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Are they truly the best? If not, they’re close. What makes them so good? Start with candied lemon peel and then add extra moisture by using sour cream and buttermilk instead of milk. Then throw in pecans and lemon icing: it’s extra citrusy but in a sweet kind of way.
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Looking for a colorful cookie that attracts plenty of attention at your next cookie exchange? These wonderful delicacies will do the trick. You can even prepare them ahead of time and freeze the dough. Then just cut and bake when ready. Red and green cherries always work well here.
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Who knew that fruitcake doesn’t have to be massive? These bite-size treats are easy to enjoy. Cook them on the stove by blending coconut, pecans, fruitcake mix and Rice Krispies. These fun flavors and great texture will be welcome at any social occasion that calls for finger food.
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It’s a mouthful to say, but these cookies are a mouthful to enjoy! The ingredients that make them special are candied pineapple as well as white chocolate chips. These cookies are chewy and soft and have a nice level of sweetness offset by the tropical tang of the pineapple.
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Bundt cakes are baked in a Bundt pan to give them a distinctive doughnut shape. A Banana Sour Cream Mini Bundt Cake is soft, moist, and delicious inside, topped with cream cheese frosting and a whole green cherry on the to complete the picture.
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The fun starts with rolling red and green candied cherries into this tasty dough that’s almost like a fluffy biscuit. Then the sweetness factor is dialed up higher with icing that’s drizzled over each cookie. This creates a sort of mini pastry, which means you can eat your fill!
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The best fruitcake is worth the wait! Begin crafting this delightful delicacy 4-6 weeks before you plan to serve it. Fruitcake fans will enjoy an amazing assortment of goodies thrown in for fun and flavor, such as cherries, pecans, and pineapple. Keep things moist by covering with a wine-soaked cloth.
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Dolce cassata is a famous Sicilian delight, consisting of a round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta cheese and topped with candied fruit. Best treat to a neighbor’s get-together or any special gatherings.
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A festive blend of red and green cherries helps make this bread into a tasty sharable treat to bake during the holidays, although you can certainly enjoy eating it any other time of the year. Adding yellow pineapple, almond extract, and cherry-flavored icing nicely enhances the bread even further.
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It’s a well-documented fact that cherries and chocolate are always a winning combination. But what about cherries and white chocolate chips? The answer is still an absolute yum. Add in some pecans, coconut, and other goodies, and you have more something even more impressive that just about everyone can enjoy.
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Change things up in the kitchen by rolling out this fine batch of truffles that doesn’t contain any chocolate at all! Instead, you’ll quickly fall in love with these soft and squishy balls of goodness that are made with a delightful blend of coconut and red and green candied cherries.
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The base for this bread is Amish Friendship Bread Starter and gets its punch from candied, ground and fresh ginger. Fresh cranberries add a bit of tart and vanilla pudding mix brings in a little sweetness. The recipe makes two loaves so you can follow the Amish tradition of keeping one and sharing one. Or place one in the freezer for later.
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This delicious ice cream is so good that you won’t miss the dairy. Creamy, decadent maple and almond ice cream tastes great on its own but the saltine cracker toffee crumble with red candied cherries really makes it shine. Easy to make, guilt-free to eat, this dessert is something that everyone can enjoy.
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This Cream cheese Pound cake, filled with candied pineapple, is irresistibly moist and rich. It is festively decorated on top with a pineapple icing glaze and candied fruit. Definitely a pineapple lover's favorite.
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This Jamaican Fruit Cake brings an island flavor to a classic holiday dessert. Even people who don’t like fruitcake will be back for seconds of this delightful bake.
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Candied Green Cherries 
Candied Pineapple 
Candied Citron 
Candied Orange Peel 
Candied Lemon Peel 
Crystallized Ginger 
Red Cherries 
Green Cherries 
Pineapples 
Lemon Peel 
Orange Peel 
Citron 
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