Stovetop Fruit Recipes

Poached pears, fruit compote, and caramel apples made from scratch. Here are stovetop fruit recipes to highlight the season's best fruit.

Tanghulu sticks on a pink circular plate, with a pink and orange background

Tanghulu (Sugar-Glazed Skewered Fruit)

Closeup of a jar of rustic apricot jam with a spoon resting in one side of the jar. The jam sits on a small plate alongside two pieces of toast piled high with the chunky jam.

Rustic Apricot Jam

Overhead view of easy stovetop fruit crisp, served in a shallow bowl.

Easy Stovetop Fruit Crisp Recipe

Homemade Plum Jam

Close-up of ice cream swirled with thick fruit syrup

Fruit Syrup for Swirled Ice Cream Recipe

Spiced Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote With Fennel

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Peach-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

Fiery Peach Salsa from 'Little Jars, Big Flavors'

A conical glass containing whiskey peach sauce served over vanilla ice cream.

Whiskey Peach Sauce

A bowl of vanilla ice cream topped with strawberry balsamic sauce.

Strawberry Balsamic Sauce

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Apple Sabzi (Apple Cooked in Mild Spices With Coconut) Recipe

Tangy Strawberry Fools Recipe

Blueberry Ketchup Recipe | Sauced

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Tropical Pineapple, Mango, and Coconut Fools Recipe

Cherry-Port Sauce Recipe

An opened jar of homemade brandied cherries in syrup accompanied with a small bowl of stemmed fresh cherries on the side.

Brandied Cocktail Cherries

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Sweet Technique: How to Make Candied Citrus Zest

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