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Fruit Desserts

Dozens of fruity desserts including baked fruit, healthy, easy dessert recipes perfect for winter and summer and even no-bake fruit desserts.

Grilled Peaches basted with cinnamon brown sugar and butter are the ultimate summer dessert idea. Add vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries for dessert perfection! #grilledpeaches www.savoryexperiments.com
Juicy Grilled Peaches

Looking for your next fruit dessert? The most popular fruits used in dessert are by far apples and berries, but I like to mix it up and use some less celebrated flavors too like persimmons and pears.

Some are even a combination of sweet and savory for those who don’t have a sweet tooth.

Some fruit desserts are baked and then served hot or even cold. Others don’t require any baking or cooking at all.

Dessert Pizza with Fresh Fruit

The one thing they all have in common is that they are delicious. And if you are like me, I like to rationalize that anything that includes fruit is healthier than a recipe that doesn’t use fruit.

Are you with me?

Crispy apple fritters on a white serving dish
Apple Fritters

So here are our favorite dessert recipes:

  • Fruit Salad
  • Caramel Apple Ideas
  • Yogurt Cream Cheese Fruit Dip 
  • Holiday Cranberry Pavlova
  • Easy Pumpkin Pie
  • Mixed Berry Pie
  • Apple Fritters
  • Southern Peach Pie
  • Blackberry Popovers

Questions you might have about how to make fruit desserts:

Can I use frozen fruit instead of fresh fruit?

This really depends on the recipe. A lot of frozen fruit is just as delicious and is flash frozen at its height of nutrition. Did you know that fruits and vegetables start to lose their nutrients the moment they are released from the vine?

Sometimes frozen fruits (and veggies) are actually healthier than fresh ones!

The downside to this is that not all fruits freeze well because they are made up of so much water. Frozen peaches and berries are great, but raw apples, not so much. Research the fruit you intend to use before trying it.

What fruits freeze the best?

There are so many fruits that freeze well, but raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, bananas (without the peel), mangos, peaches and grapes tend to do the best.

The worst, citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, limes and lemons.

Are fruit desserts healthy?

I jest in this article that anything with fruit must be healthy, but that just isn’t the case. I’ll also say that the definition of healthy varies from person to person. Take a look at each recipe and the nutrition to make your own determination.

Scroll down for even more delicious dessert ideas!

Dozens of fruity desserts including baked fruit, healthy, easy dessert recipes perfect for winter and summer and even no-bake fruit desserts.

Grilled Peaches basted with cinnamon brown sugar and butter are the ultimate summer dessert idea. Add vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries for dessert perfection! #grilledpeaches www.savoryexperiments.com
Juicy Grilled Peaches

Looking for your next fruit dessert? The most popular fruits used in dessert are by far apples and berries, but I like to mix it up and use some less celebrated flavors too like persimmons and pears.

Some are even a combination of sweet and savory for those who don’t have a sweet tooth.

Some fruit desserts are baked and then served hot or even cold. Others don’t require any baking or cooking at all.

Dessert Pizza with Fresh Fruit

The one thing they all have in common is that they are delicious. And if you are like me, I like to rationalize that anything that includes fruit is healthier than a recipe that doesn’t use fruit.

Are you with me?

Crispy apple fritters on a white serving dish
Apple Fritters

So here are our favorite dessert recipes:

  • Fruit Salad
  • Caramel Apple Ideas
  • Yogurt Cream Cheese Fruit Dip 
  • Holiday Cranberry Pavlova
  • Easy Pumpkin Pie
  • Mixed Berry Pie
  • Apple Fritters
  • Southern Peach Pie
  • Blackberry Popovers

Questions you might have about how to make fruit desserts:

Can I use frozen fruit instead of fresh fruit?

This really depends on the recipe. A lot of frozen fruit is just as delicious and is flash frozen at its height of nutrition. Did you know that fruits and vegetables start to lose their nutrients the moment they are released from the vine?

Sometimes frozen fruits (and veggies) are actually healthier than fresh ones!

The downside to this is that not all fruits freeze well because they are made up of so much water. Frozen peaches and berries are great, but raw apples, not so much. Research the fruit you intend to use before trying it.

What fruits freeze the best?

There are so many fruits that freeze well, but raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, bananas (without the peel), mangos, peaches and grapes tend to do the best.

The worst, citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruits, limes and lemons.

Are fruit desserts healthy?

I jest in this article that anything with fruit must be healthy, but that just isn’t the case. I’ll also say that the definition of healthy varies from person to person. Take a look at each recipe and the nutrition to make your own determination.

Scroll down for even more delicious dessert ideas!

red, white and blue chocolate covered strawberries
Fruit Desserts

All-American Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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Balsamic Strawberry Parfait- Easy dessert recipe with layers of ice cream, yogurt-whipped cream mix, macerated strawberries and candied walnuts. Perfect for feeding a crowd or dinner parties! www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Balsamic Strawberry Parfaits

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The Best Baked Apples are simple and can be prepared all the way until baking ahead of time. They are perfectly paired with a crisp apple wine and a generous scoop of vanilla, butter or caramel ice cream. #bakedapples www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Best Baked Apples

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Fruit Desserts

Blackberry Buckle

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Fruit Desserts

Cherry Dumpling Casserole

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Caramel Apple Bites with Brie are a quick apple tart recipe using puff pastry. The best mix between mini caramel apples and salted caramel apple pie! #minicaramelapples #caramelapplebites www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Caramel Apple Bites with Brie

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Fruit Fluff Salad is a classic side dish for the holidays combining Cherry Fluff, Pineapple Fluff and Cranberry Fluff Salad into one! #fruitfluffsalad #fluffsaladrecipe www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Fruit Fluff Salad

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Grilled Peaches basted with cinnamon brown sugar and butter are the ultimate summer dessert idea. Add vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries for dessert perfection! #grilledpeaches www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Grilled Peaches

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Fruit Desserts

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

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Peach and Cherry Cobbler Recipe is an essential summer dessert packed with fresh peaches and cherries and an almond breading. www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Peach Cherry Cobbler

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Pineapple Owl Fruit Sculpture- take melon craving to a whole new level with this cute fruit animal owl. This fruit carving idea only takes 15 minutes and is super easy, without much actual “carving” at all. Plus, pineapple recipes so your pineapple owl doesn’t go to waste. www.savoryexperiments.com
Fruit Desserts

Pineapple Owl Centerpiece

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            Peach and Cherry Cobbler Recipe is an essential summer dessert packed with fresh peaches and cherries and an almond breading. www.savoryexperiments.com

Peach Cherry Cobbler

Fruit Desserts
            The Best Baked Apples are simple and can be prepared all the way until baking ahead of time. They are perfectly paired with a crisp apple wine and a generous scoop of vanilla, butter or caramel ice cream. #bakedapples www.savoryexperiments.com

Best Baked Apples

Fruit Desserts
            red, white and blue chocolate covered strawberries

All-American Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Fruit Desserts
            Classic caramel apples recipe with 20+ ideas to roll them in. Perfect for a fall dessert idea or a Halloween treat! #caramelapples www.savoryexperiments.com

How to Make Caramel Apples

Fruit Desserts
            overhead of cheesecake stuffed strawberries on a glass serving plate

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

Fruit Desserts
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