Healthy Fruit Christmas Tree Platter Tutorial

Interested in trying a fruit Christmas tree this holiday season? It's a great healthy party food option that not only tastes great, but looks awesome on your holiday table! Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas inspiration is all about healthy Christmas foods and you know I love starting out with fruit and making healthy food fun for kids and adults. A fruit platter will please just about everyone, except maybe your Keto friends. But they might still pick off the raspberries! {we won't tell!}

Follow along this simple tutorial that anyone can do. I promise. Nothing fancy.

Fresh Fruit Ingredients 

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You won't need much to create this awesome holiday party fruit platter:

• Large white tray {white shows off the fruit best}
• Kiwi fruits, ripe but not too soft
• Green grapes, cut in half longways
• Blueberries
• Raspberries
• Pomegranate seeds
• Apple
• Cinnamon sticks
• Mini star cookie cutter
• Great knife

Design Fruit Christmas Tree Boughs

Start your fruit Christmas tree out right with a great cinnamon stick trunk. 3 of them lined up worked great but it'll depend on the size of your sticks. I picked mine up with the bagged Mexican spices. They are so affordable. Then peel and slice your kiwis, cutting each round in half to create lots of semi-circles.

Then start arranging them in different levels. Think of a tree with a wide base and narrow top.

Depending on the size of your platter you can copy this spacing for a well proportioned Christmas Tree. Make sure to leave space between the rows for our next step.

• Rows 1 & 2: 4 pieces
• Rows 3 & 4: 3 pieces
• Row 5 & 6: 2 pieces
• Top row: 2 pieces to form a point

Add Grapes in Between

Using the spaces you left between the kiwi rows, add your grapes you've already cut in half longways and fill in the width to match each row.

Add grapes until all spaces are filled and your tree is taking shape.

Place a Second Layer of Kiwi

Now go through and place kiwi slices OVER the grapes you just added. Why? Because it gives your tree a nice 3 dimensional look while adding another fruit selection.

Choose Fruit Lights and Ornaments

For Christmas lights and ornaments for your fruit tree pick up some berries and a pomegranate. The pomegranate seeds make the perfect lights and blueberries are nice ornaments.

Space Berries Evenly

You COULD just sprinkle them on randomly and call it a day. BUT your fruit Christmas tree really will look a whole lot better if you take the time to place each one. The blueberries fit nicely in the lower levels with the pomegranate seeds on the top.

Cut Apple Stars

A Christmas tree isn't complete without the star on top. To create one you can buy a Starfruit or, if that's hard to find {because it often is} cut a couple of slices across the top of an apple. Using a mini star cookie cutter cut as many stars as you can from each slice of apple. Making sure to have the red skin visible on ONE of them.

* Soak in lemon juice and water mixture prior to placing if you are concerned with browning.*

Add the apple stars in the lower sections with the blueberries, making sure there's a blueberry between each.

Place the Star on Top

I love the contrast of the red star on top with the white stars on the rest of the tree. Use your raspberries to pile up on the bottom as gifts and YOU ARE DONE! Aren't you so proud!? You should be, cause it looks awesome!

Set Your Party Table

You don't need a lot of extra decor on your buffet table when the food is this cute but a little greenery and a well placed wood slice go a long way.

We even used a wreath to display our veggie snowman! I hope you love this Fruit Christmas Tree recipe as much as we do and that you get lots of oohs and ahhs. But mostly I just hope that your guests are grateful for more fruits and veggies. Keep it up and you might just be known as the neighborhood “healthy hostess”.  You're welcome!

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Want More Healthy Holiday Recipes? 

Healthy Waldorf Salad with Grapes and Greek Yogurt from Jordan's Easy Entertaining

Easy Caramelized Pears with Cinnamon Ice Cream from BellaGrey Designs

Join us for the 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION

If you are just joining us, welcome! Here’s what you missed:

1. DIY Christmas Ornament: Golden Snitch Ornament DIY
2. Christmas Cookie Recipe: Grandma’s Thumbprint Cookies
3. DIY Christmas Home Decor: Buffalo Plaid Christmas Coffee Table Tray
4. Savory Christmas Recipe: Cranberry Brie Tart Easy Holiday Appetizer Recipe
5. Hot Cocoa Bar: Gingerbread Themed Christmas Hot Chocolate Bar
6. Gift Ideas: Toilet Paper Snowman Neighbor Gift

Until tomorrow my friend!