How to Make Edible Fruit Baskets

An edible fruit basket is a great centerpiece for baby showers, bridal showers, Easter or any other spring fiesta. These fruit baskets also make great gifts for Mother's Day or a friend's birthday. Assemble this fruit basket instead of making a fruit salad the next time you have a party and watch how your fruit basket become the talk of the party.

Things You'll Need

  • Fresh pineapple
  • Flower cookie cutter
  • Cantaloupe
  • Melon baller
  • Bamboo skewers
  • Strawberries
  • Grapes
  • Floral foam or play dough
  • Flower basket
  • Parsley (optional)
  • Watermelon (optional)
  • Honeydew (optional)
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut the top off of your pineapple with a knife and discard. Slice 1/2 inch thick slices from the remainder of the pineapple.

    • 2

      Push your flower cookie cutter into the center of each pineapple slice and cut out your flowers.

    • 3

      Slice your cantaloupe in half and scoop out the seeds. Use your melon baller to scoop out one ball for every two flowers. Cut the melon balls in half.

    • 4

      Put a bamboo skewer through the center of the pineapple flower and then push the melon ball half onto the tip of the skewer, creating the center of the flower.

    • 5

      Remove the leaves from the strawberries if you wish and push each of them lengthwise onto their own skewers.

    • 6

      Wash your grapes and stick five or six onto each skewer. Push them up the skewer so that they touch one another.

    • 7

      Place your floral foam or play dough into your basket. Stick your skewers into your basket and arrange your fruit flowers to your liking.

Tips & Warnings

  • Cut the ends of your skewers with kitchen scissors to achieve various stem heights.

  • Fill your arrangement with parsley for greenery.

  • Use watermelon and honeydew to create different color flowers.

  • Use the rind of a melon instead of play dough or floral foam to attach your skewers into the basket.

  • Don't push the fruit through the top of the skewer.

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