How to Make a Cut Fruit Arrangement

Slice Fruits

Cut fruit arrangements are designed to look like flower bouquets.They can be made using most any type of fruit and presented as a gift to anyone and for any reason-instead of flowers and candy. Make it as large or small as you want, by using more or less fruits and a smaller or larger vase. Create a decorative fresh fruit centerpiece for any occasion, holiday, or birthday party, or even for an outdoor patio luncheon.

Things You'll Need

• Fruits of choice
• Cutting Board
• skewers
• melon baller
• cookie cutter
• small knife
• vase or bowl
• curly kale (optional)
• Styrofoam to hold skewers
• garnishes or ribbon decorations (optional)
• chocolate strawberry dip (optional)
• shredded coconut(optional)

Instructions

1. Decide on the size of your bouquet and the fruits you want to use. Fruits should be of varied color, thinly sliced and firm enough to allow a skewer to pass through. Smaller sized fruits can be placed randomly within and around melons to create a diversity of color or act like a filler. Greens such as curly lettuce would look good behind and between fruits to give the appearance of leaves in a flower arrangement.

2. 

   Cut off the skin of a pineapple and cut it into seven thin slices. Press the cookie cutter into each slice giving it a flower like look. Use the melon baller to scoop a ball from the cantaloupe. Slice the ball in half, and place the flat side of each on the top of a slice of pineapple. Insert the skewer completely through the melon and into the center of the pineapple. Alternate by using a red cherry in the center of a few pineapples instead of the melon. Do this for each slice of pineapple and then set aside.

3. Select large firm strawberries. Use as many as you prefer. Keep some as is, and dip others into melted chocolate. Stick a skewer into the top and through each strawberry. Set aside.

4. 

   Build up the grapes on a skewer to stand taller by pushing a skewer through as many grapes as your want, pushing each down until covered. Insert the bottom of the skewer into the Styrofoam. Make as many sticks as you want. Set aside.

5. Place the Styrofoam into the vase or bowl and place Curly Kale over and around it with the curls showing around the vase. Start creating your bouquet according to your artistic imagination. Place the bottom of the skewer into the Styrofoam in various areas. Fill any spaces with smaller fruits other colored grapes and pieces of parsley for greens.

Tips & Warnings

• Grapes in various sizes and colors can be used as a great decorative fruit or to fill in empty spaces. Keep the arrangement in the refrigerator until you are ready to place on the table. Always attach or add anything into the arrangement by sticking a the skewer through and into the Styrofoam. Use tropical fruits to creat a tropical look, adding small paper umbrellas (as used in tropical drinks) into specific areas.

• Bananas and apples lose their color when cut so it is best not to use them.

Resources

• Learn to Carve Fruits
• Fresh Fruit Bouquet
• edible arrangements
• Create an Edible Bouquet