List of fruit dishes facts for kids

Mango pudding is a sweet treat!

Have you ever thought about how many yummy dishes are made with fruit? From sweet desserts to savory meals, fruits are super important ingredients! This page is all about amazing dishes where fruit is the star. You'll find everything from refreshing fruit salads to warm, comforting pies and puddings. Sometimes, even sauces and spreads that use a lot of fruit are included!

Awesome Fruit Dishes!

Fruits are not just for eating fresh! They can be baked, cooked, blended, and mixed into all sorts of tasty meals and snacks. Here are some popular and interesting fruit dishes from around the world:

Mango pickle is a tangy condiment.

Es teler is a refreshing fruit cocktail from Indonesia.

Tanghulu is a Chinese snack of candied fruit.

Spotted dick is a steamed pudding with dried fruit.

A classic Waldorf salad.

Watergate salad is a sweet, fluffy dessert.

• Ambrosia: A sweet fruit salad often made with oranges, pineapple, coconut, and marshmallows.
• Apple crisp: Baked apples topped with a crunchy, sugary oat mixture.
• Baked apple: An apple that's been baked, often filled with spices and nuts.
• Barfi: An Indian sweet that can be made with fruits like coconut or mango.
• Bionico: A Mexican fruit salad topped with cream, granola, and nuts.
• Black bun: A rich fruitcake covered in pastry, popular in Scotland.
• Brown Betty: A baked dessert with fruit (like apples) and sweetened breadcrumbs.
• Buckle: A single-layer cake with berries baked into it.
• Buko salad: A Filipino dessert made with young coconut meat, cream, and condensed milk.
• Candle salad: A fun, old-fashioned salad made with a banana (the candle), pineapple ring (the holder), and cherry (the flame).
• Cherries jubilee: Cherries cooked in a sweet sauce, often flamed with brandy, and served with ice cream.
• Chutney: A savory condiment made from fruits, spices, and vinegar. It can be sweet or spicy.
• Clafoutis: A French baked dessert, usually made with cherries arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter.
• Cobbler: Fruit baked with a topping of biscuits or dumplings.
• Compote: Fruit cooked in syrup, often served as a dessert or topping.
• Crisp: Similar to a crumble, it's fruit baked with a sugary, streusel-like topping.
• Crumble: Baked fruit with a crumbly topping, often made of flour, sugar, and butter.
• Es teler: An Indonesian fruit cocktail with avocado, coconut, jackfruit, and condensed milk.
• Eton mess: A traditional English dessert with strawberries, meringue, and whipped cream.
• Fruit butter: A thick, smooth spread made from cooked fruit, like apple butter.
• Fruit fool: A dessert made by folding pureed fruit into custard or whipped cream.
• Fruit salad: A mix of different fresh fruits.
• Fruitcake: A cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices.
• Halo-halo: A popular Filipino dessert with crushed ice, evaporated milk, and various sweet ingredients, including fruits.
• Halwa: A sweet dish, some versions are made from fruits like banana.
• Kissel: A thick, fruit-based drink or dessert from Eastern Europe.
• Kompot: A non-alcoholic sweet drink made by cooking fruits in a large volume of water.
• Mango float: A Filipino dessert with layers of graham crackers, whipped cream, and fresh mangoes.
• Mincemeat: A mixture of chopped dried fruit, spices, and sometimes meat, used as a pie filling.
• Peach Melba: A classic dessert with peaches, raspberry sauce, and vanilla ice cream.
• Pickled fruit: Fruit preserved in vinegar or brine, often with spices.
• Pork chops and applesauce: A classic savory dish where the sweetness of applesauce pairs well with pork.
• Rødgrød: A sweet fruit dish from Denmark and Germany, often made with red berries.
• Rojak: A fruit and vegetable salad from Southeast Asia, often with a spicy dressing.
• Sicilian orange salad: A refreshing salad with oranges, sometimes with fennel or olives.
• Spotted dick: A steamed pudding with dried fruit, usually currants or raisins.
• Tanghulu: A traditional Chinese snack of candied fruit, often hawthorn berries, on a stick.
• Tarte Tatin: A French upside-down pastry with caramelized fruit, usually apples.
• Waldorf salad: A salad with apples, celery, walnuts, and grapes, dressed with mayonnaise.
• Watergate salad: A fluffy dessert salad made with pistachio pudding, pineapple, marshmallows, and whipped topping.

Pies

Pies are a super popular way to enjoy fruit, with a delicious crust!

A pie made with cherries and blueberries.

• Apple pie: A classic pie filled with spiced apples.
• Blackberry pie: A pie filled with sweet and tart blackberries.
• Blueberry pie: A pie bursting with juicy blueberries.
• Buko pie: A Filipino pie made with young coconut meat.
• Cherry pie: A pie filled with sweet or tart cherries.
• Key lime pie: A tart and creamy pie made with Key lime juice.
• Mince pie: A small pie filled with mincemeat, popular during holidays.
• Pumpkin pie: A sweet, spiced custard pie, often eaten in autumn.
• Strawberry pie: A pie filled with fresh strawberries.
• Strawberry rhubarb pie: A pie combining the sweetness of strawberries with the tartness of rhubarb.

Puddings

Puddings are often soft, creamy, or steamed desserts, and many use fruit!

Summer pudding made with currants.

• Mango pudding: A creamy, sweet pudding made from mango puree.
• Ozark pudding: A baked dessert with apples, nuts, and eggs, often served with ice cream.
• Persimmon pudding: A rich, spiced pudding made from persimmon fruit.
• Summer pudding: A British dessert made by layering bread with berries and fruit juice.

See also

Images for kids

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  Chutney prepared with unripe mango

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  Rødgrød is a sweet fruit dish from Denmark and Germany

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  Fruit rojak in Indonesia

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  Sicilian orange salad

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  Banana with Lemon curry made in Andhra Pradesh, India.