Fruit Platter

A platter of fruit is a fairly simple yet beautiful way to display fresh produce at a party. Platters allow guests to select the fruit they want to eat, making it a practical choice as well. Hosts can pick a variety of fresh fruit to feature on their platters, from local, seasonal fruits to exotic, tropical ones. When designing a fruit platter, adding fruits that are of a variety of colors makes the presentation more interesting, as well as aesthetically pleasing. For instance, bright red strawberries, pineapple, soft orange cantaloupe, kiwis and green honeydew melon, blueberries and grapes make a colorful, lovely platter.

Fruit Kebabs

Rather than laying out pieces of fruit on a platter, fruit kebabs provide a more interesting way to serve fresh fruit that is still relatively easy to do. Fruit kebabs also are colorful and easily jazz up a boring table of snacks. Hosts simply slide strawberries, kiwi, wedges of melon and pineapple onto wooden skewers, making kebabs that feature a variety of fruits upon which the guests can snack. For a special treat, the kebabs can be served with melted chocolate or marshmallow that guests can drizzle over the fruit.

Fruit Pizza

Fruit pizza incorporates fresh fruit into a tasty dessert. For the crust, the host rolls a refrigerated container of cookie dough and bakes it. Cream cheese mixed with butter, sugar and vanilla extract forms a sweet spread that the host layers onto the baked cookie crust after it cools. Finally, the host places fresh fruits such as strawberry halves, slices of kiwi, pineapple and blueberries on top, in a beautiful and colorful pattern. Like a regular pizza, this fruity dessert can be cut into slices for all to enjoy.

Fruit Sundaes

Fruit sundaes are a healthy and still delicious alternative to regular sundaes made from ice cream, fatty whipped cream and sinful toppings like hot fudge or caramel. Creamy frozen yogurt topped with layers of fresh fruits such as strawberries, cherries or other berries and low-fat whipped topping provide a sweet, cool treat that are perfect for a hot, summer day. The fruit sundaes can be sprinkled with more slices of fresh fruit, a little chocolate or granola.