Fruit Skewers American Flag
It’s always fun to serve food with a holiday twist like these American Flag Fruit Skewers. Make fresh fruit skewers for a special 4th of July fruit flag.
I enjoy entertaining and even when we don’t have guests, I love to serve foodies with a unique presentation. I have been seeing all the different fruit skewers everywhere and decided to try it for the Fourth of July. This 4th of July fruit flag is so colorful and makes my heart happy.
You can also honor Memorial Day or celebrate the 4th of July with these easy instructions for these Flag skewers.
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How to make American Flag Fruit Skewers:
Ingredients Needed:
- 2 bananas
- 1 half pint of blue berries
- 1 pint of strawberries
Equipment Needed
This patriotic dessert only has three ingredients, bananas, strawberries and blueberries. But you will need some wooden skewers.
Start your creation by threading 6 little blueberries on one of the skewers.
.Slice the bananas into 3/4 inch slices.
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Continue making the American Flag by adding banana slices and Strawberry halves to the skewers with the blueberries.
Continue threading the strawberry and bananas slices on the skewers to complete all the rows to make an American Flag.
Lay all the fruit out so it resembles an American flag. Just look at all the fruit that makes these clever and healthy dessert.
These super cute American Flag Skewers are perfect for Memorial Day, Flag Day and 4th of July! And these healthier fruit kabobs will make the perfect side dish for any celebration. Plus they are so fun to make. It would be a great project to make with children.
Other Patriotic Desserts:
- Patriotic Jello Parfaits
- Red White and Blue Poke Cake
- Red White and Blue Summer Berry Trifle
- Whale Watermelon Fruit Salad
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Ingredients
- 2 bananas
- 1 half pint of blue berries
- 1 pint of strawberries
- 9 wooden skewers
Instructions
- Slice the bananas into 3/4 inch slices, stem and cut strawberries in half lengthwise.
- Thread 6 blueberries on a skewer, followed by a banana slice, strawberry half, banana slice and finishing up with a strawberry half. Repeat this for the next three skewers (total of four).
- For the next five skewers starting with a strawberry half, and ending with a strawberry half alternate the banana slices and strawberry halves. (total of 3 banana slices and 4 strawberry halves per skewer)
- Arrange on a platter or tray and adjust the position of your fruit slices to even out the stripes:))
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My kids will love this
Love this beautiful flag o' fruit! I saw another food flag the other day on Pinterest — with the stripes made of hotdogs in buns! Wonderful creativity. Thanks for sharing 🙂
So clever!
This makes a big impact on the table for no effort at all! Cute and fun. Thank you, my friend!
Love this … pinning 🙂
Your skewers would really stand out on a 4th of July table spread – and it's healthy to boot. Looks delish!
How fun! I'm another who loves to "party up" even when there aren't guests — family deserves special treatment, too! Thanks so much for sharing
Super cute, and delicious too I bet!
GOOD Morning!! I loved this for our 4th!
I loved doing this, Evelyn. It was a fun way to celebrate.
I love this for the 4th of July just around the corner!! I can't wait to try these. Hopefully I will be in Texas at my daughter's house watching fireworks and playing with the grand kids!!