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Create a festive, kid-friendly Thanksgiving fruit board with a “turkey” made from a pear and colorful fruit skewers as tail feathers. It’s a healthy and fun way to celebrate, and the kids will love helping make it!
Fruit skewers are a fun and easy snack, especially popular with kids! They’re perfect for holidays, picnics, or just a playful snack time, and they’re a great way to get kids excited about trying new flavors. Plus, fruits and berries are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fiber. This Turkey Fruit Board is an adorable Thanksgiving food for kids. It’s made from a pear as the body, with colorful fruit skewers for the tail feathers. This light and easy Thanksgiving treat adds a healthy addition to your holiday feast and some kiddish fun to the table!
Turkey Fruit Charcuterie
For this recipe, start with a pear that has a nice, classic shape and no bruises or spots. Add candy eyes and a cheddar cheese beak to give your turkey some personality!
For the skewers, use any fruits and berries you like, mixing up colors, textures, and sizes. Place smaller fruits and berries closer to the pear “body,” with larger ones at the ends to help the skewers fan out nicely. Seasonal fruits are a great choice! Just sprinkle lemon juice on any that might brown, like apples or pears.
Get the kids involved—they’ll have a blast threading the fruit onto the skewers, and even more fun eating them later! Make it a game and see who can create the most beautiful turkey. And if your turkey doesn’t last long, just blend it into a smoothie the next day.
Turkey Fruit Board – Ingredients
1 pear
2 candy eyes
a slice of cheddar
1/3 cup red grapes
1-2 bananas
1 kiwi
1 tangerine
8 dried cherries (or cranberries)
¼ apple
a little lemon juice
How to make a turkey fruit board
1. Peel the apple and cut into cubes. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
2. Peel the kiwi and cut it into quarters. Cut into 1/3-inch thick slices. Chop the bananas into circles.
3. Prepare the turkey pear. Cut off a small piece of pear so that it stands flat on the plate. Apply a drop of honey and place the eyes and beak in a triangle. Place the turkey on the edge of the plate and lay out the feet from the halves of grapes.
4. Prepare the skewers. First, choose the optimal length for your board, cut off excess pieces of the skewer if necessary. Start assembling with dried cherries, then add a slice of tangerine, a banana circle, kiwi and an apple. Finish assembling with grapes. Fan the skewers into the pear.
Garnish the board with mint leaves. Optional: serve the fruit with a dip like yogurt or honey.
Final Thoughts:
Get the kids involved at the Thanksgiving table this year with this simple and healthy Turkey fruit charcuterie board! The kids will love snacking on their adorable turkey leaving plenty of room for a dessert (or two!). Happy Thanksgiving!
Turkey Fruit Board
Ingredients
- 1 pear
- 2 candy eyes
- a slice of cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup red grapes
- 1-2 bananas
- 1 kiwi
- 1 tangerine
- 8 dried cherries (or cranberries
- 1/4 apple
Instructions
- 1. Peel the apple and cut into cubes. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
- 2. Peel the kiwi and cut it into quarters. Cut into 1/3-inch thick slices. Chop the bananas into circles.
- 3. Prepare the turkey pear. Cut off a small piece of pear so that it stands flat on the plate. Apply a drop of honey and place the eyes and beak in a triangle. Place the turkey on the edge of the plate and lay out the feet from the halves of grapes.
- 4. Prepare the skewers. First, choose the optimal length for your board, cut off excess pieces of the skewer if necessary. Start assembling with dried cherries, then add a slice of tangerine, a banana circle, kiwi and an apple. Finish assembling with grapes. Fan the skewers into the pear.Garnish the board with mint leaves. Optional: serve the fruit with a dip like yogurt or honey.
Agnes Hsu is a mom of three and has been inspiring parents and kids to get creative with easy activities and family friendly recipes for over 10 years. She shares her love for creative play and kids food to her 2MM+ followers online. Agnes' commitment to playful learning and kindness has not only raised funds for charity but also earned features in prestigious nationwide publications.