Delectable Decorations Fruit Design

design fruit like a pro

Posted by Lindsey Mae

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This basic fruit design will show you how easy arranging can be. An apple- not styrofoam- is used to keep everything in place. The key is to crunch the kale into a tight ball at the start to ensure that only your pretty fruit display is visible after you're finished. For extra flare, dip the strawberries in chocolate first!

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You Will Need (9 things)

  • 1 Pineapple
  • 1 Small Apple
  • Blueberries
  • 2 Kiwi
  • Strawberries
  • 1 Bunch Kale
  • Cocktail Skewers
  • Cardstock 12" by 3"
  • Small Plastic Cup

Steps (5 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    - slice pineapple into 3/4" thick slices then cut out 5 circles and one heart using a biscuit or cookie cutter
    - peel kiwi and slice into 3/4" thick slices

  2. 2

    - place apple into cup then wedge 4-5 stalks of kale around it, stalk side down

    - crunch kale down into a tight ball secure with cocktail skewers, pushing them in the kale and into the apple at a 45˚ angle to the table, leaving about an inch exposed. You will need 6 skewers evenly spaced around the rim and 4 skewers evenly spaced around the top

  3. 3

    - around the rim, slide a slice of pineapple on every other skewer (3 total) and a slice of kiwi on each skewer in between, leaving 1/4" exposed. Top the pineapple slices with a strawberry and the kiwi slices with a blueberry

    - repeat around the top, with 2 pineapple slices and 2 kiwi slices

  4. 4

    - add 10 more skewers, even interspaced between the ones already added and put a strawberry on each

    - pierce 1 skewer straight into the top of the arrangement and attach the heart pineapple shape

    - add 3 skewers, evenly spaced around the heart, stack 3 blueberries on each

    - add strawberries as necessary to fill in the arrangement, very little kale should be showing at this point

  5. 5

    - tape the cardstock around the solo cup to cover the base.

    C'est fini!