Top 5 Questions related to Fresh Fruit Skewers answered

You must have seen chopped fresh fruits threaded onto a wooden stick. These are called fruit skewers. Most of the kids and adults love this appetizer.  

Fresh fruit skewers are made from a number of fruits including strawberries, blueberries, grapes, watermelons, melons, pineapple and kiwi.

Fruit skewers are an easy and fun way to impress your guests. They are often served with yoghurt dipping sauce, honey or chocolate sauce.    

In this blog, we have answered the most common questions related to fruit skewers.

1.     Can you make fruit skewers a day before?

Yes, the appetiser can be made in advance. Depending upon which fruit you are using, you can make them a night or a day in advance. However, to keep them safe wrap them tightly in the plastic wrap and or store in an airtight container.

You can also coat them with a layer of citric acid to prevent them from browning. You can also swab them in lime juice for the same purpose.

2.      Do you need to soak skewers?

It is good if you soak the skewers before making kababs. Take a pan large enough to hold the skewers and heat water in it. Put skewers in the hot water and make sure they are fully submerged in it.

Let them soak for 3 to 4 hours. Although, if you are in a hurry, soak them for 20 minutes. Soaking them overnight is best.

3.     How can you prevent fruit skewers from getting soggy?

You can prevent fruits from getting soggy by following this simple step-by-step procedure.

1. Rinse the fruits like strawberries, apples, melons and grapes and put them on a paper towel to dry off completely. For kiwis and bananas, just simply peel them, cut in slices and put on a paper towel

2. Coat the chopping fruits in a thin layer of citric juice. Lemon juice serves the purpose best. It will prevent fruits from oxidising. However, you don’t need to perform the process son non-oxidising fruits like cherries, melons and grapes.  

   

3. If you don’t have citrus juice, you can simply immerse the fruits in cold water. Fill the bowl upto the brim and put fruits in it.

4. It is better to keep the fruits in an airtight bowl or cover the bowl properly with a plastic sheet.

 This fruit salad can be refrigerated for 3-5 days.

4.     How to keep bananas fresh?

To prevent banana slices from discolouration is a daunting task. You can dip the slices into any fruit juice like orange juice, apple juice, lemon juice or lime juice is a great solution.

However, if you are worried about the mix flavours

it will induce, you can simply replace the juice with soda water or club soda.

5.     How to prevent apples from browning?

There are many ways of preventing the apple from browning. You can dip the slices in lemon juice or ginger ale. Also, you can soak the apple in salt water to prevent oxidization. It can be sprinkled with ascorbic acid powder.

The best way is to put the apple slice back and wrap them from a rubber band.