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Christmas Food Trees!

Your creativity is the limit when it comes to designing these Christmas Food Tree platters. Use an assortment of fruit and/or vegetables to create a Christmas tree - this is a fun activity to get the whole family in the kitchen together!

Total time: 15 mins

Makes a platter to feed 8-10 people

Ingredients

Fruit Trees

  • Orange sections

  • Sliced strawberries, kiwis

  • Blueberries

  • Raspberries

  • 1 slice of starfruit (optional)

Veggie Trees

  • Baby carrots

  • Broccoli and cauliflower cut into bite-sized pieces

  • Cherry or grape tomatoes

  • Sliced yellow peppers

  • Pretzels (for the tree trunk, of course!)

Instructions

  1. Cut up fruit and veggies as desired and arrange on a large platter in the shape of a Christmas tree.

  2. Decorate it however you like – these are examples to get you started!

  3. Serve with your favourite fruit or veggie dip.

 

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