58 Ways To Use Summer Fruit

Summer means a garden full of fruit, or at least a grocery basket full. If you have more fruit than you know what to do with, I have compiled a list of recipes and ideas for you and me to draw inspiration from.

To start with, if you're not sure what is considered a summer fruit, Nourish Interactive has a complete list of fruits by season. The article is well done, and I think you'll be surprised at the sheer amount of fruit available this summer. I know I was. 'Tis the season of delicious.

Canning Fruit

3 Ingredient No Cook Strawberry Blender Jam

Country Peach Preserves

Raw & Natural Raspberry Jam

Raw Jelly

Strawberry Jam

Three Fruit Marmalade (seen in photo below)

Fruit in the raw
Creamy Cherry Pie Fruit Dip with Rainbow Fruit Kabobs
Fully Raw Fruit Pizza
Peaches & Berries with Lemon-Mint Syrup
Sunshine Fruit Combo & Berry-liciousness (2 recipes)
Raw Fruit Cake

Fruit as Appetizers
Berry "Pizza"
Fruit Bruschetta
Fruit, Cheese, and Herb Skewers
Summer Fruit Kabobs & Dip
Watermelon Feta Appetizer Bites

Fruit Beverages
Cherry Limeade 
Pink Lemonade (Watermelon)
Strawberry Girl Smoothie
Strawberry-Watermelon Refresher Juice
Raspberry + Mint + Lime Cubes (mix with sparkling water)
Wild Black Raspberry Smoothie

Fruit in Bread
Blueberry Energy Muffin
Skinny Blackberry Muffins
Peach Yogurt Bread w/ Cinnamon
Strawberry Cinnamon Muffins
Weight Watcher's Strawberry Bread

Fruit as Dessert
Deep Dish Peach Crumble
Fresh Watermelon Sorbet
Raw Raspberry Fruit Leather
Marsala Poached Pears
Strawberry Dumplings (like the one in the photo below)
Strawberry Milkshake Fudge {Raw, Vegan}
Raw Fruit Popsicles with Coconut Milk

Fruit as Dessert Topping
Raspberry Tuile

Fruit as Dressing
Blackberry Vinaigrette
Blueberry Vinaigrette (recipe result in the photo below)
Easy Strawberry Vinaigrette
Fresh Peach-Basil Vinaigrette
Fresh Raspberry Vinaigrette

Fruit Salads
Antioxidant Cherry Fruit Salad
Green Bean, Rocket, Peach & Fig Salad w/ a Raspberry & Balsamic Vinegar Dressing
Jicama and Watermelon Salad
Sunny Summer "Fruit" Salad w/ Sunny Citrus Dressing
Watermelon & Feta Salad
Watermelon, Blackberry, & Mint Salad

Fruit Sandwiches
Fruit Sandwich
Raw Vegan Strawberry Collard Wraps Recipe
Ricotta and Strawberry Sandwich
Strawberry & Cream Cheese Sandwich
Tangy Fruit Sandwich

Fruit Soup
Chilled Blackberry Soup
Ginger-Cantaloupe Soup
Minted Honeydew Soup
Pretty Peach Soup 
Summer Strawberry Soup
Quick Chilled Blueberry Soup