This pretty autumn leaf fruit salad recipe makes a lovely breakfast, snack or dessert, and you can even pack it in a lunch box for a fun and healthy autumn treat!
It’s quick and easy to put together and has a really simple 2 ingredient dressing that is sweet and child friendly.
The whole recipe is easy enough for a child to make, with minimal chopping and preparation needed. Older children can help to slice the grapes and cut out the yummy edible autumn leaves and little ones can help prepare the clementines, whisk the dressing and put the fruit salad together.
Be sure to check out my recipe video so you can see just how easy this is to make!
Autumn Leaf Fruit Salad
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 200g green grapes
- 200g red grapes
- 150g blackberries
- 2 large clementines (180g)
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 2 thin round slices cantaloupe melon
- 1 thin round slice watermelon
Method:
Wash and slice the grapes length ways. Place in a large bowl, along with the blackberries.
Peel the clementines and break into segments. Discard the skin and add the segments to the bowl
In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and maple syrup until well combined.
Pour the juice and syrup mixture over the bowl of fruit, then gently mix it all together with a large spoon until the fruit is coated in the dressing.
Using leaf-shaped cookie cutters, cut shapes from the melon.
Place the fruit salad into a serving bowl then top with the melon leaves to decorate.
Enjoy!
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Grace
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This fun and easy autumn fruit salad recipe with edible autumn leaves makes a great healthy dessert, breakfast or snack for kids!
- 200 g green grapes
- 200 g red grapes
- 150 g blackberries
- 2 large clementines 180g
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 2 thin round slices cantaloupe melon
- 1 thin round slice watermelon
- Wash and slice the grapes lengthways. Place in a large bowl, along with the blackberries.
- Peel the clementines and break into segments. Discard the skin and add the segments to the bowl
- In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and maple syrup until well combined.
- Pour the juice and syrup mixture over the bowl of fruit, then gently mix it all together with a large spoon until the fruit is coated in the dressing.
- Using leaf-shaped cookie cutters, cut shapes from the melon.
- Place the fruit salad into a serving bowl then top with the melon leaves to decorate.
Recipe Video
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