Recipes with prunes

Classic prune and raisin hamentachen filling with chopped nuts and whole orange (rind included) for citrus brightness. Traditional Purim cookie filling pulsed in the food processor.

Too much fruit salad is a big-batch medley of pineapple, melon, citrus, peaches, kiwi, and banana bathed in apricot nectar and chilled overnight so the flavors meld. A bright, make-ahead crowd salad.

Braised rabbit with prunes in a rich beef and chicken broth, pan-fried in butter until fall-off-the-bone tender. A classic French-inspired one-pot dish served over wild rice.

Cider chicken braised Normandy-style with hard cider, calvados, bacon, prunes, slow-cooked onions, and a fresh bouquet garni. Rustic French autumn cooking at its best.

Old-fashioned prune cake with buttermilk, pecans, and warm spices soaked in a boiled buttermilk-butter sauce. Needs three days to cure for the richest, most intense flavor.

Roast turkey with port-soaked grapes and prunes in cornbread stuffing, then cooked inside a paper bag for a juicy bird with golden bronze skin. A holiday twist on the classic roast.

Lower-fat banana cake with pureed prunes replacing most of the butter, nonfat vanilla yogurt, and egg whites. A moist sheet cake that cuts the fat without losing flavor.

Old-fashioned prune muffins with brown sugar, nutmeg, and soft cooked prunes that melt into the batter. A simple mix-and-bake recipe with domed tops and tender crumb.

Prevention's perfect kabobs: chicken and scallops marinated in yogurt-mint, skewered with vegetables and dried fruit. A balanced, colorful, Mediterranean-leaning grill plate.

Lamb cutlets pan-fried in ghee and served with an aromatic coffee sauce made with honey, Worcestershire, cardamom, mace, cinnamon, and lemon juice.

Fruit pudding: apples and prunes simmered into a sweet, juicy base, topped with light dumplings steamed right on the fruit. A cozy, low-fat stovetop pudding that comes together in one pan.

Vintage prune chocolate cupcakes made with cream, grated unsweetened chocolate, and cooked prunes. A moist, old-fashioned treat with no butter needed, ready in 30 minutes.

Prune cake is an old-fashioned Southern holiday spice cake with chopped prunes, pecans, buttermilk, and warm spices, soaked with a buttermilk-butter sauce. Three-day rest deepens flavor.

Old-fashioned mincemeat-style fruit preserve with prunes, dried apples, and raisins simmered with corn syrup, vinegar, and warm spices. Meatless take on traditional mincemeat for pies and tarts.

Lemon cream and nut cookies, buttery shortbread ovals spread with homemade lemon curd and crowned with toasted almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, prunes, rum-soaked raisins, and candied orange. A jewel-box holiday cookie.

Old-fashioned pickled prunes simmered in a sweet vinegar brine with cinnamon, whole cloves, and allspice. A tangy-sweet condiment perfect alongside roasted meats or on a cheese board.