Candied Fruit Recipes

A holiday baking staple, candied fruits are at once tart, chewy and sweet. Classic recipes with candied fruits include fruitcakes, cookies and, of course, homemade candied fruit.

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Upside-Down Fruitcake

2 reviews

I get tired of people bad-mouthing holiday fruitcakes. It's one of my favorite holiday flavors and I look forward to it every year. This year, I decided to combine it with everyone's favorite, upside-down cake. Try to say no to this fruitcake; I dare you! —James Schend, Dairy Freed

Stollen Butter Rolls

5 reviews

My family members enjoy my stollen so much and say it’s just too good to be served only on holidays....


Fruitcake Pie

1 review

This recipe came from a friend who knows how much we love fruitcake. The pie has similar flavors, but it’s...


Glazed Candied Fruit Cookies

Even if your family doesn't care for fruitcake, they'll love these festive cookies studded with candied fruit and pecans. A...


Easy Candied Fruit Cookies

1 review

Family and friends always want me to have these for Christmas, so I make lots of them. They're easy to...

Cherry Coconut Bars

7 reviews

I came across these easy maraschino cherry bars while stationed at a Michigan Air Force base in 1964 and have...


Daisy’s Fruitcake

5 reviews

I added pecans and candied fruits to an apple cake recipe for my Texan take on traditional English fruitcake. —Daisy...

Cherry-Pecan Icebox Cookies

5 reviews

During the holiday season, I keep a roll of dough for these crisp cookies in the freezer. It's nice to...


Better-Than-Fruitcake Cookies

20 reviews

Mostly fruit and nuts, these sweet and chewy clusters make excellent gifts, freeze well, can be shipped easily, and most...


Southern Fruitcake

5 reviews

"I've never found anyone who didn't like this lovely fruitcake," remarks Ruth Marie Lyons of Boulder, Colorado.


Fruitcake Bars

4 reviews

"This recipe has been a family favorite for years," tells Terry Mercede of Danbury, Connecticut. "People who declare they won't...

Cherry Date Fruitcake

It's a Christmas tradition for me to serve this fruitcake at parties and to give it to friends and family....


Moist Applesauce Fruitcake

6 reviews

The recipe for this flavorful cake has been handed down in my husbands' family for four generations.


Candy Orange Slice Fruitcake

2 reviews

My version of yule fruitcake has a citrusy twist. When you share it, be prepared to pass around the recipe....


Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake

2 reviews

This was my dear grandmother's recipe. She was a farmer's wife and a very good cook. Even folks who don't...


Banana Nut Fruitcake

5 reviews

Combining two popular baked goods - banana bread and fruitcake - yielded this treat. Even people who don't care for...

Norwegian Christmas Bread

1 review

When my husband became a minister for a church in an area populated with Norwegians, my father-in-law was delighted because...


Bread Machine Panettone

This bread machine panettone is easy to make. Every tender, moist slice is filled with candied fruit and raisins. —Josephine...


Danish Julekage

Cardamom and lots of fruit enliven this unique holiday bread. The recipe was handed down from my grandmother, who came...


German Christmas Cookies

4 reviews

This little spice cookie tastes very European and is similar to Pfeffernüsse or “peppernut.” We make ours with cozy spices,...


Lebkuchen

5 reviews

It's tradition for my family to make these German treats together. The recipe came from my great-grandmother's cookbook, and judging...


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Fruitcake Christmas Cookies

17 reviews

As holiday gifts, these rich fruit-and nut-filled cookies are pretty and practical. These are great make ahead Christmas cookies...


Holiday Divinity

6 reviews

I've been whipping up this Christmasy treat— with its jolly red and green candied cherries and scrumptious chopped nuts— since...


Cherry Christmas Slices

19 reviews

Brilliant red and green candied cherries add extra sparkle to these delicious holiday delights. What I really like best is...


Gingerbread Fruitcake Cookies

2 reviews

Here’s a recipe that combines two holiday classics—gingerbread and fruitcake—into one yummy favorite. I spread on a simple glaze made...

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Holiday Fruitcake

19 reviews

This is my own fruitcake recipe, and it's a family favorite. I think it has just the right mix of...


Holiday White Fruitcake

14 reviews

Years ago, when I attended Koloa Missionary Church in Hawaii, a friend gave me this recipe. Now I whip up...


Carrot Fruitcake

4 reviews

Even those who don't care for fruitcake love this special holiday dessert. It's a fun way to dress up that...


Miniature Christmas Fruitcakes

2 reviews

I’ve found that people who normally won’t eat fruitcake make an exception when they sample these. Using mini muffin pans...