Easy 4th of July Dessert Kabobs

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Delicious easy red, white, and blue dessert kabobs with blueberries, strawberries, donut holes, and bananas that are simple, easy, and sweet for the 4th of July!

These skewers are simple to make, and get kids eating more fruit when they go to grab for a sweet treat!

picture of a hand holding a kabob with a donut hole, blueberries, and strawberries on it

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Fruit and Donut Kabobs
How to Make Fruit and Donut Kabobs
Other Red, White, and Blue Recipes You'll Love
Easy 4th of July Dessert Kabobs

Fruit and Donut Kabobs

If you're looking for a fun, super simple, delicious dessert recipe for the 4th of July that is full of patriotic colors, these quick and easy fruit and donut kabobs are one of our favorite crazy easy ideas! These are easy to display at cookouts and BBQs, don't require a ton of prep or special storage, and are easy to serve and eat for a crowd.

These kabobs are super simple, easy to make (get your kids involved - it is so fun to assemble with kids!) and make a great display for picnics, parties, and cookouts.

We hope you love this recipe as much as we do!

How to Make Fruit and Donut Kabobs

For these kabobs, we're using the following ingredients:

Strawberries - strawberries give a big, bright, vibrant red hue to our kabobs, are sweet and a favorite for most kids!
Blueberries - blueberries give a small bright blue hue with a tart and sweet flavor.
Donut holes - powdered sugar or glazed donut holes give a lovely white hue to alternate with fruit and are easy to slide onto skewers.
Bananas - bananas are a great low sugar alternate to donut holes that perfectly fit the red, white, and blue theme and are kid-friendly favorites!

picture of a bowl of strawberries, a bowl of blueberries, a bowl of sliced bananas, and a bowl of donut holes on a table

Tips & Tricks to Perfect Donut Kabobs

Use different fruits. Add more flavor by mixing in other red, white, and blue fruits like blackberries, grapes, apple slices, pears, or anything else you find in the right hue!

Go super healthy. To nix the sugar from donut holes, you can use bananas, dragonfruit, apples, or pineapple pieces (we like to cut them into stars) to alternate color.

Dry fruit before adding to skewers. If you leave fruit wet after rinsing, it will make the donut holes soggy - pat them dry with a paper towel to help prevent the donut holes from getting wet and soggy from the fruit.

FAQs

Can I pre-make these kabobs?

Fruit kabobs only take a few minutes to assemble, but

How long do fruit and donut kabobs last?

These kabobs will last up to a day - but can get soggy from the fruit. We recommend eating the same day they are assembled, or removing fruit from kabobs and storing separate from donut holes.

Can I use other fruits?

Blackberries, grapes, dragonfruit - any fruit that sticks to our red, white, and blue color theme are great in this recipe!

Other Red, White, and Blue Recipes You'll Love

We love to serve these kabobs at parties with our red, white, and blue patriotic punch; some fun red white and blue white chocolate dipped strawberries, some fun and fresh fruit salsa, or a Texas Sheetcake with patriotic sprinkles!

If you're looking for other delicious and patriotic recipes, check out some of our favorite 4th of July recipes below: