Fruit Kabobs Recipes

HOW TO MAKE A FRUIT KABOB

Steps:

• Choose which kind of grapes you'll use. You can either use white (Concord) grapes, which are the green ones, red grapes or purple grapes. You can also alternate. Note that the purple ones have seeds, and some red ones do, so keep this in mind if you're serving someone who doesn't like seeds.
• Choose 5 different types of fruits. You could use any of these: Cantaloupe Honeydew melon Watermelon Apples (any type) Oranges (any type) Bananas (chocolate-dipped ones are great, too) Strawberries Plums/prunes Apricots, nectarines, tangerines, tangelos, clementines, etc. (fresh or dried) Lemon Lime Pears (any type) Pineapples
• Or feel free to make your own selections.
• Gather your skewers and fruit.
• Decide on a pattern for your fruits to go in. Usually there's a grape on either end, and then a fruit, followed by a different fruit, followed by a grape, and so on. An example: grape, cantaloupe, grape, melon, grape, apricot, grape, plum, grape, apple, grape. If you're using different colors of grapes, you need to account for those, too.
• Stick a grape onto the far end of the skewer.
• Choose a fruit and add that next to the grape.
• Follow this process for the remainder of the skewer: Add a grape. Add a fruit. Add a grape Add a fruit
• Add one more grape and set this kebab aside.
• Repeat to make as many kebabs as you need.

COLORFUL FRUIT KABOBS

Steps:

• Alternately thread fruit onto skewers; set aside. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and juices until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Brush over fruit. Refrigerate until serving.

RAINBOW FRUIT KABOBS

Steps:

• Thread fruit onto wooden skewers.
• Combine fruit dip ingredients and stir well.
• Place skewers on a serving platter with dip.

FRUIT KABOBS

Steps:

• Toss apple and pear with lemon juice. Divide fruit into 12 portions and thread onto wooden skewers. Combine dip ingredients in a small bowl; serve with the kabobs.

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 KABOBS WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE YOGURT DIP

Steps:

• For the fruit kabobs: Thread the fruit onto eight 12-inch metal or wooden skewers. Chill until ready to serve.
• For the strawberry cream cheese and yogurt dip: Put the cream cheese, strawberries, yogurt and honey in a food processor and pulse until the strawberries are minced and the mixture is smooth. Serve with the kabobs.

SHOWY BUT SIMPLE FRUIT KABOBS - PERFECT FOR A PARTY

Steps:

• If you're starting with a whole watermelon, cut it in half. Cut tip to tip, so that if you turn your half upside down, the tips are barely noticeable at each end. Choose to work with the half that looks the best when you turn it over.
• Using a melon baller, scoop out all of the watermelon into nice bite sized balls, place them on a platter as you go. When you can't make any more balls, scrape the remainder of the watermelon out using a spoon until you have an empty shell (all white), and set the shell aside to let it dry out.
• Once the shell is dried out a bit you will turn the shell over onto a platter, so the cut side is down and you've got a nice half round base to work with. Using a paring knife, cut small X marks or poke holes in rows as you choose across the outside of the melon shell. Space the holes about 2" apart.
• Cut the rest of your fruit into bite sized pieces. You may also choose to use the melon baller on the cantaloupe.
• Once all the fruit is cut up, you can start assembling the fruit onto skewers following any pattern you like. The grapes and berries can act as cute stoppers in between larger pieces of fruit. You may also choose to place a piece of fresh mint here and there. Leave about 3" empty on the bottom of each skewer.
• As you finish each skewer poke the bottom into one of the pre-made holes or x's on your watermelon shell. Before long you'll have the entire melon filled up and looking a bit porcupine-ish. If you need to prepare a little in advance, make the skewers and base and then keep them chilled. Poke the skewers into place once you're ready to serve.

4TH OF JULY FRUIT KABOBS

Steps:

• Slice watermelon in thick slices. Cut out stars using a cookie cutter.
• Skewer about 15 blueberries on a wooden skewer and 1 watermelon star on top. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

COLORFUL FRUIT KABOBS

Steps:

• If using wooden or bamboo skewers, make sure all the splinters are off of them by rolling two together in your hands, or rub them over each other, as if you are sharpening a knife.
• Cut the fruit that is not already small into 1-inch, or bite-size, chunks.
• First, skewer the strawberry.
• Then, skewer the cantelope or orange.
• Then, skewer the pineapple.
• Then, skewer the kiwifruit or honewdew melon.
• Then, finish the skewer with 2 blueberries on the pointed end. Make sure to push them up fairly high, so they don't slip off.

GRILLED FRUIT KABOBS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and place a large sheet of foil onto the grate.
• Melt the margarine and honey together in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and cook gently, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Do not let the sauce boil.
• Thread a peach quarter, a plum quarter, a banana piece, and a strawberry onto each skewer. Place the skewers onto the foil on the preheated grill; spoon margarine-honey mixture over each skewer.
• Grill until the fruit is softened and the sauce has thickened and cooked onto the fruit, about 5 minutes. Flip the skewers, spoon more margarine-honey sauce over each, and grill for about 5 more minutes on the other side.