From Better Homes and Gardens

Save money and calories by blending fruit smoothies at home.

Pick-Your-Fruit Smoothie

From Betty Crocker

Have a big party coming up? Keep dessert simple by serving this eye-catching platter of fresh fruit and a sour cream dip.

Festive Fruit Platter

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This riff on a classic Italian hors d'oeuvre is a great way to start a summer gathering.

Prosciutto-Wrapped Melon with Mint & White Balsamic Vinegar

From Better Homes and Gardens

To avoid cutting into three different melons, look for melons already cut in balls or cubes in a supermarket produce section. Or use 2 cups of a single melon variety.

Sorbet Melon Parfaits

From Fine Cooking Books

This recipe, excerpted from the cookbook Dessert Express, is a simple way to dress up cantaloupe for a dinner party-worthy dessert. Chilling the bowls in the freezer makes the dessert even more refreshing as you enjoy it on a warm summer night.

Cantaloupe with Red Wine Syrup

From Food & Wine

Jeni Britton's easy sugar syrup can be mixed with almost any fruit puree and churned in an ice cream maker to make sorbet. During the summer, she loves sorbets made with locally grown heirloom melons and ruby-red sour cherries.

Melon Sorbet

From Betty Crocker

It's sheer bliss - lots of fresh fruit topped with creamy yogurt.

Layered Yogurt Fruit Salad

From Betty Crocker

Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook shares a recipe! Enjoy this cool salad on a warm night. The moist and tasty fruits and tangy dressing make it especially refreshing.

Cantaloupe and Chicken Salad

From Betty Crocker

An eye-catching centerpiece for any brunch, this four-fruit salad features the delicate flavor of mint.

Minted Watermelon Basket

From Better Homes and Gardens

This quick-and-easy fruit salad recipe is the perfect accompaniment to grilled meat during the summer. Drizzle with a mixture of honey, lemon juice, and fresh mint for added flavor.

Melon and Berries Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Choose a fresh melon from farmer's market for this creamy melon, yogurt, and ginger blended and chilled soup recipe. Serve it as a side dish, with the serrano peppers, or without the peppers for a refreshing dessert.

Farmer's Market Melon Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pair this tropical grilled side dish with fish, pork, or poultry.

Warm Melon with Herbed Ginger Glaze

From Better Homes and Gardens

Yogurt and honey give a silky texture to this frozen dessert that's infused with pineapple sage.

Herbed Melon Frozen Yogurt

From Better Homes and Gardens

A sweet wine sauce tossed with fresh melons makes for a light dessert.

Sweet Melon Cup

From Food & Wine

This thick, creamy flan -- Jose Garces's mother's recipe -- is a staple in his household. Garces likes to serve it alongside a refreshing salad of melon and citrus.

Vanilla-Orange Flan

From Better Homes and Gardens

Enjoy this cool, refreshing melon cup as a light desert or side dish on the hottest days of summer.

Gingered Melon

From Better Homes and Gardens

A colorful summer relish is spooned over wedges of cantaloupe and honeydew melon and served with grilled pork.

Pork with Melon-Tomato Relish

From Better Homes and Gardens

Kabobs are a fun and easy way to serve fruit for parties. The low-cal dip makes it a welcome buffet table topper.

Fruit Kabobs

From Better Homes and Gardens

Spoon this refreshing chicken salad recipe into a melon half or on a bed of fresh mixed greens.

Chicken Salad with Cucumber and Melon

From Better Homes and Gardens

This tangy, chilled soup is the perfect way to start a springtime brunch.

Strawberry-Melon Soup with Ginger Melon Balls

From Better Homes and Gardens

Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, and cucumbers are tossed with a light vinaigrette to make this fresh and simple side salad.

Melon Salad with Sweet Sesame Dressing

From Better Homes and Gardens

A hint of orange enhances the sweetness of whichever melon you choose--watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew melon--for this frozen dessert.

Melon Sorbet

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cubes of lamb and fresh melon are made into kabobs and seasoned with a light citrus marinade before grilling. Serve with yogurt sauce for a delicious summer meal.

Honey-Lime Lamb and Melon Skewers

From Better Homes and Gardens

This so-easy summer cooler is the ideal addition to a collection of low-calorie dessert recipes. Top melon balls with sorbet and a splash of sparkling wine.

Sorbet-Melon Parfaits

From Midwest Living

There's a reason shortcake is a favorite dessert--it's a scrumptious showcase for summer fruit.

Gingered Cantaloupe and Blackberry Shortcakes