Christmas Fruit Platter
Create a beautiful and healthy festive dessert with our easy Christmas Fruit Platter. Super simple to make and delicious to eat!
A stunning and decorative Christmas tree fruit platter is lovely for serving to friends and family and a welcome change from all the rich food!
Our simple healthy festive fruit platter is really easy to make. And you can make it with any fruit you like, just throw in all your favourites.
You can serve this easy party fruit platter idea for brunch, as dessert or just alongside a Christmas buffet food.
Christmas Fruit Platter Ingredients
We've used all our favourite fruit on our platter - but feel free to swap and change the ingredients to suit your own tastes.
- ½ mini watermelon - cut into slices
- 2 oranges - sliced into thin half moons
- 3 kiwis - peeled and sliced into half moons
- 300g black grapes - I slice these in half lengthways
- 200g strawberries - sliced into halves
- 150g raspberries
- 80g blueberries
- 50g pomegranate seeds - for decoration
- Handful of rosemary sprigs - for decoration
Equipment Needed To Make DIY Fruit Platter
- Chopping board
- Sharp knife
- Colander
- Scissors
- Star shaped cookie cutter
- Serving tray or plate - if you're planning on making lots of graze boards it's worth grabbing yourself a big charcuterie style tray - we love these here from Etsy.
How To Make A Christmas Fruit Platter
Our healthy Christmas dessert ideas are super easy to throw together!
Step One
- Make the outline of the bottom of the Christmas tree shape using sprigs of rosemary.
- Add the first layer of fruit - we use the biggest which is watermelon slices.
Step Two
- Continue to build up the layers of fruit - we add oranges and then kiwi next.
Step Three
- Finish up the Christmas tree fruit platter with the smaller fruit at the top and then top with a star - we used a star cookie cutter and cut the star from a slice of watermelon.
- Then sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds just for a little extra decoration.
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Christmas Fruit Platter Tips
Can you make a Christmas fruit platter ahead of time?
Well technically you can yes, the only problem is these are big so they often won't fit in the fridge.
The best way to make them ahead is to prepare all the fruit individually and store in the fridge and then assemble on the platter just before your guests arrive - it's a quick job, shouldn't take longer than 5-10 minutes.
If you're taking the fruit platter to a party it's best to assemble it once you get there.
What else can I put on a Christmas fruit platter?
There's lots of things you can add to a festive fruit platter tray. You could add pastries, maple syrup or chocolate dip, pancakes, ice-cream, yogurts, cheese, dried fruit and nuts.
Love your leftovers!
Leftover fruit tray will be okay in the fridge for around 1-2 days – anything that is looking droopy just use it up in a fruit smoothie instead.
Christmas fruit platter for Christmas Day
You could serve this fruit platter as part of a delicious Christmas Breakfast buffet.
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- Christmas Chocolate Bark - a delicious chocolate bark recipe that's studded with pistachios, cranberries and edible glitter.
- Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies - it just wouldn't be Christmas without chocolate orange cookies! And these are just the BEST!
- Christmas Caprese Salad - a delicious, fresh and healthy Christmas salad recipe that's super festive and oh so tasty.
- Apple and Mincemeat Crumble - the perfect Christmas crumble recipe, delicious served in a puddle of custard.
- Prawn Cocktail Starter - the perfect, easy Christmas dinner starter!
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Christmas Fruit Platter
Create a beautiful and healthy festive dessert with our easy Christmas Fruit Platter.
Ingredients
- ½ mini watermelon - sliced
- 2 oranges - sliced
- 3 kiwis - peeled and sliced into half moons
- 300g black grapes - cut into halves lengthways
- 200g strawberries - cut into halves
- 150g raspberries
- 80g blueberries
- 50g pomegranate seeds
- handful of rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- Make the outline of the bottom of the Christmas tree shape using sprigs of rosemary.
- Add the first layer of fruit – we use the biggest which is watermelon slices.
- Continue to build up the layers of fruit – we add oranges and then kiwi next.
- Finish up the Christmas tree fruit platter with the smaller fruit at the top and then top with a star – we used a star cookie cutter and cut the star from a slice of watermelon.
- Then sprinkle over the pomegranate seeds just for a little extra decoration.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 224Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 12mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 17gSugar: 21gProtein: 4g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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Wendy is the creator of Daisies & Pie, a UK food blog sharing easy meals and home lifestyle tips since 2012
