How To Make A Successful Fruit Platter

How To Make A Successful Fruit Platter

There are so many tips, which can be followed to make a fruit platter look beautiful for any given occasion. Here are some of them:

1. Consider the Color Combination

Think about all your favorite fruits and the color of their texture. Choose those that come in a variety of colors and scatter them all throughout a serving dish.

You have to include fruits that come in big blocks of color, and place a fruit that has contrasting color next to it. Let the colors of the fruits be the center of attraction.

2. Use All Parts of the Fruit

Shells, stems and even the rinds of a fruit can make your fruit platter look pretty interesting. If for example you’re using a pineapple, chop the top part of it and use the leaves as the centerpiece. Or you may hollow out the bottom part, leaving all sides intact and fill it up with berries and nuts. If you use a watermelon, you can hollow out its bottom part and fill it up with melon balls. Be more creative, by carving it out to make it look like a basket.

3. Chop Fruits in bite size shapes

Making melon balls can be very difficult but it is just so worth it. They look so nice especially when all of them have roughly the same shape and sizes. However, if you don’t have that much patience, just make sure to cut your fruits in bite sized pieces. That way, it will be easy to scoop it up.

4. Use a Serving Dish with Ridges

Fruits are juicy, and that is why most people it, however this also makes it very messy. Therefore, you have to make sure to use a dish that has ridges, or a lip, enough to catch any juices that come out. This is very important, especially if you are carrying the dishes. Of course, you would not want the watermelon juice to be dripping down.

5. Be Adventurous

There are many classic fruit staples that are available now, but it would be interesting to come up with some new fruits available. Examples are the kiwi fruits or if you’ve never had star fruit, try using this uniquely shaped fruit! It’s interesting feature will have your guest craving for more. Remember that it is always great to try new things.

6. Be Seasonal

Fruits that taste good are usually those that come in season only, for they have to be properly ripened. Like in summer, you can go for melons, strawberries and other berries. In fall, there are apples, and in winter, there are the citrus fruits.

Each fruit has its own way of showing you that it’s ripened already, so you have to pay attention. If you’re doing a grocery shopping earlier, consider the days between buying and serving, like, will it have enough time to be ripened? Because it might be over ripen.

7. Be Creative

There are no rules in preparing your fruit platter. Just let your imagination run wild! Be inspired by the fruits unique sizes and shapes and their bursts of colors. Let that be your guide in making your fruit arrangement. You can even try using special tools, too like the melon baller or a zigzag fruit slicer.