Fruit recipe ideas

Use apples to give your bakes caramel sweetness and a moist texture. They're a classic match with pork, too, and add freshness and crunch to salads

A relative of the peach, this sweet, small stone fruit has soft velvety skin and a creamy texture. Make our favourite apricot recipes both sweet and savoury

Discover our top ways with the healthy fat-packed fruit including green goddess salads, vibrant smoothie bowls, guacamole and more

This potassium-rich fruit can be used in sweet and savoury dishes - we have ideas for over-ripe bananas, too.

Use foraged or shop-bought blackberries to make cheesecakes, crumbles, jams, liqueurs and much more with our sweet recipes for desserts as well as breakfast

Discover our favourite seasonal blackcurrant recipes and create delicious treats, including cordials, summer puddings, pies and jams.

This superfood berry is packed full of nutrients and perfect for summer. Try our sweet treats like cheesecakes, pancakes, muffins and breakfast porridge.

Celebrate fresh summer produce with our sweet and savoury cherry recipes. Try fruity jams, scones, muffins, tarts and other baked goods.

Figs are a distinctive and vibrant fruit that work with sweet and savoury dishes. Use them in autumnal bakes, preserves, salads, meat dishes and more.

Often the unsung hero of summer fruits, gooseberries have a refreshing tartness that's ideal for crumbles, tarts, jams, cobblers, cakes, fools and even gin.

Give bakes and savoury dishes a citrussy burst with our luscious lemon recipes. Choose from zingy tarts, traybakes, cheesecakes, risotto dishes and more.

The sharpest of the citrus fruits, lime is zingy and refreshing. Try it in Asian and South American cooking and light desserts.

Make use of tropical fruit with our top mango recipes, from simple smoothies, to spicy curries and stunning summer tarts

Try variations like Seville and blood, plus smaller clementines and tangerines.

Get the taste of summer with our perfect peach recipes. Make the most of this ripe, juicy fruit in peach salads, fruity tarts, peach Melba desserts and more.

Use this humble fruit to create delicious pear desserts and refreshing savoury dishes.

Use the soft, sweet, juicy flesh of plums in jams, chutneys, puddings, cakes and crumbles – they taste delicious and add vibrant colour.

Pomegranate works well in sweet and savoury dishes. Extract the juicy jewel-like seeds and liven up salads, couscous dishes, drinks and desserts.

These summer berries are perfect for blending into smoothies and freezing into ice lollies. Or try baking our selection of cakes, tarts and traybakes.

Celebrate spring and forced rhubarb season with a stalk of this bright pink vegetable to sweeten up your cakes, crumbles and savoury suppers

Serve strawberries – cream of the British summer fruit crop – in our cakes, desserts, ice creams and cocktails.

Use up a tomato glut with our best recipes, including healthy and vegetarian options. Featuring easy salads, fresh salsas, rich soups and hearty mains.

Make something special from storecupboard ingredients with our budget-friendly tinned fruit recipes. Bake a filling family pudding or an easy cheesecake.

Use up tinned pineapple and make a stunning dessert, a spiced curry or a brilliant burger with our easy recipes. Make this storecupboard ingredient the star.