Sugar is the most common sweetener in desserts, but it's far from the only sweetener in existence. While honey and maple syrup may come to mind as worthy sugar substitutes, fruit is the sweet ...

LITTLE ROCK — Dried apricots are an essential part of my winter survival strategy. When simmered in a vanillascented syrup, they miraculously regain the velvety texture and vivid flavor of fresh ...

Alchemists have tried for centuries to transform base metals into gold -- unsuccessfully, at least as far as we know. But it’s a lovely concept: Take the common and uninspiring -- lead, copper, prunes ...

Apricots are one of those fruits that taste just okay raw, but transform when cooked (unlike, ahem, strawberries). They often sit in the shadow of peaches, but there’s no use in comparing the two.

I dream of early summer French breakfasts, when fruit-laden clafouti is often the star of the meal. The fruit — most often pitted fresh cherries or halved apricots — is baked adrift in a thick, ...

Food & Wine's best Christmas desserts include peppermint bark, holiday trifles, bûches de Noël, a pavlova wreath, and gingerbread. See these and other holiday treat recipes we love.