Stone Fruit

With three layers of chocolate sponge cake, a spiked sour cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting, this German classic is bound to impress.

Fresh sour cherries are only in season for a short stint in early summer, but they are worth seeking out for their intense, tart flavor.

Tart cherries meet rich chocolate in this easy snacking cake recipe that can be dressed up however you like.

A broken oven led to the creation of these grilled-nectarine-topped scones.

Grilled cauliflower marinated in a simple spiced yogurt goes on skewers with mango for an easy and delicious main or side.

The ultimate banana split recipe combines a trio of ice creams, hot fudge sauce, homemade cherries, chopped peanuts, and pillowy whipped cream.

The cherry on top of this tangy, tart ice cream float is an actual homemade maraschino cherry.

From cocktails to sundaes, these homemade maraschino cherries will serve you well. 

Choose a dry, mineral-driven rosé for this stone fruit salad—it will become pleasantly syrupy but balanced when it mingles with the fruits’ juices and honey.

These almond cupcakes are gussied up with a cloud of apricot buttercream. Like sweet with salty, sweet with a little tang (here via sour cream) just works.

Cutting out the protein not only makes this green mango salad less fussy (read: faster to make) but also highlights the tropical flavor combinations.

A batch of these fruity frozen mango margaritas is sure to win you the title “life of the party.”

Fill your malted chocolate cake layers with this super-silky chocolate cream.

This easy tart cherry pie recipe highlights the sweet-tart fruit and has a wonderfully flaky double crust.

This fruitcake-like dessert is finished with generous dose of dark rum.

If you think chicken salad is boring, you haven’t had good chicken salad.

Simple in concept (if not in execution) and not too sweet, this sturdy gâteau Basque is suitable for any occasion or time of the day.