Fun fruit hearts and flowers platter – For a beautiful, colourful Valentine’s Day

Say, “I love you” this Valentine’s Day with a fun fruit hearts and flower platter. It’s not only a beautiful array of colours but also juicy and healthy. Just perfect for our hot summer weather!

The beauty of this fun fruit hearts and flowers platter lies in the heart and flower shapes giving a special meaning to Valentine’s Day. Of course, you do not have to stick to the fruits we have listed in the ingredients list. You can be creative and include all the fruit your sweetheart loves and the ones that make the fruit platter look even prettier. However, to create the heart and flower fruit shapes, it is best to use the pineapple and watermelon slices so that the shapes will remain intact.

When selecting fruit for your fun fruit hearts and flowers platter, make sure that the fruit is fresh, ripe and flavourful. It’s best to make the fruit platter on the day you would like to serve it and ensure that you have more than enough fruit. If you have any leftovers, you can use them in a delicious breakfast smoothie the following morning.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Fun fruit hearts and flowers platter

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Recipe by Louise Liebenberg Course: Dessert, SnackCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Ingredients

• 1 medium pineapple, peeled and sliced 

• ¼ watermelon, cut into slices

• 1 medium sweet melon

• 250 g black seedless grapes, rinsed

• 250 g punnet green seedless grapes, rinsed

• 1 cup fresh strawberries, rinsed

• You will also need

• heart and flower-shaped cutter

• platter

Method

• Create heart shapes and flower shapes in the pineapple and watermelon slices by pressing the large flower shape or large heart shape first followed by the smaller one of the same shapes. 
• Mix and match each fruit shape with another and make a beautiful colourful platter as in the picture. Cut the leftover fruits in cubes.
• Arrange on a platter with the shaped fruits along with grapes and strawberries.

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