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Easter Fruit platter which consists of grapes,kiwi, apple slices, heart/flower shapes of watermelon, carrot shape melon, chick shapes of pineapple, bunny shape melon with chocolate balls/ sprinkle, smarties for eyes and noses and beaks all served on a white platter plate with smarties scattered around the plate
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Fruit Platter - Easter Dessert or Breakfast Ideas

Easter is a time when many people overindulge in sweet treats. While there's nothing wrong with an occasional treat, it's important to have healthy options too
Most Easter recipes are either unhealthy or take a long time to prepare. This fruit platter is a quick and easy way to get your kids excited about eating fruit.
Plus, it's a fun activity for toddlers and preschoolers to get involved in.
A perfect no-cook Easter breakfast or dessert idea, healthy after-school snack or at an Easter party.
It's also vegetarian and gluten-free, and if wanted to make vegan dairy-free remember to use check the ingredients used to decorate the cutout fruit faces.
Prep Time20 mins
Active Time0 mins
0 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Fruit, Party, Snack
Cuisine: American, British, European
Keyword: Easter breakfast ideas, Easter brunch recipe, Easter dessert idea, Easter Fruit, Easter treat, Fruit Salad, Healthy Easter
Yield: 8 Servings
Calories: 186kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

  • Vegetable and Fruit Cutter Set
  • White Platter Plate

Materials

Suitable for using with Fruit Cutters

  • 1 Watermelon
  • 1 Cantaloupe Melon
  • 1 Snowball Melon or Honeydew
  • 1 Pineapple

Additional Fruit to build up Platter

  • 1 Apple sliced
  • 1 Pear sliced
  • 1 Kiwi
  • 200 ml Soda Water or Lemonade
  • 150 g Blueberries
  • 150 g Red Grapes halved

Decorating Faces Optional - If making Vegan or Dairy Free make sure to use suitable ingredients

  • Sprinkles
  • Chocolate
  • Sweets
  • Icing

Instructions

  • Cut up apples and pears first (if using) soak them in soda water or lemonade to prevent them from turning brown whilst your prepare other fruits. Cut grapes in half. Cut kiwi into 1cm slices.
    1 Apple, 1 Pear, 1 Kiwi, 150 g Red Grapes, 200 ml Soda Water or Lemonade
    Pouring soda water on top of slices of apple in a white bowl
  • Cut all the melons into ½ inch slices
    1 Cantaloupe Melon, 1 Snowball Melon, 1 Watermelon
    Slicing watermelon on a green chopping board
  • With the seeded melons remove the seeds when you reach them, then continue slicing.
    Removing the seeds from inside a melon using a spoon
  • Use the fruit cutters to cut out Easter shapes into the melons.
    White bunnies in the snowball melon.
    Flowers and hearts in the watermelon
    Cutting out bunny shapes from a melon
  • Carrots and flowers in the cantaloupe melon.
    Cut out shapes of carrots and slices of melon on a green board
  • Cut the top and bottom of the pineapple then cut away the skin. Now cut into ½ inch slices from top to bottom until you reach the core. Then cut the other side.
    1 Pineapple
    Slicing pineapple on a green chopping board
  • Again cut shapes into the pineapple. We created chicks here.
    Cutting out shapes of chicks from the pineapple slices on a green chopping board
  • Time to make up the Fruit Platter. Start with the non-shaped fruit at the bottom. Then add some flower and heart melon shapes
    A white platter plate with sliced apple, grapes, blueberries, kiwi, and flowers/heart shapes of watermelon and cantaloupe melon
  • Then add the Easter bunnies, chicks and carrots! Use blueberries to fill in spaces
    150 g Blueberries
    Fruit salad on a white platter plate which consists of grapes, kiwi apple slices heart/flower shapes of watermelon, carrot shape cantaloupe melon and bunny shape snowball melon
  • Next add some cute faces to the fruit shapes to give them some character. Use any ingredients suitable to your dietary needs.
    Chocolate, sprinkles, sweets or icing are a few ideas you can use.
    Sprinkles, Chocolate, Sweets, Icing
    Placing chocolate balls into the bunny shapes for eyes
  • All done and ready to serve.
    Grapes, kiwi, apple slices, heart/flower shapes of watermelon, carrot shape cantaloupe melon, chick shapes of pineapple, bunny shape snowball melon with chocolate balls and smarties for eyes and noses
  • Enjoy your healthy Easter breakfast or dessert.
    Easter Fruit platter which consists of grapes, kiwi, apple slices, heart/flower shapes of watermelon, carrot shape cantaloupe melon, chick shapes of pineapple, bunny shape snowball melon with chocolate balls and smarties for eyes and noses all served on a white platter plate with smarties scattered around the plate

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Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Fiber: 5g | Iron: 1mg