Enjoy
these colorful fresh fruit skewers with a light vanilla honey glaze
drizzled over the top.
What a great way to serve summery fresh fruit!
Chunks of fresh strawberries, pineapple, grapes,
apples and pear
are gently sweetened with honey and flavored with a hint of vanilla. Your children will think this is a very special treat.
Serve this as a fun fruit recipe alternative for your
breakfast or brunch menu. You
can
also find more recipes like these fresh
fruit skewers here.
Fruit Skewers
Find
more fruit recipes in these Old-Fashioned
Cookbooks.
They
make a great gift for a teacher, scout master, or for a bridal shower.
1 medium sized apple
1 medium sized pear
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 small can pineapple chunks (the 8 ounce size)
24 grapes, seedless, red and green
2 dozen ripe red strawberries
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Vanilla Honey Glaze
1 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
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Kitchen Equipment Needed
12 wooden skewers (12 inches long)
small mixing bowl
Instructions:
Step 1: Cut and peel the apple
and pear into 1 inch chunks.
Step 2: Toss the apple and pear
chunks with the Tablespoon of lemon juice to keep them from turning
dark.
Step 3: Drain the pineapple
chunks to remove the juice.
Step 4: Separate each of the
fruits into 12 individual portions.
Step 5:
Alternate fruits by threading onto the 12 wooden skewers.
Step 6: Place honey and vanilla
in a smaller glass
microwave safe bowl. Heat just long enough for honey to be able to be
stirred. Do not overheat the honey! Stir the vanilla and honey
together.
Step 7: Divide equally and pour
into 6 small bowls and serve along with the fresh fruit skewers.