Owl Fruit Board
This sweet Owl Fruit Board is made with fruit pieces and directions that can’t get any simpler – slices of apples, oranges, strawberries, whole grapes, whipped cream, and cinnamon sticks.
Oh, I love this Mr. Owl Fruit Board for fall entertaining and holiday parties. Gather your favorite size board for this cute, adorable-shaped owl, made out of fruit pieces. We used our 20-inch Big Board. We’ve also served this Fruit Hummus Chocolate Platter – delish!
Owl Fruit Board
We are so in love with this simple Owl Fruit Board, because it’s fun for any season, a baby shower, Halloween—it’s so cute! Also think Thanksgiving and Christmas for making your favorite food platters. Here’s another cute idea, our Tom Turkey Cheese Board (for Thanksgiving).
Fruit boards or platters or plates make entertaining fun. If it’s not a huge project (like this one–easy!), it only takes minutes to put together, and it’s cute for special occasions.
Get the kids involved in the kitchen to help you make this fun snack idea!
Ingredients for a cute fruit platter:
- Granny Smith apple + a red skinned apple
- Lemon juice – for soaking the apples to prevent brownness
- Red grapes
- Heavy whipping cream – make it nice and stiff, or you can buy remade or even use frosting
- Oranges
- Cinnamon sticks
- Large pieces coconut (or chips) for the eyebrows
- Large strawberry (pointy nose)
How do you make an Owl Fruit Board?
Prepare all of the ingredients. For example, slice the apples and put in lemon juice, peel the oranges, cut the strawberries, and whip the cream.
Once you have these pieces in place, you are ready to create this easy fruit platter!
Use a board with a raised edge so the fruit stays on (and doesn’t fall off). You can get our BIG BOARDS, here.
- Fill two four inch low-line bowls with stiff whipped cream. Set on a Big Board near the top for the owl’s eyes.
- Start building around the eyes, and lay down the grapes to make the owl’s head. Reserve six of the grapes for the owl’s feet, and place two of the grapes in the center of the whipped cream for the pupils (eyes).
- Next, build the body of the owl by laying down the green apple slices down the center, and the orange slices on either side.
- Next, take the red apple slices and make the owl’s wings, and place a few on the head to make pointy “ears.”
- At the bottom of the owl’s body, lay down three to four large cinnamon sticks (what the owl will be standing on).
- Place two clumps of three grapes together to make the owl’s feet (to be standing on the cinnamon sticks).
- Lastly, place the strawberry piece below the eyes to create a nose. Place two pieces of curved large coconut for the eyebrows.
How do you serve a fruit board?
Like any fruit platter, you can serve with a fruit dip on the side.
Make ahead: Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Dip options: If you want a really sweet dip, you can use frosting. Or, you can make this Margarita Fruit Dip. But whipped cream is the easiest (you can even buy it in a can).
Buy the 20-inch BIG BOARD.
So set out a fun snack board next time you have kids coming over! Food is art, and making something simple (and edible) is the way to go!
Cute and simple is perfect for kids!
ENJOY!
More snacks for kids:
Make-Ahead Turkey Sandwich Kebabs
Owl Meat and Cheese Tray
Get the Recipe:
Mr. Owl Snack Board
Ingredients
- 1 Granny Smith apple
- 2-3 red skin apples
- 1 lemon, soak apples in lemon juice to prevent browning
- 2 cups large red grapes, oblong--you will use for feet too
- 2 cups whipped cream, stiff
- 4-6 oranges
- 2-5 long cinnamon sticks
- 2 large pieces coconut, or chips for the eyebrows
- 1 large strawberry, pointy nose
Instructions
- Ahead of time, slice the apples and soak in lemon juice to prevent browning.
- Fill two 4” low-line bowls with stiff whipped cream. Set on a Big Board near the top for the owl’s eyes.
- Start building around the eyes, and lay down the grapes to make the owl’s head. Reserve 6 of the grapes for the owl’s feet, and place 2 of the grapes in the center of the whipped cream for the pupils (eyes).
- Next, build the body of the owl by laying down the green apple slices down the center, and the orange slices on either side.
- Next, take the red apple slices and make the owl’s arms, and place a few on the head to make pointy ears.
- At the bottom of the owl’s body, lay down 3-4 large cinnamon sticks (what the owl will be standing on).
- Place 2 clumps of 3 grapes together to make the owl’s feet (to be standing on the cinnamon sticks).
- Lastly, place the strawberry piece below the eyes to create a nose. Place 2 pieces of curved large coconut for the eyebrows.
- Serve! Optional to serve with a fruit dip on the side.
Notes
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