How To Make An Edible Fresh Fruit Bouquet

May 8, 2010 - PRLog -- What You'll Need
   * Fresh pineapple
   * Fresh cantaloupe & honeydew melon
   * Fresh grapes
   * Fresh strawberries
   * Stainless Steel Ridge Knife
   * Bamboo skewers
   * Melon baller
   * Kitchen shears
   * Chef’s knife or other sharp knife for cutting fruit
   * Cookie Cutters (floral shape & star shape)
   * Cutting board
   * Mug, bowl, vase, basket, or ceramic pot

Preparing The Fresh Fruit

The first step to making an edible fresh fruit bouquet is to wash and cut your fruit.  This fresh fruit bouquet is going to have green grapes, pineapple, cantaloupe melon, honeydew melon, and strawberries.  I'd like to stress the importance of using fresh fruit.  Any fruit that is less than fresh will give your edible fresh bouquet a "wilted" look, and a wilted bouquet is no fun!
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Cantaloupe & Honeydew Melon
   * Wash your melons with potable water and then slice them in half.  Scrape out the seeds and rinse the melon halves again to make sure you don't leave any unwanted seeds or insides.  With you melon baller tool, make as many balls as necessary for the size of your fresh fruit bouquet.  Make an equal amount of cantaloupe and honeydew balls.  You'll also need to make wedges using your ridged knife tool.  All you have to do is cut a couple of the halves into wedges about 2" thick.  Half each wedge and then take your ridged knife and slide it down the front side of each wedge as close to the top as possible.  This is a great effect and it will leave people wondering how you did it.

Green Grapes
   * Wash your grapes and pull them from the vine.  Make sure to get all of the vine ends out of the grapes.  I'm using green grapes for this particular display, but you can use red if you like, or a combination of both.  I find it's better to use seedless grapes because they are easier to eat and usually firmer inside which holds them on the skewer better.

Strawberries
   * You know the routine, wash your strawberries. Cut the stems off and they are pretty much ready.  If you want to dip the pointed end of some or all of the strawberries in melted chocolate that's an option as well.

Pineapple
   * The pineapple is probably the hardest fruit to prepare.  You'll need to take slice off each end and then skin the pineapple as close to the meat as possible.  Cut the skinned pineapple into two inch slices.  Leave the center of each pineapple intact.  This part of the pineapple is generally tough but it is edible and you'll need to leave it in order to skewer your pineapple flowers.  Take your flower shaped cookie cutter and cut each slice into a nice looking pineapple flower.  You can also use a star shaped cookie cutter if you want to make a patriotic design or just get creative.
   * Floral foam

How To Make An Edible Fresh Fruit Bouquet

Fresh fruit bouquets are all the rage these days. They are healthy, great looking, and relatively low priced. Buying a fresh fruit bouquet isn't difficult, and many different businesses exist that specialize in creating edible fresh fruit bouquets. I think buying one takes all the fun out of it, however. Learning how to make a fresh fruit bouquet can be fun and will be a rewarding experience. Giving a loved one a gift of a homemade edible fresh fruit bouquet must certainly be a satisfying experience, for both you and the recipient. It's also a healthy way to say "I love you".

Assembling The Fruit Bouquet

Now that you have cut and prepared all of the fruit, it's time to assemble your edible fresh fruit bouquet. You'll need your "vase", floral foam, bamboo skewers, and cut fruit to prepare your fresh fruit bouquet. You'll also need a little bit of creativity!

1. Place your floral foam into your container. If you don't have any floral foam, you can use a head of iceberg lettuce as long as your fruit bouquet isn't going to go unrefrigerated for long.

2. Cut the bamboo skewers into different lengths. The idea is to achieve that "bouquet" look, and to do so you'll need to put your fruit at different heights. The best way is to put the shorter pieces on the outside and build higher as you get to the center.

   * Before you start to skewer your fruit, try to envision what you want your fresh fruit bouquet to look like. Make sure you put an assortment of fruits on both the long and shorter skewers. For instance, don't put all of the strawberries on the long skewers and all of the pineapple flowers on the short skewers. The idea is to have a variety.

3. The first fruit that I usually set up is my pineapple flowers. Skewer them in the center so that the skewer is protruding 1-2 inches through the pineapple. Place a melon ball of your choosing on the protruding piece so that the pineapple now look likes a flower with the melon as it's bud.

4. Next you'll want to skewer your strawberries. Skewer them through the cut side and so that the point is facing up. Don't push too hard. you want the skewer to stop about halfway through the strawberry for a secure hold.

5. The next step is to skewer your grapes. Put 5-7 grapes on the same skewer. They will look like greenery, stems, or twigs.

6. Once you have skewered all of your fruit, it's time to arrange it. As I said earlier, you'll want to build outward with the tallest pieces being in the center. Push your skewers far enough down into your foam so that they stand straight and don't flop to one side or another. Have a good time with it. This is the fun part!

7. Give it to someone you like!

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