Turkey Fruit Platter
This is such a fun and healthy Thanksgiving appetizer – make a turkey shaped fruit platter!
Use a pear for the body, baby carrots for the beak, wings, legs then add red and green grapes, pistachios, banana chips, and chocolate covered raisins. Plus there are so many other fruit and nut options listed!
What You’ll Need
- Serving tray or platter (I round a large white round platter)
- half of a pear
- 2 baby carrots
- candy eye balls
- pistachios
- red grapes
- green grapes
- banana chips
- chocolate covered raisins
Want more fruit & nut options?
More fruit ideas
- apple slices
- raspberries
- blueberries
- strawberries
- kiwi slices
- mandrain oranges
- pineapple pieces
- cantaloupe pieces
- dried cherries
More nut / finger foods
- peanuts
- almonds
- pecans
- walnuts
- pretzels
How to make a turkey thanksgiving fruit platter
Cut the pear in half and place in the center of a platter.
Cut out the beak, wings, and legs from baby carrots using a sharp knife.
Add the beak and wings to the pear using toothpicks. Place the turkey carrot legs at the bottom of the pear.
Use a dab of honey to secure the candy eye balls to the pear.
Arrange the pistachios around the pear.
Arrange red grapes.
Arrange green grapes.
Arrange banana chips.
Arrange red grapes.
Arrange chocolate covered raisins.
Arrange green grapes.
Fill in the rows with extra fruit / snacks so it looks fuller. Serve!
Make a veggie platter
Turn this into a turkey veggie platter by using cucumber slices for the body. Use cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, sliced carrots, broccoli, cauliflower for the feathers.
This is the perfect appetizer to munch on before Thanksgiving dinner!
More Thanksgiving Snacks
Turkey Fruit Platter
Ingredients
- Serving tray or platter, I round a large white round platter
- half of a pear
- 2 baby carrots
- 2 candy eye balls
- pistachios
- red grapes
- green grapes
- banana chips
- chocolate covered raisins
Instructions
- Cut the pear in half and place in the center of a platter.
- Cut out the beak, wings, and legs from baby carrots using a sharp knife.
- Add the beak and wings to the pear using toothpicks. Place the turkey carrot legs at the bottom of the pear.
- Use a dab of honey to secure the candy eye balls to the pear.
- Arrange the pistachios around the pear.
- Arrange red grapes.
- Arrange green grapes.
- Arrange banana chips.
- Arrange red grapes.
- Arrange chocolate covered raisins.
- Arrange green grapes.
- Fill in the rows with extra fruit / snacks to make it look fuller. Serve!
Notes
Want more fruit & nut options? Try these..
- apple slices
- raspberries
- blueberries
- strawberries
- kiwi slices
- mandrain oranges
- pineapple pieces
- cantaloupe pieces
- dried cherries
- peanuts
- almonds
- pecans
- walnuts
- pretzels
This is so creative! I love that you did this, and you should totally do the Turkey Trot. It is the best way to start the big day.
Well maybe we’ll do it.. we’ll see!
We have a turkey trot here too, and every year I think about it, but then… NAH I am with you it is a day to stay in and relax. That turkey platter is so freaking adorable! Pinning it, mom’s everywhere will be making this over the next few weeks.
Haha, yeah.. I’m thinking NAH about the turkey trot!
This is so stinkin cute! All of the kids would love it!
Thank you Tonia!
These are totally adorable Beth!! Love them!!
Heather, thank you!!
This is adorable! This would be the perfect healthy snack for Thanksgiving!
I agree completely Alyssa!
Super adorable and perfect for all of the kiddos to get in some nutrition before all of the desserts on Thanksgiving. Don’t feel bad if you don’t run the turkey trot. I love running but there is no way that I would ever want to do it on one of my favorite holidays. I agree with you that the yule log and fire sound way more fun!
Tori, you’re totally right, I might like running but why run on one of my favorite holidays? I have 363 (minus christmas!) other days for that!
This is such a fun idea, Beth!
