5 fruited gift Recipes

vanilla frosting, cupcakes of your choice, coarse sugar, fruit roll-ups, starburst candies

walnut halves, toasted, cooled, dried cranberries, dried apricot , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, honey

vodka (recommended : grey goose), orange-flavored liquor (recommended : cointreau), pink passion fruit juice , to taste, agave , to sweeten, optional

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, granulated sugar, wheat germ, dried apricots (moist-style), blanched almonds, canola or light olive oil, egg, at room temperature, apricot nectar or buttermilk, almond extract, vanilla extract, sugar, milk , water, or fruit juice (or as needed)