Fruit Crepe Kebabs Recipes

FRUIT 'N' CREAM CREPES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., In an 8-in. nonstick skillet, melt 1 teaspoon butter. Stir batter; pour about 2 tablespoons into the center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Make 3 more crepes, adding remaining butter to skillet as needed., For filling, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Spread 1 rounded tablespoon on each crepe; top with 1/4 cup fruit and roll up. Sprinkle with remaining confectioners' sugar.

FRUIT CREPE KEBABS

Steps:

• Mix milk, egg yolks, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Stir in flour, sugar, and salt until well blended.
• Heat a crepe pan over medium heat. Coat with cooking spray. Pour about 1/4 cup batter into the pan and tip the spread batter to the edges. Cook until bubbles form on the top and edges are dry, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until other side is browned and edges are golden, 1 to 2 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter.
• Let crepes cool. Cut lengthwise into strips 1 to 2 inches wide. Wrap strawberries, bananas, peaches, and kiwi in the crepe strips and thread wrapped fruits onto skewers.

FRESH FRUIT FILLED CREPES

Steps:

• Break eggs into a medium bowl and whisk together.
• Add milk, vanilla extract, and whisk into the eggs.
• Slowly add the sifted flour while continually whisking to prevent lumps.
• Add the salt, then whisk in the cooled melted butter.
• Let the batter rest for 30 minutes.
• Heat a non-stick 8 to 10 inch pan on medium high heat. Spray lightly with cooking oil.
• Ladle in about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of batter and swirl to coat the pan bottom.
• Fry for 45 to 60 seconds until slightly browned and the edges are starting to curl, then flip the crepe and fry for another 15 to 25 seconds. Remove to a plate. Continue with the remainder of the batter, spraying with a little cooking spray between crepes.
• Fill with topping of choice.

GRILLED FRUIT KEBABS

Steps:

• Submerge skewers in water for 10 to 12 minutes. This will keep them from burning when grilled.
• Preheat a grill pan over medium heat.
• Thread fruit onto skewer, alternating types of fruit for a colorful presentation; fill the skewer no more than halfway. With a pastry brush, paint the fruit with a light coating of oil. Place skewers, a few at a time, in the hot grill pan. Turn occasionally until you have grill marks on all sides of the fruit. Serve with ice cream, if desired.

FRUIT KEBABS

Steps:

• Cut apricots in half and remove pits. Cut peaches in eighths (or quarters, depending on size). Cut pineapple in chunks. Peel tangerine and cut in quarters. Peel bananas and cut into 1-inch chunks. Peel apples and cut into eighths. Put apples, peaches and bananas in bowl with lemon juice and coat thoroughly. Place a mixture of fruits on each skewer.
• To make sauce, melt butter, sugar, orange juice and orange rind in small sauce pan and stir until melted and then add Grand Marnier. Grill kebabs over medium heat, basting frequently. Combine remaining sauce with 1/2 cup cream and serve with hot kebabs.

FRUIT KEBABS - SUMMER TREAT FOR KIDS

Steps:

• Great tasting easy to make fruit skewers for kids. A great alternative to chips and soda, these fruit kebabs can be made with most any fruit you can cut up and skewer. Here is our favorite Fruit Kabob Recipe.
• marshmallow.
• strawberry.
• apple.
• banana.
• kiwi fruit.
• orange.
• tangerine.
• mango.
• pineapple.
• watermelon.
• 1. Cut oranges, pineapple and apples into cubes. Cut the Watermelon either into cubes or scoop out melon balls. Start by putting the Marshmallow on the skewer, then add fruit on top of it to form a fresh fruit kebab.
• 2. - some fruit such as pineapple, star fruit or banana can also be grilled on the bar-b-q. Soak the wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes before grilling. Just brush the fruit with a marinade of butter and lemon juice before grilling. Grill over medium heat, a few minutes on each side.
• 3. But Fruit Kebabs taste great just by stacking fresh fruit as well. The more colorful and tasty, the better this summer snack tastes to kids.
• 4. There is video instruction for this recipe available for kids at www.fitforafeast.com/fruit_kebabs.htm for the complete Fruit Kebab Video Instructions for Kids. See how they are made step by step.

FRESH FRUIT KEBABS

Steps:

• Put the cut up bananas in a medium bowl. Combine the orange juice with the bananas and gently toss a couple of times to coat bananas.
• This method should keep bananas from turning brown.
• Take a wooden skewer and thread your fruit on.
• *To enhance the sweetness of the strawberries, instead of using whole strawberries, cut each one in half place in a medium bowl and add a wee bit of sugar and toss around.
• Method 2.
• Add about 5 large tbsp of apple jelly to a small saucepan and stir over a medium jelly, until it because less lumpy, let cool.
• Slice bananas and coat with apple jelly.
• Slice strawberries and cut in half and coat with either sugar or apple jelly.
• Slice the rest of the fruit and set aside.
• Stick the fruit on the skewers.
• Enjoy!

HAM AND VEGGIE CREPE KEBABS

Steps:

• Place zucchini, squash, and bell pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Add enough Italian dressing to coat vegetables. Squeeze out as much air as possible. Seal bag and refrigerate, at least 1 hour.
• Combine milk, eggs, flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon oil, and salt in a blender. Process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate batter for 1 hour.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and brush with remaining oil. Pour 1/4 cup of crepe batter into the pan; tilt to completely coat the surface of the pan. Cook, turning once, until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Let crepe rest on a clean surface until cool to the touch. Repeat with remaining batter.
• Cut crepes into strips about 1 to 2 inches wide.
• Preheat a grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Cook zucchini, squash, bell pepper, and ham until vegetables are soft but firm to the bite and ham reaches an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 8 to 10 minutes. Cut ham into bite-sized pieces.
• Stack crepes, ham, zucchini, squash, peppers, pineapple, and tomatoes onto skewers in any fashion you prefer.

FRUIT KEBAB

Steps:

• Cut each half of fruit into thirds.
• Place fruit in medium bowl, add lemon juice and cayenne pepper; mix well.
• Marinate fruit for 1 hour.
• On a skewer, alternate fruit wedges; chill.
• Garnish with mint sprig, if desired.