These Fruit Kabobs are colorful skewers of fresh fruit, they are so fresh, sweet, and beautiful – perfect for a summer barbecue, party, or anytime for a healthier snack.
These rainbow fruit kabobs are so easy to make, and so yummy to eat. The colors of the rainbow are so fun, and a great healthy and fun way to get your young kids to eat more fruit.
They’re a great afternoon snack for after school, right before bed, or serve them up at your next potluck, or for a summer party. They’re delicious on their own, or I love them served up with marshmallow fruit dip or yogurt dip.
Why make Fruit Kabobs
- Nutrient Rich – packed with vitamins and minerals, these skewers are a great healthy snack with a variety of fruits.
- Kid Friendly – These are a great way to engage your kids in healthier eating.
- Super Versatile – Customize the kabobs with your favorite fruits, or whatever is in season.
- Easy to Make – Prepare your fruit, and assemble. These are easy enough for the kids to help with!
- Perfect for Any Occasion – These are a great option for a pool party, neighborhood potluck, baby shower, or an afternoon snack.
Fruit Skewer Ingredients
This is a quick overview of the ingredients you’ll need for this Rainbow Fruit Skewer Recipe. Specific measurements and full recipe instructions are in the printable recipe card below.
- Assorted Fruits – We used strawberries, raspberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, green grapes, blueberries, and purple grapes
- Wooden Skewers or Bamboo Sticks
- Marshmallows – finish the kabobs with a marshmallow cloud if desired, or you can skip these too
How to make Fruit Skewers
- Prepare all your fruit. Wash, peel, cut, etc all the fruit as needed to get them into bite-size pieces for the skewers.
- Assemble the Skewers. Put the fruit on the sticks in rainbow order. Place a raspberry or strawberry on a skewer. Add an orange slice onto the skewer, followed by a piece of pineapple, a green grape, blueberries, and one purple grape. Add a marshmallow, if desired.
Tips and Tricks
- Choose your fruit carefully – choose fruit that is ripe but firm enough to stay intact on the wooden skewers.
- Add lemon juice – Add a squeeze of lemon juice over your apple slices or bananas to prevent them from browning.
- Sweeten – If your fruit is not as ripe you can drizzle maple syrup or honey over the top of the kabobs to lightly sweeten.
Make Ahead and Storage Instructions
These fruit kabobs can be made ahead of time. Store them in the fridge covered with plastic wrap or in an airtight container to chill before serving. They’ll stay good in the fridge for up to 12 hours.
Some fruit doesn’t store as well.
What fruit should I use?
You can use a variety of your favorite fruits for these kabobs, whatever is in season, or your favorite fresh fruits.Here are some ideas for each color if you want to do the rainbow design.
Red: Raspberries, Strawberries, Watermelon, Seeded Cherries, Red Apples
Orange: Mandarin Orange Slices, Cantaloupe, Mango
Yellow: Pineapple, Peach, Banana (will turn brown, do not use if you are making ahead)
Green: Kiwi, Green Grapes, Green Apples, Honeydew
Blue: Blueberries, Dark Purple/Blue Grapes, Blackberries
Purple: Purple Grapes, Plums
Can I use metal skewers?
Yes, metal skewers will be great instead of wooden sticks.
These rainbow of fruit makes these fruity kabobs such a fun healthy treat that my kids and I both love. They’re a great way to get a couple servings of fruit. They’re vibrant, beautiful and so delicious for a party spread or afternoon snack!
Rainbow fruit kabobs
Ingredients
- 16 wooden kabob skewers
- 1 cup strawberries (de-stemmed and cut in half if they are large)
- 1 cup raspberries (choose these or strawberries)
- 1 cup mandarin orange slices
- 1 cup pineapple (cut into bite sized pieces)
- 1 cup green grapes
- 3/4 cup blueberries
- 1 cup purple/red grapes
- 1 cup large marshmallows (cut in half if desired)
Instructions
- Prepare all fruit.
- Place one strawberry or raspberry on skewers.
- Insert one or two mandarin orange slices onto each skewer.
- Add one pineapple piece to each skewer.
- Add one green grape to each skewer.
- Add two blueberries per skewer.
- Insert one purple grape onto each skewer.
- Add marshmallow to each skewer.
- Serve plain or with your favorite fruit dip.
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These rainbow fruit kabobs were first posted on February 23, 2018. The photos and text were updated on March 1, 2024.
Brittiny says
Can you store these overnight to take to a party the next day?
Ellen says
Most fruits don’t like to be cut up and prepared ahead of time, they start to lose color, flavor, and moisture. I would just recommend removing the grapes from the vines, rinsing and drying the berries – but don’t remove strawberry stems until just before preparation. Definitely wait until last minute for bananas, they go brown so quickly. Maybe the tangerines and pineapple will be okay peeled ahead of time, but often the pineapple even goes brown. Fruit is just a tender food that loses appeal the longer it sits before serving. Good luck.
bob says
i am hungry
Joanic says
Good
Robert Jackson says
That is yummy looking and so cute! Thanks for sharing it at the Healthy Tuesday hop
Peggy says
Blueberries are so good for you and can help eye sight as can kale and silverbeet. Many thanks for fruit kebabs.-Peggy