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Candied fruit, also referred to as crystallized fruit, is fruit that has been cooked in sugar syrup and then allowed to set in the syrup for a long period of time.

A term that refers to a small piece or portion of a sweet food, such as candied fruits or nuts, small candies, or petit fours.

A type festival bread that traditionally is served on Russian Easter. The white flour yeast dough is most often enriched with eggs, milk, and butter.

A Christmas bread that originated in Denmark. The bread is made with white flour, enriched with eggs and butter, and flavored with cardamom, vanilla extract, and lemon zest.

An oval-shaped, purplish-brown fruit that grows on a woddy vine, which climbs and clings to other forest plants in order to grow upward.

A rich cake that contains an assortment of candied fruits, nuts, and spices and is traditionally prepared and served during winter holidays.

Any fruit that has been dehydrated (dried) in order to extend the shelf life and to concentrate the flavor or sweetness.

Pinkish-red or yellow in color, this type of fruit is harvested from a species of climbing cactus that grows in tropical areas of the Middle East, Asia, Central and South America and a few other regions with warm climates.

A preserve used as a pie filling or tart filling, which contains minced raisins, dried currants, apples, candied fruit, sweeteners, and spices.

Made with wheat flour dough, this type of bun may be made spicy flavorings, raisins, and/or bits of candied fruit or it may be made as a bun without the added flavorings.

A confection made with sugar or honey, along with roasted nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios or walnuts, and sometimes pieces of candied fruit are added.

The stage between the flowering of the grape vine and the forming of berries, the stage where the vine flowers are fertilized.

A hybrid citrus fruit of grapefruit, tangerine and orange that grows in tropical regions. As it matures, the outer skin is easy to peel, becoming thick and wrinkled, displaying an orangish-yellow, yellowish-red, or green color, depending on the variety.

A five-segmented fruit that when slices are cut crosswise they are star shaped. The fruit has a golden yellow skin and a matching color translucent flesh, which is lightly dotted with dark seeds.

Often referred to as a preserve, this fruit spread can be used like a jam or a preserve to be spread on crackers, bread, toasted foods, or baked goods.

A sweet, cylindrical shaped, yeast bread that is a traditional Italian bread served for holidays. Translated to mean "big bread," it is a bead that has a light, delicate texture spiced with raisins, candied fruit and nuts.

An Italian ice cream dessert. The dessert consists of a layer of ice cream topped with a sweetened whipped cream flavored with rum.

1. A French term meaning "candy." 2. A type of candy that has taken on the name of "bon bon" to describe its general shape and form, such as candy made with a semi-hard outer shell that covers a sweet inner filling.

A dessert made with baked fruit that combines a variety of ingredients, which include butter, flour, and cinnamon.

Any type of fruit that contains a stone or pit, such as cherries, apricots, nectarines, plums, olives, avocados, and peaches.