Cast off those winter blahs. These island-inspired recipes, loaded up with plenty of citrus, bananas, mangoes, and pineapple are a bright end to any winter meal.

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  Glazed Orange Pound Cake

  This super-tender cake is packed with bright citrus flavor, thanks to orange zest and juice in the batter and a sweet orange glaze. The glaze also helps keep the cake moist for several days.

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  Banana-Pecan Crumble

  This scrumptious skillet dessert pairs bananas, brown sugar, and cinnamon with a nut-studded crumble topping.

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  Key Lime Cheesecake Flans

  Slightly firmer than a conventional flan but still super silky and smooth, these single-serving custards are an elegant way to feature the flavor of Key limes.

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  Pineapple and Macadamia Nut Tart

  This sunny-looking stunner uses buttery, slightly sweet macadamia nuts for both the filling and the crust. It’s perfect with a dollop of rum-spiked whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes.

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  Lemon Bar Cheesecake

  This reader-favorite gets a double-dose of citrus from the lemon zest stirred into the filling and a layer of tangy lemon curd spread on top.

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  Pineapple, Papaya, Starfruit & Blood Orange Salad

  Vanilla extract and fresh mint turn this brightly flavored tropical fruit salad into something extra special.

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  Tropical Upside-Down Cake

  Here’s a dessert designed to beat the winter blues. Take one bite of this rum-spiked pineapple-mango cake, and you can practically hear steel drums playing an island tune.

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  Tropical Mango Sorbet

  Papaya and pineapple juice build on the clean, sweet flavor of mango in this sorbet, while a splash of coconut milk smoothes its texture.

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  Chocolate Soufflés with Blood Orange Sauce

  The blood-orange sauce provides a sweet-tart counterpoint to the chocolate's richness in this rich dessert.

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  Pineapple-Ginger Brown Sugar Crisp

  Fruit crisps usually showcase apples or stone fruit, but they’re just as good made with pineapple. As it bakes, the pineapple releases much of its moisture, so the crisp comes out extra juicy and full of sweet-tart flavor.

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  Chocolate Pavlova with Tangerine Whipped Cream

  This knockout is a keeper for all seasons: Top with berries in the summer and mangoes in the winter.

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  Orange and Brown-Butter Tart

  This Cointreau-spiked tart is definitely one for company. The arrangement of the oranges and garnet-red blood oranges makes it a stunner.

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  Winter Fruit Salad

  This simple fruit salad has got it all and then some: oranges, blood oranges, grapefruit, tangerine, bananas, plus a little sparkling wine and rum for a touch of island inspiration.

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  Lemon-Coconut Pound Cake

  This tender cake is flecked with sweet coconut and lemon zest, with sweet-tart glaze that helps keep it fresh longer.

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