Coconut Fruit Kabobs – Great for BBQs, Picnics and Parties

Coconut fruit kabobs will please every fruit lover and make a believer out of those who don’t like fruit that much (who would that be???)

Make these for a delicious appetizer or as an alternative to fruit salad for picnics, BBQs and parties. The nice thing about them is, you can make the kabobs ahead of time, chill them and pull them out when you are ready to serve. They are healthy and everyone loves them. And make sure you make more than you’ll think you’ll need. Coconut Fruit Kabobs disappear in a hurry.

What you’ll need:

- 1 medium-size red apple (unpeeled)

- 1 medium-size pear (unpeeled)

- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice

- 20 pineapple chunks (unsweetened)

- 20 seedless red or green grapes

- 20 fresh strawberries (capped)

- Coconut Dressing (see recipe below)

- 20 wooden skewers

This simple appetizer only takes about 20 minutes to prepare and you can make the kabobs ahead of time and store in your refrigerator.

All you need to do is cut each apple and pear into 20 bite-size pieces. Place the cut fruit in a bowl and toss with the lemon juice gently. Not only does this add great flavor, it keeps the pear and apple bits from turning brown.

Next, alternate an apple, pear, grape, pineapple, and strawberry on a wooden skewer. Do this until all skewers are filled up.

Place skewers on a beautiful platter and put the Coconut dressing in the center. See the recipe for the dressing below.

Coconut Dressing:

- 1 1/2 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt

- 1 1/2 Tablespoon flaked coconut

- 1 1/2 Tablespoon reduced-calorie orange marmalade

Simply combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and stir well. Serve with the kabobs. You can either drip a little dressing on each kabob, or make the dressing available for dipping.

Yummy!