American Flag Fruit Skewers

Add a healthy, festive touch to your patriotic celebrations with these adorable American Flag Fruit Skewers! Made with just three simple ingredients — juicy strawberries, sweet bananas, and fresh blueberries — these 4th of July fruit flag kabobs are as fun to make as they are to eat. Perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or any summer gathering, they’re kid-friendly and guaranteed to brighten up your table.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 91kcal

Author Evelyn Osborn

Equipment

9 Wooden Skewers
Sharp Knife
Cutting Board
Pastry Brush

Ingredients

2 bananas
1 Half Pint blue berries
1 Pint strawberries
lemon juice optional

Instructions

Slice the bananas into ¾-inch thick pieces. —For the best results, choose ripe but firm bananas — they should be yellow with minimal brown spots for easier slicing and better texture. Use a sharp knife and cut straight across for even, uniform slices. This thickness is ideal because it holds up well on the skewers without breaking and creates nicely balanced bites with the strawberries and blueberries.
Optional: To prevent the banana slices from browning, you can lightly brush them with lemon or lime juice right after slicing.
Start by threading 6 blueberries onto one end of your skewer. –This forms the blue “union” or star field of the American flag. Push the blueberries gently but firmly so they sit close together at the base of the skewer. Using 6 blueberries gives you a nice compact rectangle that looks balanced and flag-like once the stripes are added.
After threading your 6 blueberries, begin building the flag’s stripes on the same skewer.Alternate layers of banana slices and strawberry halves using this simple pattern---Add one banana slice (this creates the white stripe) and add one strawberry half (this creates the red stripe)
Repeat the banana → strawberry pattern until the skewer is nicely filled, leaving a small space at the end for easy handling. Once your first skewer is complete, repeat the entire process (6 blueberries + alternating banana and strawberry stripes) for the next three skewers to make a total of four patriotic fruit skewers.
Now thread the strawberry halves and banana slices onto 5 more skewers to complete the red and white stripes.For each of these skewers- Start with a strawberry half, Alternate with banana slices and strawberry halves and end with a strawberry half
This creates clean, full stripes with no blue section. Each skewer should have approximately 3 banana slices and 4 strawberry halves.
Lay all the finished fruit skewers out on a large serving platter or cutting board so they resemble a beautiful American flag. Place the 4 skewers with the blueberry “union” in the upper left corner, then arrange the plain striped skewers in neat rows beside and below them to complete the flag pattern.

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