Rainbow Fruit Platter

This Rainbow Fruit Platter is a healthy and fun way to eat more fruits. I’ve paired it with a delicious no-bake cheesecake fruit dip, which is easy and quick to make. This is the perfect fruit board to serve at your next St. Patrick’s Day party, birthday party, or next holiday gathering!

Why You’ll Love This Rainbow Fruit Platter

It’s a crowd-pleasing snack – Both kids and adults love fruit platters. It’s filled with bright colors and displayed in a beautiful rainbow shape. It encourages everyone to eat more fruit.

It’s an allergy-friendly snack – It’s free from peanuts, tree nuts, and gluten. Although some people might be allergic to specific fruit. It’s important to not include any fruits if someone is allergic to it.

Great for parties – Serve it at kid’s birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s brunch, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, summer BBQs, or any other special occasion.

It’s healthy and nutritious – A rainbow fruit tray is not only visually stunning, but also packed with essential nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants, which support healthy digestion and immune function.

What fruit looks best in a rainbow platter?

The best fruits for a vibrant and colorful fruit platter include red strawberries or raspberries, orange cantaloupe or clementines, yellow pineapple or mangoes, green grapes or kiwi, blue blueberries, purple grapes or blackberries.

You’ll want to carefully arrange them in the ROYGBIV order, starting with red on the outside, followed by orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

For the clouds, you can use cheese (such as Babybel), a healthy yogurt dip, mini marshmallows, or little meringues.

If you don’t like the selection of fruits I’ve used, check out the list below to get ideas for your own fruit platter.

Red fruits

• Strawberries
• Cherries
• Pomegranate
• Red apples
• Plums
• Red pears

Orange fruits

• Navel oranges
• Tangerines
• Clementines
• Peaches
• Apricots
• Nectarines
• Mango
• Cantaloupe
• Papaya
• Golden Berries (Physalis)

Yellow fruits

• Pineapple
• Banana
• Ataulfo mango
• Golden kiwi

Green fruits

• Kiwi
• Green apples
• Green grapes
• Honeydew melon
• Pears

Blue fruits

• Blueberries
• Blackberries

Purple fruits

• Grapes
• Plums
• Passion fruit
• Figs

How to build this rainbow fruit platter

Select a large round board to display the fruit. Start with the red fruits by forming them on the outer edge of the rainbow arch.

Then arrange the orange fruits in a row just below the red fruits. Then arrange the yellow fruits in a line below the orange fruits.

Then arrange the green fruits in a row underneath the yellow fruits. Then arrange the blue fruits below the green fruits.

Then arrange the purple fruits in a curve below the blue fruits. Each row will curve according to the rainbow arch shape and become smaller to mimic the rainbow colors.

At the base of each side of the rainbow, you can add your clouds. This can be a yogurt dip, Babybel cheese, mini marshmallows, or little meringues.

If you’re doing a St. Patrick’s Day theme, you can add gold foiled candy, such as gold chocolate coins to mimic a pot of gold.

If you’re using a rectangular board, add the cloud options on the two opposite corners of the board (as shown in the photo above).

Then start by arranging the yellow fruits in a row in the middle, connecting the two clouds together.

Then arrange the orange fruits in a row above the yellow fruits, and the green fruits below the yellow fruits.

Then add the blue fruits in a row below the green fruits, and the purple fruits to fill out the corner below the blue fruits.

Finally, arrange the red fruits to fill out the opposite corner above the orange fruits.

Is it cheaper to buy a fruit tray or make your own?

It is significantly cheaper to make your own fruit tray than buying a pre-made one.

Homemade fruit platters allow you to choose your preferred selection of fruit and opt for fresher produce.

You’ll avoid the high mark up on pre-made platters and create a better-quality fruit tray for less money.

To make this fruit platter, it cost me around $20 Canadian dollars (about $14.65 USD).

Below are some ways you can keep the costs low when creating your own rainbow fruit platter:

• Buy fruits that are in season.
• Buy fruits that are on sale.
• Choose the most affordable fruits to represent each rainbow color.

Can I prepare a fruit platter the night before?

Yes, you can prepare a fruit platter the night before. Because fruit starts to release moisture and soften after cutting it up, I recommend preparing this no more than 24 hours in advance.

Keep the fruit stored in the fridge in separate airtight containers to prevent the flavors and colors from mingling.

If you’re using fruits like apples, pears, or bananas, or peaches, I recommend cutting them right before serving to prevent them from turning brown.

You can add a squeeze lemon juice on the fruit to keep it fresh if desired.

Please let me know how you like this rainbow fruit platter recipe in the comments below! Your feedback and review encourages me to keep creating new and yummy recipes. I hope you love this fruit board as much as I do.

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