Thanks for coming by Jessica!
OMG, this is the cutest little turkey ever :) I know a few kids (and adults) who would go nuts for this. What a fun and healthy Thanksgiving idea!
You are so sweet, thank you Amy!
What a cute idea….why not just make 2, one to keep and look at for the day and the other for the kiddies to eat ?
They would love that……and besides eat healthy too :) you are so creative…..
That’s a wonderful idea!! Thank you for your kind comment!
This is so adorable!!
Thank you Jaren!
First off….I can’t handle how cute these are. Second, every year on Thanksgiving morning, we run in a race called the Gobble Wobble which is run (mostly walk) around the lake where my parents live. Everyone that lives there joins in along with my cousins! Right after the run we head to my Nana;s for coffee and cinnamon rolls, just in case we weren’t going to consume enough calories that day!
If I can eat cinnamon rolls and coffee after my turkey trot I may do it … :)
Oh my goodness, Beth! This is so cute! I need to make this for Thanksgiving!
:) Let me know if you do!!
Super cute Beth!!! My nieces would love this!
Thanks Jessica!
I always think about dong our towns turkey trot, and the parade and sleep always win out – this is SO cute Beth
Exactly! Why do I want to leave my warm house to go outside?!
This is so cute Beth! I can see it at a children’s holiday table or party :) Too cute
Great idea Katya, maybe it would cause the adults to crowd over it too!
Run or Walk the Trot! They usually benefit a local charity. This is how I convinced my brother to run a 1/2 marathon: Worst case we walk for 3 hours and 15 minutes! So 15 minutes- you got this! laura
Haha, great perspective – thanks Laura!!
This is darling. I think I might try it with banana chips to avoid the browning problem.
That is the best idea ever Cher! Way to go!
TOO CUTE!!
Aw gosh, thanks friend!!
You are all about the cute Thanksgiving recipes, Beth! This turkey is beyond adorable. Love it!
Thank you!!
It is getting colder in the mornings too for that turkey troy so I don’t blame you. You are the ruler of making cute and dcorative food for the holidays. I love this. very unique!
Oh Ginny, you are so sweet, thank you!
I totally get that you want to relax on Thanksgiving morning. That’s what holidays are for, right? You can always run that mile another day! :) This turkey fruit platter is the cutest! Pinned!
I like your thinking Kristine, I’ll save the mile for… after Christmas :)
My kids would love this! They love fruit plates. Very good idea! Pining it.
And parents can love them too since their healthy!
Hi there! I followed you over from #SITSBlogging. This is adorable! Will definitely be adding this to my menu this month!
Oh yay!! Hope you enjoy it!
I wouldn’t want to get up early and run on Thanksgiving day either! ;) I vote for staying in and devouring this super adorbs turkey instead!
That would be a great alternative since it’s healthy :) but I am sure I would follow it up with a donut!!
I love this idea. It’s such a great visual presentation. I know my boys would love to compete at who could eat the most of the turkey. Brilliant!
Oh! That sounds like fun and its healthy!!
Don’t the apples and bananas turn brown sitting on the platter untreated?
Hi Peg! If you plan on eating the fruit from the platter, I wouldn’t worry about treating the apples and bananas – hopefully your guests will gobble it up!
This is so cute!
Thank you Jenna!
I have no doubt my menagerie would love this on Turkey Day, Beth – Pinned!
Hahahaa, I had to look that word up, but I bet they would like it for sure!
I don’t normally go for this kind of thing, (food arranged like animals or whatever) I’m in the UK for starters and we don’t have Thanksgiving, but this is just so cute I find myself loving it!
Aww, yay!!! Well, I am glad I convinced you to like it!
This is so adorable.
Thank you Debbie! :)
How did you keep the chopped apples and sliced bananas from turning brown? Lemon juice? Sugar water? Crushed Vitamin C tablets mixed with water? What’s your secret, Beth? I need to know!
Hi Lauri! Yep! I wrote about using lemon OR a better idea would be to use banana chips!