These adorable Grinch Fruit Kabobs are a simple and healthy holiday snack. You can make them with the kids as a fun and easy activity or prepare them for a holiday party or school celebration!
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I love making sweet treats like vegan Christmas cookies when the holidays arrive, but I also like to make healthy options. After all, it’s all about balance.
These adorable and simple holiday fruit skewers are made to look like the famed Grinch! They are a healthy alternative to other holiday sweets but taste as good as any dessert!
These are so easy to make, and no cooking is required! There’s not even much cutting or chopping!
Why You’ll Love These Grinch Fruit Kabobs
- Limited Ingredients: You’ll only need four ingredients to make these adorable fruit kabobs.
- Quick and Easy: These kabobs require no cooking—just slice and place.
- Healthy and Delicious: These kabobs are naturally sweet and full of vitamins and antioxidants.
- Great for Everyone: These whole-food, plant-based kabobs are gluten and dairy-free and made with vegan marshmallows.
Ingredients
- Strawberries: Used to make the Grinch hat.
- Green Grapes: Serves as the Grinch’s face.
- Banana: Serves as the white fur on the hat.
- Mini Marshmallows: Serves as the white pom-pom on top of the Santa hat.
Additional Materials Needed
- Wood Skewers or Lollipop Sticks
- Colorful Striped Straws (optional)
See the recipe card at the end of the post for a full list of ingredients and their exact amounts.
Substitutions and Variations
- You can make a Grinch fruit platter by using more fruit and arranging it on a tray shaped like the Grinch’s head and Christmas hat.
- Omit the grapes to make little Santa hat kabobs.
- Serve these kabobs alongside a creamy fruit dip to mimic the Grinch on his snowy mountain.
How to Make Grinch Fruit Kabobs
- Wash the strawberries and grapes. Slice the banana into slices. Remove the tops from the strawberries. Cut five vegan marshmallows in half.
- Place the grape on the skewer.
- Place banana next.
- Place the strawberry cut side down after the banana.
- Top with a marshmallow. If you choose, you can put the skewer through a red or green striped straw. Repeat for the rest of the fruit skewers.
FAQ
If the fruit you are using is sturdy, you can make fruit skewers a day ahead. However, if you are using berries or bananas, I don’t recommend making them in advance. The strawberries tend to bleed into the banana, which will brown.
The best way to keep fruit skewers fresh is to squeeze some fresh lemon juice on them and keep them in the refrigerator. The acid from the lemon juice helps to keep the fruit from browning.
The best fruits to use for skewers are ones that keep longer. Grapes, cantaloupe, and honeydew will last longer when refrigerated than blueberries, strawberries, or bananas.
Expert Tips
- Wash all of your fruit, and pat dry before assembling.
- NEVER wash your berries in advance. Damp berries can begin to mold in as little as a day.
- Use long green grapes to look more like a Grinch face.
- Try to find strawberries that come to a point at the bottom to get the Santa hat look.
- Pierce the fruit directly through the center with the skewer.
- If your marshmallows are small enough, you won’t need to cut them in half. Mine were the perfect size when cut in half.
- Put these together just before you’re ready to serve. If they sit out long, the bananas will brown.
- Lightly squeeze some lemon juice on each banana slice to help keep them from browning too quickly.
Serving Suggestions
Serve these adorable Grinch fruit kabobs alongside other fun holiday-themed treats, such as a Christmas fruit wreath, strawberry Santas, or vegan peppermint bark.
Storage
Refrigerator: These kabobs are best when fresh, but they can be stored in an airtight container for up to a day. Just be sure to spritz them with lemon juice.
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Grinch Fruit Kabobs
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Ingredients
- 10 strawberries
- 10 green grapes
- 1 banana cut into slices
- 5 vegan marshmallows cut in half
Instructions
- Wash the strawberries and grapes. Cut the banana into slices. Cut the tops off of the strawberries. Cut 5 vegan marshmallows in half.
- Place the grape on the skewer, long way through.
- Place banana next.
- Place the strawberry cut side down after the banana.
- Top with a marshmallow. If you choose, you can put the skewer through a red or green striped straw. Repeat for the rest of the 9 fruit skewers.
Notes
- Wash all of your fruit, and pat dry before assembling.
- Use long green grapes to look more like Grinch’s face.
- Try to find strawberries that come to a point at the bottom to get the Santa hat look.
- Pierce the fruit directly through the center with the skewer.
- If your marshmallows are smaller, you won’t need to cut them in half. Mine were the perfect size cut in half.
- Put these together just before you’re ready to serve. If they sit out long, the bananas will brown.
Beth Sachs
My kids are going to love these at Christmas. Saving the recipe!!
Shashi
These are just too adorable! Sure to be a hit with all ages!
Helen
Super cute! I love that they’re easy enough for the kids to make, too.
Sandra Shaffer
So darn cute! Turing this into a fun project to do with my niece for her birthday.
Tawnie Kroll
These are adorable and so fun to make!