Description

This Freaky Fruit Platter is a fun and spooky Halloween-themed fruit presentation featuring creatively decorated bananas, tangerines, apples, lychees, blueberries, and grapes. With mummy bananas wrapped in white chocolate, pumpkin-like tangerines, fanged apple wedges, lychee eyeballs, and grape snakes, this platter brings a playful and healthy twist to Halloween treats.

Ingredients

Scale

Mummy Bananas

70g white chocolate, plus extra for sticking on the eyeballs
3 small bananas, peeled and cut in half crosswise
Eyeball cake decorations or black writing icing or edible ink pen

Tangerine Pumpkins

6 small tangerines, peeled
Small piece of celery (for stalks)

Apple Fangs

1 red apple, cored and cut into 6 wedges
2 tbsp nut butter (almond butter recommended)
25g yogurt-coated raisins

Lychee Eyeballs

425g can lychees in juice, drained
150g blueberries
Eyeball cake decorations or skewers
Extra melted white chocolate from mummy bananas

Grape Snakes

250g black and green grapes
Short wooden skewers
Black writing icing or edible ink pen, or eyeball cake decorations

Instructions

Prepare Mummy Bananas: Melt the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water or in the microwave using 20-second bursts. Allow it to cool to room temperature. Place the banana halves on a tray lined with baking parchment. Drizzle the melted chocolate in a criss-cross pattern over the bananas to resemble ‘bandages’. Attach eyeball cake decorations or use black writing icing or an edible ink pen to draw eyes on the bananas. Chill the bananas for about 30 minutes until the chocolate sets. Note that bananas may start to discolor after approximately 2 hours.
Create Tangerine Pumpkins: Peel the tangerines carefully. Cut tiny stalk shapes from a small piece of celery. Insert these celery stalks into the tops of the tangerines where the segments meet, simulating pumpkin stems.
Make Apple Fangs: Core the red apple and cut it into six wedges. Cut a small wedge from the peel side of each apple wedge to form lips. Spread about 2 tablespoons of nut butter inside the ‘mouth’ space. Press yogurt-coated raisins into the nut butter to resemble wonky teeth.
Assemble Lychee Eyeballs: Drain the canned lychees thoroughly. Stuff each lychee with a blueberry to act as the pupil. Use some of the melted white chocolate from step 1 to stick eyeball decorations onto the blueberry inside the lychee, or alternatively skewer the fruit together. Optionally, these lychee eyeballs can be added to a punch bowl for a spooky effect.
Prepare Grape Snakes: Thread black and green grapes alternately onto short wooden skewers. Attach eyeball decorations using melted white chocolate or draw eyes with black writing icing or an edible ink pen to complete the ‘snake’ look.
Arrange and Serve: On a large serving platter, arrange all the prepared freaky fruits attractively. Fill any gaps with leftover blueberries. If desired, add spooky Halloween figures and decorations to enhance the presentation.

Notes

Bananas may discolor after 2 hours, so prepare shortly before serving for best appearance.
Use yogurt-coated raisins for a fun textured ‘fangs’ effect on apples.
If preferred, substitute almond butter with other nut or seed butters according to taste or dietary restrictions.
Ensure lychees are well drained to avoid excess moisture on the platter.
Use edible ink pens carefully to avoid smudging and allow drying time.
This recipe is great for Halloween parties and encourages healthy eating with a festive twist.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes (mostly for melting chocolate)
Category: Snack/Party Platter
Method: No-Cook
Cuisine: American

Keywords: Halloween fruit platter, mummy bananas, spooky fruit snacks, healthy Halloween treats, fruit platter ideas