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Hi Niamh. You might consider making a lovely platter of fresh fruits that you serve with a collection of tasty fruit dips. I posted some recipes below.
You can put the bite-size fruit bits on kebobs (skewers) OR have decorator toothpicks available. If you use toothpicks, you might want to use a half orange (or other fruit) as a base and poke the toothpicks into the orange like a porcupine. Use this as part of your decorated platter.
You can place small containers of dip on your platter and arrange the fresh fruits in clusters surrounding the dips. It might be nice to include some fresh berries sparsley placed on the platter to give contrast and added color.
Toasted coconut or toasted nuts would make good-looking embelishments to the small bowls of fruit dip.
Fresh parsley clusters can also be used to dress up a fruit or vegetable platter.
Here are some fruit dip recipes. Serve with strawberries, grapes, pineapple or apple chunks, kiwi fruit, banana pieces, etc.
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Fruit dip
1 cup Light vanilla yogurt
1 cup Light cool whip
1 tbsp Honey
Mix together well
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Orange Fruit Dip
2 (8 ounce) pkgs of cream cheese
6 T. orange marmalade
Mix together and serve with fresh fruitsVerla
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Fruit Dip
1 small pkg. cream cheese
1 small jar marshmallow creme
dash of lemon juice
Soften cream cheese and mix all together thoroughly.
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FRUIT DIP
1 jar marshmallow fluff
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
6 tsp. to 1/4 c. lemon juice (depends on amount of marshmallow)
Pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Blend all ingredients. Beat until smooth.
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Fruit Dip
8 oz cream cheese (softened)
1 jar marshmallow cream
2 Tablespons frozen orange juice
Mix all ingredients. Chill and enjoy with cold fruit.
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Cheesecake Dip
3 oz. Cream Cheese
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tbsp. milk
2 c. thawed cool whip
1 tsp. vanilla
Beat cheese, sugar and milk until well blended. Fold in cool whip and vanilla. Refrigerate and serve w/ apples and strawberries.
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