Fruit Kebabs Recipes

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.

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.

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!

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.

FRUITY FUN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Thread the strawberries, cantaloupe, banana and apple pieces alternately onto skewers, placing at least 2 pieces of fruit on each skewer. Arrange the fruit skewers decoratively on a serving platter.

FRUIT KABOBS WITH CREAM CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, sour cream and extract until smooth. Refrigerate until serving. On 6 wooden skewers, alternately thread strawberries, grapes and pineapple. Serve with dip.

RAINBOW FRUIT SKEWERS

Steps:

• Take 7 wooden skewers and thread the following fruit onto each - 1 raspberry, 1 hulled strawberry, 1 tangerine segment, 1 cube of peeled mango, 1 chunk of peeled pineapple, 1 chunk of peeled kiwi, 1 green and 1 red grape, and finish off with 2 blueberries. Arrange in a rainbow shape and let everyone help themselves.

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.