Make Edible Fruit Arrangements

Edible fruit arrangements are always a hit at work, parties, or get-togethers. Learn how to make them at home and save the high cost of having someone else make them for you. Follow a few easy steps, and you will be sure to have a unique talent that can be shared at your next social event.

Steps

1. Find a container that you would like to have your edible fruit arrangement displayed in. This is typically the same type of container you would have a fruit basket in or a flower display in. Baskets make a perfect container.
2. Select the fruit you want to use for your edible fruit arrangement. Recommended fruits are fresh pineapples, strawberries, honeydew, cantaloupe, grapes, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries.
3. Place a piece of floral foam in the container that you selected for your edible fruit arrangement.
4. Slice the pineapple into round slices. Use your flower cookie cutter to cut out flower shaped pieces from each slice. Place pineapple flower pieces on wood skewers with the tips sticking out about {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}}.
5. Use the melon baler on cantaloupe or honeydew melons to scoop out balls. Cut the balls in half. Place one of the ball halves on the end of the wood skewer that the pineapple flower is on. Randomly place completed flower skewers into the floral foam.
6. Place strawberries on a few wood skewers. Place skewers into the floral foam, randomly spaced between the pineapple flowers.
7. Use any combination of remaining fruit to add to the edible arrangement. Place blueberries, grapes, raspberries, or blackberries onto skewers. Place those skewers into the floral foam as well, arranging them between the pineapple and strawberry skewers already in place.
8. Use your parsley to fill in any gaps that can be seen between the wood skewers. The parsley can be placed on top of the floral foam to hide it from view.

Tips

• You can assemble skewers of fruit and place in refrigerator ahead of event. Arrange right before serving.

Warnings

• Always wash fruit before preparing for an edible fruit arrangement.
• Do not make edible fruit arrangements too far in advance of event. Fruits will brown if left in open air for too long.
• Always wash hands prior to handling fruit for arrangement.
• Caution users that there are wooden skewers in the fruit before eating.

Things You'll Need

• Container to place fruit arrangement in
• Fresh fruit assortment
• Floral foam
• Knife
• Wood skewer sticks
• Flower Cookie cutter
• Melon baller
• Parsley
• Cutting Board

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Sources and Citations

• http://www.plan-the-perfect-baby-shower.com/fruit-bouquet.html
• http://ediblecraftsonline.com/edible_creations/project_7/index.htm
• http://www.do-it-yourself-gifts.com/edible-fruit-bouquet.html

See also

• Make a Delicious Strawberry Dessert
• Make Cold Mixed Fruits Sago
• Make a Yogurt and Fruit Dessert
• Make a Baked Apple
• Make a Fruit Bouquet
• Make Gourmet Chocolate Covered Apples
• Make Apple Crumble
• Make Fruit Custard
• Make Mini Caramel Apples
• Make Fruit Graham

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