GRINCH Fruit Cabobs

Alright people!  Are you ready to see the cutest thing ever as we wrap up ‘Holiday Appetizer Week’ here on EAT ME??? Check out these totally adorable ‘GRINCH’ fruit kabobs!  I saw them on Pinterest and knew I had to try them.  I mean, they are so easy, so healthy, so cute, and perfect for your holiday get together!

Servings: As many as you want

Serving Size: 2 kabobs

Points Plus: 0pp

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Rating: 4 stars – Very Good (if using good quality fruit)

Ingredients

Green Grapes - SEEDLESS

Strawberries

Bananas

Bag of mini marshmallows

Toothpicks

**NOTE: The amount of fruit you need depends on how many kabobs you want to make.  Figure 1 banana will equal about 10 kabobs.**

Instructions

Clean your grapes and remove them from their stems. Rinse your strawberries and cut off their green tops. Slice each banana into 10 slices, about ¼ inch thick.  Open your bag of marshmallows and try to not eat any J.

To assemble: Using a toothpick. Layer on the fruit in this order; grape, banana, strawberry and finally mini marshmallow.  Put them on a pretty plate and serve!

Tip

My sister Jessica brought up a n excellent point.  Grapes and strawberries aren’t really in season during the winter holidays.  My suggestions are to 1. Buy your fruit from a higher quality grocery store with higher quality produce and/or 2. Make ‘GRINCH’ kabobs all year round! I also would like to try these with a mini white chocolate chip as the hat tassel and see what the flavor is like.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Has this ever happened to you??  You start a recipe and realize you forgot to pick up one ingredient?  Or you realize you just used up the last bit of a spice that your recipe calls for? 

Well… this little recipe shows you how to make your own pumpkin pie spice!  Pumpkin pie spice is a delicious blend of fall flavors.  You might be surprised that your spice cupboard is already stocked with all the ingredients you need to make your own blend!

Servings:  Depends on your recipe needs

Size:  Total recipe makes about 5 Tbsp.

Points Plus: 0pp

Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time:  n/a

Rating: 3 stars – Good

Ingredient List:

3 Tbsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. ground ginger

2 tsp. nutmeg

1 ½ tsp. allspice

1 ½ tsp. ground cloves

Directions:

In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients until well combined.  Store your homemade spice blend in an air-tight container.  Keep on hand for delicious pumpkin recipes!

Tip:

Making your own spices is fun and easy!  There are lots of other options out there to try out –taco seasoning, chili powder, popcorn seasonings and other spices and rubs for chicken or beef.

Keep this recipe handy since it will be used in another pumpkin recipe later this week on the blog!

XOXO Megan

Fruit Kabobs

If you are looking for something fun, super EASY and healthy to bring to a party… let me introduce you to fruit kabobs!  When you’re asked to bring something to a dinner party or book club or any other social event that is centered around food, it’s best to come prepared and bring something that you know is points friendly. This will help you stay in control because you know you have a guaranteed option to snack on.  These fruit kabobs are perfect for any of those occasions!

Servings:  16 skewers

Points Plus: 0 pp

Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time:  n/a

Rating: 3 stars – Good

Ingredient List:

Toothpicks or kabob skewers (depending on what size you want to make)

2 bananas

Large bunch of green grapes

1 Pineapple

3 kiwi

Directions:

Wash the green grapes and take off the stems.  Cut up the pineapple into small, bite-size pieces.  Peel the kiwi and banana and cut into slices.  Assemble each skewer, alternating types of fruit.  Display on a plate

 Tip:

The picture above shows some fruit kabobs I made for the Packer SUPERBOWL party a few years ago (GO PACK GO!!!).  There are so many options though – you could make 4^th of July kabobs with blueberries, strawberries and raspberries; Luau themed kabobs with pineapple, mango and strawberries; or you can just pick fruits that go well with the color scheme of your party! If you do decide to make these ahead of time for a wedding or baby shower, make sure you save fruits that will brown easily for the day of prep (things like bananas, apples etc) so your kabobs look nice and fresh for your party spread.

XOXO Megan