Rainbow Fruit Skewers with dip are the perfect festive dish for any season. Use any fruit in season and serve with my Greek Yogurt Dipping Sauce!
Hi guys!
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some rainbow themed recipes. Sure you can just eat green for the holiday, but it’s a lot more fun to dive into a rainbow! These fruit skewers with dip are perfect for a festive snack or even a party.
How to make Rainbow Fruit Skewers with Dip…
My Rainbow Fruit Skewers are such a simple recipe. If you are short on time, go for some of the pre-cut fruit in the produce department. Or save the extra money and cut it yourself. Either way it’s delicious.
If you are a fruit-a-holic like myself you’ll love the sweet taste and burst of natural sweetness in the fruit. They are great for a summer party or even your St. Patrick’s Day spread. They would also be pretty for a shower or girls brunch.
To make the dish more festive, I added a homemade light and healthy yogurt dip. It is made with protein packed Greek yogurt and flavored with honey, almond extract and cinnamon. It’s a super unique and yummy combination! You can also just add the honey and fresh lime to the greek yogurt to make Honey Lime Dipping Sauce. Once again… you can’t go wrong with either way. If you’re feeling extra snazzy… do both.
Sure you could serve the fruit in a big bowl, but these skewers really bring out the wow factor. And sometimes food really should just be fun.
Feel free to sub out any other fresh fruit you can find, but I love this combination for a maximum impact. Enjoy!
Rainbow Fruit Skewers with Honey Almond Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
For Dipping Sauce
- 1 cup plain 0% Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 teaspoon real almond extract **
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon **
For the Skewers
- 16 large strawberries, green top cut off
- 1/2 pound cantelope, cubed
- 1/2 pound pineapple, cubed
- 4 kiwi, peeled and quartered
- 48 large purple or black grapes
- 16 skewers
- garnish: fresh mint
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients for the dip and return to the fridge.
- Prepare the skewers by slipping on the grapes first. Push them to the top and then add the kiwi, pineapple and cantaloupe. Top it off with the strawberry.
Notes
** You can also sub fresh lime for the almond extract and cinnamon to make honey lime dipping sauce.
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These are so beautiful and fun! I love fresh fruit – it’s almost like candy! (almost….) 😉
The dipping sauce looks amazing!! I want to whip some up right now to be honest.
So cute! My kiddos (as well as me) would love these.
Julie, these look divine! I don’t eat dairy, but I bet these skewers would be amazing swapping in almond-based yogurt in the dipping sauce. Planning on making these for my next picnic!
I’m sure that would be perfect! They are so yummy and a total crowd pleaser!
We will just love your lovely Fruit Skewers. Thanks so much for sharing your post with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Fruit skewers are such a fun way to liven up a meal. I love making these for a kid’s snack too.
I totally agree!
Yum! What a great idea, I bet kids would love this! Thanks for linking up Julie 🙂
I’m just a big kid anyway 🙂 I hope you had a great weekend!
These remind me of those colorful rainbow popsicles that I used to eat as a kid, only a much healthier version. 🙂 Love the colors and the dipping sauce sounds amaaazing, too. Thanks so much for joining the Meatless Monday link-up today!
What a fun correlation! I used to love those pops, but this is way better!
I made rainbow fruit skewers for L’s first birthday – and they were so fun! I need to do them again and make the dip. 🙂
Oh this is so fresh and such an awesome summer treat!! I love the almond dip as well, how yummy!
Thank you so much!!! Thanks for stopping by today.
My favorite fruit is mango, but all fruit is delicious!! Looks awesome, Julie 🙂
Thanks Jess! I wish I could have brought some mango back from Brazil. It was the best stuff I’ve ever eaten!
when the weather turns hot like its been the last few days, I find that I feel better eating a fruit snack than a heavier meal. My favorites would be strawberries dipped in chocolate or blueberries in a bowl of milk , haven’t tried dipping sauces yet, maybe I’ll try yours soon 🙂 btw ,when I’m hiking, I like raisin bran as a snack.
I agree! Fruit is my favorite summer treat. Try it– I hope you like it!
That honey almond dip looks awesome! I may have to try this to bring with me to a bbq I have to go to soon!
It definitely brings to the WOW factor and it not as tricky as it looks 🙂
Yummmm, these would be a good July 4th appetizer! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Totally! Perfect for a party!
So fresh and festive! Love this idea!
Thanks Dani! Great to see you today!
Those are gorgeous! These would be perfect for someone needing a dish to bring to a 4th of July party.
Totally festive… easy… AND impressive!!!
Love rainbow fruit skewers and yours are beautifully assembled! Great idea! 🙂
Thank you Annmarie!!
I love how simple this recipe is. Definitely a perfect addition to any summer BBQ! I am currently in love with raspberries, but watermelon is making it’s way back into my life in a BIG way. I’ve actually never tried dipping sauce for fruit, but this seems super light and a tasty addition. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I am now going to have to get a big melon and but it up! Totally craving one now 🙂
The dip is perfect to jazz up the fruit for a weekend or party!
I wish I would have had this idea before Eleanor’s birthday last weekend – these bright skewers (and yummy dipping sauce) would have been PERFECT!
Great for kiddos too….
And big kids like me… 🙂
farm fresh anything….strawberries or peaches or just off the tree apples….we have Strawberry Hill for Strawberries or peaches…apples are well nearby, so we either go to Justus (Hendersonville) or Altapass (BRP)
I would get a bucket of berries every other day if I lived down there!!
Almond extract good idea! I don’t usually eat dip with fruit either but great for parties.
It’s such a yummy ingredient to have around!
These look so pretty and festive!
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s post! I was just telling my friend when we were in Greenville about how Asheville has a lot of good hiking and how we need to come up and try it sometime soon.
Thanks Stacie!! Let me know if you guys plan to come up and need some advice on where to go and/or a tour guide 🙂
So cute! I love that they look like little rockets 😀
Totally! haha! So festive.
What a good idea to put the fruit on skewers and Greek yogurt in the dip…yum!
Thanks Robin!!! Perfect for a party!
These look beautiful! My oldest would love to make these with me (if I could get him not to eat all the fruit while putting them together!) Thanks for sharing.
Haha! That is a very real problem!!!
That fruit itself looked awesome and tasty !
Nice pictures of the fruit.
Thank you!!
So pretty! I love doing this rainbow trick with veggies and grilling them too! Purple potatoes are about the only ‘violet’ veggies I’ve been able to find, though. ALLTHEFRUIT, ALLTHETIME. Don’t make me pick. 😉
I agree. I can’t pick!!!!
I feel like I need some purple potatoes now….