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Nut and Fruited Desserts

Desserts and breads made with fresh fruits and nuts are healthier for you.

Orange Coffee Cake Recipe - Recipe for Orange Coffee Cake - Special Breakfast...

Orange Coffee Cake Recipe - Recipe for Orange Coffee Cake - Special Breakfast Recipe

My Favorite Desserts and Other Baked Treats Made with Nuts

I guess I'm a nutty person, because I think most of my all-time favorite desserts are made with nuts. I love all kinds of nuts. I love pecans, walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, peanuts and more. I love seeds too, like sunflower and sesame seeds. There's just something about that extra little crunch while eating my favorite treats. Here are just a few of my favorite desserts (and other baked trea…

Bananas Foster

Here is a recipe for Bananas Foster, a dessert from New Orleans.

Black Cherry Clafouti

Here is a recipe for Black Cherry Clafouti using a cherry liqueur like Kirsch.

Black-Cherry Clafouti

Cherry liqueur is combined with Bing cherries in this baked pudding dish.

Blackberry and Apple Crumble

Here is a recipe for Blackberry and Apple Crumble submitted by Fiona Moore in the Best Old Fashioned Baking Recipe Contest.

Blackberry Grunt

This recipe is very favorable.

Blueberries

Blueberries are a wonderful berry.

Cranberry - Pistachio Biscotti

This recipe for Cranberry - Pistachio is made with dried cranberries.

Crisps - Simple Desserts Served Warm from the Oven

Crisps are simple desserts served warm from the oven. Apple Crisp is probably the most popular flavor.

How to Make Fruited Yogurt

Here are the photos with instructions showing how to make fruited yogurt.

How to Puree Kumquats

Here are the directions telling how to puree kumquats.

How to Skin Hazelnuts

Use these step by step photos to learn how to skin hazelnuts.

Meringue Pie Crust

Meringue is a natural for low fat diets.

Peach Slump

You'll love the peach, nutmeg and almond flavor combination in this dish.

Plum Tart

Here is a Plum Tart recipe from The Ritz-Carlton.

Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce

This recipe for Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce is an easy to make simple dessert.

Salted Pecans

Here is a recipe for salted pecans.

Sautéed Plantains

Who would have thought that an "ugly banana" could taste so good?

Step By Step Instructions for Making Strawberry Hearts

Here are the step by step instructions for making strawberry hearts.

Strawberries in Ginger Cream

Strawberries in Ginger Cream is the perfect light dessert.

Strawberries

Strawberries are the only fruit to have its seeds on the outside.

Strawberry Freezer Jam

Strawberry Freezer Jam is a wonderful alternative to the traditional canning.

Sugared Nuts

Here is a recipe for Sugared Nuts.

Sugared Pecans

Sugared Pecans are so easy to make.

Taffy Apple Dip

I had this delicious Taffy Apple Dip at a Super Bowl Party.

The Betty, Buckle, Grunt, Pandowdy, Slump, Cobbler and the Other 3 Cs

Here are the differences between the Betty, Buckle, Grunt, Pandowdy, Slump, Cobbler and the Other 3 Cs?

Sweet and Spicy Almonds

Here's a fun snack recipe for Sweet and Spicy Almonds.

Tropical Dessert and Bread Recipes

Whenever you read a recipe or see a dessert with the word "tropical" in the name, it usually has one of the following fruits in it. It could be made with a fruit as simple as, in our part of the world anyway, a banana. Even something made with coconut doesn't seem all that exotic. How about a mango or a kumquat? Even better, ever had a durian or prickly pear? Can't forget the papayas, guavas and passion fruits either. Not to worry, most of the following recipes are made with the more commonly found tropical fruits.

Pecan Pie

This is the very best pecan pie you'll ever eat.

Double Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Here is a recipe for a Double Pineapple Upside-Down Cake which has pineapple in and on the cake.

French Raspberry Torte

Make a French Raspberry Torte for tonight's dessert.

Cheesecake Collection

Yes, you can make the perfect cheesecake. Just follow the simple step-by-step photo instructions. You'll also find additional no-fail tips and loads of delicious cheesecake recipes on this page.

Best California Raisin Pie Under The Sun

Janet Ropp from Florida won the Third Place Amateur Division California Raisin Category at the 2009 American Pie Council's Crisco National Pie Championships for this recipe for the Best California Raisin Pie Under The Sun.

Easy Pineapple Bread Pudding

This Easy Pineapple Bread Pudding Recipe makes a simple warm dessert on a winter evening.

Hummingbird Cake

To me a Hummingbird Cake, a banana-pineapple flavored cake, is similar to a carrot cake substituting bananas for carrots.

Cooked Orange Glaze

Here is a recipe for Cooked Orange Glaze.

Raspberry Cream Pie Recipe - Recipe for Raspberry Cream Pie - Pie Recipes

Orange Poppy Seed Cake

This Orange Poppy Seed Cake makes a delicious dessert or afternoon treat served with coffee or hot tea.

Made with Oranges

Here are several desserts and other treats made with oranges.

Orange Peel Sauce

Here is a recipe for Orange Peel Sauce, which makes the the perfect dessert sauce and/or topping.

Apple Pie

Here is a recipe for an apple pie.

Cookbook Review - Green Market Baking Book

Here is a review of the cookbook Green Market Baking Book by Laura c. Martin; it has 100 delicious recipes for naturally sweet and savory treats.

Meringue Nests with Macerated Market Berries

Thanks to Jamie Cantor of Platine, Sweets and Savories, for sharing this recipe for Meringue Nests with Macerated Market Berries.

Peach Recipes

Here are several peach recipes.

Orange Icebox Pie

Here is a recipe for Orange Icebox Pie.

Orange Pie

Here is a tasty recipe for Orange Pie, which is baked.

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies

Here is a recipe for White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies.

Pink Salad

Here is a recipe for Pink Salad, a gelatin salad made with cherry pie filling and sweetened condensed milk.

Baked Bananas

Here is a recipe made with just one ingredient - Baked Bananas.

Evaline's Banana Cream Pie

Here is a recipe for Evaline's Banana Cream Pie from American Pie by Pascale Le Draoulec.

Banana Pudding

Here is the recipe for Banana Pudding made with your own homemade vanilla pudding.

When Life Give You Lemons, You Make a Trifle?

When life give you lemons, one way to correct a baking disaster.

Rhubarb Recipes

Rhubarb is a vegetable that is eaten cooked along with sugar. Here are several recipes.

Berry Pie

Here is a recipe for Berry Pie made with a seasonal berries in a graham cracker crust.

Fruit Pies

Here are several Fruit Pie recipes.

Caramel Pecan Bars

Enjoy this recipe for Caramel Pecan Bars, which is made with whole pecans and honey.

Peg's Banana Cream Supreme Pie

Here is the recipe for Peg's Banana Cream Supreme Pie, which is the 2012 Best of Show Amateur Division, Cream category at the APC/Crisco National Pie Championships.

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