Use melon baller to make half-sphere melon balls for pineapple flowers later. Trim off the rind and cut diagonally across the wedge to make 2 identical triangular wedges. If the melon is large, you can cut it in half again to make quarter-moon wedges around 1 1/2″ thick.
Leave at least 1/2″ of gap between foam and vase for stuffing orange slices later (for clear glass vase only). Make a dome-shaped floral foam base that fits inside the vase.Cookie cutters (star and flower shaped).Your guests will thoroughly appreciate your bouquet of love! Edible Fruit Bouquet (Yield: 75-80 skewers) You can even add non-fruit items like marshmallows, chocolates and candies. Other than saving some money, you can customize the bouquet just the way you want (using organic fruits), take your time making different shapes (hearts/stars/butterflies etc.) and get creative with what you want to display. This included washing, cutting, skewering and cleaning up the kitchen ( recipes for natural cleaners here), shaping the base of the bouquet with floral foam and lining the vase with orange slices and finally assembling the whole bouquet on site. I wanted to see how long it would take me to make this whole project, and it turns out, the total amount of time was 2.5 hours. All the other fruits like pineapple and strawberries, I skewered them the day of when I assembled the whole bouquet. I even skewered all the denser fruits like cantaloupe, honeydew and grapes ahead of time. As shown in the photo, it was a success! Here’s the actual cost breakdown, all for under $20!Ĭontrary to the belief that it needs to be made the day of, you can prepare all the fruits a day or two days ahead by keeping them fresh in glass-lock containers / ziplock bags. Well, I decided to make one for my sweet brother-in-law’s surprise graduation party to thank him for being so amazing. However, it seems like a lot of work and doesn’t allow you to make it ahead of time. Fruit preparation (make up to 2 days in advance)Įver seen an edible arrangement at a party before? I have always wanted to make one because a fruit bouquet makes a beautiful centerpiece at any events.Edible Fruit Bouquet (Yield: 75-80 skewers).I'm wondering how this works and I'm about to google it. I will post a picture as soon as I upload it to my computer! We still have to make another for my boyfriend's mom on tuesday because they're at the movies today :P Oh and my sister mentioned having tried chocolate dipped pineapple before, she said it was amazing. I printed "Happy Mother's Day" on the center of a piece of plain computer paper, rolled it up, and stuck it inside to hide the skewers - this worked great. I also covered one of the blueberry sticks with chocolate! One note - I couldn't find a white container but I found a cheap ($3) plain clear vase at walmart.
I used extra blueberries for the inside of my pineapple flowers, they worked great. I had a bunch of chocolate strawberries and a few rose strawberries. It was tough to drive with, since I was driving alone - I didn't have far to go so I held it and drove with one hand.
She loved it! (And ate about half of it before putting it in her fridge). I just made one for mother's day and brought it to my mom.
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