Fruit Kabobs with Pear Cream

Looking for an impressive, healthy, and fantastic treat to serve your guests and family? These beautiful fruit kabobs served with an amazing pear cream are both stunning and delicious. Perfect for a meal at home or the fanciest wedding, it is a treat to remember.

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Reasons to Love this Fruit Kabob Recipe:

Impressive and Beautiful
Healthy & Fresh
Easy & Quick
Fun & Festive

What Are Fruit Kabobs?

Fruit Kabobs are bite-size pieces of fruit threaded onto wooden sticks (skewers), often served with a fruit dip. It is fun and festive to serve.

Ingredients List for Fruit Kabobs:

Fruit:

• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Pineapple
• Honeydew Melon
• Watermelon

Skewers

Ingredients for Pear Cream:

unsweetened canned pears
coconut milk
vanilla extract
sugar or maple syrup

How to Make Fruit Kabobs:

Step 1: Prepare the Fruit

Wash, peel, and cut the fruit into bite-size pieces

Step 2: Thread the Fruit on Skewers

• Decide the order of the fruit; uniformity gives an elegant look
• Make sure to leave room for holding the skewer.

How to Make Pear Cream:

Add canned pears, coconut milk, vanilla extract and sugar (or maple) to a blender and blend until smooth.
Chill in the fridge before serving.

How to Store the Fruit Kabobs:

• Store the fruit kabobs in the fridge until ready to serve.  
• Cover with plastic wrap if stored for any length of time.
• Store pear cream in an airtight container for up to 5 days.  

Special Tools and Equipment Needed:

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• Blender for making pear cream
• Cutting Board and Chef’s Knife for cutting fruit
• Skewers
• Melon Baller

Health Benefits of Fruit Kabobs:

Fruits and berries are loaded with phytochemicals, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. The AHA (American Heart Association) recommends eating 5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily for optimum health. Eating these wonderful fruit kabobs is a great way to ensure that you get your fruit for the day, and what a fun way to enjoy them.

Blueberries & Strawberries:

Blueberries and Strawberries are wonderful berries, much beloved by most people. They are low in calories, high in fiber, vitamin C, and packed with more antioxidants than most other fruit or vegetables. They are a great addition to a healthy diet and make beautiful Fruit Kabobs.  

Pineapple:

Pineapple is a delicious and sweet fruit rich in vitamins and minerals. It’s vibrant yellow color looks beautiful in fruit kabobs. Pineapple is an ideal dessert because it has properties that helps digestion.

Honeydew and Watermelon:

Honeydew and Watermelon are sweet, delicious melons that are high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. Melons are great fruits in kabobs because they last well, can be cut into various shapes, and hold their shape and color longer than many other fruits.

Importance of a High Fiber Diet:

Today there is a huge emphasis on getting enough fiber in the diet. Studies show that eating a diet high in fiber assists in the healing and prevention of many lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, etc. Since meat and dairy products do not contain natural fibers, eating fruit, vegetables, legumes, and grains which are loaded with fiber, is essential to getting enough fiber in the diet. Insoluble fiber acts as a broom to clean out the digestive tract and keeping it healthy and efficient. These fruit kabobs are a delicious and popular way to increase your fiber intake.

Recipe Variations/substitutions:

Other fruits that work well in fruit kabobs are:

• mango
• grapes
• kiwi

Fruit that browns when cut are:

• bananas
• apples
• pears

Serving Suggestions:

• There are countless creative ways to display fruit kabobs. Several years ago, we made these fruit kabobs for a wedding, and we made sure the bottom layer (watermelon) was a large square allowing the kabob to stand upright. Then they were arranged on platters. It was beautiful.
• Another suggestion would be to insert the skews into a styrofoam block or solid fruit like a half pineapple or half melon.
• The fruit kabobs can be arranged on a platter with pear cream as the center, and fruit kabobs around in a circle.
• Fruit kabobs are especially delicious when served with a fruit dip. The pear cream or fruit dip will take these fruit kabobs to another level.

Allergy-Friendly Options:

Gluten-Free: Naturally gluten-free
Oil-Free: Naturally refined oil-free
Soy-Free: Naturally soy-free
Nut-Free: Substitute Coconut milk with a nut-free milk

FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions:

What Fruits are Best For Fruit Kabobs?

• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Pineapple
• Honeydew Melon
• Watermelon

What Fruits are not so good in Fruit Kabobs?

• Bananas (prone to browning)
• Apples (prone to browning)
• Pears (prone to browning)
• Raspberries (easily falls apart)

How Can I keep the Fruit From Browning?

Fruits like bananas, apples, and pears tend to brown when cut. Dip the fruit in lemon juice after cutting to help keep it from browning.

How Many Fruit Kabobs Should I prepare per Person?

It really depends on how many other items you have on the menu. If you have other items, prepare 1-2 per person, but if this is the main item, plan 2-3 per person.

Can I serve fruit Kabobs without Pear Cream?

Yes, absolutely. The fruit is sweet and delicious on its own. The dip just gives them that extra boost.

How Many Servings of Fruit Should We have a day?

AHA (American Health Association) recommends 4-5 servings of fruit and vegetables daily.

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