Another easy holiday take-along for moms of picky kids: If your Thanksgiving fruit turkey was a hit, keep the momentum going with this holiday JOY fruit tray arrangement.
The best part about this one is there is no fruit cut-up required. Berries and grapes are my favorite fruits because you wash them and eat them, no other prep necessary. Although I love strawberries, I often don’t include them in my arrangements because you have to cut the tops off. I really am that lazy.
The arrangement caters to a larger group but can be scaled based on the number of people you plan to feed.
Quick and Easy Holiday ‘JOY’ Wreath Fruit Arrangement
Ingredients
- Seedless green grapes (about 3 lbs, or 1.5 bags)
- Seedless red grapes (about 2 cups)
- 12 oz. raspberries (2 pint-size containers)
- 6 oz. blackberries (1 pint container)
- 3 oz. blueberries (about 1/2 cup)
- Pre-cut pineapple chunks (optional – as accents)
Instructions
Wash all berries and grapes and allow to dry. Remove grapes from stems.
On a large, round platter, arrange single row of raspberries to spell J-O-Y. Leave space between letters.
Add a second row of raspberries to the letters to make them more visible.
On outside of platter, arrange green grapes in a ring about 3.5 inches wide. Leave a space at the bottom of the platter to create a “bow.”
Surround raspberries with blackberries to separate from the green grape “wreath.” Fill in center of O with blackberries as well.
At bottom of platter, create a circle of blackberries. Then arrange two cups of red grapes into triangle shapes on either side of the circle. This form the interpretation of a “bow.”
Continue to layer green grapes on the wreath and red grapes on the bow to achieve desired height. Mine was about 3 layers higher.
Accent blackberries with blueberries to better fill in gaps in the arrangement.
Dot red grapes and cut-up pineapple wedges (optional) randomly among the green grapes to create “holly berries” in the “wreath.”
Finish with single top layer of raspberries in the center of the JOY letters to further accent the word and make it pop.
Cover and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Another day, another holiday party where my kids eat only fruit and dessert, but bringing fruit as my side dish ensures there will be something for them other than sweets. It makes a great appetizer, accompaniment to a meal, or dessert too. Bonus points for a project the kids can help with — Easton was the perfect person to pull all of the grapes off the stems for me and help arrange the fruit on the platter.
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