461 zest recipes

Transform overripe bananas into a tangy-sweet condiment with lemon zest and a hint of spice. Spreadable, jammy goodness that keeps for 2 weeks and pairs beautifully with curry.

Slow cooker baked beans with bacon, brown sugar, barbecue sauce, ketchup, and mustard. A dump-and-go crockpot side dish that simmers all day for a sticky, smoky-sweet cookout classic.

Mixed different kinds of melon together, use mint, fresh orange juice, fresh lime juice to make a fresh dressing, a good start of a day with these fresh fruits salad.

Apple-cranberry chutney simmers Rome apples with tart cranberries, golden raisins, orange zest, and warm spices, then gets pulsed in the food processor for a chunky-smooth holiday condiment.

Domatoules Glyko (Spicy Cherry Tomato Preserves) recipe

Sugar beets and carrots covered a sweet, tangy, warmly spiced coating. West Indian spices and ginger.

Buttery blueberry muffins bursting with berries thanks to a clever trick: mashing half a cup of blueberries into the batter for intense fruit flavor in every single bite.

Baked beans with four types of beans and turkey sausage in a sweet-tangy sauce of brown sugar, molasses, tomato sauce, and apple cider vinegar. A lighter take on a cookout classic.

Enjoy wholesome Whole Wheat Orange Cookies with zesty orange flavor and a cinnamon-sugar finish. Easy recipe, ready in under 30 minutes!

Apricot ginger scones with chewy dried apricots, sweet-hot crystallized ginger, and bright lemon zest. A buttermilk-based scone with rustic break-apart triangles and layered flavor.

Slow-simmered white bean soup with diced ham, potatoes, celery, garlic, and a hit of liquid smoke. Beans cooked separately for the most tender texture, then folded in to finish.

Traditional Jewish Purim hamantaschen with honey-sweetened ground poppy seed filling, lemon zest, and raisins folded into triangular dough pockets. Holiday cookies with deep cultural roots.

Sweet butternut squash is cooked with pearl barley, fresh lemon zest and lemon juice, tossed with cilantro or parsley. Serve it as a tasty side dish or a delicious and wholesome main course.

Banana oat bran muffins: tender, high-fiber muffins sweetened mostly by ripe banana and honey, with warm cinnamon, ginger, and a hint of orange zest. A wholesome, low-fat breakfast or snack you can feel good about.

Fat-free cranberry orange muffins use corn syrup and egg whites instead of butter or oil for a tender no-fat muffin packed with fresh cranberries and bright orange zest.

No-bake cappuccino truffles rolled in cocoa-sugar or coconut, made with instant coffee, marshmallow cream, chocolate wafer crumbs, and pecans. Makes 60 bite-sized treats in 30 minutes.