Create a healthy fruit platter for Christmas in the shape of a Christmas tree! Use an apple, grapes, raspberries, blackberries and graham crackers!
Additional Time10 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas tree fruit platter, fruit plate, fruit platter
Servings: 12servings
Author: Beth
Ingredients
one apple and a mini star cookie cutter
grapeswashed, dried and halved
raspberrieswashed and dried
blackberrieswashed and dried
2store bought graham crackersto make the rectangular and square presents
stringfor tying the presents
wooden slices or other tree trunk suggestionspretzel sticks, chocolate covered raisins, brown m&ms to make tree trunk
gold sprinkles
Instructions
Wash and dry all of the fruit. Cut the grapes in half.
Slice an apple into rounds and use a mini star cookie cutter to cut out 2 stars from the apple.
one apple and a mini star cookie cutter
To assemble the tree, begin by placing the grapes near the bottom of the platter. Make sure you leave enough room at the bottom of the platter to add the trunk and presents. For the first layer of fruit (going from the bottom to the top) add 2 rows of grapes, 1 row of raspberries, 2 rows of grapes, 1 row of blackberries, 2 rows of grapes, 1 row of raspberries, and then 4 rows of grapes. As you are adding the fruit, be sure to taper the shape so it looks like a christmas tree.
grapes, raspberries, blackberries
Add a second layer of fruit on top of the layer you just created – 1 row of grapes, 1 row of raspberries, 2 rows of grapes, 1 row of blackberries, 2 rows of grapes, 1 row of raspberries, and then 3 rows of grapes.
Place the star at the very top of the tree.
Add your tree trunk to the base of the tree.
wooden slices or other tree trunk suggestions
To assemble the presents, make 2 square presents out of 4 square graham cracker pieces, using 2 for each present. Make 2 rectangular presents out of 4 rectangular graham cracker pieces, using 2 for each present. Use red and gold string to tie the graham crackers together. Place tie side down on the platter underneath the tree.
2 store bought graham crackers, string
Finish by adding gold sprinkles to the star and around the top of the tree on the platter.