Follow these easy tips to make pretty fruit platters with very little work. Party season approaches! One of the easiest and most well-received party platters is the classic fruit tray. It fits almost any diet! Trust me, this is not hard. You can prepare Pinterest-worthy fruit trays in no time.
There are beautiful, fresh, and delicious fruit trays and there are sad, soggy, gooey messes. Making a fruit tray is super easy and fun. One of the tricks is to find good quality produce and arrange it in attractive ways. Here are some tips to help you do that:. By purchasing in-season fruit you not only maximize the quality, but you also take advantage of best pricing. While many fruits are imported and therefore available year-round, you may find better flavor and pricing in season.
Make-ahead always makes life easier! Fresh fruit can be cut the night before and stored in a covered container in the refrigerator. Not sure how to cut it? Scroll down for tips on how to cut all kinds of fruit. A cut fruit tray should be good in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 days, depending on how ripe the fruit was at the beginning. If it starts to look a bit droopy, blend it up in a smoothie. Depending on which fruits you choose, a simple fruit tray can be a pricey affair!
Here are some of the strategies I use to make this dish more economical:. A fruit tray is a pretty simple dish. However, having some good basic kitchen tools can really make your time in the kitchen more enjoyable. Here are the tools that I like to use in prepping fruit. Then if they're anyone's favourite fruit, they can still enjoy them. PRO TIP: If you really want to use sliced apples and pears, then I suggest cutting them just before serving and tossing them in diluted lemon juice to help prevent browning.
You want to have enough fruit for each guest, but you also don't want a lot of waste at the end of your party! To make sure you don't over or under cater for your fruit tray, here is a rough guide for how much fruit per guest. But it's really easy to make it yourself at home, and then you know that it's fresh and full of the best seasonal ingredients. A Costco Fruit Platter can be expensive too.
Plus, it's never displayed very attractively and you're probably going to want to transfer it to a pretty plate or dish anyway, rather than the plastic box. If you grab a load of fresh, ripe fruit, then you can quickly make your own elegant and gorgeous platter at home. It's best to make the fruit platter the day that you plan to serve it.
Once assembled, store it covered in the fridge. Alternatively, if you don't have space in the fridge, keep it chilled by placing it, covered, on a tray of ice. If you need to make the fruit tray ahead of time, then wash and prepare all the fruit, and keep each type in separate containers in the fridge and assemble on the day.
For an extra-special fruit platter, I pile the fruit onto a cake stand, then add vintage teacups of dip around the bottom. The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice. Buying "perfectly ripe fruit" is the trick that I have trouble with. How can a Mellon be best judged for ripeness and flavor.
It's not always easy! I press the bottom to make sure it yields a little and smell it. If there's no smell at all, it's not quite ripe. I plan on making a tray of fresh fruits for my family get together onSunday for Super Bowl.
And this is some great ideas. Thanks for sharing. I will let you know how it goes. I love the shot of the platter in the frame, what a stunning dish for entertaining!
I love this idea! It's so beautiful and colorful! Perfect for our guest! Can't wait to make another one soon! This is the ultimate party tray! Love how simple it is to put together and how beautiful it is. Love the tips to add fresh herbs and edible flowers to the spread! My kids are more willing to eat fruit when it's all cut up on a platter like this.
Thank you for the idea to add edible flowers on the platter too. Such a pretty presentation. Thanks for the tips! Love all the tips on how to make the best platter. Oh my goodness-this looks so refreshing! This looks so lush, simple to make yet it still looks fantastic! Good point about the apples and bananas, nobody wants brown fruit! This looks amazing - it looks so tasty and colourful.
I loooove melons, especially in the summer! I can never have enough fruit! Love this colorful plate! That is beautiful! Thanks for sharing your tips. What a beautiful looking platter.
Great for making fruit skewers and putting in a chocolate fountain. Veggie platters are the best!! Love all the fruit!! That is one seriously good-looking fruit platter! Your chocolate avocado dip sounds so good and I like the idea of adding some mint too. Thank you so much for this how to - first of all i love it and i could eat it right now - also your photography is outstanding.
Your fruit platter is beautifully presented. The tips are really useful, good to know which fruit to avoid as they would go brown. So simple to prepare, but it does look stunning and I can imagine it getting nibbled at over a leisurely summer lunch. I love adding edible flowers to this sort of dish. I really need to grow my own. The platter looks great I do love the selection you included. Mangoes are in season now so I must grab some!! Your email address will not be published. Thanks for checking out my recipe!
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