Description
A festive and healthy Halloween fruit salad featuring a carved watermelon jack-o’-lantern centerpiece, colorful seasonal fruits, and spooky presentation that kids and adults will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 mini seedless watermelon (3–4 pounds), carved into a jack-o’-lantern
- Fresh watermelon chunks (from the carved melon)
- 1 small pineapple, cut into chunks
- 6 oz fresh blackberries
- 6 oz fresh blueberries
- 1 small honeydew melon, cut into chunks
- 4 clementines, peeled and segmented
- Optional substitutions: mango instead of pineapple, green grapes instead of honeydew, mandarin oranges instead of clementines, pomegranate seeds for decoration
Instructions
- Slice a small piece off the bottom of the watermelon so it sits flat. Draw and carve a jack-o’-lantern face.
- Scoop out watermelon flesh, leaving some red around the eyes for effect. Cut into 1-inch chunks.
- Prepare pineapple, honeydew, blueberries, and clementines into uniform pieces.
- Mix all fruits in a large bowl, combining watermelon, pineapple, honeydew, and clementines gently.
- Position carved watermelon on a serving platter and fill with the fruit salad, allowing some to spill out of the mouth.
- Scatter blackberries on top and around the salad for a spooky “spider” effect.
Notes
Carve the watermelon no more than 4 hours before serving for best appearance. Add blackberries last to avoid staining other fruits. Refrigerate until serving and avoid leaving out for more than 2 hours.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salads & Healthy Treats
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0.3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Halloween fruit salad, healthy Halloween snack, carved watermelon jack-o-lantern, festive fruit recipe