1 slice bread
2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
banana slices
strawberry slices
Trim crust from bread; spread peanut butter on bread.
Place banana slices in a row on edge of bread, then a row of strawberries.
Starting with fruit edge, roll bread into a tube.
Slice into four “sushi” pieces.
1 serving.

1 pizza crust mix
1 cup peanut butter
3 sliced bananas
¾ cup raisins
½ cup chopped apples
Prepare & bake crust according to package directions.
Spread peanut butter over crust, then top with bananas, raisins, and apples.
Bake at 350 degrees until peanut butter melts (5-10 minutes).
Cut into wedges.
Several Servings

Assorted Fruits (Bananas, melon cubes, grapes and cherries work well)
Let your child decorate a plate or a dish of cottage cheese or yogurt with a fruit face. Halved grapes or cherries for eyes, melon cube nose, banana smile…etc

1 orange
1 apple
1 peaches
4 strawberries
1/2 cup vanilla or peach yogurt
1 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. ginger
Cut fruits into bite-sized pieces.
Wisk together yogurt, ginger and brown sugar; pour over fruit.
Serves 4-6.

1 Golden Delicious apple
1 Red Delicious apple
1 banana
1/2 cup seedless red grapes
1 1/2 cups vanilla yogurt
3 tablespoons orange juice
Cut fruits into bite-sized pieces.
Combine yogurt & orange juice in a small bowl; pour over fruit.
4-6 servings.

1 banana
1 cup cherry flavor gelatin (prepared)
2 tbsp whipped cream
Split banana lengthwise, place in serving dish.
Spoon gelain over banana.
Top with whipped cream.
1 serving.

2 kiwi, peeled & chopped
1/2 teaspoon lime juice
1/2 banana, sliced
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
6 ice cubes
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 servings.

2 red apples
1/4 cup raisins
½ tablespoon peanut butter
8 thin pretzel sticks
Slice apples in half from top to bottom, and scoop out the cores using a knife or melon baller.
Place each apple half flat side down on a small plate.
Let children:
Use peanut butter to “glue” raisins onto the apples for spots.
Stick one end of each pretzel [...]

1 3-oz package lemon flavor gelatin
1 cup water
1 cup cold seltzer
1 tbsp lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
Boil water.
Put gelatin mix in bowl, add boiling water and stir until dissolved.
Stir in seltzer, zest and juice.
Cover bowl, put in freezer until firm.
To serve, thaw slightly then use spoon to scrape off small pieces into serving dishes.
6 servings.

strawberries
lemon yogurt
graham cracker crumbs
Rinse berries, then gently blot dry.
Dip berries in yogurt, then roll in crumbs.

11-ounce can of mandarin orange sections (drained)
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
1 cup orange sherbet
popsicles molds
OR
3 oz. cups and popsicle sticks
Place mandarin oranges in blender container, puree.
Add frozen yogurt and sherbet, blend well.
Spoon mixture into popsicle molds.
Insert sticks and freeze.
Servings vary.

Recipe by Laina, age 9
1 can mandarin oranges
Place mandarin oranges and juice from can into freezer safe containers; freeze.
Thaw partially before serving, eat with a spoon.
Servings vary.

Submitted by Gloria M. from Texas
6 cups popcorn (even better with cheddar popcorn)
1 cup banana chips
2 cups dry-roasted peanuts
1 cup dried cranberries
Mix together in a large bowl.
5 servings.

2 bananas, peeled
½ cup peanut butter
1/3 cup orange juice
¾ cup coconut
OR
¾ cup finely chopped peanuts
Slice bananas in half, lengthwise.
Spread peanut butter on cut sides, and put halves back together.
Brush with orange juice, and roll in coconut or peanuts.
Slice into bite-sized pieces.
2 Servings.

strawberries
crushed nuts
chocolate pudding
Rinse berries, then gently blot dry.
Dip each strawberry in chocolate pudding, then in nuts.

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons honey
Combine ingredients.
Serve with fresh cut fruit.
Several Servings.

Peach Lemonade
2 peaches, peeled and diced
4 cups water
sugar, to taste (I used about 1/2 cup)
3/4 cups lemon juice
Bring peaches, sugar, and water to a boil.
Stir and simmer until the sugar is dissolved, about 10 minutes.
Allow the mixture to cool, then strain into pitcher, crushing peaches to extract juice.
Stir in the lemon juice.
Serve over ice.
4 servings.

