Fruit

Back in the heyday of the soda fountain, calling a drink a crush meant you were using fresh ingredients. Here’s a retro-modern take on the old-school Orange Crush.

This soda shop classic helps maple and vanilla shine.

This nonalcoholic drink—a soda fountain classic—pairs pineapple, lemon, and an easy homemade raspberry vinegar.

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. 

Easy, creamy, and dreamy, this banana milkshake gets a dash of warm spice to complement the real fruit flavor.

A secret ingredient helps all the flavors of this homemade strawberry milkshake shine (hint: you definitely have it in your pantry already).

The sparkling lime rickey is a simple, refreshing nonalcoholic drink, fit for a hot summer day.

Firm tuna or swordfish holds up to the heat of the grill in these chipotle-spiced brochetas de pescado. 

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.

Call it garlic mayonnaise or aioli, this zhuzhed-up condiment brings a boost of flavor to just about everything it touches.

With loads of juicy blackberries and an easy lattice crust, this may just be the world’s most perfect pie.

This easy blueberry cobbler recipe requires just 10 minutes of prep, making it an ideal summer dessert.

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.

Raspberry swirl cheesecake is better with homemade raspberry purée and an easy brown butter crust.

These strawberry-and-wine cupcakes are scented with fresh berries and a kiss of bubbly in both the cake and the frosting.

A festive tumble of blue and red berries top this summer holiday layer cake.