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Red, White & Blue Fruit Kabobs

Red white blue fruit kabobs are an easy 4th of July fruit skewer recipe with wooden skewers threaded in a patriotic sequence of blueberries, white marshmallows, and strawberries. Serve chilled for grab-and-go summer fruit skewers that look lined up like little flags.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 165
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cup fresh strawberries hulled and halved if large
  • 2 cup fresh blueberries left whole
  • 2 cup large marshmallows or white grapes use either marshmallows or white grapes
  • 12 wooden skewers or bamboo picks use 12 skewers

Method
 

Prep and assemble the kabobs
  1. Wash and prep all fruit by hulling the strawberries and leaving the blueberries whole, then pat everything dry for clean threading.
  2. Thread each skewer in a repeating pattern of 1 blueberry, 1 marshmallow, and 1 strawberry, repeating 2–3 times per skewer depending on skewer length.
  3. Line the completed skewers on a serving platter or tray so they stay uniform and easy to grab.
Chill and serve
  1. Refrigerate the kabobs until ready to serve, up to 2 hours ahead, keeping them covered to prevent drying.
  2. Serve chilled as a grab-and-go party appetizer or dessert.

Notes

For the brightest red-white-blue look, use strawberries of similar size and keep blueberries uncrushed; pat fruit dry before skewering so marshmallows don’t slide. Refrigerate in a single layer on a tray for up to 2 days; freezing is not recommended because fresh fruit and marshmallows change texture. If you want a no-marshmallow swap, use white grapes so the kabobs are fruit-only while keeping the same alternating pattern.