Fourth July red white blue fruit (Printable Version)

Colorful skewers of strawberries, bananas, and blueberries ideal for summer and patriotic celebrations.

# What You Need:

→ Fruit

01 - 12 large strawberries, hulled and halved
02 - 2 medium bananas, peeled and sliced into 0.5 inch rounds
03 - 1 cup fresh blueberries

→ Optional Garnish

04 - 1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup for drizzling
05 - 1 tablespoon lemon juice to prevent banana browning

# How To Make:

01 - Rinse strawberries and blueberries thoroughly. Hull and halve the strawberries. Peel bananas and slice into 0.5 inch rounds. Toss banana slices in lemon juice to minimize browning.
02 - Thread one blueberry, one banana slice, and one strawberry half onto each skewer in alternating pattern. Repeat until skewer is filled, ending with blueberries at the tip for the blue accent.
03 - Arrange assembled skewers decoratively on a serving platter in a flag pattern or circular layout for patriotic presentation.
04 - If desired, lightly drizzle skewers with honey or agave syrup for added sweetness.
05 - Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours before serving.

# Cooking Tips:

01 -
  • Zero cooking required, which means you can make these while everything else is still on the stove.
  • The colors literally arrange themselves into a patriotic pattern, making you look like you planned this masterpiece all morning.
  • Kids will actually eat fruit when it's stabbed onto a stick, a secret every parent eventually discovers.
02 -
  • Banana browning happens faster than you think, so that lemon juice isn't optional if you're assembling more than thirty minutes ahead.
  • Soak your wooden skewers in water for at least fifteen minutes before assembly, or they'll absorb all the fruit juice and start falling apart in people's hands.
03 -
  • Buy pre-hulled strawberries if you're short on time—yes, they cost more, but your sanity is worth it when you're prepping for a crowd.
  • Assemble these no more than two hours before serving, or the lemon juice stops protecting the bananas and the fruit starts releasing water that pools at the bottom of your platter.
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