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

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

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.

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

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 [...]

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 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.

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 [...]

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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