Tag: Raisins

Christmas Fruit Cake

Description This recipe comes from our family to yours. Beatrice Martino, the sister of our owner Victor Martino, created this wonderful no-bake fruit cake years ago and it has been a family staple ever since. It doesn’t feel like Christmas until this tasty desert is made. It has been passed on from Beatrice to Victor’s wife, Angela Martino, who makes the fruit cake every year. She calls it a “holiday must”. Happy Holidays from all us at Bella Viva! Ingredients: -2 pounds mixed of Bella Viva Dried Yellow Peaches, White Nectarines, and Apricots. -1 pound Marshmallows -1 pound Graham Crackers -¾ cup Canned Evaporated

Harvest Crumble

Description Paul Decker of New York presented Bella Viva with this marvelous desert as an entry in our Online Bake Off. We awarded his recipe first prize ($100 Bella Viva Certificate) based on: taste, quality, revelant use of dried fruit and ease of baking. We invite you to experiment with any and all of our delectable dried fruits in this tasty desert recipe. Thanks Paul! Ingredients: -1 cup Bella Viva Dried Apricots or Dapple Dandy Pluots, chopped -1 cup Bella Viva Dried Peaches, chopped -1 cup Bella Viva Dried Cranberries and/or Golden Raisins -4 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced (skin on), 4-5 cups

Bella Viva Scones

Description At Bella Viva we love baking with our dried fruit! We have even diced our most delectable dried fruits for your convenience in the kitchen, including: Tangy Apricots, Yellow Peaches, White Peaches, Yellow Nectarines, White Nectarines, Pears, Dapple Dandy Pluots and Betty Anne Plums. Thanks to Mary A. of Sacramento for sending us this tasty recipe. Actually, I had the pleasure of making these scones with her. In today’s recipe we have used Bella Viva Diced Pears and Dapple Dandy Pluots but we invite you to be creative and use any and all of our diced fruits for your scones at home. You can

Granola Bill Bars

Description This amazing granola bar recipe comes to us from artist Bill Sanders. Ingredients: 3 cups rolled oats 4 cups raw Bella Viva Almonds 4 oz unsalted butter (one stick) room temperature 2 tbl. Karo corn syrup 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 cup clover Honey 1/4 cup + 2 Tbl. water 2/3 cup Bella Viva Dried Cherries 1/2 cup Bella Viva Dried Apricots 1/2 cup Dried Zante Currents or Bella Viva Monukka Raisins 1/2 cup candied orange peel 1/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp. kosher salt Instructions Preheat oven to 325°Fahrenheit. Slice the almonds in a Cuisinart. Toast the almonds and oatmeal separately for