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

3 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, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

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....


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...


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...


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...

Cherry Kisses

5 reviews

Cookies that melt in your mouth and are practically fat-free—is it any wonder these crispy meringue morsels disappear as fast...


Eggnog Fruit Bread

5 reviews

Presents from the pantry are a tradition in my family, and this moist, fruity quick bread is a favorite. I...

Danish Julekage

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


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...


Candied Fruitcake Squares

3 reviews

I'm not big on citrussy fruitcake, so when I found this version decades ago, I knew I'd found "my" recipe....


Julekake (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...

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...


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...


Almond-Filled Stollen

2 reviews

I’ve been making this during the holiday season for nearly 50 years. When we flew to Alaska one year to...


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...


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Fruitcake Christmas Cookies

18 reviews

A twist on classic fruitcake, these easy fruitcake cookies are as festive as they are fun to bake.

Lebkuchen

6 reviews

Dense, chewy lebkuchen is a great addition to your Christmas-cookie routine, but you can make it any time of year....


Bread Machine Panettone

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


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White Fruitcake

16 reviews

Our white fruitcake recipe modernizes the infamous Christmas fruitcake. Light, cakey and not weighed down by alcohol or molasses, we...


German Christmas Cookies

5 reviews

Looking for a new holiday cookie to make this year? Our German Christmas cookies look like little snowballs and are...


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Fruit Cake

22 reviews

This chewy, sweet and, most importantly, simple fruit cake recipe will bring joy to any holiday gathering. It's filled with...


Spiced Christmas Cookies

1 review

This delicious cookie recipe has been passed down through six generations and was brought to America from Germany in 1846!...


Cherry Coconut Bars

9 reviews

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


Easy Candied Fruit Cookies

2 reviews

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