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    Home » Dessert » Fruit Desserts » Apple

    Apple Fruit Baskets

    Modified: Apr 1, 2024 · Published: Mar 9, 2016 by Tonia Larson

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    Apple Fruit Baskets have a hollowed-out apple as a basket, a licorice handle, and colorful fruit inside. This Easter basket is irresistible!

    apple fruit basket

    With every holiday that comes around, there is an incredible amount of comfort food, candy, and desserts, which we all love. But parents are on the lookout for ways to keep things a little balanced while kids just want to have fun, delicious things to eat.

    So, I came up with the idea of making edible Easter baskets using apples! The hollowed-out apple becomes the basket, a piece of licorice the handle, and the fresh, brightly colored fruit inside is irresistible.

    Apple bowls

    First, cut the tops off of your apples. Next, use a melon baller or metal spoon to scoop out the insides, leaving a quarter inch of the apple intact around the edges. You can dice the apple pieces that you scooped out and add them to the other diced fruit or use it for something else.

    make apple bowl

    Carefully cut two notches that are about the width of a piece of licorice directly across from each other, without cutting through the skin.

    apple in liquid

    To keep the apples from browning, place them in a bowl and fill them with club soda. Then, allow them to soak for about 3 minutes.

    add licorice piece for handle

    Pour out the club soda and insert pieces of Twizzles licorice into the cut-out notches.

    sliced fruit in bowl

    Cut up strawberries, kiwi and pineapple and place in a bowl with blueberries and give them a stir. Add the diced apples, if desired.

    Healthy Easter Fruit Basket

    Fill the apple fruit baskets with the fresh fruit before serving.

    I brought these Easter baskets over to my sister’s house for her kids to enjoy as after-school snacks. Her kids told me later that they loved them and that the fruit was so good! These Apple Fruit Baskets would look so pretty on the table at an Easter dinner.

    More Easter Desserts

    • Flower Pot Cookie Cups are so adorable.
    • Easter Basket Cookie Cups are almost too cute to eat!
    • This Easter Cake Recipe works for spring as well.
    • Make Easter Bunny Strawberries and carrots too!
    Apple fruit baskets.

    Apple Fruit Baskets

    Apple Fruit Baskets have a hollowed out apple as a basket, a licorice handle and fresh, colorful fruit inside. This edible Easter basket is irresistible!
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
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    Ingredients

    • 4 apples
    • 3 cups club soda
    • 4 licorice twists
    • 2 cups diced fruit I used strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, and blueberries

    Instructions

    • Start by cutting the top off of an apple. Use an apple corer or a metal spoon to scoop out the insides of the apple out leaving a quarter-inch intact around the outside. (You can dice the apple pieces that you scooped out and add them to the other diced fruit or use it for another purpose.)
    • Carefully cut two notches into the sides of the apple, about the width of a piece of licorice, directly across from each other, without cutting the peel.
    • Place the apples in a bowl and fill them with club soda, allowing them to soak for about 3 minutes.
    • Pour out the club soda and insert the pieces of licorice into the cut-out notches.
    • Fill the apple baskets with the diced fruit.
    • Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1basket | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 37mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 36g
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Author: Tonia Larson

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    About Tonia Larson

    Hi! I’m Tonia, the owner and recipe creator at The Gunny Sack, where I’ve shared easy recipes for busy people for 14+ years! My family-friendly meals, easy side dishes, and delicious desserts include mouthwatering photos, dynamic videos, and step-by-step instructions to help you cook at home.

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    1. Kimberly Cornwell says

      April 3, 2021 at 4:28 pm

      How long do you think you can leave these in the fridge prior to serving? I am worried that if I hold them overnight they may turn brown after all.

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    2. Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says

      March 11, 2016 at 6:55 am

      You are so creative! These baskets are such a cute idea!

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    3. Renée says

      March 9, 2016 at 6:46 pm

      Such great ideas, loving the fruit cups!

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