How to Color a Fruit Basket
A fruit basket can be an appealing but expensive Christmas or holiday gift. Cut down on some of the costs, but keep the appeal by assembling your own. You will need to make your fruit basket and deliver it within one or two days because fruit is perishable. Get a head start by making notes of the different kinds of fruit available the next time you visit the grocery store. Pay close attention to color.
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Things You'll Need
- Basket
- Apples
- Bananas
- Grapes
- Mangoes
- Oranges
- Pears
- Pineapple
- Star fruit
Instructions
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Use seasonal fruit. At Christmas or during the holiday season, filling your basket with several glossy, hearty apples of varying shades forms a good base. Grapes add a deep purple. Pears add a light green. Dried apricots in a clear plastic tin provide a burnt orange. Use your grocer's seasonal selection, and make use of colorful fruit that is on sale. Consider going to your local farmer's market.
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Add in one or two colorful tropical fruits. If you can find a pineapple, a few mangoes or some oranges, consider splurging on these sweet treats. You could pay about $5 for these items, which will create height and add color. Bananas are fairly cheap tropical fixes for color and filler in a fruit basket. Consider buying them a tad green if you cannot deliver the basket for a day or two. They will ripen from green to yellow in the basket. A few star fruit are colorful---light yellow or lime green---and are an artful addition.
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Think color. Avoid fruit that has bland color. Kiwis and cantaloupes may be delicious, but the only colors they will bring to your basket are brown and gray.
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