mixed fruit alternative

[jen1302]

does anyone have any tried and tested alternatives when a recipe asks for mixed fruit. my problem is that i do not eat sultana's or raisin's. So what can I use for an alternative and would the quantities still be the same as for mixed fruit.

[hammerman]

You could buy bags of individual dried fruit...pineapple, mango, passion fruit etc and mix them together. It would cost a fortune though.

Your best bet would be to have a good look in the baking section of the local supermarket or health food shop such as Julian Graves http://www.juliangraves.com/ who sell some good alternative fruit mixes.

Good luck

[Kaz081992]

Depends what type of recipe it is. If it's for say cakes, such as rock cakes, then I find choc chips are a fab alternative to fruit, not as healthy I admit, but very tasty and I tend to put in a bit more than the recipe states. Other good alternatives are coconut, dried pineapple, small chunks of apple, lemon and orange peel, cherries etc.

[BBWCHATT]

How about chopped dates from the grocery store - a box of those isn't very expensive.