Fantastically Fruity Desserts

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Colorful, healthy and tasty, add some fruit to tonight's menu! Browse simple fruity recipes that adults and kids alike will enjoy.

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Honey-Lime Fruit Salad

This colorful fruit salad gets its punch from the great balance of tart fruits, lime juice, and bite-size pieces of sweet pound cake.
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Apple Danish Pizza

Few of us have the time or inclination to make real apple Danish from scratch, but here's a pizza variation that's fast and simple.
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Build a Better Munchie

Replace ho-hum snacks with fun to eat (and make) treats.
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Bubbly Berries and Grapefruit

Sparkling cider turns this fresh fruit cup into a fizzy soda fountain-style treat. For the best results, chill all the ingredients.
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Banana Ghosts

Instructions for making a tasty treat in the form of a ghost from a banana.
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Berry Best Shortcake

Sconelike biscuits and sugared strawberries make this classic dessert even sweeter.
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Blueberry Fool

This dessert may sound elegant, but it's a cinch to make. Our kid testers enjoyed swirling the purple sauce through the cream.
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Cinnamon Apple Burrito

Here is a delightful Mexican spin on America's favorite pie.
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Citrus Sipper

You don't need a pitcher to make this lemonade - in fact, you don't even need to stir.
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Dessert Nachos

Fresh fruit puts a sweet spin on this Mexican-style treat.
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Fairy Berries

These strawberries dipped in pink chocolate are the perfect treat at a fairy-themed birthday party.
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Fresh Fruit Fondue with Chocolate Sauce

This sweet dessert is quick and easy to assemble, and everyone will enjoy skewering their own selection of fruits and dipping them into the melted chocolate.
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Fruit Cake

This clever creation, inspired by Spoonful guest Maryanne DaCosta from East Hanover, New Jersey, turns fresh fruit into a festive, healthy snack that really makes the grade.
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Fruit Flag

Celebrate the red, white, and blue with this treat made from fresh fruit.
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Fruit Pizza

This colorful fruit pizza is a healthy after-school snack, or family dessert.
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Grilled Bananas

Like s'mores, these bananas derive their gooey goodness from the heat of a grill or campfire.
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Grilled Pound Cake with Berries and Ice Cream

As a grand grilling finale, this sweet dessert is the perfect treat.
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Lemon Cups

If life gives you lemons, make Lemon Cups!
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Strawberry Parfait

During National Strawberry Month, serve up this refreshing berry parfait with a zippy new twist: lemon-flavored whipped cream.
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Melon Brain

Made from nothing more than a small, round seedless watermelon, this spooky cerebral creation is bound to turn heads.
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Mini Caramel Apples

Bite-size versions of the fall fair treat, these tiny "caramel" apples are a great party snack.
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Peachy Caramel S'mores

It's summer, and peaches are abundant, ripe, and heavy with juice--just right for making this campfire dessert that tops off the natural flavor of fresh fruit with a light caramel sauce and toasted marshmallow.
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Peanut Butter, Banana, and Berry Salad

A quick-to-mix peanut butter dressing makes the perfect complement to this whimsical combination of greens, bananas, and berries.
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Pear and Cranberry Crisps

Pears make a good choice for these single-serving fruit crisps because their skins are so soft, your child won't even need to peel them.
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Pineapple Crush Smoothie

The riper the pineapple and banana, the sweeter your outcome. This smoothie has it all -- fresh, tropical, and an excellent source of vitamin C.
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Snowman on a Stick

These banana-based snowmen are decidedly more tropical than the frosty variety, and kids can assemble their own if you prepare the fruit for them.
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Star-Spangled Dessert

For a healthy finale to your Fourth of July gathering, serve this red, white, and blue treat.
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Star-studded Blueberry Pie

In summertime, blueberry pies crop up across America, but a truly special pie -- like this one with a lemony berry filling and a crust decorated with stars -- is worth celebrating.
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Strawberry Mice

These fun mice made of strawberries will have your kids happily nibbling on a healthy snack in no time.
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Strawberry Sparkles

Your kids can help you turn fresh strawberries into sparkly treats.
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Summer Berry Trifle

This traditional English dessert is as pretty to look at as it is delicious to eat.
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Tropical Fruit Toss

This Hawaiian dessert salad is both tasty and healthy, and each diner can customize his or her own salad with a sprinkle of grated coconut, chopped macadamia nuts and/or chocolate chips.
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Watermelon Pop Stars

Cool off with this pretty little pop star.
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Watermelon Sorbet

This scrumptious sorbet captures the essence of an American favorite -- watermelon.
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Layered Black Cherry and Peaches & Cream Gelatin

Adding milk or condensed milk to gelatin gives it a creamy touch. Have fun this spring by preparing your version of a creamy gelatin with fresh fruit.
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Rainbow Skewers with Sweet Yogurt Fruit Dip

Here's an easy way to make rainbow skewers with a cinnamon vanilla yogurt fruit dip that your guests (big and small) will love.
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