5 bananas, peeled and frozen
5 tbsp peanut butter
2 1/2 tbsp honey
popsicles molds
OR
3 oz. cups and popsicle sticks
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
Spoon into into popsicle molds.
Insert sticks and freeze.
Servings vary.

1 cup plain yogurt
1 tbsp peanut butter
1/2 tbsp honey
1 banana, sliced
1 cup granola
Whisk together yogurt, peanut butter and honey until smooth.
Put half of yogurt mixture in each of two serving dishes.
Top with half of the banana slices and half of the granola.
Repeat layers.
2 servings.
TIP: Try serving these in sundae glasses.

2 cups lemonade
1 cup lemon yogurt
1 1/2 cups frozen pineapple chunks
1 cup pineapple sherbet
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
4 Servings

1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup milk or vanilla yogurt
2 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
4 ice cubes
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 servings

2 medium apples
1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen
1 kiwi
1 orange
1 cup peaches, fresh or canned
2 tablespoons jelly
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup orange juice
Peel and finely chop all fruit; Put in large bowl.
Stir together jelly, brown sugar and orange juice.
Pour jelly sauce over fruit mixture.
Several Servings.
Tip:
Serve with Bagel Chips, Pita Chips, or Tortilla Chips.

1 cup orange juice
1 cup raspberry yogurt
1 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
1/2 frozen banana (chunks)
1 1/2 cup frozen raspberries
Preparation:
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
4 servings

2/3 cup ricotta cheese
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp orange juice
1 cup vanilla yogurt
assorted cut-up fresh fruit
Place all ingredients in blender or food processor container.
Blend until smooth.
Several servings.

As adapted from Momma Muse
Seeds from 1 pumpkin
3 tbsp butter, melted
salt
Drizzle butter over pumpkin seeds.
Sprinkle with salt.
Bake in oven at 300 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Servings vary.

As adapted from Momma Muse
Seeds from 1 pumpkin
3 tbsp butter, melted
*seasoning(s) of choice, to taste:
worcesteshire sauce
garlic powder
ranch dressing powdered mix
cayenne powder
parmesan cheese
cinnamon
Drizzle butter over pumpkin seeds.
Sprinkle with seasoning(s).
Bake in oven at 300 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Servings vary.

6 large apples, peeled & cubed
1 cup golden raisins
2/3 cup apple juice
2 tbs sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp allspice
Serve with: Vanilla frozen yogurt
Optional: granola
In covered saucepan, heat first 6 ingredients, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender.
Remove from heat & slightly mash apples.
Serve over frozen yogurt; sprinkle with granola if desired.
6-8 servings

1 cup sunflower seeds (hulled)
1 cup almonds
1 cup golden raisins
Mix together in a large bowl.
Several servings.

6 strawberries
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup coconut cream
1 cup crushed ice
Place all ingredients in blender container.
Blend until smooth.
2 servings

1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup peanuts
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup M&M’s
Mix together in a large bowl.
10 servings.

1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp water
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
2 cups oat cereal with yogurt (Yogurt Burst Cheerios®)
2 cups raisin bran cereal
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried blueberries
Stir almonds over medium heat in small skillet 2-3 minutes (or until golden brown).
Stir in brown sugar, water, cinnamon, nutmeg.
Stir and cook 1-2 minutes (or [...]

strawberries
vanilla yogurt
coconut
Rinse berries, then gently blot dry.
Dip each strawberry in yogurt, then roll in coconut.

21 oz can peach pie filling
29 oz can fruit cocktail in light syrup, drained
20 oz can pineapple chunks, drained
15 oz mandarin oranges, drained
2 firm bananas, sliced
Combine first four ingredients in large bowl, cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Stir in bananas before serving.
12 Servings

15 ounce can fruit cocktail, undrained
3.4 ounce instant vanilla pudding mix
½ cup miniature marshmallows
Optional: chopped nuts
Combine fruit cocktail and pudding mix, stir well.
Fold in marshmallows; garnish with nuts if desired.
6 Servings

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 green apple, cored & diced
1/2 red apple, cored & diced
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 rib celery, sliced
1/4 cup seedless red grapes, chopped
3 tbsp dried cranberries
3 pitas
Combine fruit in small bowl.
Pour lemon juice over fruit, toss.
Pour yogurt over fruit, stir to combine.
Divide fruit mixture among pitas.
3 servings.