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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!
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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!
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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
Nutrition
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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!