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This Fruit Butterfly is the perfect healthy dessert! The kids will love creating a butterfly shape using fresh fruit!
We love eating fresh fruit. We tend to buy fruit all year long and we use it as our main dessert a lot. But sometimes, it’s just fun to change up things a bit and make something out of all that fruit. Even though we’ve always told our kids to not play with their food, this recipe was meant to break the rules!
You can easily make this butterfly out of fruit for a fun spring or summer treat or a great snack for the kids. This would also be super cute and fun to make for a sleepover, birthday party, or a movie night snack.
Having the kids join in on creating this fruit snack is a great way to have teamwork in the kitchen!
Can you change up the fruits that you use?
You can! This is what makes this fruit snack so easy to make. You can easily use whatever fruits are in season and change it up every time you make it. Sometimes we use grapes, sometimes watermelon, sometimes oranges – you get the picture!
Fruit Butterfly – Ingredients
- Pineapple
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Oranges
- Melons
- Strawberries
- Bananas
Can you use frozen fruit to make this butterfly?
Fresh fruit is preferred. Frozen fruit will end up thawing and releasing liquid and then it will turn into a big mess. That doesn’t happen when you use fresh fruit.
Can you prep this ahead of time?
You can. Just prep the fruit and put it into the shape of a butterfly. You can then cover it with plastic wrap and store it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve and enjoy.
Tips for Making a This Fruit Dessert
Make sure that you clean the fruit well before making this fruit butterfly. While it might be a simple recipe to do, this is a super important step!
The kids can actually help out with this entire dessert from start to finish which makes it so much fun to do together!
Let them gain confidence in the kitchen by helping to create this edible butterfly entirely made of fruit. It’s a healthy snack idea for all.
INSTRUCTIONS
Fruit Butterfly
Ingredients
- Pineapple
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Oranges
- Melons
- Strawberries
- Bananas
Instructions
- Start by laying out the body of the butterfly.
- Then make each wing, filling it with fruit.
- Finally make the bottom wings filling those with fruit as well.
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