Enjoy a little something sweet after lunch with one of these easy fruit-based desserts.

Mix fresh navel orange segments with orange marmalade to make an easy dessert sauce. Spoon it over creamy ricotta cheese -- or use Greek-style yogurt if you prefer.

The kids will love to help make these easy treats -- all you need are bananas, semisweet chocolate, and chopped peanuts. Refrigerate the dipped bananas until the chocolate is firm, or enjoy them frozen.

A light dressing of honey, orange juice, and fresh mint enhances fresh summer fruit. This recipe calls for plums, nectarines, apricots, blueberries, and blackberries, but you can use any combination of seasonal fruit.

One of the definitive desserts of fall, apple crisp is easy and economical. Empire, Gala, or Braeburn apples are especially good in this recipe.

Sliced strawberries and mint whipped cream are layered in pretty glasses, along with crushed cookies (if you like). To make the refreshing whipped cream for these parfaits, fresh mint leaves are boiled in simple syrup.

To make this easy, healthy dessert, simply stir honey and chopped pecans together, and mound onto a halved, cored pear. You can also use walnuts or almonds if you like.

Ripe peach slices sauteed in butter and sugar taste like peach pie without the crust, and take just 10 minutes to prepare. Serve the warm peaches with vanilla ice cream and shortbread or sugar cookies.

Peel Rome Beauty apples in a spiral and fill with brown sugar, oats, and spices for an easy dessert. These are a nutritious, kid-pleasing finish to a meal.

Use a colorful combination of kiwi and mango for this quick and easy fruit salad. A drizzle of honey adds a little extra sweetness.

Brown sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest make a light, tangy syrup for fresh blueberries. Whip together heavy cream, sour cream, and maple syrup for the fluffy topping on this easy summer dessert.

Toss raspberries and cubes of seedless watermelon with lemon juice and sugar to make this pretty pink fruit salad. Serve it as-is, or spoon it over ice cream, sorbet, or yogurt.

Sprinkle brown sugar, butter, and orange zest over halved plums and roast them until tender and juicy. Serve them with pound cake or vanilla ice cream.

Blend lime zest with sugar and a bit of salt to make a sweet-tart topping for fresh fruit. The combination of mango, papaya, and Granny Smith apple creates an appealing mix of colors and textures.

In this two-ingredient dessert, sugar transforms Bartlett pears into rich, caramel-coated treats. Serve with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream.

In this quick and easy version of the classic dessert, peach halves are brushed with butter and brown sugar, and grilled until tender. Vanilla ice cream is mounded into each peach half and topped with a sauce made from fresh raspberries mashed with sugar.

Thick and creamy Greek yogurt lends a touch of luxury to this quick and easy dessert. You can use any fresh, seasonal fruit in this recipe.

Sprinkle halved papayas with brown sugar and ginger, and roast until the fruit is browned and tender. Serve with lime wedges and a dusting of cayenne pepper.

A few minutes under the broiler transforms fresh pineapple into a mouthwatering dessert. Use a cast-iron skillet for maximum caramelization.

Simmer fresh ginger in simple syrup to make the easy glaze for this fruit salad. Drizzle it over sliced oranges, mango, and banana, then top with toasted coconut.

Use an ice cream scoop to portion out sweet rounds of seedless watermelon. Serve the fresh fruit with benne wafers (sesame seed cookies popular in the South) or shortbread.

Similar to a crumble, a brown betty boasts diced mangoes baked under crisp, sweetened breadcrumbs. Crystallized ginger adds a nice bite to the topping.