I also realized that I needed to raise the center of the bouquet… So I built up the center with extra floral foam. You don’t want to lay your chocolate dipped creations on a flat surface…Īfter I had assembled all the fruit on skewers… I stuffed the bottom with kale. The Girl Who Thinks She’s Bird added a few sprinkles for a festive look. We also dipped the apples slices in white chocolate… The makers of Fruitable Creations say that you get everything you need to rival the fruit bouquets you can get from places like Edible Arrangements. Use the decorative cutters and melon baller to turn ripe fruit, veggies, or cheese into leaves and flowers for your blooming buffet. I used dipping chocolate that I found at the grocery store in the produce section.ĭipping bananas proved difficult… I think they were too moist. Practice with a not so perfect strawberry… Who needs flowers when you can have fruit Have some Valentines Day fun with these edible arrangements Its a project the whole family can enjoy creating. You’ll need this for the fruit you intend to dip in chocolate… Place some floral foam in an extra container and secure it in place… Use a melon ball cutter thing to cut half circles out of the extra cantaloupe. I borrowed this one from my neighbor Girly Girl… Originally I had The Handsome Husband trim the sides of the pineapple…īut then we figured out it was completely unnecessary… What better than a fruit bouquet A homemade fruit bouquet is less expensive than buying an edible arrangement and it is simple to make Sweet Kisses Homemade Fruit Bouquet. Wash the strawberries and lay them on a towel to dry… To make melon spears simply slice the melon in half, then into 8 – 10 sections. Stuff green floral foam in container a secure it in place (I used rocks) Size it up…Find an inspirational picture on the internet…And get started. See more ideas about edible arrangements, fruit, edible. Several years ago I lifted this from my parents house…Īnd it’s been in my bathroom ever since…Originally I was looking for a red container… Explore Adrian Shaws board 'Cutting fruit and homemade edible arrangements' on Pinterest. I also only needed 1lb of the strawberries, 1/2 the grapes and the bananas were a no go.Īlso… I forgot I needed kale… So the poor Handsome Husband had to run to the store for me rather early on Christmas Eve… Okay…Here we go… I made a few mistakes…I only needed 1 pineapple, and 1 cantaloupe…not 2 each. Cut pineapple and watermelon slices into shapes using tiny flower or star-shaped cookie cutters. I was thinking I would be able to whip this up for under $15…But it’s December. Slice the pineapple into 3/8-inch thick slices.

Fruit cutters for edible arrangements