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If you’re looking for a fun Halloween Fruit Platter, this quick and easy melon and berry spider tray is for you!

A round black tray becomes a spooky Halloween Fruit Platter, filled with blackberries and orange melon balls, and decorated with four large plastic black spiders around the edge.
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It’s the perfect black and orange combo for the spooky season, and all you need is juicy blackberries, sweet cantaloupe, and a melon baller.

Serve the platter at your next Halloween party, or top it onto your favorite ice cream with chocolate syrup for a simple, yet festive dessert.

Recipe Tip

Decorate the platter with plastic spiders and top with some candy eyes for the kids!

Halloween Fruit Platter Ingredients

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  • Blackberries: Choose firm berries without blemishes.
  • Cantaloupe: Opt for a heavy melon that smells slightly sweet at the stem end.

How to Make a Halloween Fruit Platter

  1. Slice the melon and use a melon baller to scoop out the half-spheres.
A hand uses a melon baller to scoop round pieces from a halved cantaloupe set on a wooden cutting board.
  1. Arrange the melon balls on a serving platter.
  2. Top with the blackberries.
  3. Add plastic spiders to decorate.

Possible Variations

  • Blackberries: Swap for chocolate-covered fruit such as blueberries, grapes, kiwi, or strawberries.
  • Cantaloupe: Use any other orange-colored fruits such as chunks of orange, clementines, physalis, abricots, nectarine, or even mango.
  • Add-ons: Fresh mint, chocolate balls, candy eyes, or orange sweets and other treats the kids will love.

How to Store Leftovers

Keep leftovers covered or transfer them to an airtight container. Store in the fridge and enjoy within one day.

FAQs

Can I prepare the platter in advance?

Yes, you can make it a few hours ahead and keep it in the fridge until serving.

I don’t have plastic spiders. What do I do?

They are not a necessity. Since the platter is black and orange it will still look festive without them.

What can I do with leftovers?

Freeze them in a single layer and use in fruit smoothies.

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A round black tray becomes a spooky Halloween Fruit Platter, filled with blackberries and orange melon balls, and decorated with four large plastic black spiders around the edge.
Servings: 6 people

Halloween Fruit Platter

By Sine Siemkowicz
Delightfully simply cantaloupe and blackberry fruit platter for Halloween.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 10 minutes
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Equipment

Ingredients 

  • 1 cantaloupe
  • 200 grams blackberries

Instructions 

  • Slice the cantaloupe and use the melon baller to scoop it into balls.
  • Arrange the cantaloupe balls on a serving platter.
  • Place the flat side down so they don't roll around.
  • Top with the blackberries.
  • Decorate with plastic spiders.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 46kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 0.3g, Saturated Fat: 0.1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g, Sodium: 28mg, Potassium: 198mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 3183IU, Vitamin C: 17mg, Calcium: 18mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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