101 dried fruit recipes

A traditional Irish fruit bread, Barmbrack is packed with dried fruits soaked in tea, offering a sweet, spiced flavor. Perfect for slicing, buttering, and enjoying with a cup of tea.

Fruit basket salad dressing with dried figs, orange yogurt, crushed pineapple, and nutmeg. A creamy, naturally sweet topping for fresh fruit salads. No cooking, just stir and chill.

Fig raisin cake with brown sugar, cinnamon, and boiling water-soaked dried fruit baked into a dense, spiced loaf. An old-fashioned fruit cake with deep caramel flavor.

Versatile fruit sauce with dried apricots simmered in apple juice, then thickened with honey, orange juice, and warm spices.

Honey fruit soup thickens fruit juice with tapioca, honey, and your choice of fresh, canned, or dried fruit. Scandinavian-style sweet soup, served hot or chilled with sliced banana.

Soutzoukos, traditional Greek and Cypriot grape-walnut candy rolls made by dipping strung walnuts into thickened grape must, then drying for days. An ancient, chewy, fruit-leather classic.

Fruktsoppa is a traditional Swedish fruit soup with dried apricots, prunes, raisins, currants, and fresh apple simmered with cinnamon and thickened with tapioca. Served chilled as a light dessert.

Mustard fruit chutney with pear, mango, and raisins simmered in apple cider vinegar with dry mustard, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Served cold.

Apricot bread machine loaf with chopped dried apricots, apricot preserves, and applesauce for a soft, fragrant fruit yeast bread. Toast for breakfast or slice for cream cheese sandwiches.

Homemade peach fruit leather: just ripe peaches and sugar, sun-dried or oven-dried into chewy strips. Two-ingredient snack that keeps for months.

Sugarplum cookies with dried or candied fruit hidden inside each ball of vanilla sugar cookie dough. Topped with creamy frosting and colored sugar for Christmas cookie trays.

This delicious dish is made with dried fruit, sweet cherries, juicy apples and seedless grapes.

Attract Golidilocks with this delicious porridge that is perfect for a Spring breakfast.

Chicken breasts marinated overnight in vermouth, dried apricots, and prunes, then baked with sweet potato cubes until tender and caramelized. A low-fat, fruit-forward dinner that practically cooks itself.

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.

Teem gok: deep-fried wonton cookies filled with dried fruit, coconut, almonds, and brown sugar. Crispy Chinese dessert wontons golden-fried in minutes.