Easter is almost there, and you must be prepared for one of the most fun holidays of the year. Because it’s spring, it’s time to bring more color to your table by making an Easter fruit platter. But who wants a standard fruit salad when you can add a bit of a twist to it?
In this article, we’ll present you with three Easter fruit platter ideas to try at home. Also, we’ll suggest other Easter platters to consider serving, and we’ll answer some questions you may be having.
Let’s dive in!
3 Easter Fruit Platter Ideas for the Perfect Spring Evening
These DIY fruit platters are pretty straightforward to create. With a bit of imagination and minimal chopping skills, you can put together a wonderful platter that the whole family will admire.
1. Watermelon Bunny Fruit Platter
If you’re good with carving, you’ll likely find this fruit platter easy to make. Just take out your carving knife and transform a watermelon into a bunny. You can also choose honeydew as the bow base.
Shape the narrow end to represent the bunny head and remove the core of the watermelon to make room for the fruit salad. When the platter is ready, chop your favorite fruits and fill the bow base with them.
You can fill the platter with strawberries, raspberries, and more. Also, you may want to add dices of yellow or green apples for more color variety.
2. Easter Egg Fruit Platter
Another idea we also like is to buy an egg-shaped glass platter and fill it with all your favorite diced fruits. These platters come in various sizes, so you can pick the right one to match your needs.
Next, all you’ll have to do is layer raspberries, strawberries, tangerines, grapes, slices of kiwi, and whatever other fruits you like. Position them in rows so that they’ll form a colorful rainbow, and you should be good to go.
3. Bunny-Shaped Easter Fruit Platter
Here, the bunny isn’t the platter itself, but rather the painting that you’ll be making with your colorful fruits. Simply enough, create the head of the rabbit with any light-colored fruit you like, preferably diced apples or pineapples.
Use blueberries for the background and the eyes. For the insides of the ears, you can use strawberries or slices of kiwi. For the base under the head, you can spread some strawberries, too.
For the teeth and whiskers, we recommend that you use apple chunks.
Of course, you can change the arrangement of fruits if you’d like to create a platter that’s uniquely yours. Even better, you could also make a veggie platter to get along with your fruit platter.
For the veggie platter, you may want to use carrots, cucumbers, slices of bread, or baked potatoes.
What Can I Serve With My Easter Fruit Platter?
The best thing about a fruit platter is that you can pair it with a wide variety of other delicious additions for a more festive experience. For instance, you can add:
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
- Melted chocolate
- Your favorite choice of yogurt
- Salted caramel
Of course, you can still serve your fruit platter alone if you wish to keep the calories to the minimum. With its colorful appearance, it can do well on its own without any extras.
What Other Easter Platters Can I Pair With a Fruit Platter?
You have many choices when it comes to Easter platters to serve alongside your fruit platter. You can make all of the following platters at the same time, or stick to your favorite type of cold platter alone.
Cheese Platter
For every cheese lover out there, a cheese platter sounds heavenly. Just pick your favorite types of cheese at the supermarket, slice them up, and put them on display on a large platter.
You can shape those cheese slices like a bunny, or place them in rows according to their color shade. It’s all left to your decoration skills!
Meat Platter
Here, you can combine smoked meat, lunch meat, beef jerky, and more inside a wide platter. People could make tiny sandwiches out of your meat platter, making it perfect for a party.
Veggie Platter
Just as we’ve mentioned earlier, a platter filled with mixed vegetables may get along fine with your fruit platter. Consider adding cucumbers, carrots, sweet potatoes, and other vegetables you like.
You can shape those like an egg, too, or like a rabbit, if you like it better. Don’t forget to make some delicious dipping sauces to go along with your sliced veggies.
Bread Platter
If you intend for your guests to make sandwiches, it’s best to add a bread platter as well. This plate can include crackers, too, since many people love to pair them with cheese or meat.
As you can see, you can upgrade your Easter dinner by adding one or several types of these platters. The best thing is that they take almost no time to prepare and are effortless.
Do I Have to Prepare My Easter Fruit Platter Right Before Serving?
Fortunately, you don’t.
If you’re a typically busy person, you can always make your Easter fruit platter ahead of time. You don’t have to worry about the fruit being fresh as long as you prepare everything the same day you’ll be serving it.
After slicing and assembling the fruits in the platter, make sure that you wrap it in plastic wrap or aluminum foil. When you’re ready to bring the fruits to the table, simply remove the wrapping and serve this delicious dessert!
The Bottom Line
To make your Easter more vibrant, fun, and joyous, make sure that you prepare a fruit platter after your meal. You can serve your Easter fruit platter after breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and we’re pretty sure everyone on the table will appreciate it.
After all, your dessert doesn’t have to be packed in calories and carbs to be tasty. By keeping things simple and healthy, you’ll get the best of both worlds!
