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FRESH RAINBOW FRUIT SKEWERS

Fruit skewers are a very easy and fun sweet treat. These fresh rainbow-looking fruit skewers are a colorful and delicious way to eat the recommended servings of fruit!

These fruit kebabs are incredible on their own or served with a fun dip for the ultimate snacking. Try cheesecake dip, marshmallow cream cheese, or even chocolate hummus to dip these skewers into!

Easy Fruit Skewers

I love colorful things, and these rainbow fruit skewers are just that! Life seems more joyful and bright just by looking at them. And then you can eat them! Full of fresh fruits, flavor and nutrients, these fruit kebabs are super easy and delicious. This is one of the best ways to have a serving or two of fruit a day. My kids love them and I love that they will eat them. It's almost like I'm tricking them into eating healthier. But I won't tell if you don't.

These fruit skewers are best served as an appetizer, side dish or even dessert, especially with a sweet dip. They're also a fun way to serve fresh fruit as a snack. I don't know what it is about the foods served on skewers, but that just makes them so tempting and fun. I can make a dish and put it in a fancy bowl and it won't be touched. But put the same material on a stick and it disappears. Like these Antipasto, Teriyaki Beef and Grilled Hawaiian Chicken Skewers, fruit skewers are more delectable!

FRESH RAINBOW FRUIT SKEWERS

What You Need For Rainbow Fruit Skewers

It is all subject to your taste and what is in season. Change ingredients as needed.

Strawberries: Sweet and juicy, look for strawberries that are uniform in size and deep red in color.

Orange: You can leave the peel on or you can remove it.

Kiwis: Peel and chop, looking for kiwis that are firm but give in slightly under pressure.

Blackberries: Look for large dark-colored blackberries.

Red Grapes: The best grapes are hard and crunchy, not pulpy.

Green Grapes: Slightly sweeter than red grapes they add a nice crunch.

Blueberries: Find blueberries that are uniform in size and just barely ripe.

Wooden skewers: Use new wooden skewers to avoid cracks or splinters.

Assembling Your Fruit Kabobs

These are perfect for helping little hands collect them. Kids love to help out in the kitchen and are more apt to eat what they can help make.

Skewer: Slice strawberries, orange slices, kiwis, blackberries, grapes and blueberries using a skewer thread.

Serve: Decorate on a plate and serve with your favorite dip or all.

Different Fruits You Can Use

Fresh fruit is a must for these skewers. Frozen fruit will just turn into pulp. Because fruits are best at different times throughout the year, your choices of fruit may vary. Any fruits you use will be incredible. Here are suggestions for different colors.

Red: Raspberry, strawberry, watermelon, seeded cherry and red apple.

Oranges: Clementines or nectarines, cantaloupe, apricots and mangoes are orange flavored and colorful fruits.

Yellow: Pineapple, peach, golden delicious apple, pear some mango and banana.

Green: Kiwi, green grape, green apple and honeydew.

Blue: Blueberry, dark purple/blue grape, elderberry and blackberry.

Purple: Purple grapes, plums and blackberries can also be used here.

FRESH RAINBOW FRUIT SKEWERS

Tips For Fantastic Fruit Skewers

The best part about these skewers is that they are fresh, vibrant, and fun!

Spread: Fruit skewers are wonderful on their own, but you can serve with a dipping sauce for more fun. Chocolate sauce, fondue, caramel sauce, fruit flavored yogurts, whipped toppings mixed with coconut or vanilla. You can also use vanilla or chocolate pudding as a dipping sauce.

Make a cloud. Make these really a rainbow and stick a cloud on the end of the skewer. Use a large marshmallow!

No Soaking: Since you're not grilling the fruit, you don't need to soak your wooden skewers.

Make-Ahead Rainbow Fruit Kabobs

You can prepare the fruit ahead of time and then assemble the kabobs just before serving, if desired. There are a few things to keep in mind if you want to prepare ahead of time.

Avoid: When making fruit skewers ahead of time, you'll want to avoid fruits that turn brown or wither too quickly. This would include bananas, pears and apples. They'll still look great, but won't look as good.

Tips to keep fruits fresh: With these tips, you can keep fruits fresh up to 3 days in advance. There are a few methods you can use. One is to buy and use a product called Fruit Fresh or another product that contains either citric and ascorbic acid, or both. This will keep your fruits from turning brown. You can also soak your fruits in a mixture of 1 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Soak for 10 minutes.

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