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Healthy and Easy Halloween Fruit Skewers
Healthy and Easy Halloween Fruit Skewers build spooky fruit wands with melon, grapes, and berries in 15 minutes, no baking and no added sugar.
★★★★½ 4.7 (186 ratings)
15 minPrep time6Servings148 kcalCalories
🧂 Ingredients
- 400 g watermelon, cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) cubes (about 2 cups)
- 300 g cantaloupe, cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) cubes (about 2 cups)
- 250 g green grapes, about 30 grapes
- 250 g strawberries, hulled, about 20 berries
- 150 g blackberries, about 1 cup
- 12 wooden skewers, 20 cm (8 inch)
- 250 g plain Greek yogurt, 2 percent fat (about 1 cup)
- 20 g honey (about 1 tablespoon)
- 10 ml fresh lime juice (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1 g ground cinnamon (about 1/4 teaspoon)
📋 Instructions
- 1Wash and dry the fruit — Rinse the grapes, strawberries, and blackberries under cold water. Dry every piece thoroughly with paper towel (wet fruit slides on the stick and softens the yogurt dip).
- 2Cut the melons — Cut watermelon and cantaloupe into 2.5 cm (1 inch) cubes on a board. Keep the cubes level and even (uneven cubes make the skewer wobble).
- 3Hull the strawberries — Twist out each green hull with a small knife and discard it. Leave small berries whole and halve any berry wider than 3 cm (1.2 inch).
- 4Thread the skewers — Push a grape onto a stick first, then alternate melon, strawberry, and blackberry. Stop 2 cm (3/4 inch) from the tip (a bare tip is safer for children).
- 5Mix the yogurt dip — Stir 250 g Greek yogurt, 20 g honey, 10 ml lime juice, and 1 g cinnamon in a bowl until smooth. Taste and add more lime if it needs lift.
- 6Chill before serving — Refrigerate the skewers and dip for 15 minutes. Serve when the fruit is cold and the dip holds a soft peak on a spoon.
👨🍳 Chef's Note: Cut every piece to the same size; uniform cubes are the difference between a tidy platter and a pile. Keep the dip cold until the last moment.
Nutrition (per serving): 148 kcal · 5g protein · 28g carbs · 2g fat